What is the most beautiful city in Texas?

[whereiend]

Originally Posted by jennifat

I greatly disagree. Even in the heart of the city you see hodgepodge development like daycares built just feet away from the railroad tracks, or huge electrical substations right in the middle of a neighborhood of brand new residential low-rises. Multi-block sections that are literally nothing but parking ramps. Single Victorian-era houses entirely surrounded by 60s-era apartments. Old pole buildings adjacent new hotels. Strip malls right next to new office towers. The city may be incredibly trendy but it looks like a mess.

Literally any city would have some of these elements, particularly once you leave the traditionally wealthy areas. Even the most beautiful cities have large swathes of dilapidated areas. I'd say Austin has far fewer than most, given consistent economic prosperity and very few rough neighborhoods.

But to attribute that to lax zoning just doesn't make sense. If Austin had lax zoning it'd be filled with freeways and treeless suburbs like other areas in TX.

[thegoatman]

Originally Posted by jennifat

I think it's a pretty huge stretch to call Chicago "most beautiful". Vast portions of Chicago (most of the city) are in a woeful state of decay and squalor.

Lol the hoods of Chicago have better architecture and urban planning than anything seen in the sunbelt. and no the "vast" majority of the city isn't in decay. Yes the city has troubled sections.