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Screw em! At least we have a highway system designed by someone with a brain. The Triple Loop design makes it easier to get, well, anywhere. Plus, you can get on one of them a go around til you see your freeway or major intersection.

Only thing I hate about Houston is the insane humidity and complete lack of a breeze all of our truly 5 - 6 month Summer. May through October the temperature stays around or above 90 unless its raining. 

Worst design?! Yea right! Who the hell figures? You ever been to Austin? Atlanta? NYC?!?!

No way. 

different strokes... and all that.

Once I get my full time telecommute deal worked out, I'm moving. Not sure where yet. But tired of the humidity and the less than awesome landscape. Been meaning to move for a while now. 

I've lived in 7 states and 2 other countries and I approve this message. 

I've spent a great deal of time in the largest American cities and lived in 3 of them. Also I've spent a GREAT DEAL OF time in most major European, Latin American and APAC cities. Houston is by far one of the easiest cities to navigate and live. Their ranking seems to mostly revolve around zoning versus deed restrictions. 

Bob, that was the point of the article - zoning. 

I honestly couldn't care less what shop is near a church or whatever. 

I honestly couldn't care less what shop is near a church or whatever.?

OK 

Imagine a sex club, a liquor store and a church all next to each other. Fun and forgiveness in a one stop shop. 

Imagine a sex club, a liquor store and a church all next to each other.

You have to have approval from multiple local agencies to open a liquor store or strip club. It's not like you can just put one anywhere. 

Emp was kidding, DV- 

Imagine a sex club, a liquor store and a church all next to each other.

Would save some people a lot of gas money. 

and time! 

Spend too much time at the liquor store and there's no point in going to the sex club. Might as well sober up and go on to church and repent. 

Yeah, but some strip clubs are BYOB and open until 4am... 

OK

Duh, that's why I said it. 

Uh huh. 

Worst designed cities?

The design that matters most is the unique freedom by design that a lack of authoritarian control offers.

Houston's success in growing its population and attracting new businesses is not exclusively due to the geographic advantages that helped it grow during the oil boom. Lax zoning also played a significant role in its continued rapid growth.

Zoning is a market intervention. Heavy zoning restrictions can get in the way of a local economy's ability to supply the housing and office space demands of a growing market. This has a lot to do with the reason why Houston suffered very few side-effects experienced by other cities during the decline in the housing market, and why Houston will probably overtake Chicago as the 3rd largest city in the US by the time the next census is taken, despite not being among the top 10 just 60 years ago.

I'm not be shocked when more authoritarian style thinkers or those that overvalue cosmetic appeal want to take issue with the nuisance of freedom. 

Screw em! At least we have a highway system designed by someone with a brain.

must be a half brain. Why would they design a beltway with only one exit north and one exit south on 59/69. That person should be prosecuted. 

So far the these comments are equivalent - to the design characteristics of Houston...lol 

Houston in last place...

That makes us #1. 

We are moving away from Houston next month. Weather, air quality, and traffic were our 3 biggest issues.