Comments for New development on Hwy. 79 at http://www.impactnews.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.impactnews.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:25:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/local-news/2481-new-development-on-hwy-79#comment-188 It would be nice as we have few quality resutraunts in RR and right now that block is a eyesore and all i see is cars driving around at night which reminds me of a drug hangout.RR needs to get modernized and it will bring revenue to the city and if it has a amphitheatre it will be a plus.Also a nice retailer other tan kohls or pennys would be a upgrade.People in out city need to think forward and not hold up progress here as we are known as a haven for chain resturaunts and low budget hotels. - ms Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:22:11 +0100 http://www.impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/local-news/2481-new-development-on-hwy-79#comment-184 It is nice for someone like Jim Nuse to reject the developer's plan and inform them to "think bigger". But I wonder if he wondered about the impact to traffic and the adjacent neighborhood? It is always nice for many of the city council to say 'think bigger' becuase it makes them look good. But, they don't think of the bigger picture! Also, they don't consider the impact during construction. For example, a small, turn lane expansion and traffic light install at the intersection of A.W.Grimes and Gattis, has taken two years and still on going. When you call the city ...you will only get excuses. - Andy Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:35:25 +0100 http://www.impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/local-news/2481-new-development-on-hwy-79#comment-182 I agree. This will do nothing but increase traffic. On the positive side however, it could be a good revenue generator for Round Rock, which carries a few benefits to the community as a whole. So the question is: Is increased traffic and constant traffic jams worth the benefits? - Dayson Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:01:37 +0100 http://www.impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/local-news/2481-new-development-on-hwy-79#comment-179 It is already pedestrian friendly. Why is it necessary to bring people into the heart of the city? What happens to the hotel/conference center just north of this monstrosity? “Multi- [added hyphen]modal transportation — Vehicular, pedestrian and mass transit” I can see some pedestrian but where is mass transit? So far as vehicular traffic goes—how does one get to the parking garage? It is for the hotel only? Is there enough parking for all of the office space and presumably the residential area is apartments and condos? “Parking 2,500+ spaces, structured and surface lot” Again, is the parking garage for the hotel only? If not where is the parking for the 250 condo/apartment dwellers? For the 100,000 sq feet of large retailers? For the 200,000 sq feet of medical/professional? Hotel – 200 rooms Condo—40 Apart – 210 Fully packed this would mean that 450 rooms in this one little area, occupied on nearly a consistent basis. Where is the restaurant and entertainment going? Inside of the hotel? This whole plan will do nothing but increase traffic in the area. I cannot see, much so far as car or mass transit. Pedestrian traffic, maybe, but I cannot see covered sidewalks. Who knows? It actually might rain here. Shade would still be a good idea. As for the little park—You demolish a park for IKEA and give us a very small one—a token park? Apparently you plan to do this with the existing streets? So good, let’s clog up traffic downtown and people going to Hutto and Taylor on US 79! This is the kind of thing you build out in the boonies with dedicated roads for it. Outside of the things there what other reason would anyone live or work there. I mean there is nothing else downtown to attract people. Thank God! I really wish that this city could plan better!!! Can you imagine what this intersection, and several others will look like, during rush hour and there is a game at Dell Diamond? Traffic is already bad there with people just passing by, at times. It should cause traffic problems for several intersections at once, grid-lock? On a side note what gives you the right to modify any comment? - e148 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:00:53 +0100