Futhi Lokho Ongakwenza Ukugwema
Ngemiphakathi ehlukahlukene, ukuthenga okuhle, nokudla okumangalisayo, kunezizathu eziningi zokuthanda i-Houston . Kodwa njenganoma yimuphi umuzi, akusikho ngaphandle kweziphambeko zawo. Nazi izinto ezimbalwa abantu abahlala kuzo noma abavakashele eHouston abakwazi ukuma - nokuthi benzani ukuze bazigweme.
I-Traffic
Kukhona noma ubani owake wahamba futhi ejikeleze i-Houston, inzondo ekhethekile evezwa abaningi emgwaqweni womuzi akufanele ikumangaze.
Indawo ye-metro inabantu abayizigidi eziyisithupha bonke abazama ukuthola indawo ethile. Ihora lokusheshisa lide futhi linesihluku, kanti abasebenzisi basekhaya abasebenzisa imali ngokulinganisa amahora angu-121 ngaphezulu ngonyaka ukulwa nokuxubana emgwaqweni. Engeza emasikweni okushayela asekhaya okwedlulele futhi udideka amagama amabizo e-highways, futhi akwanele ukushiya noma ubani othoswe. Nakhu ongakwenza:
Ukushayela e-Houston kubi, ngakho-ke ungenzi. Ungakwazi ukuzungeza iHouston ngaphandle kwemoto - ikakhulukazi uma uvakashela. Ukuthutha komphakathi emgwaqweni wase Houston akuyona into ejwayelekile noma evamile njengokunye, kepha izinketho ziyatholakala. Imigqa ye-Houston METRORail iya ezindaweni eziningi ezikhangayo ezinkulu - kuhlanganise nesifunda seMyuziyamu , iTheater District , i- NRG Park ne-Texas Medical Centre. Uma ungeke uhlale eduze komzila wesitimela, zama ukushayela kuze kufike epaki futhi ugibele, futhi ubambe isitimela ukusuka lapho. Kuye ngesimo sezimoto, kungase kube ngokushesha kunokuba uzibophe, futhi ngokuqinisekile cishe ngeke ucindezeleke kancane.
Uma udinga ukushayela, shayela ezinye iziqondiso eziyisisekelo zikaHouston kuqala. Uyazi ukuthi "i-Katy Freeway" iphela kuphi futhi i-"Baytown East Freeway" iqala? Kuthiwani umahluko phakathi kwe "South Loop West" ne "West Loop South"? Ukuthola iziteketiso eziyisisekelo zemigwaqo emikhulu yedolobha phansi kuzothatha indlela ende ukuqonda izikhombisi-ndlela noma imibiko yethrafikhi emsakazweni.
Ngokufanayo, ukwazi ukuthi "abathengi" kanye ne-EZ Tags bayokusindisa isikhathi kwizindleko, futhi ukuqonda "umvuthwandaba" kubalulekile ukugcina ukuthula lapho ukucindezeleka komgwaqo kuqala ukuphakama.
Isimo sezulu
I-Houston ine idumela elizuzile ngokushisa nokushisa. Kuyinto evamile ukuthi izinga lokushisa libe se-high-70s maphakathi noDisemba kanti lonke izwe liqhwaqwe. Lokhu kuhle ebusika, kodwa ukushisa kungaba nokushisa. Thepha ukuthi kunemvula enkulu kanye nezikhukhula eziza ngezinye izikhathi ezinsukwini ekugcineni, futhi izinto zingazitholi kahle. Noma kunjalo, isimo sezulu kulula ukuphatha noma ukusebenza ngokuzungezile uma wazi ukuthi kufanele ukwenze:
Yazi ukuthi ugqoke (nokuthi yini okufanele ushiye ekhaya) . Ngaphezu kokugwema ezinye izindlela zendawo zendawo, ukwazi ukuthi ukupakisha nini uma uhamba noma uvakashela iHouston kungakusiza uhlale ukhululekile. Gqoka izingubo ezikhanyayo emigqeni nezicathulo ezikhululekile ongazisebenzisa ukuhamba ngamapuldle angenakugwenywa. Letha isambulela esiqinile - hhayi nje ngezinvula ezinamandla nemimoya ephakeme, kodwa futhi nelanga-ikakhulukazi izinsuku eziqhakazile.
Uma uvakashele, uhlele uhambo lwakho lokuwa. Ubusika bukaHouston buyinto engenakulinganiswa-ngamazinga okushisa ehamba phakathi kwama-30s aphansi nama-70s aphezulu. Iziphepho zivame ukuwa, futhi ukushisa kunonya kakhulu kubantu abaningi abangaphandle ukuze bajabulele.
Kodwa ukuwa? Ukuwa eHouston kuhle: Ukushisa kunemfudumalo, kodwa akusifudumale kakhulu, futhi kunezinsuku ezimbalwa zokunqoba ukubhekana nazo.
I-Sprawl
Ngokungafani neNew York City noma iChicago, i-Houston ayinqatshelwe yi-geography. Ukuqhuma kwesibalo esabonwa eminyakeni edlule yesigamu sekhulu sekuye kwasakazeka kuzo zonke izikhombisi-ndlela, okuholela endaweni engaphansi kwamamitha angu-9,444 - inkulu kune-New Jersey. Ngisho ngaphandle kwemoto, ukufika endaweni ngezindawo kuyidla isikhathi. Nazi izindlela ezimbalwa zokuphatha i-sprawl:
Hlala eduze nomaphi lapho kudingeka khona . Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umnqopho wakho oyinhloko wokuba eHouston - umcimbi, umsebenzi, othandekayo - zama ukuhlala usondelene nawe. Lokho kuzokusiza ukuba ugweme ukuchitha isikhathi esibalulekile ekuhambeni.
Thola indawo edolobheni, futhi uyihlole ngokugcwele. Ungasebenzisa kalula izinsuku eziphelele noma amaviki onke amahora amaningi ukuhlola yonke indawo endaweni ethile, futhi izindawo eziningana zaseHouston - njengeSifunda Semvelo, i-Heights, ne-Montrose - ziyi-walkable.
Ngisho nezindawo ezingaphandle kwedolobha, njenge-Sugar Land, i-Katy, noma i-Spring, zinezikhungo ezinhle zomuzi ngenkatho ukubona nokukwenza. Ngokuzama ukwenza konke, ungajabulela izindawo ozivakashelayo.
URobyn Correll unikezele kulo mbiko.