do you think houston is just too big to ever have a city like vibe?

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by jfre81

That is city limits. Pittsburgh is 99 square miles. Houston is 600+ and a lot of that is far away from the central/urban core.

So with similar square miles, Houston has twice as many people inside the loop as Pittsburgh.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by Trae713

So with similar square miles, Houston has twice as many people inside the loop as Pittsburgh.

There are also terrain and rivers in Pittsburgh.

[Bobloblawslawblog]

Originally Posted by Trae713

So with similar square miles, Houston has twice as many people inside the loop as Pittsburgh.

Pretty much. And that's also taking into account that there are some pretty sizeable areas inside the loop that are non-residential industrial areas, along the ship channel and in the Pleasantville area. My guess is that once you factor out how much of Pittsburgh is river and undeveloped hills, it's probably the same percentage of inner-loop Houston that's industrial, office space, medical (TMC covers a pretty large area), and large parks like Hermann and Memorial.

I'm always amazed every time I go back to Houston at how quickly the inner loop is bulking up. It may not be the most attractive architecture, but no doubt it's growing more dense by the day.