Houston vs. Dallas (Austin, Fort Worth, Plano: accredited, mcmansions, appreciation)

[llmrkc07]

Tyler is okay. I see alot of folks say that its nice but they have towns in Central Texas that look and feel better than Tyler.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by llmrkc07

Tyler is okay. I see alot of folks say that its nice but they have towns in Central Texas that look and feel better than Tyler.

Tyler is more than just a "town", its a small city & metro now.

Its comparable to cities like Lubbock, Waco, Denton, & Beaumont.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Tyler is more than just a "town", its a small city & metro now.

Its comparable to cities like Lubbock, Waco, Denton, & Beaumont.

Denton? Only city on your list that doesn't fit. Denton may sort of be off by itself in the DFW area, but most residents in that area don't even work in Denton County.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Trae713

Denton? Only city on your list that doesn't fit. Denton may sort of be off by itself in the DFW area, but most residents in that area don't even work in Denton County.

Both Denton & Tyler have 2 or more major colleges. Denton has UNT & TWU. Tyler has UT, Texas College (historically minority college), & TJC (one of the oldest & largest Junior colleges in the nation)

Both Denton & Tyler have loops though Tyler is building a 2nd outer loop (tollway) as we speak.

Denton has approximately 10K more people than Tyler.

Tyler has the larger, more urban feeling downtown.

Tyler is more diverse than Denton.

The cities are more similar than different.

Don't even try to compare Tyler to Lewisville based on population. Lewisville is a suburb, Tyler is a city. True, Denton is in the D/FW Metro, but its just way out there for most people to commute to Dallas daily & functions more like its own city than a suburb of a much larger city. Yes, I realize there is a new commuter train in Denton County, but few people utilize it yet.

[First24]

You don't compare Tyler the any city in or around the Metroplex.

Tyler is pretty much a greener and less interesting version of Waco.

[HtownLove]

I think Tyler is interesting.
Waco has its points of interests too.

But this is Houston Dallas smackdown so Houston is naturally the more interesting City. Closer to the beach, better parks, better zoo (sans FW) more interesting people

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I think Tyler is interesting.
Waco has its points of interests too.

But this is Houston Dallas smackdown so Houston is naturally the more interesting City. Closer to the beach, better parks, better zoo (sans FW) more interesting people

Recognize!

[ClarenceBodiker]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I think Tyler is interesting.
Waco has its points of interests too.

But this is Houston Dallas smackdown so Houston is naturally the more interesting City. Closer to the beach, better parks, better zoo (sans FW) more interesting people

You should get out of Houston once in a while. There's nothing interesting about dirty brown beaches and flat-as-a-pancake terrain.


HTH

[AK123]

Originally Posted by casimpso

These are meant as honest questions. If Houston is so great, why does it suffer from such a perception gap? Why does it have such a bad rap nationally? Why is it never mentioned in the same company as other, less populated metro areas, such as San Francisco, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, or Miami, especially regarding the dining and nightlife scenes?

You can spout numbers and percentages until you're blue in the face, but perception is reality.

I seriously think all you homers should start a dialogue with the Chamber of Commerce. With boosters like you organizing things, Houston couldn't help but find itself catapulted into the stratosphere of American cities.

For whatever reasons, Houston has almost always been under the radar and not noticed or mentioned by the national media unless it's something negative. Rather, I'd say perception is not reality. Once the media chooses a city to love on, whether by luck or other factors, you will mostly see positive things about that city while negatives are swept under the rug. This has a big effect on perceptions. Case in point - Austin.

I could almost guarantee that if a television serious, large scale reality show, national festival, or similar were to come to Houston and film it in a positive light highlighting the best of the city (basically marketing the city, as has happened with many other cities), perceptions would start changing on Houston rather significantly. But would reality change? No.

Until Houston gets more than just negative publicity, perceptions won't change much. The exploding population and fact that many more people are coming than going, and staying long term, is a testament that reality is much nicer than perceptions. This is also why Houston has made it on to "underrated cities" lists.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I think Tyler is interesting.
Waco has its points of interests too.

But this is Houston Dallas smackdown so Houston is naturally the more interesting City. Closer to the beach, better parks, better zoo (sans FW) more interesting people

The Dallas Zoo is the best and biggest in the state NOW.