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You've got inner ring burbs that have managed to sustain themselves in most large cities. Big deal. But a lot of that crap further out is gonna look like hell in a few decades. In fact, Houston's suburbs are pretty hideous already. Hell, Houston itself is pretty hideous. Actually, Texas cities and suburbs, Austin being the exception, are pretty hideous overall.
Translation "I hate all conservative cities, especially in the suburbs that are particularly conservative."
But for everyone else, all you have to do is look at an outer suburb like The Woodlands. You have major corporations who have located there and continue to do so. You have college extensions there. You have tons of parks, shopping, restaurants and even the world's second busiest outdoor concert venue located there ( Pavilion earns No. 2 spot as busiest concert venue - Houston Chronicle ).
Please tell what what is so awful about The Woodlands? Is it all of the miles upon miles of biking and walking trails? Is it the dozens of parks? Is it the restrictions against billboards? Please enlighten us what it is that is so "hideous" about one of the largest far out suburbs in Houston.
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NYC brownstones and SF rowhouses are built very well, are near amenities, and are highly desirable. That's why they've increased in value to astronomical numbers.
But they are still cookie cutter that look identical to each other? Do you find that to be an issue or not? Don't dance around it, is a cookie cutter appearance a problem?
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That ain't gonna happen in any Houston Suburbs and you know it. I could kick the suburban housing in Houston and the roofs will cave in.
Actually, no you couldn't. If you think you could, you are basically stupid.
Why would I want to be stuck in a 300 square foot apartment with noisy neighbors, a stinky hallway, aholes in the building, and pay as much as or more than my mortgage without owning anything in the end... just so I can go to work in a shorter distance? Yeah, I like to based my life around my work and the crappy places I am forced to live in for the liberals pure satisfaction of misery loves company...
And Obama's a racist, American-hating Muslim socialist commie. You for got that
i live in the suburbs because i have kids and want them to have a nice place to live and play.
no, some freaky "greenspace" with a thousand other families is not a nice place to play.
why do liberals want to live on top of one another? thats crazy.
I live in a new-urbanist community within a large city. I can mow my entire lawn in under 10 minutes and my neighbors houses are about 10' from mine. And I love it! My kids can play with their friends in the park across the street... that I don't have to mow or maintain. And I get to socialize with my neighbors and I can walk to stores.
Maybe conservatives are just anti-social, or too busy hiding in their basements while polishing their guns and watching Fox Spews?
Five questions:
1. Would you rather hear an owl hoot or a car horn? Obviously the car horn.
2. Would you rather smell honeysuckel or a dumpster? Obviously discarded Chinese food wins.
3. Would you rather see a flock of geese or a police helicopter fly over you? Helicopters are cool.
4. Would you rather see a deer walk past or a homeless man? Homeless people sometimes have amazing stories.
5. Would you rather see a forest or the graffiti on the side of a warehouse? Graffiti is art.
You either like it or you don't, regardless of politics.
Myself personally, I can't imagine the thought of living in the city 24/7 , it would be horrible. Now that being said I wouldn't mind "keeping" a cool studio apartment in some trendy downtown area for the occasional weekend. I can only take city life in small doses.
I live in a new-urbanist community within a large city. I can mow my entire lawn in under 10 minutes and my neighbors houses are about 10' from mine. And I love it! My kids can play with their friends in the park across the street... that I don't have to mow or maintain. And I get to socialize with my neighbors and I can walk to stores.
Maybe conservatives are just anti-social, or too busy hiding in their basements while polishing their guns and watching Fox Spews?
What's the zip code? What does the average house cost?
I live in a new-urbanist community within a large city. I can mow my entire lawn in under 10 minutes and my neighbors houses are about 10' from mine. And I love it! My kids can play with their friends in the park across the street... that I don't have to mow or maintain. And I get to socialize with my neighbors and I can walk to stores.
Denver, people in the burbs live pretty similar lifestyles.
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