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Based on votes, it seems Austin is more/just as fast paced than Hou/Dallas?
Is that really a consensus on here, I could see Houston maybe, but not Dallas. Dallas has almost 8 million people and a large convention/corporate center.
Based on votes, it seems Austin is more/just as fast paced than Hou/Dallas?
Is that really a consensus on here, I could see Houston maybe, but not Dallas. Dallas has almost 8 million people and a large convention/corporate center.
Austin has one of the biggest universities in the country right next to downtown which makes it more active than the other 2.
Houston has the biggest downtown but the underground tunnels kill street level activity.
Downtown Dallas neighboring areas is where the activity is at.
Austin also had a head start on downtown residential hirises over the other two.
I wouldn't put too much stock on the votes though. New Orleans CBD is leagues better than all of these but it has less votes
Miami is #1 and its not close. Behind Miami i'll say Austin. Unlike Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas, Austin's development is very centralized downtown. New Orleans CBD outside of the tourist areas like Bourbon is pretty weak.
Bourbon is not in New Orleans CBD, it's downtown.
And the CBD feels more urban than Miami. Narrower streets, less giant parking structures, more human scale.
They both h have plenty of restaurants and retail options.
The French Quarter is unmatched in the South as an urban neighborhood, but I don't see it with the CBD at all. The CBD is pretty grungy and the business activity in New Orleans is underwhelming.
Bourbon is not in New Orleans CBD, it's downtown.
And the CBD feels more urban than Miami. Narrower streets, less giant parking structures, more human scale.
They both h have plenty of restaurants and retail options.
What makes the New Orleans CBD "fast-paced"? I'm sorry but the city is too depressed economically to be fast paced. Isn't the city known for its legendary easygoing slow pace?
What makes the New Orleans CBD "fast-paced"? I'm sorry but the city is too depressed economically to be fast paced. Isn't the city known for its legendary easygoing slow pace?
It's not like people show up to the office at noon with a daiquiri. The slow pace refers too the tourism industry really. Day to day life isn't slower than any other place in my opinion.
What's wrong with being grungy?
Most older cities are grungy.
The Superdome is in the CBD.
The amtrak station, along with Greyhound and megabus is in the CBD.
There are casinos, museums, some of the best restaurants in the city, parks, grocery store.
It's one of the more complete CBDs in the south. I dunno very many others that offer that much. Austin certainly doesn't
What's wrong with being grungy?
Most older cities are grungy.
The Superdome is in the CBD.
The amtrak station, along with Greyhound and megabus is in the CBD. There are casinos, museums, some of the best restaurants in the city, parks, grocery store.
It's one of the more complete CBDs in the south. I dunno very many others that offer that much. Austin certainly doesn't
Austin's CBD has all of that except for a Casino? New Orleans has an incredible historic core and some urban residential neighborhoods that you don't see elsewhere in the south, but I don't get what you are seeing in the CBD. Austin's CBD has much more energy in my opinion. (And I don't know that Austin beats out Miami or Atlanta here by the way).
Based on votes, it seems Austin is more/just as fast paced than Hou/Dallas?
Is that really a consensus on here, I could see Houston maybe, but not Dallas. Dallas has almost 8 million people and a large convention/corporate center.
It's not. Whatsoever.
Oh this is about the CBD. I guess I still don't see it but oh well.
Oh this is about the CBD. I guess I still don't see it but oh well.
Austin CBD has much more activity than Houston and Dallas at night and on the weekends, that's not even close. More nightlife, more tourists, more people enjoying the great downtown park system, etc.
I think 9-5 Dallas and Houston might be a bit livelier, assuming you aren't counting UT as "downtown", which I'd agree with. They still have employment bases that are a bit larger.
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