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Photo of I-45 construction: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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Burnett: “I love the idea of it [Pierce Elevated] being torn down and turned into public open space. A linear park could dramatically change the look and feel of this area of downtown. It would be a great way of reclaiming a lost part of the City and giving the neighbors a common green.”
The freeway LITERALLY flies right over a “linear park” that gives “the neighbors a common green” – it’s called Buffalo Bayou Park.
The Houston Chronicle: because sometimes it takes more than lighter fluid to start a fire.
It’s more than a mile from Buffalo Bayou Park to where the freeway parallels Pierce Avenue. If that’s too close for another park then you could have said the same thing about Discovery Green.
Burnett: “I love the idea of it [Pierce Elevated] being torn down and turned into public open space. A linear park could dramatically change the look and feel of this area of downtown. It would be a great way of reclaiming a lost part of the City and giving the neighbors a common green.â€
Until they tear down the Greyhound Bus Terminal and the McDonald’s across the street, nothing will thrive in this area…
If you make pierce elevated a park how do you keep all the filthy smelly hobos out of it, they can’t seem to be able to do it anywhere in the city.
Texmex01: Stuff thrives in that area. It just isn’t the stuff wealthy people like. Except some of them like the drugs.
Why do we need the entire Pierce elevated to be converted into one long linear park? Doesn’t that make it just another barrier between Downtown and Midtown? Instead, why not make several parks (perhaps 2 blocks in size) along it’s length located near the current high density housing areas? The remaining blocks can then be sold to fully develop these new parks, and additional funds can be dedicated to purchasing additional block sized parcels for future parks within the quickly developing area before they are fully developed into a canyonland of solid apartments.
How about leaving the Pierce right where it is, handling 200k+ cars per day. It doesn’t need to be removed.
Ross, that would be an efficient and wise use of taxpayers money/investment. That’s not allowed around here.