Houston vs Seattle (Austin, El Paso, Pearland: transplants, gated, travel)

[Guerilla]

There are actually a lot of bike lanes on the west side of town. Briar Forest is a major boulevard with bike lanes on both sides.

[Guerilla]

Originally Posted by houguy1087

First off, if there is confederate stuff, it most likely wouldn't be native Houstonians buying it, it would probably be someone from one of the surrounding places.

I rarely see Confederate crap in Houston.

Second off, no one here is going to start riding bikes in the hot hot hot humid heat we have here, sweetie.

A lot of people do ride bikes here, especially on the west side and in the Inner Loop.

Third off, Houston can't build a subway because there is too much water in the soil to build one. The subway would collapse.

No it wouldn't. Amsterdam is below see level, and it is building subways. Houston will have a subway by 2012. Half of the Uptown Line (from just north of San Felipe to just south of I-10), will be underground. A possible station at Uptown Park, too.

Fourth off, Houston is the 4th largest city in the U.S. Get it right.

Fourth largest U.S. city and sixth largest metro area (though probably fifth now and pass Philly's metro area).

Fifth off, it looks like you're the one who's backwards.

She sure was.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Turkey is good.

[Muhnay]

Well if Houston cant build a subway, why not an air-rail?

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by Muhnay

Well if Houston cant build a subway, why not an air-rail?

You mean 'L' trains like in Chicago or Monorails like Seattle. I'd rather have 'L' trains over monorails. Light rail is the best solution though.

[Muhnay]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

You mean 'L' trains like in Chicago or Monorails like Seattle. I'd rather have 'L' trains over monorails. Light rail is the best solution though.

Yeah, monorail. Seattle has a nice one.

Like this..





I think Houston could benefit from one of these in major ways. Tie the local Bus line into it at stops to get a wider range, better, faster service.

[Muhnay]

See this one says AirTrain on it..



Ahh thats because it services an airport.. but I am thinking more like a monorail, high up above the streets like a monorail.

[cma01]

Arguing about which city is "better" is like arguing whether chocolate or vanilla is the "best " flavor of ice cream. Each person has their own preference.

Thanks for the pictures in the post. I grew up in the NW and sometimes I really miss how beautiful it is.

A few other things I miss: actually wearing cold weather clothes, the crisp days of fall before it starts turning cold, and the fresh, clean smell after a rain.

As for the weather, I don't get the people downplaying the rain in Seattle. It's a reality of the city, just like the heat and humidity are a reality of Houston. Sure, it doesn't rain 24/7, but it rains a lot more than the rest of the country, even if it's just a mist.

In my opinion, the light is a bigger issue than the rain in the Northwest. You just can't compare the misting rain to the torrential downpours that Houston gets. We were in Dallas before Houston and I lived through my first "real" thunderstorm in Dallas.

But the light can get really dreary in the NW. Comparing the places that I've lived, Dallas would be a 100 watt bulb, the Northwest a 60 watt, and Houston an 80 watt.

One of my college friends was from the NE and she thought we were absolutely crazy because we would walk around in winter in a sweatshirt, shorts, and no umbrella in the rain.

Before we moved here, the humidity was really hard to take when we visited. But I've gotten used to it now. I kind of like the tropical moist feel to the air. Obviously, I'm not going to be doing yard work on an August afternoon, but that is what air conditioning is for.

Hot weather is a lot harder on people living in the Pacific NW because they get so few truly hot days that they never get acclimated to it.

[Spade]

Monorail is too freakin expensive. I remember that being on the table for Houston but they couldn't afford it.

[BearBranch]

Originally Posted by Spade

Monorail is too freakin expensive. I remember that being on the table for Houston but they couldn't afford it.

Seattle Monorail is old and moldy. It only has one stop. Its being threatend to be shut down.

[houguy1087]

Originally Posted by pwright1

Ashley m was referring to metro Houston being 6th or 7th, which it is. I did find it quite odd not seeing bike lanes. I guess that's why you don't see many bike riders.

It's 6th. She still needs to get that right.