New data suggests Millennials prefer San Antonio & Houston over Austin & Dallas

[majicdonjuan]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

Go check out the Houston board

I lived in both and I certainly found that for me Houston had a better quality of life than Austin.

It's not exactly an earth-shattering opinion.

[gsupstate]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

There's nothing stopping Houston from being a nice place to live for those millennials. Get serious about rail, set up more parks, get sensible about highways, introduce zoning so a nice neighborhood doesn't get a massage parlour for a neighbor.

And get rid of the nasty humidity / bring back all the old buildings downtown that were imploded creating a sterile downtown / get better and more unique local shopping with less mass chains / get another amusement park for Christ sake / get rid of parking lots and plant trees / do something to hide all those nasty looking refineries / get a better airport and ask United to stop slowly cutting flights at the IAH hub / get a TRUE transit system and commuter rail......yep, Houston COULD have a good quality of life if it tried.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by gsupstate

And get rid of the nasty humidity / bring back all the old buildings downtown that were imploded creating a sterile downtown / get better and more unique local shopping with less mass chains / get another amusement park for Christ sake / get rid of parking lots and plant trees / do something to hide all those nasty looking refineries / get a better airport and ask United to stop slowly cutting flights at the IAH hub / get a TRUE transit system and commuter rail......yep, Houston COULD have a good quality of life if it tried.

and be a little pickier about who they let into town as well....

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

There's nothing stopping Houston from being a nice place to live for those millennials. Get serious about rail, set up more parks, get sensible about highways, introduce zoning so a nice neighborhood doesn't get a massage parlour for a neighbor.

There's nothing stopping Houston from (insert massive project here)?!?!

When was the last time you were in Houston? I don't often defend Houston per se, but Houston is a much nicer place to live than when I lived there in the 1980s. Tons of traffic but it moves much better. It is slightly less ugly. Less crime. Still tons to do with great restaurants. Fun hip neighborhoods like Montrose and mid-town.

Parks.....hmmm should they just use eminent domain and grab some land? Demolish a few buildings?

I do not think it is in Houston's charter to make it more attractive to millennials. Nor should it be.

Houston can't overcome its terrain and the weather related to its proximity to the Gulf. Although Houston isn't a great choice for me - it makes perfect sense that my son is there starting his adult life.