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Old 06-05-2012, 05:13 PM
 
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No.... you started it....and who cares about green jobs anyway...j/k.

I'm just messing around. I'm actually glad two Texas cities made the list. Everyone thinks this state is going to go downhill once fossil fuels are phased out and here we are proving them wrong yet again.

 
Old 06-05-2012, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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I can agree with this although Dallas' tallest is only as tall as Houston's 4th tallest which isn't even in downtown.

DT Dallas doesn't have the impact DT Houston has alone, but with Uptown right next door Dallas packs a 1-2 punch. Still not nearly as tall as Houston, but certainly very large & dense.

If only DT Houston was connected with the Med Center or Uptown skylines...
Bank of America tower in Dallas is the third tallest building in Texas. Check your facts sir. The design of this building had to be shortened due to strict FAA regulations because of Love Field flight patterns. Height makes a skyline not a city. Street level presence which Dallas does do better than Houston makes a huge difference in urbanity.
 
Old 06-05-2012, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Compare all you want Dallas' skyline today isn't even what Houston's was back in 1985.
Empty?
 
Old 06-05-2012, 05:31 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Well, Metro started it.
He had some help. Keep in mind that he isn't even a native Houstonian. Y'all waste your time getting all up in arms over folks who aren't even from here.
 
Old 06-05-2012, 05:33 PM
 
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Bank of America tower in Dallas is the third tallest building in Texas. Check your facts sir. The design of this building had to be shortened due to strict FAA regulations because of Love Field flight patterns. Height makes a skyline not a city. Street level presence which Dallas does do better than Houston makes a huge difference in urbanity.
But Houston can change this within a matter of months if only someone would jump on it and do it. I think once we see that new shopping and restaurant development adjacent to Discovery Green we will see it fixed.
 
Old 06-05-2012, 05:41 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Actually, I really don't care. We're focusing on building dense urban developments. I think it's pointless to build huge skyscrapers that look good from afar but it's totally dead at ground level.

That's what Dallas has done for decades and we're trying to turn it around. Just looks at Uptown. It might lack height but it makes up for it in vibrancy and density. We're expanding the streetcar system deeper into downtown, building new parks, museums, repurposing/renovating old buildings, etc. All these things are helping to bring more people into Downtown. We have a long way to go but we're closer than we were 2 years ago.
This thread is about skylines and skylines only so let's stay on topic.

Houston's downtown office vacancy rate is much much lower than Dallas' hence the reason Houston gets new commercial office towers in its downtown all the time and Dallas has to renovate old ones to residential.

Which city has 3 professional sports stadiums in its downtown? Not Dallas!
 
Old 06-05-2012, 05:58 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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This thread is about skylines and skylines only so let's stay on topic.

Houston's downtown office vacancy rate is much much lower than Dallas' hence the reason Houston gets new commercial office towers in its downtown all the time and Dallas has to renovate old ones to residential.

Which city has 3 professional sports stadiums in its downtown? Not Dallas!
A stadium, for real dude!?! That's the best thing you can come up with. SMH
 
Old 06-05-2012, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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A stadium, for real dude!?! That's the best thing you can come up with. SMH
3 stadiums that add to the Houston skyline

Toyota Center has a giant neon red logo on its dome roof that can be seen for miles.
 
Old 06-05-2012, 07:44 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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Bank of America tower in Dallas is the third tallest building in Texas. Check your facts sir. The design of this building had to be shortened due to strict FAA regulations because of Love Field flight patterns. Height makes a skyline not a city. Street level presence which Dallas does do better than Houston makes a huge difference in urbanity.
Get real man!

Dallas has the same pockets of street presence that are found in Houston. No better, no worse. Now if you're talking strictly TOD's, then you may have a point.

stoneclaw/C2H(ComingtoHouston)
 
Old 06-05-2012, 07:45 PM
 
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3 stadiums that add to the Houston skyline

Toyota Center has a giant neon red logo on its dome roof that can be seen for miles.
Its not like you can see them in the skyline....All those stadiums around but still no PEOPLE around....Yall can take up all the space in DT with stadiums all yall want THEY ARE NOT CREATING ACTIVITY.....they're just sitting dormant waiting for game night. At least AAC in Dallas has some type of development and neighborhood surrounding it.....AND with more residential about to break ground....you know....progress!!!!
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