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I'm sure 90 years ago they didn't expect Dallas to overtake Boston in population, but it happened. Never say never.
the way dallas has developed has been almost completely around the automobile while Boston is more transit friendly. It will take a long time to get enough dallasites (?) out of their cars to even challenge boston.
the way dallas has developed has been almost completely around the automobile while Boston is more transit friendly. It will take a long time to get enough dallasites (?) out of their cars to even challenge boston.
That all has to do with when the cities developed. There is a reason cities like Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles developed the way the did. Its all because they had their growth after the advent of the automobile. Boston, NYC, Philly, Chicago, etc. all had their growth before the car was widely used. Its not an unwillingness to be more compact, its just the times they grew up.
Boston's mass transit opened in 1897, Dallas' opened in 1996.
I would certainly hope Boston's was better...
Still, at 76 miles long, Dallas has the largest rail system in the United States.
By comparison, Boston's is only 28 miles long.
Daily boardings & boardings per mile however no other city begins to touch Boston.
Dallas' massive rail system is geared for the suburbs while Bostons is geared for the inner city. Two entirely different set ups.
I am going to assume you're talking about the subway/light rail. Boston has a widespread commuter rail system that is essentially made so well over 100,000 people a day can get to/from Boston and the suburbs. The MBTA commuter rail system is over 350 miles.
I am going to assume you're talking about the subway/light rail. Boston has a widespread commuter rail system that is essentially made so well over 100,000 people a day can get to/from Boston and the suburbs. The MBTA commuter rail system is over 350 miles.
He was only counting DART light rail. Imagine if boston subway/light rail were as physically large as Dallas'. We would rule the world!
Im not talking about things like public transit or urbanity, those are pretty clear in Boston's favorites. Thats all a google map would show.
Im talking about thinks like places to eat, shopping, and layout. Shopping is pretty much shopping and the food scene in Dallas vs. Boston is simply different. How can you really say one is better than the other?
I guess it'd have to be based on the diversity of offerings in the cities...though I agree they don't really cross-over in their specialties seeing as their cultures are vastly different...maybe some Chinese?
What does Dallas usually do well in, in terms of food?
Boston specializes in seafood, Italian, Portuguese, Caribbean, Brasilian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean...I think there's supposed to be decent Indian too, but I'm not a fan so I'm not really a good judge haha.
I guess it'd have to be based on the diversity of offerings in the cities...though I agree they don't really cross-over in their specialties seeing as their cultures are vastly different...maybe some Chinese?
What does Dallas usually do well in, in terms of food?
Boston specializes in seafood, Italian, Portuguese, Caribbean, Brasilian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean...I think there's supposed to be decent Indian too, but I'm not a fan so I'm not really a good judge haha.
Anything I missed?
It's different in some ways, not in others (food wise that is). It all depends on the type.
In the whole Boston vs. Dallas arena, my review would be the following:
Boston has better:
Italian (this being the most obvious)
Brazilian
Chinese (minus Szechuan)
Caribbean
Japanese
French
Seafood
Dallas has better:
Mexican
Salvadoran
Vietnamese
Thai
German
Szechuan
Indian
Everything else is pretty much a tie. That's why I would put them as evenly matched in the food department.
I guess it'd have to be based on the diversity of offerings in the cities...though I agree they don't really cross-over in their specialties seeing as their cultures are vastly different...maybe some Chinese?
What does Dallas usually do well in, in terms of food?
Boston specializes in seafood, Italian, Portuguese, Caribbean, Brasilian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean...I think there's supposed to be decent Indian too, but I'm not a fan so I'm not really a good judge haha.
Anything I missed?
It's different in some ways, not in others (food wise that is). It all depends on the type.
In the whole Boston vs. Dallas arena, my review would be the following:
Boston has better:
Italian (this being the most obvious)
Brazilian
Chinese (minus Szechuan)
Caribbean
Japanese
French
Seafood
Dallas has better:
Mexican
Salvadoran
Vietnamese
Thai
German
Szechuan
Korean
Any dish involving beef.
Everything else is pretty much a tie. That's why I would put them as evenly matched in the food department.
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