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Are those residences in Victory filling up quickly?

Hey everyone. I've been trying to move to houston for several years now. It seems like everytime i'm in Houston, my allergies and eczema flares up. I don't know if its because my body isn't adapted to Houston's altitude/climate but its just something i've been wondering. Houston also has alot of trees which i hear does cause itching. Colorado's dry climate is no walk in the park because of the dryness but Houston has more pollutants which i think will be a bigger issue. Any info would greatly be appreciated.

I guess. I'm still waiting on a few Dallas forumers to tell us how hypocritical we are for being excited about this coming to Houston when we slammed it to death when it was going to Fort Worth. Sorry Mods if that sounds like trying to steer this into a DFW Vs. Houston war. But i am expecting someone to point that out..

I think any artificial snow development in Texas is cheesy whether if it be in Dallas/Ft Worth or Houston.

How the hell did Houston not even make the list?

He's not really a regular on this forum anymore, but i remember greystone08 was a member on the old houston forum before it crashed. When the new HAIF came up, he added (RETURNS) to show that he was back. At least that's what i remember him explaining in one of his posts or pms.

Call me a skeptic but i wouldn't put too much into something that someone "says" without a source. No offense ENGcons! But how do we know you're not just some kid playing with our minds?

I'm really gonna miss your photos WesternGulf. Houston's about to lose a great photographer.

Dang citykid, are you that angry with Houston?

Oh, thanks, I guess their numbers went up from when i last was studying this stuff

I sometimes share citykid's frustration with the slow progress of mass transit in Houston but his basis for arguments show he has no idea what he's talking about. If Houston's little 7.5 mile line can get more ridership than Dallas's entire system, that says something. Don't blame Houston or Metro, Blame the political leaders.

There's definitely some conspiracy as to why Houston hasn't gotten rail. The Political leaders are obviously looking out for their buddies in the oil business trying to keep their pockets full. Just think about it, if more people use rail rather than their cars, that's gonna cut in to the profits of the oil/gas business. I believe Houston will get more rail eventually but it has to fight harder for it. Citykid09, quit being so hard on Houston light rail. Houston is doing everything possible to try to get more rail. Cut METRO a break!

I believe this but where's the source? This is good news but knowing Houston's luck, the guy replacing Culberson will block all attempts at light rail too.

Relax Dallasboi. I'm sure Jax was just using that as a comparison to show that simply having a WTC in a city does not automatically make you more global. I guess if he had compared Houston to Chicago, maybe the ol' Texas Rilvary wouldn't have come up.

i agree but 19514's comment suggests that Houston still has a World Trade Center

actually i saw your comment on that after i made that comment. thanks!!!

well as far as your remark trying to turn this title into a war, i edited my post so it didnt just be a square off between Dal and Hou. But does the POH serve just like a WTC

Hey guys, i'm sorry to start a comparison thread and is no way meant for trying to bring up a Dallas VS Houston fight. So to those who plan on making this a fight, please don't post to this thread. I'm just curious about the Dallas Word Trade Center. Why is it they have a WTC and Houston doesn't? Could Houston's equivalent be the Port of Houston since there's alot of goods and trades directy with other countries? I know Dallas is a more convention city so i don't know if that has something to do with it. Just something i've been curious about.

So does anyone know the status of the ULine and the rest of the rail lines in Houston? Did they at least start construction? It seems that this was a hot topic and all of a sudden just died! I'm surprised it hasn't been talked about in 2 months!

Well the Dallas Victory VS HP thread has hit the # 3 spot for the largest threads on HAIF at 830 posts, displacing Houston 2006 season to hit #4. I always thought this thread was kind of fun. It's sort of like watching population #s for cities outgrow eachother. ( Like San Antonio outgrowing Dallas )

Ok now this argument is getting ridiculous. Now we're arguing over a difference of 1-2 minutes. If you guys want to claim that DV is a 10 second walk to downtown, then have at it. I'm done with my part in this. Have a nice day!

I'm not trying to keep a fued going here seeing how i think both of these developments are awesome. But i have to call you out on the 5 minute walk claim. My girlfriend and i actually walked and timed the area from AA center to West End. It wasn't 5 minutes. We weren't lolly-gagging either, we were walking at a brisk pace. I understand how you can say that the walk doesn't feel that long because there's things to look at on the way like the new restaurants/bars, W Hotel and the club beneath it, and the House of Blues. However, i do think its a 5 minute walk from the Hooters to West End but definitely not from AA center.

Plastic, how many times do we have to tell you not to put up these threads in the Going up section? This section is not meant for arbitrary questions or fantasy threads.

^^^and furthermore Victory and Uptown Dallas will have different vibes/beats. They're both Master-planned communities which will give the overall feel of something a little more suburban. Not at all saying that's a bad thing but i think Houston's downtown will definitely be more "urban" mainly because of everything closer in to proximity. Victory Plaza AA is at least a 15-20 minute walk from the West End. I know this to be a fact. I was in Dallas at the end of march and we were riding DARTrail from Mockingbird Station to downtown Dallas. We accidently ended up on the wrong train taking us to Victory and it let us off in front of the AA center so we decided to walk Houston Street to the West End. The walk was quite pleasant and exciting though because we got a glimpse of everything going up.

Victory definitely looks better but looks aren't everything. Not to sound like i'm jabbing ,but i just think that the stuff in downtown Houston is already in place and HP will be like filling one of the last few holes. New development will more than likely spur around the HP development and the remaining parking lots on the east side of downtown will be filled. Downtown Houston has been building and extending downtown out for years. Aside from residential development, Victory is one large project that's basically catching downtown Dallas up with Houston's downtown. They both are going to be impressive projects but i just predict that with most of everything in place in downtown Houston, HP, Main Street and all of Houston east developments will flow better. Victory will look better. This is coming from someone not from Houston or Dallas.