Review of Austin (Round Rock, Cedar Park, Liberty: real estate, credit, Home Depot)

[readymade]

Originally Posted by llkltk

I won't even bother with a response to your post. Central Austinites hate the burbs, knock it every chance they get. It's a broken record on these boards.

Hate to break it to you, but a LOT of people don't like the burbs. Not sure why you're so defensive of it (unless maybe you're secretly unhappy there and can't admit it to yourself?). I've seen you on these threads jump all over anyone who dares to say anything less than positive about some ugly sub-division. As if they don't have the right to their opinion.

Also, you asked a question. It was answered. Again, don't really understand your angry response. Maybe that's how they breed 'em in the burbs.

[Dr.Mom]

Originally Posted by llkltk

I won't even bother with a response to your post. Central Austinites hate the burbs, knock it every chance they get. It's a broken record on these boards.

As readymade said so eloquently, you asked the question and it was answered. For many reasons, I live in the "'burbs" and I happen to like all that they offer. I think more urban areas offer great things too, but they don't work for my lifestyle right now. To each their own. IMO the sprawl argument is based on unchecked development with big box store and strip mall one after another without really assessing a community's needs prior to being built. If smarter development took place with community based businesses, it would benefit all of us. We might even see the city folks taking trips out our way to check out the cool shopping/dining experiences.

[jobert]

The best part of the suburbs are the tollroads. I love them. It makes it all worth it.

[love roses]

Originally Posted by centralaustinite

Gag!

Ack, I would never live in "fortress suburb" as you describe. I live near the interstate, near a high school, near a gas station, near a hotel, near subsidized housing, near a public pool and park heavily used by the folks in the subsidized apartments as well as the homeless AND the well-to-do folks in the neighborhood

I have three young children, I know all my neighbors (every single one my block, and 80% on the next block, about 40% on the block after that and there are over 1000 people on my list serve.) I feel safe and neither I nor my children nor our property have ever been affected by crime.

My kids are learning the skills and values that I hoped they would learn: how to greet everyone regardless of station in life, how to be kind, how important a smile is, how to distinguish a poor person from a person who might be dangerous (they are not the same), how to tell which high student is being kind and who is a bully), how to live with all kinds of people, how to be part of a community.

My kids have also learned how to be involved, they were carried to City Council meetings, nursed through neighborhood association meetings, they help deliver newsletters, take care of neighbors trash when they are away.

To each his own I suppose but I wouldn't change places with you for a million dollars!

I've lived in the City and now the suburbs and my daughter has and is doing the same type things. But, then again, I'm not really the type to sit in my house looking out the window at people. Kids can learn the same lessons no matter where they live, It just boils down to the parents..at least IMO.

[love roses]

Originally Posted by Dr.Mom

As readymade said so eloquently, you asked the question and it was answered. For many reasons, I live in the "'burbs" and I happen to like all that they offer. I think more urban areas offer great things too, but they don't work for my lifestyle right now. To each their own. IMO the sprawl argument is based on unchecked development with big box store and strip mall one after another without really assessing a community's needs prior to being built. If smarter development took place with community based businesses, it would benefit all of us. We might even see the city folks taking trips out our way to check out the cool shopping/dining experiences.

Couldn't agree more!

[love roses]

Originally Posted by readymade

Hate to break it to you, but a LOT of people don't like the burbs. Not sure why you're so defensive of it (unless maybe you're secretly unhappy there and can't admit it to yourself?). I've seen you on these threads jump all over anyone who dares to say anything less than positive about some ugly sub-division. As if they don't have the right to their opinion.

Also, you asked a question. It was answered. Again, don't really understand your angry response. Maybe that's how they breed 'em in the burbs.

I live in the burbs and like it But, also agree that I wouldn't want where I"m at to blend in to Round Rock and make it indistinguishable from RR. This has actually been discussed in many City Council meetings on how to keep us unique enough that you know where Round Rock ends and Hutto begins, although from where I'm sitting they haven't really made great progress yet I'd be happy if nothing else came here but a grocery store and possibly a gymn.

[llkltk]

I'm sure they will be making trips this way once the new Alamo Drafthouse goes in. I love SW Austin, wouldn't live anywhere else.

[inthecut]

Originally Posted by Dr.Mom

As readymade said so eloquently, you asked the question and it was answered. For many reasons, I live in the "'burbs" and I happen to like all that they offer. I think more urban areas offer great things too, but they don't work for my lifestyle right now. To each their own. IMO the sprawl argument is based on unchecked development with big box store and strip mall one after another without really assessing a community's needs prior to being built. If smarter development took place with community based businesses, it would benefit all of us. We might even see the city folks taking trips out our way to check out the cool shopping/dining experiences.

I think the day Central Austinites come out to dine at Cedar Parks' Schlotzsky's Deli or Der Wienerschnitzel will be a long time coming......

Though there is one cool @ss BBQ place in Cedar Park...I will give them kudos for having a Smoky Mo franchise....

I mean, just look at this menu.......this stuff is DRIPPIN', GREASY @ss
Good! MMMMMMM MMMMMM!

Smokey Mos BBQ, Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park - Menu

Smoky rules!

Reminds me of the Mr. Beef stands in Chicago....no conception whatsoever of calories, cholesterol, fat.....the heck with it all......hell, they even have a category of POUNDS of meat, for cryin' out loud!
Gimmie a pound of brisket, a pound of pork loin, and, wait a sec, oh, and a pound of Poke ribs.....side ah Okra........that'll do it.....


Those who know eat at Mo's....

picture is eminent domain-wikipedia.........


Gimmie nother one a dos briskets......why doncha? That one is at least a three-pounder........

[TexasHorseLady]

I've lived in the city. (Still own a house there, five minutes from downtown.) I currently live in the country. There are some suburbs that I would love to live in, but I'd love to more if they were still the unique communities that they used to be.

But the real problem with sprawl is, indeed, one big box development after another because people just can't stand to drive the extra ten minutes (literally) to get to the one that's already there. Or housing developments that bring to mind the old song, "Little Houses (built of ticky tacky, little houses all the same)" that look the same from one city, or state, to the next. Developments that destroy the flavor of the communities and neighborhoods they invade.

If the development were more organic, more in tune with the individual, unique communities that are already there, I don't think it would be objected to so much. If it was easily possible to tell where, say, Round Rock ended and Cedar Park, or Austin, begins, without having to consult a map, that would be even better.

[texastea]

Yum...I love Smokey Mo's. There's also one in far north Leander (well, Liberty Hill I guess). Are they a franchise? I thought the family owned them all and that Morris (Mo) still worked there.

We also like this Leander restaurant: Cafe Blue Texas