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Did you not read my earlier reply? Here, let's try it again....
"Not at all. This has nothing to do with that. I'm just pointing out one of Houston's flaws, which is that it's seriously lacking in organization. I actually prefer Houston's lay-out to other cities (like Dallas), but I'm not going to pretend that there isn't a downside to that".
Read the first three words, which I have emboldened...then read the following reasoning I gave for my reply.
I myself am black...but that doesn't mean I can't call out the issues within my community. Can I not call out black-on-black crime either, and if I do that means I prefer "segregation"?
Get used to it, unfortunately I'm not surprised. lol
This is random, but looking around that streetview, im pleasantly surprised at the urbanity of North Dallas' elite communities. Gridded Streets, Minimal front yards, alleyways for the trash and utility wires, not as many front garages, sidewalks!. For all the knocks Dallas gets, these communities are a lot more "urban" than a Buckhead or even the upper class areas of many Northern suburbs. The density even makes it feel "safer" than some of the more isolated UC communities; and im sure they are, Dallas proves you don't have to build UC communities with big walls and barriers (though I'm sure those exist) for the residents there to feel safe.
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Originally Posted by DaBears02
The way the state of Texas (GOP) attacks Houston is absolutely disgusting. They’re trying to overturn fair elections and the TEA takeover of HISD was just stupid. They try to paint Houston as extremely crime ridden to push their agenda, even though Houston is pretty much middle of the pack in terms of crime for big cities. I remember Abbott blaming the rise of crime in Texas solely on Harris County. I know that they go after Austin too but Dallas seems to escape the wrath of the Texas GOP and the crime stereotype when they’re both similar.
It's so obvious why it's the states darling. Probably has to do with the states wealthiest residents living in Dallas. Dallas has (and always had) a cachet that Houston never had. See my comment above; its prettier, better planned, more "all american", has all the big name companies (ATT, American, McKesson, TI, Exxon for now), the big and successful sports teams, more comfortable to live in. Bush lives there. The minorities there are more...shall we say, in the background. Dallas=wealth in the cultural sense. It's more upper crust conservative despite being a 'blue' city.
Like many have said, Perception.
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San Antonio is very economically segregated and honestly I don't mind it.
Me either honestly. All of the nicer suburbs/enclaves of SA are "diverse" too... way more than the inner city anyways. I'm not sure what the appeal of being next to a crime ridden/sketchy area would be.
This is random, but looking around that streetview, im pleasantly surprised at the urbanity of North Dallas' elite communities. Gridded Streets, Minimal front yards, alleyways for the trash and utility wires, not as many front garages, sidewalks!. For all the knocks Dallas gets, these communities are a lot more "urban" than a Buckhead or even the upper class areas of many Northern suburbs. The density even makes it feel "safer" than some of the more isolated UC communities; and im sure they are, Dallas proves you don't have to build UC communities with big walls and barriers (though I'm sure those exist) for the residents there to feel safe.
It's so obvious why it's the states darling. Probably has to do with the states wealthiest residents living in Dallas. Dallas has (and always had) a cachet that Houston never had. See my comment above; its prettier, better planned, more "all american", has all the big name companies (ATT, American, McKesson, TI, Exxon for now), the big and successful sports teams, more comfortable to live in. Bush lives there. The minorities there are more...shall we say, in the background. Dallas=wealth in the cultural sense. It's more upper crust conservative despite being a 'blue' city.
Me either honestly. All of the nicer suburbs/enclaves of SA are "diverse" too... way more than the inner city anyways. I'm not sure what the appeal of being next to a crime ridden/sketchy area would be.
Because it's not "PC" to admit it out loud, seeing as how everyone knows what race of people this mostly applies to.
This is all I was trying to say, but, unlike you, I don't necessarily think segregation (economically or otherwise) is the answer. More like hard-on-crime and REAL policing should get the job done.
I first want to say the crime & safety is a complicated thing to narrow down, and you cannot always trust statistics, news/media, & word of mouth, as people can often paint crime disproportionately to a cities overall quality of life and safety (blowing out of proportion). Crime tends to be more prevalent in areas with higher poverty, but I feel that the majority of people will be safe in any of these cities.
Out of these cities, I've been to NYC, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, & San Diego. Out of these places, I felt that San Diego was the "safest", therefore it got my upvote. In my experience, it tended to have less of a crime & poverty problems than the other cities. But every city has it's crime & poverty, and I never had a safety issue in any of these cities.
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This is random, but looking around that streetview, im pleasantly surprised at the urbanity of North Dallas' elite communities. Gridded Streets, Minimal front yards, alleyways for the trash and utility wires, not as many front garages, sidewalks!. For all the knocks Dallas gets, these communities are a lot more "urban" than a Buckhead or even the upper class areas of many Northern suburbs. The density even makes it feel "safer" than some of the more isolated UC communities; and im sure they are, Dallas proves you don't have to build UC communities with big walls and barriers (though I'm sure those exist) for the residents there to feel safe.
It's so obvious why it's the states darling. Probably has to do with the states wealthiest residents living in Dallas. Dallas has (and always had) a cachet that Houston never had. See my comment above; its prettier, better planned, more "all american", has all the big name companies (ATT, American, McKesson, TI, Exxon for now), the big and successful sports teams, more comfortable to live in. Bush lives there. The minorities there are more...shall we say, in the background. Dallas=wealth in the cultural sense. It's more upper crust conservative despite being a 'blue' city.
Like many have said, Perception.
I really wish I could disagree with it but it’s spot on.
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