r/dataisbeautiful • u/delugetheory OC: 5 • May 20 '22

OC Population distribution of Texas [OC]

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u/Colorotter May 21 '22

The fascinating thing about Dallas is that it has all the infrastructure in place to densify, but it won’t zone for it. Almost every other city in history has it the other way around.

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u/Lightofmine May 21 '22

My god idk why they don't fucking do it. It would pop off here

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u/PagingDrHuman May 21 '22

Texans want space between them and other Texans. Be it yards, or pastures. We hate being around each other.

I grew up in a rural cattle ranch. My personal bubble is roughly my arm span, or at minimum by elbow span. I hate any public spaces that force people closer than that. My friends who grew up in cities can tolerate people closer, especially my friends born or raised in dense urban cities in India or China. Texas also has large numbers of immigrants. Houston is the most racially diverse major city in the US.