Houston zoning? (West: live in, legal, garden)

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by usc619

LMAO You folks obviously haven't been outside Houston much. Houston has a lot of great things going for it, but beauty and aesthetics isn't one of them.

I have only been in Houston for less than a quarter of my life Buddy. I have spent time in every area of the US except big sky country.

And I am always drawn back to Houston.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

What ditches are you all talking about? I've only seen this in the more rural areas of Houston or those "country" style neighborhoods you see. .

There are ditches around my aunt's house, but she lives all the way in Pearland.

That Algreen guy doesn't know Houston, he always makes wild claims

[groovamos]

Originally Posted by usc619

LMAO You folks obviously haven't been outside Houston much. Houston has a lot of great things going for it, but beauty and aesthetics isn't one of them.

Somewhat agree except:

1. Most people here and probably on this thread, moved to the area, me included. I've lived in Atlanta, L.A., Chicago, Nashville, Austin

2. I really miss the hills, but some places in the city are genuinely gorgeous:

(a) Museum District/Hermann Park/ Meacham Fountain/Rice U.
(b) Buffalo Bayou intersection with the West Loop at Woodway/Omni Hotel/Post Oak
(c) Memorial Dr./Woodway/Memorial Park confluence
(d) I really like my neighborhood features: T.C. Jester/White Oak Bayou/11th Street Park. Lots of green and Spanish moss, nice residences. The 11th street park, if you don't know, is forested 24 acres with trails, added to the park system 3~4 years ago.

3. Missing the hills is made up for by having Galveston I. so close. I went to a beach party recently on the southern tip, at that huge expansive beach down there near the bridge. At night, something like that can be magical. Where in SoCal can you drive onto the beach, stop, run naked into the water and not get the shivers?

[HtownLove]

for as much as I love Houston, I wouldn't brag about the coast. I go down to Galveston a lot but you couldn't pay me to touch the water

[groovamos]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

for as much as I love Houston, I wouldn't brag about the coast. I go down to Galveston a lot but you couldn't pay me to touch the water

What is it about the water that you would say that? There's sometimes some silt from the rivers that hangs out around here, but what else? You can't see the silt at night I might add.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by groovamos

What is it about the water that you would say that? There's sometimes some silt from the rivers that hangs out around here, but what else? You can't see the silt at night I might add.

It's because of the Mississippi River. That's why the beaches to the east of it are generally deemed as "nicer" than Galveston. I think Galveston should invest in importing sand to it's beaches, and fixing up the look of the Seawall (maybe some paint, art work, vines, etc.). Even then, it's been said during the news that Galveston is seeing it's best summer in years, partly because of the oil spill effecting other beaches along the Gulf.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by groovamos

What is it about the water that you would say that? There's sometimes some silt from the rivers that hangs out around here, but what else? You can't see the silt at night I might add.

Its probably just in my head. I grew up in the Caribbean and have a certain concept in my head, so I probably have unreasonable expectations.

Kinda like Paris Hilton shopping at walmart

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

I haven't been outside of Houston much? Do you know me? ...Yeah, that's why I thought. Houston doesn't look cheap. Maybe some of the unincorporated areas, though.



What ditches are you all talking about? I've only seen this in the more rural areas of Houston or those "country" style neighborhoods you see. There are obviously going to be bayous and ditches behind the neighborhoods though.

I think they talking about neighborhoods like this:

Houston,tx - Google Maps

[jimmyev]

Originally Posted by randian

Did you fail to read the whole sentence? I said "Zoning ... makes prices very volatile, very sensitive to tiny changes in demand, and as prone to huge crashes as big booms". I believe "huge crash" accurately describes Detroit and Cleveland. Just because zoning undersupplies land in times of normal demand doesn't mean that it can prop up land prices when entire cities are being abandoned. If you look at home prices from the last 5 years, you will see that the highest volatility occurs in places where land use controls are most strictly applied: California, Florida, Nevada, and parts of the Northeast.

I read the whole sentence. Housing values in Houston were in free-fall 24 years ago. And the city wasn't zoned 24 years ago either. Zoning has no effect.

[usc619]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

I think they talking about neighborhoods like this:

Houston,tx - Google Maps

LOL How long before someone says "Areas like that are far and few in Houston"?