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Just spent a long weekend in Charlotte and had a few questions. It's a really beautiful city and I enjoyed my time there very much.
What's the deal with light rail tickets? Does anyone ever actually check them? I bought tickets two days and it felt like a waste of money. Also, does it get really crowded during the commute? I only used it off hours but it didn't seem like there was very much seating.
Is it always so quiet? Maybe I'm just used to Philadelphia but it was very eerie to walk around and be able to hear my own thoughts.
Has there been a recent economic explosion there? Everything seemed brand new. The city looks like it was built yesterday, especially all those new complexes along the light rail on the south end. I also liked how the skyline seemed planned.
Is there always so much traffic on 77?
Do bars near the stadium serve alcohol before noon on Panther game days? I was under the impression that they legally could not, but I got to a place right around noon and it looked like quite a few people already had drinks in hand. On that note, is there any chance of blue laws changing our going away in NC in the not too distant future?
The new buildings along the light rail are there because of the light rail. Real estate through there is hot right now and there really aren't too many more places downtown to build without a huge price tag.
77 sucks. Yes, the traffic is always heavy. Sometime you'll get lucky and get up or down 77 with minimal fuss but there are the spots where it always slows some, to a stop during rush hour.
As for being quiet I don't know what to say. Same for the light rail tickets.
There are light rail enforcement officers on trains randomly. Mostly from Carson to Transit Center downtown. Saturday and Sunday daylight hours are sparse on the street downtown other than bus station and event locations. Yes, much has been built since 1980's, again downtown. If you were there Panther gameday there was certainly a crowd all through the area. I rode my bike around the downtown area Sunday morning and the action was regular everywhere and intense closer to the stadium. Certainly not like Philly on game day, with all that entails.
Is it always so quiet? Maybe I'm just used to Philadelphia but it was very eerie to walk around and be able to hear my own thoughts.
It's a pretty quite area of town, aside from business hours and in close proximity to a social gathering.
Sometimes there are festivals or special events uptown, but in general, we don't have the same sort of general/constant pedestrian traffic that other larger cities have. The biggest uptown foot traffic would be sporting events (football, basketball, baseball).
It's a pretty quite area of town, aside from business hours and in close proximity to a social gathering.
Sometimes there are festivals or special events uptown, but in general, we don't have the same sort of general/constant pedestrian traffic that other larger cities have. The biggest uptown foot traffic would be sporting events (football, basketball, baseball).
Good to know. It was lovely waking around the 3rd and 4th ward without having to worry about being run over by taxis and bike messengers. With the lack of traffic and long lights, I feel like I didn't have to wait to cross the street even once.
Moved here from NYC. It is quiet, esp on the weekend days. Nobody really comes into the city except for an event, especially since there is no shopping.
I live Uptown.. its a little slow, especially in the mornings compared to many more urban cities. Tryon/College Street between 3rd and 7th and generally where most of the activity is. Once some of these new housing developments get built, I imagine the influx of people will make it a little busier.
As far as economic explosion.. not sure I'd call it that, but the city has had one of the highest growth rates since the 80s.
Everything looks brand new because of all the "refreshing" and building they did before the Democratic National Convention came to town. Looks pretty nice. (Not that it looked bad before -- Charlotte is one of the cleanest cities I've ever seen.)
Moved here from NYC. It is quiet, esp on the weekend days. Nobody really comes into the city except for an event, especially since there is no shopping.
In NYC you are in the city when you go there. In a place like Charlotte or Atlanta you don't go to the city. You go to the subs of these type cities. I wish it was like NYC but, nothing's up there unless you work up there or have an event.
I know people live up there but they must sit in their apartments and talk about how cool it is to live in the city and then get in their car and drive somewhere to go do something.
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Really nothing to compare to NYC
