Is San Antonio clean in your opinion? (Houston, Dallas: mattress, hotel)

[Merovee]

Originally Posted by 7035683216

Just to be clear. So far, I hear that the nondowntown neighborhoods in San Antonia had Graffiti, Tagging, and stray diaper problems.

Even Alamo Heights gets tagged. Most recently the fence around the city hall construction going on.

[elnina]

Originally Posted by verybadgnome

No city in Texas is clean in my book. Go spend some time in urban or rural Switzerland and then come back to Texas. I guarantee you will be aghast at how dirty it is.

^^^ This!
To the general trash already mentioned I would like to add plastic shopping bags, flyers/printed advertisement, plastic bottles, cups, brush/debris and household junk.
Maybe not a big health hazard, but very much aesthetic issue.

BTW: to be fair, except Downtown, bus stops and public parks, you don't see any trash containers anywhere.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by Merovee

Even Alamo Heights gets tagged. Most recently the fence around the city hall construction going on.

The difference is in Alamo Heights its cleaned up within a day or two and happens very infrequently. At a construction zone it might be a little different considering the company might not want to replace a fence or work box or take the time to clean it.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by elnina

^^^ This!
To the general trash already mentioned I would like to add plastic shopping bags, flyers/printed advertisement, plastic bottles, cups, brush/debris and household junk.
Maybe not a big health hazard, but very much aesthetic issue.

BTW: to be fair, except Downtown, bus stops and public parks, you don't see any trash containers anywhere.

That is not being fair that is giving an excuse IMO. I don't need a trashcan every few feet not to litter.

[Azure110]

Along with Switzerland, another place that I have found to be very clean is most of Japan except for areas in Tokyo like Shinjuku.

The Japanese have recycle bins, bins for cigarette butts, trash bins, pretty much a bin for anything and everywhere and they use them.

Of course we are comparing apples to oranges here, but I do wish we had the same level of effort here.

[7035683216]

Thank you. I particularly hate stray plastic bags. They hang off the trees where I live!

Anyway, I will be in San Antonio Tomorrow, and I will tell you my opinion of Downtown and the NW part near Seaworld. I'll visit other parts Monday.

[jrossjr79]

I say San Antonio is dirty, but not dirty enough to merit being in the top dirtiest cities in America, seen alot dirtier.

[jrossjr79]

Originally Posted by MattTx

Along with Switzerland, another place that I have found to be very clean is most of Japan except for areas in Tokyo like Shinjuku.

The Japanese have recycle bins, bins for cigarette butts, trash bins, pretty much a bin for anything and everywhere and they use them.

Of course we are comparing apples to oranges here, but I do wish we had the same level of effort here.

There is a big difference when it comes to comparing different countries, and will also agree, most of Japan is very clean, even during a festival. My only thing I did not like while there fro 3 years is the amount of traffic in Tokyo and the way the sewer system is set up in rural to mid size towns. I was in Misawa for 3 years in the early 90s.

[Azure110]

Originally Posted by aviastar

Even the "nice", non-littered areas of S.A. don't have the nice landscaping, lush green lawns and trails that I find here.

I agree with most of what you said about San Antonio except for the part quoted above. Obviously, you haven't been to all parts of San Antonio.

[Mom2Feebs]

Originally Posted by aviastar

S.A. is a cool city but this is one thing that really keeps me from relocating there. I was amazed last time I visited how much litter I found throughout a large section of the city. Also, there seems to be large areas of the city where people have peeling paint on their homes and other signs of untended to wear/tear on homes. There is also a lot of visual pollution (tagging, large billboards stacked atop each other that interfere with sightlines). I live in Leawood, KS; previously I lived in Overland Park - both suburbs of KC, and I could not find a comparable area in S.A. Even the "nice", non-littered areas of S.A. don't have the nice landscaping, lush green lawns and trails that I find here.

Still, there are many good things about the city.

"Visual pollution"--I like this term.


There are a few parts like what you mention, although realistically, you are not going to find lush anything, lawn-wise, while we are in a full fledged drought. Hence the brown grass. Water restrictions during summer make it nearly impossible to keep a green, lush yard. Xeriscaping, done right, can really fulfill that wish for beauty in its own way. I love to see what some yards here look like when a good landscaper/gardener (or creative homeowner) is utilized for design. Some of the older 'hoods here are gorgeous.