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Uptown costs skyrocketing
Share this story: Houston City Council needs to say NO now In 2012, Uptown said it would cost $30 million to buy the right of way necessary to tear up and widen Post Oak for dedicated bus lanes. Houston City[…..]
Mayor Parker’s final insult
Share this story: Tomorrow morning, Mayor Parker will preside over the normal Wednesday City Council Meeting. If she gets her way, Houston taxpayers will be fleeced, authorizing hundreds of millions of dollars to spend in neighborhoods that simply don’t need[…..]
The Uptown double cross
Share this story: You know the old expression putting the “cart before the horse.” Well the Uptown bureaucrats are doing that and city council isn’t saying a word. Uptown has started buying right of way land so they can tear[…..]
Uptown and METRO don’t want you to read the fine print
Share this story: METRO has put out new ridership projections for the proposed $200 million bus project. It proved Uptown had grossly exaggerated ridership when they sold the real estate deal to Houston City Council, but the Houston Chronicle headline[…..]
Not worth the paper it is written on
Share this story: The Houston Housing Department gave false information to members of Houston City Council about the use of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) money for affordable housing. An investigation by Dolcefino Consulting has uncovered huge mistakes involving the[…..]
Metro bus report proves flaws in Uptown bus boondoggle
Share this story: A new report from Metro proves Uptown exaggerated the numbers of potential riders it claimed it would have for that $200 million project that tears up Post Oak for two unneeded exclusive bus lanes. The report also[…..]
Hall opposes use of public funds for Post Oak bus lane project
Share this story: Houston Mayoral Candidate Ben Hall called on Mayor Parker and the Uptown TIRZ to immediately suspend any further contracts or additional spending on the proposed Post Oak bus lane project. “If I am elected mayor, I will[…..]
Post Oak business and property owners demand Uptown resignations
Share this story: A group representing nearly 200 Uptown business and property owners are calling for the resignation of Uptown officials spearheading a major bus project that will tear up Post Oak Blvd. The Post Oak Business and Property Owners[…..]
Uptown bus press conference 11am 8/24/2015
Share this story: MEDIA ALERT PRESS CONFERENCE 11:00am UPTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION In the wake of continued deception by the Uptown Management District and TIRZ, members of the Uptown Property Owners Association will hold a morning news conference to call[…..]
What is Uptown up to this time?
Share this story: You have to love what people say on e-mails. E-mails obtained by Dolcefino Consulting show Uptown is digging up information on a leading critic of that expensive plan to tear up Post Oak for two exclusive bus[…..]