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Winston does have a bit of an identity advantage because it doesn't share the county with another metro city. I don't think "Piedmont Triad" carries any more negativity than the term "Triangle."
And W-S doesn't compete with Greenville...people confuse GSO and Greenville all the time for some reason.
Triad doesn't carry any negativity that I've ever heard of except in one city-data member's head.
The Triad branding actually helps GSO and W-S because it puts them in the "over 1 million" category that so any corporations view as the threshold.
GSO is not the leading city in the Triad...I would say that there isn't one because the two are so even. GSO has a little larger population but that doesn't make it the leader. If that were the case then San Jose would be the leading city of its CSA when we all know that it's San Francisco.
There is a reason that the airport is named the way it is - all the cities contributed to it. What it wrong with the results that the economic leaders have gotten here? This area has grown and changed tremendously in the past couple of decades. W-S's downtown is a great indicator of that.
It sounds like Winston-Salem is a legend in your own mind. It has, in fact, slipped in the past two decades and is growing slower than the NC state average and even slower than High Point. It, along with Greensboro, have had lower job and population growth than nearly all cities their size in the southeastern US. You can go to the US Census site, along with many other sources, to verify that.
Everything is not alright as you claim it to be. PTI has been losing passenger traffic at a steady pace the past few years. That shouldn't be ignored and it doesn't bode well for attracting businesses and educated people to the area. The growth you're seeing in the Triad now is a case of a rising tide lifting all boats. The trend line for the area has been going down compared to its peers. I simply floated one idea to change that, but you're too ignorant to think outside the box and strive for more than mediocrity.
I do think it would be more beneficial for exposure and recognition if the airport were named Greensboro/Winston-Salem International Airport. Even cities that are part of a larger region have their airports named after the largest or two largest cities in the region (Raleigh-Durham Int'l, Norfolk Int'l, Greenville-Spartanburg Int'l, etc.).
The only issue perhaps being Winston has it's own airport?
The only issue perhaps being Winston has it's own airport?
Many cities have multiple airports, even if they're not all in the city limits. Smith Reynolds is only used for private and general aviation and has a very, very small volume of flights. There would be no confusion among the general public whatsoever.
It sounds like Winston-Salem is a legend in your own mind. It has, in fact, slipped in the past two decades and is growing slower than the NC state average and even slower than High Point. It, along with Greensboro, have had lower job and population growth than nearly all cities their size in the southeastern US. You can go to the US Census site, along with many other sources, to verify that.
Everything is not alright as you claim it to be. PTI has been losing passenger traffic at a steady pace the past few years. That shouldn't be ignored and it doesn't bode well for attracting businesses and educated people to the area. The growth you're seeing in the Triad now is a case of a rising tide lifting all boats. The trend line for the area has been going down compared to its peers. I simply floated one idea to change that, but you're too ignorant to think outside the box and strive for more than mediocrity.
I had composed a long rebuttal to the above, but there is no use to argue with someone who is completely ignorant on the subject. I never said that the Triad is booming, but a 1-2% increase in population is healthy growth. You make several inaccurate statements, but I think you know you're in over your head on this. If you knew more about the area you would be able to clearly see that it isn't on the path to destruction that you claim, but is actually very healthy at the moment and pretty clearly on the verge of much higher growth. You can't go around comparing every city to booming cities - it isn't a fair comparison. But the Triad is growing as well or better than many other Southern cities of similar size (Richmond, Birmingham, Knoxville, etc) so your assessment of the area compared to "nearly all other cities their size".
But keep talking if you want...your lack of knowledge on the subject really shows.
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I had composed a long rebuttal to the above, but there is no use to argue with someone who is completely ignorant on the subject. I never said that the Triad is booming, but a 1-2% increase in population is healthy growth. You make several inaccurate statements, but I think you know you're in over your head on this. If you knew more about the area you would be able to clearly see that it isn't on the path to destruction that you claim, but is actually very healthy at the moment and pretty clearly on the verge of much higher growth. You can't go around comparing every city to booming cities - it isn't a fair comparison. But the Triad is growing as well or better than many other Southern cities of similar size (Richmond, Birmingham, Knoxville, etc) so your assessment of the area compared to "nearly all other cities their size".
But keep talking if you want...your lack of knowledge on the subject really shows.
I prefer slow steady growth because where there is boom there will be a bust of equal proportions.
GSO is not the leading city in the Triad...I would say that there isn't one because the two are so even. GSO has a little larger population but that doesn't make it the leader. If that were the case then San Jose would be the leading city of its CSA when we all know that it's San Francisco.
This is probably the best thing I've ever read about the Greensboro /Winston-Salem debates I see sometimes.
Big Greensboro fan here. Just want to point out that Richmond's growth rate is 6.7%
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Same here...I have lived in both, and steady growth is much preferable.
