Dallas vs Atlanta - Quality of life (Houston, Plano: homes, neighborhood)

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by aceplace

And what difference does that make?

I see plenty of tall, lush trees in Dallas, and I'm not likely to leave town because the trees aren't tall enough.

Your criterion seems meaningless and trite. There are some differences between Dallas and Atlanta that are important... we don't have to judge cities by... what... the size of the trees?

I like how they lump ALL of a state the size of Texas into one catagory. LOL!!! Like ALL of Texas is "flat and small trees". Oh well.

[UNT_Eagle]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

I like how they lump ALL of a state the size of Texas into one catagory. LOL!!! Like ALL of Texas is "flat and small trees". Oh well.

Guess they haven't been to west Texas, or even east for that matter.
Oh, wait I forgot the hill country.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by UNT_Eagle

Guess they haven't been to west Texas, or even east for that matter.
Oh, wait I forgot the hill country.

I was thinking Palo Duro Canyon looked AWFULLY FLAT!
Palo Duro Canyon State Park

[UNT_Eagle]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

I was thinking Palo Duro Canyon looked AWFULLY FLAT!
Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Thanks momof2, it's beautiful.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by UNT_Eagle

Thanks momof2, it's beautiful.

Your welcome. It is one of those gems that most people don't even realize exists. I had been several times as a child and finally took my family a few years ago. I arranged for us to stopover in Canyon, Tx for the night and go there the next day. My husband was not thrilled AT ALL about this side trip. Even the kids were moaning, "There is no canyon. It is all FLAT". Then we enter the park but I've already spotted it off in the distance but did not say a word. My husband was FLOORED!!! He wants to go back and spend more time there.

It is just south of Amarillo and about a 6 hour drive from the Dallas Metroplex. It really is something to see. You can camp inside the canyon but make reservations EARLY!

[UNT_Eagle]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

Your welcome. It is one of those gems that most people don't even realize exists. I had been several times as a child and finally took my family a few years ago. I arranged for us to stopover in Canyon, Tx for the night and go there the next day. My husband was not thrilled AT ALL about this side trip. Even the kids were moaning, "There is no canyon. It is all FLAT". Then we enter the park but I've already spotted it off in the distance but did not say a word. My husband was FLOORED!!! He wants to go back and spend more time there.

It is just south of Amarillo and about a 6 hour drive from the Dallas Metroplex. It really is something to see. You can camp inside the canyon but make reservations EARLY!

Wow, you forget how close it is to Dallas! It seems cheaper to just get a motel room and tour the park for a day or two.

[Lakewooder]

ALERT -- Dallasites -- we are being trashed by Atlantans on this thread:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/atlan...vs-dallas.html

[BstYet2Be]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

ALERT -- Dallasites -- we are being trashed by Atlantans on this thread:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/atlan...vs-dallas.html

Frankly, I, for one, am totally "done" defending Dallas and Texas, in general!

If people aren't intelligent or intuitive enough to see all the opportunities, possibilities and amenities this great city, metroplex and state have to offer, then it's really their loss... which, in turn... leaves the wealth to share among those of us who DO recognize it and embrace it... for what all it's worth!

In other words... in Texas lingo... you can lead a horse to water... but you can't make him drink!

[grindin]

I posted parts of this in the Atlanta thread too, but here goes:

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

BTW Dallas is not Southern, it's not Western -- it's Texan. Something Atlanta cannot ever hope to equal.

What is that supposed to mean? I know you post a lot on the Dallas boards, and get really defensive about Dallas, but going to other boards and trashing the cities isn't going to get you anywhere fast.


As for the OP, I live in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and have visited Dallas many times. While it is NOT "treeless", it is nowhere near as lush and green as Atlanta is. No matter how many pictures people may show, it just isn't. It sits on a prairie, and many of the trees there were planted. The people who have built and developed the city have done a good job with what they had to work with, but I'm sorry, Atlanta is a prettier looking city than Dallas (in my opinion).

That doesn't make it "better" or "worse" than Dallas, because many people do not choose a city based on it's natural setting, BUT if aesthetics are important to you, than ATL would win out in my opinion.

Also, if access to other areas, it's pretty relative. D/FW is midway between the coasts (which would be great for someone like me, who has family in both CA and DC/MD/VA), and air service is good in both cities. ATL has better access to beaches and mountains, and the East Coast. But airfares are competitive enough in both cities to where you can fly for a pretty reasonable price.

And whoever said D/FW is prettier than Houston, I'll give them that. Even though Houston is "greener" (but flatter) than D/FW, it is a lot more industrial looking than D/FW and Atlanta, not to mention the lack of zoning laws in the city of Houston make the city look really random. Dallas looks a bit more "sterile" than Houston.

I will say that Dallas has a better arterial/street system than Atlanta, and they don't seem to be afraid to expand their public transportation system. One of the reasons why traffic is so bad here in Atlanta is because there really aren't many good alternatives to the freeways around here, and a lack of a grid system. Gwinnett County has done the best job of widening it's major streets, but it was pretty much too little, too late when it was done.


D/FW and ATL are about hand in hand in many other aspects. Both are fast growing metropolises with people coming from all over the world with great access to cultural amenities and shopping. Both have their pluses and minuses, but both metropolitan areas are great in their own ways. And if you hate either city, I've heard the airports are quite busy.

[aceplace]

Good post, Grindin. But I disagree with some of it.

It's futile to say that one city is better looking than another, because people have different standards of appearance. Personally, I prefer the Dallas-area countryside of mixed prairie and woodland over Atlanta's solid pine forests. Ilike the Dallas-area vistas and sense of space. And if others disagree with me? So what? To each his own.

But for someone to claim that there is only one standard of beauty... baloney! So I'll disagree with you that Atlanta is aestetically superior... you merely think it is.