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I don't see it happening. But if it did I think it would definately be metro wise before city proper. Chicago just has too many projects under construction in its core. Houston would have to change its density levels in its core to pass Chicago.
I know you don't see it happening, but it's going to...eventually. I think most people would say that Houston would take over Chicago by proper first. That's what's been happening with the sunbelter's right?
Chicago has 17 projects over 150m in its downtown under construction. Houston will not be able to annex more land into its city proper in order to gain population. It will have to increase its density. It just doesn't seem like Houston is doing enough to do that.
Chicago has 17 projects over 150m in its downtown under construction. Houston will not be able to annex more land into its city proper in order to gain population. It will have to increase its density. It just doesn't seem like Houston is doing enough to do that.
Metro population you can make an argument.
Whatever helps you sleep at night, hun. Houston has exercised power over its suburbs quite strongly (which Chicago has not) but I agree I don't think there will be many more annexations if any. The passing will happen. Eitherway: Metro-wise, and city wise, or vice versa.
Whatever helps you sleep at night, hun. Houston has exercised power over its suburbs quite strongly (which Chicago has not) but I agree I don't think there will be many more annexations if any. The passing will happen. Eitherway: Metro-wise, and city wise, or vice versa.
Chicago has 17 projects over 150m in its downtown under construction. Houston will not be able to annex more land into its city proper in order to gain population. It will have to increase its density. It just doesn't seem like Houston is doing enough to do that.
Metro population you can make an argument.
Call me crazy, but I believe the time for annexation for Houston is now over. The Woodlands was suppose to be next, but The Woodlands now is not trying to be part of Houston and Houston is not trying to annex the Woodlands. Houston has not annex any land or city since 1996.
Now they didn't annex just to gain population. But it was for tax base. If other cities in the nation could do it, they would. However, Houston is building highrise condos, low-rise townhomes inside the loop. Not at the level of Chicago just yet.
Whatever helps you sleep at night, hun. Houston has exercised power over its suburbs quite strongly (which Chicago has not)
I wouldnt be proud of that. And if Chicago exercised power over the suburbs, we'd all be taxed to death and sucked into Chicago's notorious corruption vacuum. No thanks.
Call me crazy, but I believe the time for annexation for Houston is now over. The Woodlands was suppose to be next, but The Woodlands now is not trying to be part of Houston and Houston is not trying to annex the Woodlands. Houston has not annex any land or city since 1996.
Now they didn't annex just to gain population. But it was for tax base. If other cities in the nation could do it, they would. However, Houston is building highrise condos, low-rise townhomes inside the loop. Not at the level of Chicago just yet.
The Woodlands is actually too far and much closer to Conroe. It is more feasible to annex along the Westside.
Houston should elect as the next mayor one who will finish the annexation vision. Alief is divided into half--one being urban Houston, the other being rural/suburban unincorporated Harris County. Even in Cinco Ranch, Fort Bend County is complaining about the strain that the high population has brought on the Sheriff's Department and probably can't wait to unload Cinco Ranch to Houston (or another city). The Westside needs to be finished to concentrate on rapidly growing Northwest Harris County. Houston has missed the boat on Copperfield--it has been a high population area for over 15 years--and now the Cypress area is starting to grow quickly. Hopefully we can catch up!
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