Hello, I came to check out your forum, after RiceAndSoonerGrad was down checking out AustinForum.net, Austin's development forum. And I have a question after viewing many threads. Why is Austin never mentioned in anyone's posts? Now, I realize this forum isn't about Austin, so what I mean is I heard many other cities mentioned, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Nashville, etc. The reason I am dumbfounded by this is OKC and Austin are fairly similiar in both city and metro populations, and are in the same region. As a matter of fact, it's probably the best city to compare OKC to as far as out of state cities in the region. Also, Austin is certainly a city OKC could get some pointers from, as we have alot of the things it appears you guys seek. For example, there was alot about retail in your forums; well we have lots of high-end retail (Saks, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, etc.), and some very good urban shopping districts with cool local shops (South Congress a.k.a. SoCo, and South First a.k.a. SoFi, as well as some others). Also, I kept hearing the reason you don't have these sorts of things is because of proximity to Dallas; well, we're closer to Dallas, and we're even closer to Houston than Dallas, and closer to San Antonio than you are to Tulsa, and we're doing fine. Also, Austin has many nonstop direct flights all over the country, and somewhere near 7 million passengers going through ABIA every year. Also, if you knew how many hotels, office buildings, residential high-rises in downtown have gone up, and are u/c, or about to break ground you'd probably be shocked. We have a vibrant downtown with over 5,000 residents, high-end grocers in downtown, great restaurants, nightclubs, etc, all over downtown. I could go on and on, but I think the point is made; and I am not trying to piss anyone off, but it is crazy, that such a comparably sized place in your region, that is so far and above where you are right now in urban development, wouldn't be mentioned once (at least that I saw). So, do you guys just have an unspoken rule not to mention the sinful, liberal capital city to your south, or are you just unaware of what's happening in the ATX?
Bookmarks