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Old 09-16-2011, 01:13 PM
 
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the area around Houston already had more than 5 times the population of Galveston buy 1900. The thing was they were not officially in Houston City limits. They were just suburbs of Houston


The population of Houston Doubled and quadrupled as time went buy as Houston took in these areas, not because of Galveston.

You need to learn more about your state man, and not believe everything you hear.

You really believe that Houston was a 40,000 person-ed city in the middle of harris county with nothing else around it?? Dream on.

while Galveston had maximised its limits on the island. Houston had room to grow and did.

Kinda like what is happening now with Dallas and FW. FW has lots of room to grow while Dallas is maxed out
Dallas being maxed out to me is a good thing. When cities can no longer grow outward,they grow upward. This means that the urban enviroment in the "CITY"of Dallas will only get better and better.enser and denser.

 
Old 09-16-2011, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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This means that the urban enviroment in the. "CITY of Dallas will only get better and better.denser and denser.
that would be true if it wasn't the opposite of what is actually happening.


Here are the facts.

FACT 1: DFW grew by 1,200,000 people last decade
FACT 2: Dallas grew by 10,000 people last decade
FACT 3: FW grew by 210,000 people last decade

seems like that growing up plan didn't work so well.
seems like my point is more valid, while Dallas is landlocked, FW has lots of room to grow.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 01:30 PM
 
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that would be true if it wasn't the opposite of what is actually happening.


Here are the facts.

FACT 1: DFW grew by 1,200,000 people last decade
FACT 2: Dallas grew by 10,000 people last decade
FACT 3: FW grew by 210,000 people last decade

seems like that growing up plan didn't work so well.
seems like my point is more valid, while Dallas is landlocked, FW has lots of room to grow.
I was refering to urban infrastructure and the urban fabric. Ft. Worth did indeed grow by that much, which is great but its mostly suburban single family homes. Which means that ft.worths growth is not the same type of growth the Dallas half is wishing for. So kudos to Ft.Worth.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 04:53 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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heck, Dallas would probably have failed as a city and become one of the little ghost towns if it didn't have FW helping it survive
Seriously? If Fort Worth was helping Dallas survive then why is Dallas bigger than Fort Worth. Most of the people outside of Texas never heard of Fort Worth.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 04:59 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Houston is one gigantic flood plain. Houston has hundreds of bayous all over the city that are prone to flooding. Hell the Buffalo Bayou which snakes though Downtown Houston appears to carry more water than the Trinity, which is several miles away from DT Dallas.


http://texashurricane.wordpress.com/

Next please.
Have you seen the Trinity River flooded? The Trinity River has tributaries all over the Metroplex. Have you ever heard of White Rock Creek, Mountain Creek, Johnson Creek, etc. White Rock Creek makes White Rock Lake and Mountain Creek makes Mountain Creek Lake.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Originally Posted by HtownLove View Post
the area around Houston already had more than 5 times the population of Galveston buy 1900. The thing was they were not officially in Houston City limits. They were just suburbs of Houston


The population of Houston Doubled and quadrupled as time went buy as Houston took in these areas, not because of Galveston.

You need to learn more about your state man, and not believe everything you hear.

You really believe that Houston was a 40,000 person-ed city in the middle of harris county with nothing else around it?? Dream on.

while Galveston had maximised its limits on the island. Houston had room to grow and did.

Kinda like what is happening now with Dallas and FW. FW has lots of room to grow while Dallas is maxed out
Dallas isn't maxed out! Are making up stuff? I have seen so much developable land in Dallas. How in the heck can 345 sq mi only hold 1.2 million people. Dallas can at least hold another 400k.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Houston is one gigantic flood plain. Houston has hundreds of bayous all over the city that are prone to flooding. Hell the Buffalo Bayou which snakes though Downtown Houston appears to carry more water than the Trinity, which is several miles away from DT Dallas.


http://texashurricane.wordpress.com/

Next please.

The Trinity does not flood Dallas roadways and neighborhoods like that because of planning and design of the levee system that is currently in place to allow large amounts of water to flow of of the city. Houston does not have such a system in place for the bayous.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 06:57 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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I think he's taking a regional view (similar to most DFW posters).
Well to the opposite, do you all ever think outside the loop? is there anything to do outside the loop? just a valid question.
 
Old 09-16-2011, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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The Trinity does not flood Dallas roadways and neighborhoods like that because of planning and design of the levee system that is currently in place to allow large amounts of water to flow of of the city. Houston does not have such a system in place for the bayous.
That is so true!
 
Old 09-16-2011, 07:46 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Without Fort Worth, Dallas would be OKC? I really disagree with that. The four million in Dallas little to do with Fort Worth. Most of the corporations are on the Dallas side of the metroplex. It has a lot more going for itself than some don't realize.
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