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Houston, Texas From Lubbock, Texas
Whenever people make comments like about a city where I lived in most of my life and Love to live, I just have to add to the arguement.
First of all to be correct on all of this Houston does have a very good Metro bus system that has been very well tested for events many times the size of a FIRST competion. When the Houston Astros Moved to Enron/Astros Field in downtown Houson, parking was a big problem. There was no paking lot the size of the one that they have at Reliant park and many there were many of them spred out all over the downtown area. The Ballpark at Union Station's capaicty was over 42,000 over twice the size of the the Nationals competiton. The anwser to the problem. Houson Metro busses pick up locations were set up all over the downtown and one main central bus station was set. Considerng how often baseball teams play the system was very well tested. It usually takes 20 to 30 mins to clear out the area after the baseball game ends. Now events in the Reliant Park area. Every year they hold the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo. This lasts for several weeks and every night the Dome was filled to capacity. Here again is where Metro busses come in. Parking was limited because the parking lot was filled with the carnival that they have, rodeo facilites that they set up. Metro busses would run shuttle routes to the event site to places all over Houson. Again thigns ran very smothly. One big differnce between these is that most of these shuttle busses ran these people to there cars and once they got to their cars. They got onto the road adding more congeston to the already crouded roads. Would it be much of a problem. A little, deal is that Relaint Park was built next to Loop 610 wich I beleive is a 12 or 10 lane freeway at that part. Once people got to their cars. they got on the freeway and they were on their way. FIRST is different, most of the busses will be transproting to hotels and most of the 20,000 people wont be driving their own cars. So that is going to elieviate alot of the congestion problems as some people invision. Remeber Houston is the 4th largest city in the Nation. I think it does have just a few more Metro busses than Disney has transport busses. Houston isnt really that overcrouded city on the brim of bursting as some people think it is. I dont think food will be a problem. I heard somewhere that people in Houson eat out more than any other city in the US. That also may be a big contributing factor to Houston bieng the "fattest" city in the US. Houston has sooo many great resturants. Anything with "papa" in its name is usually pretty good(there is a Papasitos on the freeway right next to the Astro complexes), anything owned by Tillman Feritita, Texas Tech Grad and the Landrys chain, Aquarium resturants, Rainforest Cafes, Joes Crabshacks, Willie G's and Kemah Boardwalk owner, is usually pretty good but expensive, usually the places on Richmond Avene are pretty good but alittle of a drive from the event site, its also a good place for after hours entertainment like 18 and up bars and dance clubs, I can see it now FIRST robotics takes over the Hurricane Hut(Yeah right, that just sounds funny), that would probably be like the 2000 Nationals Wrap party(118 stories that will never leave Florida :-x ). For those of you who cant stand the stadium food, there is a McDonalds across the freeway from Relaint Park and right next to Astroworld. I know these places are harder to get to without a car. But many of these places will deliver to large events and the great food is here. Also the transpotation is here but it will take some getting use to. I know people fear change as Dean does point out in his interviews about his Segway, but you guys need to try it before you start to judge. I too was skeptical that a Houston would be as good a place to hold it than Florida but I do think thigns will be fine. Really FIRST is supposed to be about the people not Disney and I think that if its really about that, then you could take away Disney and it would be just the same. Maybe now people can focus more on whats really important, like Dean says, the people. Finally I would like welcome you all to Houston, we are very honored to host Nationals. Cant wait to see you guys there. Chris One of the two radio toting, Leatherman carrying, webpage designing, EE majoring, FIRST junkies on 118's college student Alumni team. 10/18/02 ![]() Last edited by 118 Tech : 06-12-2002 at 00:25. |
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