I can't wait for this flyer referenced in the Q&A:

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Is there going to be a guide shared on what to do in the case of being trapped within all the concrete whether it be a flat tire, stalled car, or a planned attack as there is no 'out' in many areas creating a safety risk. Is a flyer being developed to help us understand what action to take (while I knew I would be trapped in my own house due to cut through traffic and other issues not addressed, I was not prepared for the sea of concrete that would also trap me within a lane without viable outs). Thanks
Lindsay asked 5 days ago

The City is working on a flyer to demonstrate how to use the new street which will include operations and other street functions, like where to place your recycle/trash cans.

Do you have specific areas where you feel the concrete curb should have a gap? This is something we can assess and potentially modify should it be warranted.

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"a planned attack"

These people are truly delusional.

Ryan the Temp said:

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One of the curbs is already marked for removal because it's impeding the ability of residents to exit the alley at Waverly.

So ... if you want to mess with them, get some neon orange marking paint and mark other curbs for removal. jk

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I saw that curb this morning and it looks like it would just make it hard to make a right, but there are lots of other similar instances. The house across from 8 Row w/ the construction going on looks like there's a curb similarly making a right turn hard and a solid median so they can't take a left.

Just talked to a dude working on removal of that curb that Ryan referenced. He was kind of sheepishly shaking his head and said "don't blame me - wasn't my doing…". Poor dude.

Walking home from the gym tonight I was run off the sidewalk by a bicyclist. They really should give those people some bike lanes ...

I wanted a boudin kolache last week. Can't turn into Bakery Donuts off Shepherd. What kind of BS is that?

Bondag said:

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I wanted a boudin kolache last week. Can't turn into Bakery Donuts off Shepherd. What kind of BS is that?

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Just use the crosswalk to make a u-turn.

That sucks. The lady there seems nice and I hope it doesn't hurt their business.

drumboy said:

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That sucks. The lady there seems nice and I hope it doesn't hurt their business.

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That lady is so damn sweet. Doesn't matter if you're buying 2 dozen donuts or one. She'll just chat with ya and tell ya to have a great day. If they close, I'm gonna be pissed.

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Bondag said:

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I wanted a boudin kolache last week. Can't turn into Bakery Donuts off Shepherd. What kind of BS is that?

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Just use the crosswalk to make a u-turn.

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Do you even drive in Houston? Just drive over the curb.

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That's what people are doing at Allston, but I'm not sure it's on purpose.

This is worse than the **** they're doing on Shepherd/durham championed by patch boi

Sales at Bakery Donut are apparently really down because people can't get there easily anymore. The owner is worried that it could force her to shut down.

Mother ****er!!! Dumbass city officials

Just perused the NextDoor thread on the bike lanes. There are a handful of true believers that foam at the mouth like a rabid dog at anyone not 100% on board and then a huge crowd of local residents and commuters whose reactions are anything between, "your intentions were nice but this is a disaster," to "anyone that supported this is a complete idiot and should be tied to a tree and shot."

So did I see this all correctly? It started as a "road diet" (completely insane, normative claptrap, btw) and morphed into a bike lane project over funding issues?

I feel for heights people that have to deal with this. I live near the segment of waugh where bike lanes were recently installed. There's at least still 2 lanes for car traffic. But in all the time those lanes have existed, I've never seen a bike in them. Also, they always seem to be littered with trash and other debris.

Yes. This allegedly started as a road diet/safety concern.

There's no way you can look at the area between Yale and Shepherd and say there wasn't a motive to bring protected bike lanes along with this.

If we lose a damn long term donut/kolache shop over this someone REALLY needs to pay.

Daddy's yardbird sammiches can fend for itself like the kids of that TV preacher who was screwin' that hockey player.

Texan_Aggie said:

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Don't forget Mattress firm… not a lot of other locations if that one goes under

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They've been going out of business for over 5yrs. Just took the bike lane for them to live up to their prophecy.

I'm not defending the bike lanes by any means. But I do call bull**** on the donut place closing because of them. Anyone who wants a donut can still get there. This screams of a pr stunt to get support from the community over a common outrage and boost sales. Or they've been going under for awhile now and they just have a convenient external excuse.

Dude, people are lazy AF.

CDUB98 said:

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Dude, people are lazy AF.

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Fat asses will sit in the cf of the Shipleys line on Ella for god knows how long. They would absolutely loop around the block if they wanted bakery donuts.

Chewy said:

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You can no longer turn into the donut place headed East on 11th. You also can't back out into traffic onto 11th for the most part.

I've been using an alternate route to avoid 11th and Shepherd in the morning when I've done it the 3 years I've lived here. I'm sure I'm not the only one that now avoids that area in the mornings.

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And how hard is it to turn North onto Shepherd, East on 12th, and get to the Donut shop that way?

I'm not saying the bike lanes aren't a boondoggle. Our daycare is off 8th and I've seen a drastic increase in traffic. I just don't buy the story that this business is already going to close their doors because of them. If someone wants donuts at bakery donut, they will still go to bakery donut.

Yeah that parking lot was tricky to get into/out of anyway. Sucks for them.