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Originally Posted by Dblcut3

It's probably not the worst, but Cape Coral, Florida really gives me the creeps. It's just endless spawl of boring suburban houses and strip malls. What's worse about it is that half the city just isn't fully developed meaning that you get streets like this and this. And this is a typical street scene in Cape Coral.

Florida has some really REALLY terrible suburbs, and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there's worse ones than Cape Coral in the state.

Cape Coral from above:


And as for The Woodlands, it is not anywhere near the worst suburb. At least there's trees and generally a decent variety in home designs. And though it is by no means urban, it appears that some areas of the city are at least giving it a try, which is more than I can say about most suburbs. For example:


^ This area at least feels kind of urban. Granted it feels like more of a lifestyle center than a city, but it's something.... But my biggest gripe is: If they are putting the effort in to make a downtown type area (in the photo) why the hell is it so disconnected from the Market Street lifestyle center? If you connected the two you could possibly argue that its an urban area. But instead there's a four lane boulevard and surface parking in between them.... And they could have done the same to connect it to the mall, but they put two boring suburban office buildings in between - if they had first floor retail on those, it would work so well.

I started sweating just looking at those street views lol! No shade, no sidewalks....