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Old 04-19-2011, 10:07 PM
 
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Old 04-19-2011, 10:10 PM
 
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Dallas and Fort Worth are essentially one now. We pretty much realize now we have to work together for the good of the region. I keep telling folks the best thing that could have happen to Dallas was only gaining 10,000 residents. Seriously, if you think Dallas is just going to sit back and let Fort Worth and the burbs take all the glory you crazy. Mark my word all companies that relocate to DFW will relocate to the core cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. The urban centers will be a lot more attractive in 10 years.
Dallas would have to shell out big bucks to do that. Companies set up shop where they want, and they find the burbs a very attractive place to set up shop.

It is much too late to turn the tide now, The rail made it even worse for Dallas. They are gonna be losing tons of tax dollars to the burbs.
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:15 PM
 
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What about Houston, HtownLove?
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:23 PM
 
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What about Houston, HtownLove?
A few companies are located in the Woodlands and some in Sugar Land, but generally the companies are mainly concentrated around Houston
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:25 PM
 
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A few companies are located in the Woodlands and some in Sugar Land, but generally the companies are mainly concentrated around Houston
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Dallas and Fort Worth are essentially one now. We pretty much realize now we have to work together for the good of the region. I keep telling folks the best thing that could have happen to Dallas was only gaining 10,000 residents. Seriously, if you think Dallas is just going to sit back and let Fort Worth and the burbs take all the glory you crazy. Mark my word all companies that relocate to DFW will relocate to the core cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. The urban centers will be a lot more attractive in 10 years.
Don't you wish.

The only somewhat continuous development between the two cities is on 183 Airport Freeway & even there it is not all that continuous. You still have a sparsely populated section of Fort Worth between Irving & Euless near Highway 360 that might as well be North Arlington or West Irving.

Stills lots of undeveloped prairie on I-30 & I-20 between the two cities, especially on the Tarrant County side. No high rises either. Totally different from the way Houston developed. Drive the whole stretch of I-45 from Spring to South Houston at the Beltway or I-10 Katy to Baytown then get back at me.

Houston has muscle & flexes it.
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:32 PM
 
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Dallas would have to shell out big bucks to do that. Companies set up shop where they want, and they find the burbs a very attractive place to set up shop.

It is much too late to turn the tide now, The rail made it even worse for Dallas. They are gonna be losing tons of tax dollars to the burbs.
Private investors have made a huge contribution to Uptown Dallas development. If you make the urban core more user friendly people will move to the core. The city of Dallas was able to lure AT&T to its core. I don't think it’s an impossible task. Atlanta doesn't have much of a tax base in its core but it has managed to be successful with private investment.
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:32 PM
 
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I thought DFW was one whole area, too.
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:35 PM
 
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Metro Mat, now I can conclude why people would say Houston feels larger than DFW since DFW isn't fully developed between Dallas and Fort Worth.
 
Old 04-19-2011, 10:37 PM
 
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I thought DFW was one whole area, too.
Its a good sales pitch...
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