Boris Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 The good, the bad and the ugly of SA Northern Sprawl !!!!!!!!!! Presented in a fair and balanced way, you decide. Here's a link for a view of full size shots of these and all other photos: http://rgv.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=518 ............................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 The good, the bad and the ugly of SA Northern Sprawl !!!!!!!!!!Presented in a fair and balanced way, you decide.The presentation is certainly fair, although the weather was not. I think a UV filter might cure that pinkish haze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 That's a purple haze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Well, at least they have some nice(albeit not green enough for my tastes) hills, and terrain. Not too horrendous, although, I do notice a lot more of the more "tract house sprawley" stuff that we'd see in our "black hole" type of areas(KB, lower end Beazer, etc). I did not really see anything in the true McMansion, upper middle class type of housing. Still, sprawl is sprawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 sprawl is ... scary. the only thing i noticed was that there were few (if any) people in the pix. that makes it even scarier. oh yeah, those first pix of that neighborhood remind me of the opening shots on showtime's 'weeds'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Keep in mind that dense housing on SA's North and Northwest side (where these pics were taken) will never come to fruition. For one, there are rules about how much impervious cover can be built over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge zone, which is much of this area. Also, the hilly terrain is a detriment to dense development. You simply can't build affordable homes on steep hillsides. Many homes in the SA hills have 3 ft to 10 ft tall foundations just to account for the grade of the terrain being built on. This additional foundation can raise the price of homebuilding thousands of dollars.Many neighborhoods being built in this area are upscale, acreage communities for these reasons. It's definitely not dense out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 looks like the areas north of Austin to me including Cedar Park. Looks nice good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perimeter285 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Looks like Houston with hills to me. SA is such a "wannabe" place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Looks like Houston with hills to me. SA is such a "wannabe" place.While SA isn't my favorite 1 or 2 cities in TX, I would not say that it is a wannabe city. They actually take pride in being small and personable. It's a very slow, laid back, non-corporate town that doesn't envy the challenges that Houston and Dallas face being the "big" cities of TX.All they want is an NFL team, not for visibility, but for sheer TX desire. Give them that and I doubt we'd hear any complaints from them any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 So does this entire forum thrive on the faults of other cities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 well yeah. seems like everyone here thinks houston is God's gift to the world and NOWHERE else is nearly as cool.i'm like whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 While SA isn't my favorite 1 or 2 cities in TX, I would not say that it is a wannabe city. They actually take pride in being small and personable. It's a very slow, laid back, non-corporate town that doesn't envy the challenges that Houston and Dallas face being the "big" cities of TX.All they want is an NFL team, not for visibility, but for sheer TX desire. Give them that and I doubt we'd hear any complaints from them any time soon. Not corporate? I used to watch KENS and WOAI, They brag about HEB, SBC and Toyota all the time Seems like EVERYTHING is sponsored by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 SA wants NFL. SA needs MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 looks like the areas north of Austin to me including Cedar Park. Looks nice good for them.You know I thought the same thing, that he was driving down the North Mopac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 SA wants NFL. SA needs MLB.SA isn't big enough to support 81 games/season. The NFL's 8 games/season would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffin Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 "Looks like Houston with hills to me. SA is such a "wannabe" place."I've lived in San Antonio before but I would never consider living in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I wouldn't. If I couldn't live in Houston, but had to stay in Texas, it would go:1. Dallas2. Austin3. SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 What is somebody who would never consider living in Houston doing on the Houston Architecture Info Forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTrain Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I wouldn't. If I couldn't live in Houston, but had to stay in Texas, it would go:1. Dallas2. Austin3. SACosign but my list would be Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston, Killeen or Tyler. That's for diversity in Texas plus the huge Black populations (don't ask). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I would tack on Fort Worth with Dallas.Edit: Post 2,000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I wish Houston had hills like that. Then Houston would truely be the perfect place! As far as San Antonio being a "wanna-be" city, I think it's the other way around. I bet Houston and Dallas wish they had half the tourism that San Antonio has. However when Earth Quest Adventures opens up...look out! Houston will boom with tourists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 We have a few hills in and around Conroe, but nothing too significant. they don't get big until Willis on up. Houston is sprawling that way, too. Fulshear and areas west have some rolling terrain as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 We have a few hills in and around Conroe, but nothing too significant. they don't get big until Willis on up. Houston is sprawling that way, too. Fulshear and areas west have some rolling terrain as well.Well, I don't consider anything much past Conroe as being "part of Houston." I mean if you'd let it, eventually Huntsville will become a burb. How far does it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Well, there are already homebuilders setting up shot in Willis, which is north of Conroe. There is a big shopping center at League Line Road and I-45, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 True, but then again 20 years ago The Woodlands was considered in the sticks. Now...you can hardly tell where Houston ends and The Woodlands begins. We desperately need lightrail. But I'll save that for the transportation forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Light rail to the Woodlands? Nope! Commuter rail is a much better option for areas for the Woodlands on up to Willis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Light rail to the Woodlands? Nope! Commuter rail is a much better option for areas for the Woodlands on up to Willis.I meant commuter rail and to bring it all the way to Willis is probably a bit extreme and a waste of money...for now. I don't think the goal here is to encourage urban sprawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Why would it encourage urban sprawl? Sprawl is already going up that way now. Why not help out the situation and put a commuter rail line up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Why would it encourage urban sprawl? Sprawl is already going up that way now. Why not help out the situation and put a commuter rail line up there?I suppose, however, as long as you accomodate people in Willis and Huntsville or Sealy or Cleveland...places far out the more building will occur in those areas. With that said, it will be a long time before any of those cities (maybe Cleveland because of Earth Quest Adventures) will become large enough to support a commuter rail. Most people in the burbs work in that general area. Now places like Kingwood, Conroe, The Woodlands, Cypress and Katy, most of those residents work in a business district in Houston; whether that be The Woodlands, Greenspoint, Greenway Plaza, The Galleria, or Downtown. But people in Willis, Huntsville, Bellville, and other small towns like their identity and want nothing to do with the city anyhow and work very near home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 A lot of Katy residents work in the Energy Corridor... But Willis isn't as far out as Huntsville or Sealy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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