Which Texas City could reach world class status first. (Houston: how much, home)

[Johnhw2]

Originally Posted by Komeht

Being great=\=world class, not by a long shot.

Again you missed my point by a mile, tends to be common with urban planners. They are great cities by my definition and what matters to me are my requirements to be great not some global group of urban planners or someone else with a love to high density and trains. Being great means to live in ...which is what matters to me. Several have asked the definition of a world class city with no response...I dont ask because someone else's definition reflects their values and loves not mine

[Midessan]

All Texas cities are already world class. Or better.

[Han$ome Texan]

Originally Posted by Komeht

Dallas has best potential, it has a vision and a civic and community leaders that seem to desire this. They're well under way to transforming the rather sadly neglected downtown into something resembling an interesting city. It has great plans to connect downtown/uptown/victory park into a cohesive CBD. There is really interesting development going on in the southside. It has all the resources in the world to execute on the vision and the momentum seems to be there. If the Trinity plan comes together and actually gets built, Dallas could achieve world class status in a century. What it lacks is any kind of natural beauty.

Houston like Dallas has every resource in the world to do tremendous things and it is making great strides, but the focus is far more diffused and not nearly as cohesive as Dallas. Even worse than Dallas, 90% of it is just plain butt ugly.

Austin has tremendous natural appeal and occupies the best part of Texas. It is seat to the best university and Capitol and seems to attract young creatve types by the 1000s. And for whatever reason seems to be an "it" city that attracts tremendous interest everywhere. But it really lacks a sense of greatness and people seem to be content and even prefer to keep Austin set in neutral or even reverse. It does not have nearly the economy of Dallas or Houston and no where near a financial center. It could one day be a world class city, but may
be 200 years from now..it is not on that tregectory at the moment.


San Antonio has no hope whatsoever.

I highly dissagree san antonio and houston. Have the most potential. Till this day san antone is the most visited city in tex

[Han$ome Texan]

Originally Posted by justme02

I think that has more to do with tourism. Atlanta is the center of the hip hop industry, I would not say that makes Atlanta world class. Atlanta, like Dallas and Houston, has elements of being world class but isnt there yet.

Lol atlanta is not no center of hip hop lol. Houston and la would easily run circles around Atlanta's hip
hop scene. Lol

[Komeht]

Originally Posted by Han$ome Texan

I highly dissagree san antonio and houston. Have the most potential. Till this day san antone is the most visited city in tex

Having seaworld and fiesta Texas doesn't make one word class.

Ths os not about which city attracts the most tourist, its about which city becomes the most relevant on te world stage as an economic, cultural, political powerhouse. San Antonio has no shot at being on the world stage. Houston and Dallas have potential and Austin as a dark horse candidate (but not for a long time).

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Han$ome Texan

Lol atlanta is not no center of hip hop lol. Houston and la would easily run circles around Atlanta's hip
hop scene. Lol

It's certainly viewed as the center of hip hop whether you like it or not.

I personally don't care. Ever since the West Coast rap scene became virtually dead, I gave up on it. But Atlanta has international recognition for hip hop, Houston definitely does not. Houston has international recognition for other things.

[Komeht]

Originally Posted by Johnhw2

Again you missed my point by a mile, tends to be common with urban planners. They are great cities by my definition and what matters to me are my requirements to be great not some global group of urban planners or someone else with a love to high density and trains. Being great means to live in ...which is what matters to me. Several have asked the definition of a world class city with no response...I dont ask because someone else's definition reflects their values and loves not mine

Ok, thanks for participating in a thread you don't care about.

[Komeht]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

Please define "World Class City" who is on this list now in your opinion?

I'm already skeptical of your judgment placing DFW somehow as "less ugly" I think you maybe suffering from an inferiority complex about Texas in general. If natural esthetics are important to this classification then cities like New York and London may not make the cut, they have great man-made landmarks and esthetics, but there is little natural beauty to their respective landscapes. And these time frames you are talking about are ridicules.

IMO Houston has already achieved this status for several reasons, it is the center of a world class industry and Houstons international clout is evidenced by the number of consulates and other international activity in the area.

But in the long run is it important either way, and do world class cities care if people think they are world class or not?
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I the US only six cities can truly be called world class obviously: NY, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston. Nothing else comes close. World wide a comprehensive list would take too long but it would be cities like: London, Paris, Stockholm, Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Beijing, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Vacouver, Hong Kong, etc.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by justme02

If gambleing becomes legal in Texas, I hope that solves part of the problem. There is a bill before the state that would allow casinos to be built in Dallas and San Antonio. Im not sure about Houston.

Of course casinos would be allowed in Houston and Galveston too. Plus, there are two theme park proposals on the northeast side. We will see how it goes.

[Han$ome Texan]

Originally Posted by justme02

It's certainly viewed as the center of hip hop whether you like it or not.

I personally don't care. Ever since the West Coast rap scene became virtually dead, I gave up on it. But Atlanta has international recognition for hip hop, Houston definitely does not. Houston has international recognition for other things.

Lol really I suggest u do more research don't let the radio brainwash you. Houston has done more for hop hop then atl. slabs, dj screw, syrup,candy paint and more. Atl jus bites styles. I'm not sayin atl is bad but houston has had a bigger influence alone. Atleast houston invented their own style atl bites off houston and Miami and everyone in the south knows it