Houston vs. Dallas (Rowlett: 2013, credit, best)

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

You keep forgetting that Dallas has BEEN doing this downtown ....It's fabulous that Houston is JUST STARTING to think about its residents and what's important for a desirable urban environment DOWNTOWN. But you already knew this....Thats why you are so excited because you see a change that you've been praying for.......Is Houston on the right path??...YES! ......Is Houston Shooting past Dallas in urban planning and development???.....Hell NO!!...the urban environment in Dallas is better. ......and pedestrian friendly

Houston is starting to prove that it wants a better urban environment. But you shouldn't forget that Dallas is on fire too...and its just starting.

lulz.. youve got to be kidding me..

yes, Dallas' core has had about a decade head start on revitalization compared to Houstons downtown area, but dont act like Houston hasnt been thinking about its residents. if that were the case Dallas would be the one way ahead in Quality of Life, not Houston. you are right about one thing. we are seeing a major change in Houston right now. and actually Houston IS blasting past Dallas' urban development.. you are just too blind to see it.

you seriously think Dallas is "on fire too"? maybe when it comes to mid-rise apartment complexes and industrial warehouses..

[TexasTallest]

'Houston: City of parks'?! - Houston Chronicle

The suggestion came from an astute visitor, the renowned landscape architect Thomas Woltz.
"Something incredible has happened in Houston," he said the other night as he nibbled ceviche at Cuchara in Montrose.

Woltz couldn't help noticing that his biggest competitors have been in town, too. More than a half-dozen of the nation's top landscape design firms have either recently completed or are engaged in major Bayou City projects.

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It's an amazing moment of transformation.

Woltz finds the convergence of green brilliance so remarkable, he's recommended that a major landscape architecture association hold its annual symposium here in two years.
Stay tuned.

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

lulz.. youve got to be kidding me..

Houston right now. and actually Houston IS blasting past Dallas' urban development.. you are just too blind to see it.

I'm all for Houston in this new urban transformation, but I hope you don't jinx it and everything ends up backfiring on us.

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by stoneclaw

I'm all for Houston in this new urban transformation, but I hope you don't jinx it and everything ends up backfiring on us.

Haha. It will be interesting to see if the development patterns change once the downtown incentives dry up.

[RayStokes]

That's great for Houston that they're investing in their parks. Houston is currently ranked 7th in Texas for parks behind Corpus, Austin, Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth, and El Paso according to this:

ParkScore

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by RayStokes

That's great for Houston that they're investing in their parks. Houston is currently ranked 7th in Texas for parks behind Corpus, Austin, Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth, and El Paso according to this:

ParkScore

Did you look at this Texas Tallest?!.........Again...Enjoy your park.

[majicdonjuan]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Did you look at this Texas Tallest?!.........Again...Enjoy your park.

If you look at the ParkScore scoring breakdown it tells a different story. Houston has more parks as a percentage of total city area (impressive given the large size of the city in absolute terms), and more playgrounds per capita. Dallas has more spending per capita (more on that later), a larger average park size, and more residents living within half a mile of a park.

Let's look closer at spending per capita. ParkScore's website says that these spending totals are based on FY2009-FY2013. This is when the outlays for Klyde Warren Park (~$100 million?) hit Dallas books and a primary reason that Dallas per capita spending was so high as a component of the ParkScore. Discovery Green's outlays, on the other hand, were on the books prior to FY2009. That explains your difference there.

Take out that metric and it's pretty much a wash. Nothing to see here.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by majicdonjuan

If you look at the ParkScore scoring breakdown it tells a different story. Houston has more parks as a percentage of total city area (impressive given the large size of the city in absolute terms), and more playgrounds per capita. Dallas has more spending per capita (more on that later), a larger average park size, and more residents living within half a mile of a park.

Let's look closer at spending per capita. ParkScore's website says that these spending totals are based on FY2009-FY2013. This is when the outlays for Klyde Warren Park (~$100 million?) hit Dallas books and a primary reason that Dallas per capita spending was so high as a component of the ParkScore. Discovery Green's outlays, on the other hand, were on the books prior to FY2009. That explains your difference there.

Take out that metric and it's pretty much a wash. Nothing to see here.

OMG

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

OMG

What's so omg about what he said? Sounds pretty logical to me...

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

What's so omg about what he said? Sounds pretty logical to me...

so why did he beat you to it