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yes, absolutely... i think dallas is even much more overwhelming than houston but it's probably because i'm not entirely familiar with it. i lived in the area when i was around 10-14 years old.
the reason why i personally would prefer urban versus sprawl is because firstly it mostly suits my lifestyle and also cause in an urban atmosphere usually, not everything, but mostly things are relatively closer at walking distance, bike ride, or just hop on a bus and in 10 minutes you're there. it's more lively, more things going on, lights, buildings, people walking their dogs, homeless asking for money, hot girls passing you by.... and if you were a filmmaker like me, you'd appreciate that you can capture it all in one frame. that's pretty dramatic too and probably why it's more prevalent in films. in short, i prefer urban because it seems more "tidy" to me... everything is easier to get to and at your convenience.
sprawl on the other hand, everything seems entirely too far, hence a car is necessary. cities were not formatted to bring people back and forth like an urban atmosphere. and if there is public transportation you'd need 2 or 3 transfers to get from point a to point b. then there's miles and miles of shopping centers, houses, skyscrapers spread out, super malls, and cars cars cars. that too in it's own right is big.
they are entirely two separate things. it depends entirely on how you see it.
Intersting on the Filmaking aspect - makes sense in some ways, somehow visually capturing the vibrance - pretty cool
Do you think those vast areas of single family subdivisions are going to allow densification in their neighborhoods? There is still room to sprawl even further out. I admit to not being an expert on Houston development policies, so is there some mechanism (natural, legal or otherwise) that prevents sprawl from continuing unabated?
We're not big on too many laws down here concerning sprawl.
The Williams tower was once the tallest building outside a central business district in the US(I don't know if this is still the case), so no it is not like any suburb. Spade is not himself lately, he is not thinnking clearly
It still is.
Used to be tallest building in the world outside of a CBD, but I'm sure somewhere in Asia or the Middle East that record has been broken.
Used to be tallest building in the world outside of a CBD, but I'm sure somewhere in Asia or the Middle East that record has been broken.
There you go.
And that area is improving everytime I see it. It is stupid that people who are from places that have already been developed to come to a developing area and expect it to have the same development
There you go.
And that area is improving everytime I see it. It is stupid that people who are from places that have already been developed to come to a developing area and expect it to have the same development
well when it becomes non suburban then it will be, I am not expecting anything, so just report on what I see and feel.
Here's an example I'm familiar with: Drive north from Miami along the coast for 100 miles or so. Lotsa sprawl, no big city!
read my other posts to see my frame of thought here.
and if you were to come to austin and san antonio you'd notice there is sprawl too.... but i don't see it anything near the monstrosity that houston is.
This is getting old. We're arguing the same things over and over again.
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