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This is basically the point - that is every suburb in America, and you saying it has more to do than downtown is also kind of the point, meaning the most vibrant areas look act and feel like suburbs
And yes they do - travel a little more, EVERY major metro has a suburb like this
I'll be honest, i'm having a hard time understanding your first paragraph.
On your second paragraph: I'm basing it on the way toughguy phrased the post. he said "any suburban" as in just any typical suburban town will have something like a galleria. So I said, no they are not. i agree though, i should travel more and i'll admit there are "suburban parks" similar to the galleria but..... do they have a 901ft skyscraper???
and also the galleria in houston is not in a suburb.... the last i heard.
I'll be honest, i'm having a hard time understanding your first paragraph.
On your second paragraph: I'm basing it on the way toughguy phrased the post. he said "any suburban" as in just any typical suburban town will have something like a galleria. So I said, no they are not. i agree though, i should travel more and i'll admit there are "suburban parks" similar to the galleria but..... do they have a 901ft skyscraper???
and also the galleria in houston is not in a suburb.... the last i heard.
No it's not a suburb. But it would be in just about every city in the nation if it was outside of Texas. Not to mention that the galleria area is very suburban in nature. The car rules in the galleria.
No it's not a suburb. But it would be in just about every city in the nation if it was outside of Texas. Not to mention that the galleria area is very suburban in nature. The car rules in the galleria.
but it's still a part of the city.... no matter how you put it.
but it's still a part of the city.... no matter how you put it.
And this is why many people look at Houston with a slightly raised eyebrow when the term city is used, given it's size and suburban composition within the city limits it mostly does not feel or function as a city. Now in terms of an overall metro it is most definately large
look at the money coming from Houston and the money coming from Houston and you will feel which is bigger in a second.
What y'alls GMP is like 180B? Ours is like 405B?
what he heard (you know they are always twisting words):
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Originally Posted by Ben Around
So speaking to the topic of this thread, how does a GMP of 405B make a city feel more urban than a GMP of 180B?
The topic of this thread:
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which is more urban, with more of a "big city: feel: Houston or Seattle?
a response from some one who has common sense:
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Originally Posted by SouthmoreAve
I can't speak for the poster, but generally, but not always, the big cities will have big economies, which would translate into a big city feel, note I said feel, and not urbanity.
Having a big economy might mean that there is more industry in that region, therefore more warehouses, factories, manufacturing, proccessing, trucking, airports, ports, infrastructure, etc, and all those elements would make a city feel bigger. (I said it makes it feel bigger, and not more urban, because I think we can all agree that Seattle is more urban, no need to beat a dead horse)
But I guess they will twist your words too. I say Houston feels bigger they say show me how it is more urban. City Data needs to start handing out eye glasses, I probably need some because the Seattle posters must be seeing some special code in posts that no one else can see
And this is why many people look at Houston with a slightly raised eyebrow when the term city is used, given it's size and suburban composition within the city limits it mostly does not feel or function as a city. Now in terms of an overall metro it is most definately large
wow.... i literally do not know what to say here. a city is a city is a city is a city is a city is a city.... what's the big deal?
No it's not a suburb. But it would be in just about every city in the nation if it was outside of Texas. Not to mention that the galleria area is very suburban in nature. The car rules in the galleria.
I have been to some very urban areas in Europe where cars also rule.
Places where the primary mode of transport is by car has nothing to do with wether the place is urban or not. The automobile encouraged flight to the burbs but not all areas where cars rule are very suburban.
I have been to some very urban areas in Europe where cars also rule.
Places where the primary mode of transport is by car has nothing to do with wether the place is urban or not. The automobile encouraged flight to the burbs but not all areas where cars rule are very suburban.
yeah... i couldn't get the part either about "cars rule" constituting a suburb either. i scratched my head a little and thought about responding.
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