Aléjandro

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Aléjandro

@RideTheSunbeam

Vote Green. @GPUSYouth Accreditation/Outreach Committee Chair. P’urhépecha. 26. He/they. 🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 FREE, FREE, FREE PALESTINE.

Katılım Şubat 2012

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·22 Eki

I'm so happy that today I was able to vote for *the* Party of Peace, @GreenPartyUS and their candidates for President and Vice President @DrJillStein and @ButchWare. Thanks to everyone at @TXGreens for doing the hard work to get our candidates on the ballot!

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·4h

@Futureindustry6 Its being removed between Allen Pkwy and 45/288

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GOBLIN MAN 5000@Futureindustry6·8h

@RideTheSunbeam Wait what's happening to the pierce elevated?

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·12h

No theyre not. The only section being put underground is the part by the convention center. The pierce elevated is being removed but thats it. It is NOT transformative. This is bad for Houston.

Michael W.@Michaelskywal

Dang its like you are willfully ignoring what TxDOT is trying to do, they are trying to put the entire highway underground to turn it into a park so that residents of eado can easily walk and bike into downtown, driving the ability to build denser apartments and housing. Its literally right here: txdot.gov/nhhip/about/se…

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·13h

@quactuary @Michaelskywal @the_transit_guy This isn't that transformative. It still keeps everything EXCEPT the pierce elevated. The west side ramps are still gonna be there.

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quactuary@quactuary·13h

@Michaelskywal @the_transit_guy Not only that, but 45 is going to be re-routed so the freeway will no longer encircle all of downtown Houston. It’s literally Houston’s version of the Big Dig and promotes more urban development. (Full disclosure, I still think TXDOT builds way too much freeway,)

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Hayden@the_transit_guy·14h

In downtown Houston, an empty lot next to a light rail station becomes 375 housing units... April Fools! TxDOT actually knocked these apartments down to widen a highway. The top image is the after.

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·3d

@RAILMag @METROHouston No, you were right, im just being grumbly. Metro has decided a good use of taxpayer funds is to remove the existing wraps off. (Not my photo)

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RAIL Magazine@RAILMag·3d

@RideTheSunbeam @METROHouston think I misphrased what I meant, which is not covering the windows is good. If a vehicle is already wrapped, let it run its course but just a bit of creativity in design can have an effective wrap without covering the windows.

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RAIL Magazine@RAILMag·3d

Metro still not wrapping their windows It’s really not that hard.

Metro Forward@wmata

50 YEARS GOLD! ✨ Keep your eyes out for our special edition anniversary vehicles which rolled out yesterday! 🤩

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·3d

@Aaron_In_TX @HOUrbanist Traffic is still traffic

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Aaron@Aaron_In_TX·3d

@HOUrbanist Why would we want this? We have self driving cars now, and self driving taxis that will be dirt cheap on the horizon. We don’t need dinosaur trains!

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HOUninsured Motorist@HOUrbanist·3d

Meanwhile in Houston, all we get are electric golf carts that only run on weekdays. Fun fact but our rapid transit network hasn’t grown in 9 years

Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈@JosephPolitano

Congratulations to Seattle's Sound Transit, America's fastest-growing train network, which is opening an 7-mile, 3-station extension across Lake Washington today! This is the system's 5th new segment opened in 2 years, continually pushing ridership up to new record highs!

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·4d

@UnionPacific @nscorp Girl bye

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Union Pacific@UnionPacific·5d

Strong partnerships keep freight – and rail passengers – moving! Our combined network with @nscorp will honor existing passenger performance and contractual agreements, support long-term expansion projects and continue working side-by-side with our passenger rail partners to improve schedule reliability. The enhanced efficiency of a combined network will benefit all stakeholders, including passenger services, freight customers and communities. Learn more about our continued partnership with passenger rail: up-nstranscontinental.com/news-details/c…

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·6d

@cfparma16 @HOUrbanist Wasn't this supposed to be a combo of that and an extended TC?

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Chris Parma@cfparma16·6d

@HOUrbanist Wasn’t METRO planning on building an emergency response building there?

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HOUninsured Motorist@HOUrbanist·6d

More surface parking is coming to downtown Houston

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emily j hynds@emilytakesnotes·25 Mar

I am once again just sort of dismally flabbergasted at how much money the city spends on airports. This happens to me … checks notes … every week.

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·25 Mar

@ElijahG_68 We should have at minimum a four line regional rail network with complimentary park and ride buses on the non-rail corridors.

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Elijah Gonzalez@ElijahG_68·25 Mar

@RideTheSunbeam I think it if were serious on building a regional rail network. We need an agency like Metra, Sunrail or Metrolink to connect the surrounding counties

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·25 Mar

I wish our Park and Ride Network made sense. Its so dang disjointed Metro alone, before you add in Fort Bend Transit, Conroe Connection and The Woodlands Express. We need a regional transit agency.

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CapMetro@CapMetroATX·23 Mar

Progress update at North Burnet/Uptown Station. 🚆🚧

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·23 Mar

@cfparma16 @carexsedge1 I forget about the thruway bus

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Chris Parma@cfparma16·23 Mar

@carexsedge1 @RideTheSunbeam Amtrak currently serves Houston to Chicago in about 24 hours (via a bus connection) I’ve used it numerous times HOU-STL and it works very well. Way cheaper than flying, and it’s overnight so the amount of “lost time” is pretty minimal

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Carexsedge@carexsedge1·22 Mar

There is - and the operators are United, American, Southwest, Delta, Frontier. Takes about 3 hours.

Chris 🦝@TrashPanda08x

There should be daily Amtrak service between Chicago and Houston:

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·23 Mar

@carexsedge1 Not everybody wants to fly. If I could take Amtrak, I would.

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Carexsedge@carexsedge1·23 Mar

@RideTheSunbeam Yeah but they take only 3h versus Amtrak’s 48h for the trip. Trains make sense for 50-250 miles - over that planes win.

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·22 Mar

No, just when Galveston has yellow fever

swagner@BayouBikeyBoi

Has the city of Houston considered threatening to shut down the strait of Galveston as a negotiating tactic to get more funding for the Ike dike?

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Aléjandro@RideTheSunbeam·22 Mar

@splizzee No way to get to Houston tho. You'd have to take the CONO to NOL then the Sunset to HOS. Or you could take The Texas Eagle to SAS and transfer there to the Sunset for HOS. But there's no direct connection.

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