Houston vs. Dallas (Blanco, Anton: maps, rural, dollars)

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

and is also cheaper, more attractive (when cared for), and safer to drive on in wet weather

Myth ^

Fact - Asphalt sways with the price of crude oil.

[AlGreen]

houston's streets look like huge sidewalks and driveways. so icky.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

houston's streets look like huge sidewalks and driveways. so icky.

So I guess that makes Plano & Frisco look like huge sidewalks too? That is ALL they use up there in the North Dallas burbs.

I think concrete is more attractive than asphalt & it lasts a lot longer.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

So I guess that makes Plano & Frisco look like huge sidewalks too?

yup, them too.

i used to live right off blanco road in north san antonio and now it's a wide road with new, dark, silky smooth asphalt with bright white and yellow lines. no tacky concrete over there. love it.

i've even seen asphalt that glitters in georgia

[Lakewooder]

How odd that Houston would use concrete over a petroleum-based product - SO readily available that they can smell it!

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

How odd that Houston would use concrete over a petroleum-based product - SO readily available that they can smell it!

Houston builds its freeways to last, unlike in Dallas where they're either repaving or filling potholes every 3-5 years.

I like North Central Expressway & the Tollways though, they're both concrete like Houston's roads.

635 west of I-35 & I-35 itself are eyesores.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

houston's streets look like huge sidewalks and driveways. so icky.

I think the concrete looks so much better than the asphalt. the asphalt turns gray quickly and doesn't look nice for more than a few months. When the concrete is inlaid with brick, as it is done at major intersections, that is even more attractive



I think you are exaggerating a lot on this one

[AlGreen]

give me asphalt over concrete any day. asphalt looks more natural. more normal. all that concrete in houston makes it feel more suburban than it already is and gives it that fake feel

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

give me asphalt over concrete any day. asphalt looks more natural. more normal. all that concrete in houston makes it feel more suburban than it already is and gives it that fake feel

well if that is fake give me it any day. I love it more than a gray dusty asphalt street any day

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

well if that is fake give me it any day. I love it more than a gray dusty asphalt street any day

yes? you would much rather have concrete which is already gray?

Google Maps

this is much better:
blanco rd san antonio tx - Google Maps