Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > Houston
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 01-05-2012, 12:04 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
20,516 posts, read 33,565,329 times
Reputation: 12157

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by HtownLove View Post
Midtown, EaDo and 3rd ward improvements can add 200K people to the inner loop over the next 25 years.
I said a few years ago on this site that they could fit a million people inside the loop and still have a lot of room left over.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 01-05-2012, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Louisiana to Houston to Denver to NOVA
16,508 posts, read 26,333,624 times
Reputation: 13298
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spade View Post
I said a few years ago on this site that they could fit a million people inside the loop and still have a lot of room left over.
I say the same thing. Lots of lots and unsustainable living in the loop.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-05-2012, 12:52 PM
 
12,735 posts, read 21,792,548 times
Reputation: 3774
I can see some LA type developments in Houston.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-05-2012, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
8,560 posts, read 11,220,032 times
Reputation: 4258
Default Just wondering: What if Houston had one CBD

Quote:
Originally Posted by HouTXmetro View Post
Do you all think that the city would be much different? Like would the city have developed the same? Would Downtown be more vibrant? those type of questions, mass transit.
That's the thing about Houston... There are no 'what if's', just do or don't.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-05-2012, 01:16 PM
 
12,735 posts, read 21,792,548 times
Reputation: 3774
I think that Houston's flat land is a plus because there is SO much that you can do with flat land. With that said, I can see Houston looking more and more like LA according to HtownLove's description of a potential linear skyline along that particular stretch of road.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > Houston

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:26 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top