Future of Houston #1: Differing Views
My wife and I lived in New York City during Covid. Or at least in the New York Metropolitan area. We, like many other big city dwellers, had our long commutes set to pause once public gatherings were prohibited. And we, like many others, realized how unsustainable our prior work life had been. Once Covid began to wain it became obvious that we were not prepared to go back to life as it was before. As a result, I began to look into work in other places with shorter commute times, lower cost of living, and better overall quality of life. The first offer I received was in Houston. I grew up in Houston. Or at least in the Houston Metropolitan area. I, like many other big city dwellers, grew up in the suburbs. In my case it was the middleground between the city limits of Houston and a far western suburb of Katy. Moving back to Houston, we didn't want to live so far out and my wife and I hoped to preserve our identity as urbani...