Atanta losing it's edge? Outshined in the future by Charlotte, Nashville, RDU? (America, Atlanta)
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Stumbled on this article stating that perhaps Atlanta's boom cycle is plateauing. Atlanta's freeways overwhelmed by traffic in which Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Nashville are not. Transit projects are under funded, construction has come to a hault, and perhaps Atlanta's biggest problem is its water supply. Lake Lanier could hardly sustain an adequate water supply for any more growth. Could these roadblocks perhaps catapult Charlotte to # 1 in the southeast in the future?
I don't think Miami was ever truly considered "Southern" and the way Miami is, it's already number one in it's own field.
Ahh VERY good point. Miami was never considered "the capital of the South" rather "the capital of Latin America". So I could see Charlotte rivaling ATL now.
Ahh VERY good point. Miami was never considered "the capital of the South" rather "the capital of Latin America". So I could see Charlotte rivaling ATL now.
Do you hear that???? It's the sound of giant piranha's being dumped from the citizens of Rio and Sao Paulo on Biscayne Bay to terrorize the city of Miami for ever coming up with such a designation of being the "capital of Latin America."
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Originally Posted by clean_polo
Ahh VERY good point. Miami was never considered "the capital of the South" rather "the capital of Latin America". So I could see Charlotte rivaling ATL now.
Miami, Houston, and Dallas weren't ever really the south. Houston and Dallas are Southwest, a different region. Miami, never was considered southern unless talking about geography.
So it makes sense that Charlotte is competing with Atlanta now. Charlotta has outgrown all of it's peers in the south (Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville, Knoxville, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Louisville) so it can only look to Atlanta.
Miami, Houston, and Dallas weren't ever really the south. Houston and Dallas are Southwest, a different region. Miami, never was considered southern unless talking about geography.
So it makes sense that Charlotte is competing with Atlanta now. Charlotta has outgrown all of it's peers in the south (Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville, Knoxville, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Louisville) so it can only look to Atlanta.
Do you hear that???? It's the sound of giant piranha's being dumped from the citizens of Rio and Sao Paulo on Biscayne Bay to terrorize the city of Miami for ever coming up with such a designation of being the "capital of Latin America."
Yes, I watched syfy last night.
Miami is pretty much the capital of Latin America though. It is where all of the entertainment and companies come out of. Bacardi, Telemundo, MTV: Latin American Headquarters...just to name a few.
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