Reviews & Comments
Pearland, TX
Overcrowded and poorly planned. -
9/11/2021Pearland is truly the epitome of suburban planning gone wrong. Roads are curved for no reason, especially the ones near HEB. Piecemeal planning of retail, dining, etc. with little knowledge of traffic flow. Zero options for public transport. Developers too eager to cut down greenery for more concrete; if you wonder what is wrong with that, look up the "urban heat island effect." Whatever serene scenery there was in Pearland is all but gone.
On top of that, you have the most hotheaded yet incomptent drivers clogging up whatever driveable pavement there is. It's aggravating to deal with a myriad of greedy motorists on the poorly-planned curved roads, particularly on Business Center Drive and Silverlake Creek Drive. With that said, Broadway/FM 518 remains a gigantic headache to go through (even though it's literally a straight line) because it's congested a large majority of the time. Really, though, the infrastructure is not well built to handle a large population, especially if people continue to move here.
Besides the awful planning thanks to money-hungry developers, you have overrated schools, less interesting retail and dining options (do we really need that many fast food joints, Waffle Houses, and Cajun shops?), and very few cultural events for a suburb this size.