Houston vs. Dallas (Austin, Katy, Sealy: growth, visa, people)

[SouthmoreAve]

Some just need to get over the fact that neither city is perfect. As much as some Houstonians, sometimes myself included, pick on Dallas, we should not forget of the PLENTY of shortcomings Houston has.

Sure, Downtown Dallas has low vacancy rates, but its not like Downtown Houston is exactly vibrant.

Sure, Houston is more diverse, but guess who gained the most international immigrants this past year, no, the city does not start with the letter, 'H'.

Sure, Houston is more 'urban', but I'd be lying if I said I dont want Dallas' LRT system.

Etc, etc.....

But then what would we do in our free time, pick on Austin, no the Dallas/Houston relationship is a lot more fun.
Oh,and Dallasboi, Houston is way greener that Dallas, The Woodlands not include, any area north of I-10 is covered in trees, and most areas outside SE Houston and developed areas of W Houston.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by SouthmoreAve

Some just need to get over the fact that neither city is perfect.

Sure, Downtown Dallas has low vacancy rates, but its not like Downtown Houston is exactly vibrant.

Sure, Houston is more diverse, but guess who gained the most international immigrants this past year, no, the city does not start with the letter, 'H'.

Sure, Houston is more 'urban', but I'd be lying if I said I dont want Dallas' LRT system.

Etc, etc.....

But then what would we do in our free time, pick on Austin, no the Dallas/Houston relationship is a lot more fun.

There are things I wish Dallas had that Houston has too. The big one is Continental Airlines. I would trade American in a heartbeat for them!!!

Herman Park and the museum district are the others.

It is a two way street, both cities have somethings the other would like.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by SouthmoreAve

Some just need to get over the fact that neither city is perfect.

Sure, Downtown Dallas has low vacancy rates, but its not like Downtown Houston is exactly vibrant.

Sure, Houston is more diverse, but guess who gained the most international immigrants this past year, no, the city does not start with the letter, 'H'.

Sure, Houston is more 'urban', but I'd be lying if I said I dont want Dallas' LRT system.

Etc, etc.....

But then what would we do in our free time, pick on Austin, no the Dallas/Houston relationship is a lot more fun.

i totally agree...if we all could just point out the good stuff too that the other city has.. it wouldn't be so hard to hear the bad stuff that comes from the other city...

[KoT]

The best of both is the following...Texas.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by SouthmoreAve

Some just need to get over the fact that neither city is perfect. As much as some Houstonians, sometimes myself included, pick on Dallas, we should not forget of the PLENTY of shortcomings Houston has.

Sure, Downtown Dallas has low vacancy rates, but its not like Downtown Houston is exactly vibrant.

Sure, Houston is more diverse, but guess who gained the most international immigrants this past year, no, the city does not start with the letter, 'H'.

Sure, Houston is more 'urban', but I'd be lying if I said I dont want Dallas' LRT system.

Etc, etc.....

But then what would we do in our free time, pick on Austin, no the Dallas/Houston relationship is a lot more fun.
Oh,and Dallasboi, Houston is way greener that Dallas, The Woodlands not include, any area north of I-10 is covered in trees, and most areas outside SE Houston and developed areas of W Houston.

Good post. Especially the LRT one.

[stoneclaw]

Ah man! Southmore, why you gotta go and do that? There's no fun in a truce!

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

Ah man! Southmore, why you gotta go and do that? There's no fun in a truce!

.....shoot first...and i promise we can crank it back up...

[Lakewooder]

Now if you lived in the Lakewood section of Dallas you would yell from the slate and clay tiled rooftops, "THIS IS PARADISE!" Hug a chimney pot..

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

.....shoot first...and i promise we can crank it back up...

i'll shoot!

houston has trees taller than office buildings...in dallas, the trees are shorter than the people

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

The difference is, in Dallas, the trees were mostly planted by developers. In Houston, the pine forests are all natural. And of course Houston will look flat from the direction the picture was taken. A lot of people over exaggerate Houston's flatness. It really isn't all that flat, especially in the suburban areas, where they are reaching the hills to the N, W, and NW. Pretty interesting to see actually. For example, the new outlet mall in Cypress sits on a hill.

The relocated the outlet mall from Sealy to Cypress, lol. I think they'll make more revenue now, since it's closer to the populated areas of the city.