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This is all good and well but one thing any newcomer to Charlotte needs to know. Roads are NOT a priority here. The condition of our roadways and the ability to handle traffic from I-77 onto main arteries like Woodlawn or Tyvola is atrocious. Surface streets are not kept up with growth. Thousands of apartments are being constructed on 3 lane roads, or 4 lane with no turn lanes. It's maddening to know developers can do this and get away with it. There are still a few small pockets where traffic flows but let's face it, we have a long way to go to get our roadways up to par with the amount of people using them. And sadley, there seems to be little or nothing being done about it.
Does the state not see this. I know we have other metro's here but people are picking Charlotte and Raleigh. Yet the the state chooses to build freeways to No Were. Charlotte and Raleigh are driving the states growth. Fix the roads .......people are moving here in droves
I'm surprised that no one has objected to being labelled "b list" or "second tier."
The article has incorrect facts, however. NYC's population continues to increase. The pop within the actual city limits has increased to 8.4m, and the metro pop remains around 20m.
I'm surprised that no one has objected to being labelled "b list" or "second tier."
Because most normal people realize that Charlotte isn't NYC, LA, DC, Boston or Chicago. And if this article helps influence people to move here maybe they won't expect it to be.
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Because most normal people realize that Charlotte isn't NYC, LA, DC, Boston or Chicago. And if this article helps influence people to move here maybe they won't expect it to be.
...and 3 of the cities you named people are high tailing from because of the government and taxes. DC has people moving there only because of Gov getting bigger and paying better than private sector...
My company with offices in the 'Mid-Atlantic and NY is looking to move to FL to avoid high taxation.
...and 3 of the cities you named people are high tailing from because of the government and taxes. DC has people moving there only because of Gov getting bigger and paying better than private sector...
My company with offices in the 'Mid-Atlantic and NY is looking to move to FL to avoid high taxation.
Big urban cities will always cost more to live in (even in ancient Rome) because of the culture, amenities, etc. I use to work for the government in downtown DC (recently)....the government will never pay anything close to what a person can make in a comparable position as a contractor (private sector) and the government (# of employees) has shrank over the past 6 years. The benefit of working for the fed gov is job security (usually much lower salary than the private sector - don't believe the myth) and solid retirement package. For the most part. the fed gov is a big piggy bank for the private sector and when understaffed gets fleeced by the private sector due to lack of program oversight and the gov employees become an easy political target.
Most company relos are incentive based and any company "overtaxed" has a sad set of accountants.
Charlotte and sunbelt cities/states have lured company expansion and relos via unprecedented incentive packages and have the advantage of being in a warmer climate; especially older execs nearing their golden years. I think the migration is going to continue for some time but as mentioned, the state needs to focus on the core urban metros (Raleigh and Charlotte) transportation infrastructure.
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