Houston Area Battle- North Houston vs West Houston (Pearland, Huntsville: house, neighborhood)

[SouthernBoy205]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

There is a lattice of streets around the metro here that look like that. That is pretty much how all the major streets in the burbs look.

IKR, but 280 is HORRIBLE for a metro Birmingham's size. It's really like that 25/8.

[testmo]

i could ride my bike to the galleria if i wanted to. this thread unfairly gives the suburbs an advantage. yes they'll grow but they will just grow to be larger suburban areas. depending on your beliefs that could mean utter hell or nice inexpensive living. i actually agree with vegankris on this one. let gas hit $4.50 again and see how you like your commute from the new home you just bought.

with the train route being expanded that is only going to give the city core/and neighboring areas around it a push. i see a lot of progressive minded people moving down here in order to just take the train into work in the mornings. they have broken ground on the downtown expansion, and i think the east side?, don't know the progress here yet

[Lost_In_Translation]

Originally Posted by testmo

i could ride my bike to the galleria if i wanted to. this thread unfairly gives the suburbs an advantage. yes they'll grow but they will just grow to be larger suburban areas. depending on your beliefs that could mean utter hell or nice inexpensive living. i actually agree with vegankris on this one. let gas hit $4.50 again and see how you like your commute from the new home you just bought.

with the train route being expanded that is only going to give the city core/and neighboring areas around it a push. i see a lot of progressive minded people moving down here in order to just take the train into work in the mornings. they have broken ground on the downtown expansion, and i think the east side?, don't know the progress here yet

The galleria was a suburb at one time. Things may get denser if gas goes higher but that doesn't mean people will return to the CBD. Already you see seperate commercial areas expanding in the woodlands, Katy, and various parts of west Houston.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Lost_In_Translation

The galleria was a suburb at one time. Things may get denser if gas goes higher but that doesn't mean people will return to the CBD. Already you see seperate commercial areas expanding in the woodlands, Katy, and various parts of west Houston.

that is exactly what is keeping the north and West alive. why the hell would people move to the core when their job is in the woodlands or I10????

[SouthernBoy205]

I thought Pearland was booming too.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by SouthernBoy205

I thought Pearland was booming too.

who told you that????

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

that is exactly what is keeping the north and West alive. why the hell would people move to the core when their job is in the woodlands or I10????

RE the west: I-10 is an easy reverse commute from the core to the EC.

Woodlands isn't an easy commute to anywhere. Commuting within The Woodlands can be over 20 minutes depending where you live.

In the end Houston will have several downtowns. But the Core/Uptown/EC will always have more "status" and value. Nature of the beast. And then there will be the bedroom/work communities....

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by EasilyAmused

RE the west: I-10 is an easy reverse commute from the core to the EC.

Woodlands isn't an easy commute to anywhere. Commuting within The Woodlands can be over 20 minutes depending where you live.

In the end Houston will have several downtowns. But the Core/Uptown/EC will always have more "status" and value. Nature of the beast. And then there will be the bedroom/work communities....

no one is saying otherwise. but people are talking like the burbs will be depleted with expensive oil prices. Why will it, when these burbs have their own job market.

that doom and gloom senario has been spewed for decades

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

no one is saying otherwise. but people are talking like the burbs will be depleted with expensive oil prices. Why will it, when these burbs have their own job market.

that doom and gloom senario has been spewed for decades

I don't think the exurbs around Houston will ever die, cheap housing is a huge lure. Will they become far less clean and middle class..absolutely. As to mass amounts of companies moving to them...hmmm probably not. BUT, if it reduces congestion I'm all for it. Getting out of Houston is HELL these days with everyone try to get back to Spring-New Waverly from Downtown on the weekends.

Again though, if we keep growing at the pace we are, people will be forced to make more serious choices when choosing where to live. I don't think anyone will rationally be able to live in The Woodlands and commute to TMC in 10 years by car.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by EasilyAmused

I don't think the exurbs around Houston will ever die, cheap housing is a huge lure. Get far less clean and middle class..absolutely. As to mass amounts of companies moving to them...hmmm probably not. BUT, if it reduces congestion I'm all for it. Getting out of Houston is HELL these days with everyone try to get back to Spring-New Waverly from Downtown on the weekends.

Again though, if we keep growing at the pace we are, people will be forced to make more serious choices when choosing where to live. I don't think anyone will rationally be able to live in The Woodlands and commute to TMC in 10 years by car.

pffft we will just build more highways


EDIT: why on Earth would you want to work in TMC if you live in TW anyway?? that is stupid.