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One could very easily argue that Houston is even more highway-centric and car-centric by design.. Which goes back to my original point that Orlando and Houston are more similar than people seem to think and in many cases share similar challenges..
Just because they are similar doesn't mean they are comparable. Orlando is more comparable to San Antonio
One could very easily argue that Houston is even more highway-centric and car-centric by design.. Which goes back to my original point that Orlando and Houston are more similar than people seem to think and in many cases share similar challenges..
I agree. I still don’t find there to be more walkable neighborhoods in Orlando than Houston. Not sure how it sta is up in per capita measurements though
To be fair Orlando has more walkable neighborhoods than Houston. Which is saying something that the 4th largest city in this country has less impressive walkable areas than smaller major city with sprawl such as Orlando. That's one area I'll give Orlando an edge too.
The ones in Houston are more human scaled and walkable. Also the Houston examples are much better than the Orlando ones since MetroRail runs every day with 6 minute headways, making it a much viable option for residents. SunRail doesn’t even run on weekends and runs at 30 minute headways.
Does it? I’m sure Orlando wins per capita. Orlando has a set of fairly walkable neighborhoods. As a whole, it’a very Highway centric by design. By numbers I feel there’s more walkable areas in Houston
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Wait what. This isn’t even close to being true.
Ok let me rephrase that comment. Being that Houston is 3 times larger than Orlando yeah it probably has more "walkable" neighborhoods than Orlando based off that fact alone. BUT, the walkable neighborhoods Orlando has compared to Houston's most walkable neighborhoods are more impressive and more walkable.
South Eola alone is more walkable than any neighborhood in Houston. Are we gonna assume because Houston's the bigger city that it's most walkable neighborhoods blow Orlando's out the water?
How so? This is a totally false statement. Orlando crushes San Antonio in dozens of categories, not to mention Orlando's infrastructure (airports, convention centers, stadiums/arenas, highways, etc.) is significantly larger and more developed compared to San Antonio.. Not sure how this is even a contest.
How so? This is a totally false statement. Orlando crushes San Antonio in dozens of categories, not to mention Orlando's infrastructure (airports, convention centers, stadiums/arenas, highways, etc.) is significantly larger and more developed compared to San Antonio.. Not sure how this is even a contest.
Yes Orlando wins over San Antonio in many categories but they are closer parallels. The closer Florida parallel for Houston would be Miami or the entire I4 corridor.
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Ok let me rephrase that comment. Being that Houston is 3 times larger than Orlando yeah it probably has more "walkable" neighborhoods than Orlando based off that fact alone. BUT, the walkable neighborhoods Orlando has compared to Houston's most walkable neighborhoods are more impressive and more walkable.
South Eola alone is more walkable than any neighborhood in Houston. Are we gonna assume because Houston's the bigger city that it's most walkable neighborhoods blow Orlando's out the water?
What?? South Enola? That area is tiny. You can go through it in 5 minutes. I think you spend time visiting areas when you are away and don't do the same at home. You can find S Enolas in Midtown the Heights, Montrose, and various other inner neighborhoods.
What?? South Enola? That area is tiny. You can go through it in 5 minutes. I think you spend time visiting areas when you are away and don't do the same at home. You can find S Enolas in Midtown the Heights, Montrose, and various other inner neighborhoods.
This. South Eola is literally the size of the Post Midtown Square area. Not a direct comparison at all. Most of Orlando’s walkable neighborhoods combined literally would be the size of Downtown Houston, which is at minimum every bit as walkable. Then there’s all the other walkable neighborhoods as well in the city. Houston definitely punches below its weight with regards to walkability but this is not an area Orlando has an advantage in. I also agree that Orlando is much more comparable to San Antonio in this area than Houston.
What?? South Enola? That area is tiny. You can go through it in 5 minutes. I think you spend time visiting areas when you are away and don't do the same at home. You can find S Enolas in Midtown the Heights, Montrose, and various other inner neighborhoods.
I was going to say this I agree about South Enola not being huge. Orlando isn’t huge so I wouldn’t expect it out of Orlando.
I see Orlando and Houston both as very Highway centric with walkable neighborhoods from place to place. Even some of the nicest hotels in Orlando end up being stuck next to highways dotted with fast food around the corner.
Where Orlando sticks out in this matchup (from a pedestrian perspective) is the tourist centric portions of town that are within reach of the theme park areas. Like Universal’s River Walk.
The actual city center, the Houston matchup edges out even when you factor in the size difference. Such as Orlando’s med center vs TMC.
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