Well, I walked from Cougar Place to the TSU law library many times in law school.
No gun/
Right through the Ward.
Didn’t bother me.
Seeing those South Asian slums, by contrast, REALLY bothered me.
Yes, and it’s not a new thing. It’s also not a secret, although UH isn’t anxious to publicize it for to do so would serve no purpose and would tend to artificially drive-up land prices in the area.
If you want to know what UH owns there, just search for it on HCAD’s website. It’s not difficult to do.
Yes… American slums are nowhere near the poverty level as other places in the world…
But couple the drug addiction, poverty and crime together then it’s debatable which has better quality of life.
At least in the USA if you go out and work hard you can get out of the ghetto…
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You guys haven’t seen slums until you see (RIO) Brazilian slums. There is no place in Houston that is completely safe. If you think so, sleep with your door unlocked!
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There is no rule that I’m aware of when accepting admission into Rice that you MUST hang out in Rice Village.
I often work remotely a few days out of the week at various coffee shops around Houston → Heights, EaDo, Midtown, Washington… and I will see UH and Rice t-shirts (assuming these are students or alums) all over.
While it would be great for Third Ward to be a playground for UH students in walking distance, I don’t see why people feel like it’s the only place where students are going to be.
It would be awesome if we had rail into Downtown Houston so that kids could enjoy the actual city-life
With what budget?
Is UH short on money?
@Kyle_Be_Coogin is usually in the know on these things
No clue here…
yeah, it would be really neat if METRO built a line that served exactly this purpose. maybe it could even have a stop immediately outside the football stadium. and another one across the street from some of the dorms. too bad. missed opportunity.
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Actually total of 2 stops in front of dorms, one stop before and one stop after TDECU
The Icon is an apartment complex, not a dorm.
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Students only or nah?
I use that stop for basketball games sometimes
Heavily marketed toward students, but you’re not required to be a student to live there. Totally independent.
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My real point was in agreement with you that there are 3 stops that can get UH students to downtown.
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We already have light rail from UH to downtown on Main Street.
The Icon is under a master leasing agreement with TSU right now.
Interestingly enough, a lot of the off campus apartments are heavily occupied by TSU students. Those right in proximity to UH, a little further from TSU. This is why my point stands, this should be a joint venture between UH and TSU to work on the 3rd, or at least University Park. I think a lot of history can be preserved, it just has to be done right. If we really see what both universities want to do, as well as how the local high schools can be safely included (and how the economy can boost from allowing students from all sectors to work), it can ride really well. TSU can have a lot of strong academic programs beyond what’s available now (i.e Law), and it can be a super attractive area/choice for students who want UH, or an HBCU like TSU.
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I’ve said this before, probably even higher up in this thread, but on a more pragmatic note, it is in UH’s best interest to ensure that TSU thrives as an institution. If they reach a point where independence is untenable, there’s a real chance A&M or UT winds up with the Houston campus they’ve always wanted.
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More people personally wants tsu to be in a system from a operations standpoint - you don’t have boards meddling in the daily operations and you have access to system capital funds the state will honor just cause your is a certain system
I don’t know UH’s budget is for purchasing real estate. This is why I asked if UH thought about land purchases.