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4th largest metro city in the country and they don't have plan to evacuate the city, mainly because the State GOP Leadership has refused to spend the money necessary to build the road infrastructure needed move 6.5 million people away from the city on the Gulf coast. It not a matter of if a bad storm is going to hit Houston, it just a matter of when. GOP leadership has never provided for the people.
DURHAM D
(32,617 posts)It is already nothing but highways, overpasses, and bridges.
and some tall buildings with a lot of glass
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)roads below the flood plain! Of course they would have spend a little money to elevate the roads..... but u can't have that and keep those tax breaks for the super rich!
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)In fact, name one city in the world that could do that?
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)evacuating with three day warning,,,,,, including cities in ur state,,,,,,
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Houston is huge. I've been through plenty of evacuations from large hurricanes with 3 days warnings from much smaller population density areas and it's a nightmare.
No city in Florida is up to the population levels of Houston. Miami, Tampa, Orlando are smaller sized and even they can't evacuate in a short period of time.
Sorry, you are wrong.
DURHAM D
(32,617 posts)Wrong
Wrong
Wrong
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)living on my rooftop.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Phoenix61
(17,025 posts)is that high in areas prone to massive flooding, there really isn't a lot to be done. God forbid the zoning board refuses issuing building permits. Then everybody would be screaming about government telling them what they can do. We can't have it both ways. We build where we want and expect the government to bail out asses out.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,249 posts)The country flood control district has a long list of projects they want to do. The only thing holding them back is funding.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)cutting the tax cuts for the Rich.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,125 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)You think Manhatten could evacuate quickly? 6.5 million people just do not pick up and move. And where would they go. And when do they start? Any time a tropical storm is within 3 days? Hell, many cities would be evacuated 2-3 times a year. If they started on Wednesday those interstate would be full of families in traffic jams when they flooded. In Rita over 100 died many as a result of trying to evacuate.
Houston is a Democratic control city. If politicians are at fault do they get a pass?
Have a nice evening.