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Originally Posted by austlar1
Yeah, I saw the same maps with multiple CVC corridors. My question is exactly how high can they build within some of those corridors. The area to the south of the hospital is criss-crossed with CVCs. Right now there are mostly one or two story buildings or empty lots to the south of the hospital. I always assumed that taller buildings (maybe not really tall, but 8 to 10 stories?) could be built there. This may not be the case since these parcels sit up on a hillside overlooking the capitol complex. What the UT plan most resembles to me is the new campus for the UCLA Medical Center which is being built out adjacent to the existing medical center campus in Westwood/LA. I guess this is the style in medical complexes nowadays. I would love to see the existing hospital tract and the area to the south bulked up with a mega hospital. I'd like to see the medical school replace one or more of the massive state parking structures to the West of Waterloo Park. I'd like to see the green space at the edge of campus and adjacent to Waterloo Park remain more or less intact. I guess, in the end, UT doesn't give a hoot what I would like to see. Their current plan utilizes land they already control. They don't have to buy land, and they don't have to incur massive legal fees to obtain the right to acquire other nearby properties.
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It's hard to tell exactly how how from the materials available online.
For example - CVC 13 is described as "Upper deck of IH-35 Southbound from East Dean Keeton St. to East MLK Jr. Blvd. The Viewpoint to the North begins a a distance of 7045 feet from the Capitol with an elevation of 648 feet. To the South, the viewpoint ends at a distance of 4,627 feet from the Capitol at an elevation of 618 feet."
CVC 23: "The Mueller Airport view corridor originates at the old flight control tower, northeast of the capital. The viewpoint is relatively low at 603 feet in elevation and relatively far from the dome, approximately 14,208 feet. This is one of the more distant view points east of IH-35."
CVC 24: The MLK view points are at 570 feet in elevation and 3,500 feet northeast of the Capitol. The dome is also clearly visible from the parking lot of the baseball stadium on the east side of IH-35.
CVC 25: The Oakwood view point height is at 662 feet and approximately 5000 feet east and north of the capital. The view is on axis with the main road through the cemetery.
CVC 30: Entrance Terrace of the University of Texas Swim Center.
Basically - the CVCs take out most of the height - I would think under these the maximum height a building could go to would be about 150' and probably a lot less than that - maybe 60-90.
Keep in mind, 1/3 of the area is also in Waller Creek Flood zone (no tunnel up there).
WRT to the greenspace - those are little used "parks" - I use that term very loosely. And Austin is about to embark on a project to transform Waller Creek into a "String of Parks" from Town Lake to 15th Street. I think it's OK to let UT go on this one. But don't mess with my Red River!