Atlanta vs. Charlotte (Columbus, Nashville: apartment, find a job, young professionals)

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by bgNCATL

They actually had a vote last year just to test the waters and the numbers were promising. I don't remember the exact numbers though.

I think that you are referring to the referendum in Gwinnett. That was not a binding vote, but really a gauge of where voters in the county stood on the rail issue. It lost by a narrow margin.

[gaflsc]

What do u mean?

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by atlantaATL

Which is a true statement, But my thing is 30 years from now those things may change. The only reason why marta wont expand is basically because of Gwinnet And Cobb county. They have tried many of times too but the people of those countys keep voting against it.

And that's another big difference between the two cities. Mecklenburg County has a better relationship with its surrounding counties than Fulton does with its neighbors, and that's even with the Charlotte metro area crossing state lines. For instance, York County, SC has expressed some level of interest into being connected with the LYNX Blue Line.

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by bgNCATL

I was not cleaning up anything. Charlotte had mutiple proposals a few years ago that was 40+; Some just didn't get built. I guess I should have said poping up and being proposed. Remember when Charlotte seemed to be getting a proposal every other week? I'm saying that those days are over.

My last comment on skyscrapers, but no I think that's a huge stretch. There were only two proposals of that size that were announced and then subsequently delayed.

Back to the subject at hand, you Atl folks I'm sure will get a big laugh to know the AJC story from Sunday was the big topic today on one of our more popular afternoon rush hour talk radio stations. Of course we small timers have nothing else to talk about right, LOL. But the comments were all very interesting, and very entertaining.

[atlantaATL]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

My last comment on skyscrapers, but no I think that's a huge stretch. There were only two proposals of that size that were announced and then subsequently delayed.

Back to the subject at hand, you Atl folks I'm sure will get a big laugh to know the AJC story from Sunday was the big topic today on one of our more popular afternoon rush hour talk radio stations. Of course we small timers have nothing else to talk about right, LOL. But the comments were all very interesting, and very entertaining.

And so have yours even the story that AJC wrote which was written by someone that was from Charlotte and that used to write for charlotte oberserver. It was also funny on that story how after he said all that he still stated that charlotte lacks in big city amenities and hoating world events and having top knotch colleges etc. Also that Atlanta is still and will be the king of the southeast for a long time

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by atlantaATL

And so have yours even the story that AJC wrote which was written by someone that was from Charlotte and that used to write for charlotte oberserver. It was also funny on that story how after he said all that he still stated that charlotte lacks in big city amenities and hoating world events and having top knotch colleges etc. Also that Atlanta is still and will be the king of the southeast for a long time

Yeah I didn't get where the uproar was coming from by some of the posters on this thread who claimed the guy was biased. I didn't read anything in that article that sounded biased towards Charlotte.

[atlantaATL]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

Yeah I didn't get where the uproar was coming from by some of the posters on this thread who claimed the guy was biased. I didn't read anything in that article that sounded biased towards Charlotte.

Well he listed all of charlottes positives towards atlantas negative. But fail to write would iot would take for charlotte to surpass Atlanta and its status globally. Charlotte is not even listed as a gama beta are alphada world city. Carolina you and I know there's a lot of things that charlotte would have to do to accomplish everything. Atlanta has done.to get where it is today.

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by atlantaATL

Well he listed all of charlottes positives towards atlantas negative. But fail to write would iot would take for charlotte to surpass Atlanta and its status globally. Charlotte is not even listed as a gama beta are alphada world city. Carolina you and I know there's a lot of things that charlotte would have to do to accomplish everything. Atlanta has done.to get where it is today.

No, he notes several negatives about Charlotte, such as the imagine issue, banking job loses, etc. But keep in mind its an Atlanta article, so he's primarily speaking as to why Atlanta should be concerned. Otherwise, the article wouldn't make sense.

Regarding that other gibberish you wrote, you won't go back and find any quotes by me saying "Charlotte is better than Atlanta", or that "Atlanta is better than Charlotte". I think that's a rediculous notion. Both cities have things that are appealing. What you will find however, are instances where I've called out you and others who have made subjective, and IMO, inaccurate statements about specific aspects of the two cities. To you, everything about Charlotte is terrible, there's nothing apealing about it, etc. Your opinon is fine. But if you say something specific that's not true, I will politely challenge you on it, which I'm sure you know very well by now.

[NYnowNC]

I stepped away from the computer for only a weekend and come back to numerous posts from ATL residents defending their city to the end....

Well, if I were still in B'More considering relocating further south and Atlanta and Charlotte were my final options, then I would still go with Charlotte. If didn't already have prior experience living in Atlanta, then I would move to Atlanta solely based on the hype.

Culture in Atlanta? Well, I will not deny the many museums, Universities, large companies located in Atlanta. I just haven't had anyone say to me that they must go to Atlanta all the time for anything extremely specific. The reasons I would go now is to visit family and friends, The Arts Festival, MLK Center and Gladys Knight Chicken and Waffles restaurant. I don't need to live there just to have this experience. Plus, these aren't things I would do weekly. My weekly weekend activities can easily be accomplished in Charlotte.

For me, Charlotte beats Atlanta on traffic issues hands down. Yeah, other cities have traffic too, but Atlanta and Charlotte are in close proximity of each other and are the two cities future transplants are pondering over. Personally, I would rather live in Charlotte and visit Atlanta as needed.

For the record, while living in B'More I would drive to NYC as needed. I no longer have to live in NY or have certain things in my backyard in order to feel like I am living. My only true requirement of any city is that a diverse community exists and I am able choose from a decent amount of activities.

[atlantaATL]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

No, he notes several negatives about Charlotte, such as the imagine issue, banking job loses, etc. But keep in mind its an Atlanta article, so he's primarily speaking as to why Atlanta should be concerned. Otherwise, the article wouldn't make sense.

Regarding that other gibberish you wrote, you won't go back and find any quotes by me saying "Charlotte is better than Atlanta", or that "Atlanta is better than Charlotte". I think that's a rediculous notion. Both cities have things that are appealing. What you will find however, are instances where I've called out you and others who have made subjective, and IMO, inaccurate statements about specific aspects of the two cities. To you, everything about Charlotte is terrible, there's nothing apealing about it, etc. Your opinon is fine. But if you say something specific that's not true, I will politely challenge you on it, which I'm sure you know very well by now.

why are you trying chanllenge me? If someone feels Charlotte is terrible then charlotte is terrible. People on the forum hate Atlanta but that doesnt stop people from moving here are buisnesses from relocationg here. Are retailers 5 star hotels world events etc. But the reality of this whole thing is if Charlotte does surpass Atlanta it wont be in our lifetime.