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I was in Boca Raton last week, and it felt extremely suburban -- a mix mash of a bunch of cul-de-sac neighborhoods, and felt like a completely different region, as opposed to being part of the Miami metro.
For me, the "big city" feel of Miami stretches from Miami to Fort Lauderdale.
I agree. Miami to Ft. Lauderdale. After that, things fall off a bit. But that’s for South Florida. Other places, won’t have suburbs as dense as Boca.
If I am in Brickell getting on the rail to Miami Beach, in that environment I am going to think that Miami feels bigger, because there is no urban experience like that in Houston.
Huh???
There is no rail from Brickell to Miami Beach.
I can get with Miami to just Ft Lauderdale. I was trying to give Pompano Beach and Boca Raton some benefit of the doubt because there high-rises and mid-rises there if you stick to A1A.
I can get with Miami to just Ft Lauderdale. I was trying to give Pompano Beach and Boca Raton some benefit of the doubt because there high-rises and mid-rises there if you stick to A1A.
We’re comparing Miami to Houston. Not Miami to NYC. Miami to Fort Lauderdale is a longer somewhat (not entirely) urban stretch, that’s longer than Downtoown to Uptown HOU (and also more dense). The Homestead to West Palm thing was that it’s more dense and urban as a whole than whatever stretch you use for Houston in a straight line.
I was in Boca Raton last week, and it felt extremely suburban -- a mix mash of a bunch of cul-de-sac neighborhoods, and felt like a completely different region, as opposed to being part of the Miami metro.
For me, the "big city" feel of Miami stretches from Miami to Fort Lauderdale.
Funny thing though, if you put Minzer Park in Houston’s MSA it would stand out more than any other suburb and frankly anything outside the loop. Outside of that Boca Raton isn’t that much different than what you will find in all directions of Houston.
We’re comparing Miami to Houston. Not Miami to NYC. Miami to Fort Lauderdale is a longer somewhat (not entirely) urban stretch, that’s longer than Downtoown to Uptown HOU (and also more dense). The Homestead to West Palm thing was that it’s more dense and urban as a whole than whatever stretch you use for Houston in a straight line.
I was responding to your highrise point. Not your density point. I know what you were comparing. Also Miami to Ft Lauderdale is 27 miles apart. Uptown to Downtown is what 5 miles apart. Not an apples to oranges comparison.
I was responding to your highrise point. Not your density point. I know what you were comparing. Also Miami to Ft Lauderdale is 27 miles apart. Uptown to Downtown is what 5 miles apart. Not an apples to oranges comparison.
I said “that’s longer than Downtown to Uptown” so obviously I’m clear on this. Yes you’re right that the high rises aren’t fully continuous going from Miami to NYC. There’s definitely gaps. But in a Houston-Katy or Houston-Sugar Land which are the 2 most continuously urban edges going from downtown, there’s also gaps. I believe the fact that SoFlo is build for such a long stretch gives it a massive allusion on top of having the most urban core in the South
Of course South Florida will be more dense due to geography. Houston is just a beast in all directions not just to the North like the case in Miami moving North.
Houston is big, but a “beast”. What’s LA then? Gargantuan? People need to travel more if they can swing it.
I really liked visiting Houston, but I never felt like it was as vast and gigantic as people are saying. Maybe because I’ve been to most of the biggest metros in the U.S., not to mention living in or near the top 5.
Houston is big, but a “beast”. What’s LA then? Gargantuan? People need to travel more if they can swing it.
I really liked visiting Houston, but I never felt like it was as vast and gigantic as people are saying. Maybe because I’ve been to most of the biggest metros in the U.S., not to mention living in or near the top 5.
Yeah I didn't wanna say anything since I'm considered the "bad guy" anytime I say something not in Houston's favor but I wouldn't consider Houston a "beast" in anything but land mass and highways. But in every direction it's overwhelmingly strip malls, master planned communities, commercial corridors and a vibrancy full of vehicles. But I think what kills it for me is the lack of densely populated areas with pedestrians, Miami MSA just has more of that even with it being car-centric it still has more of that. Even someone bringing up the Bay Area i'm thinking Houston MSA is not in the same league with them as well.
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