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KCATA has about 55-60k riders a day. So Charlotte wins in transit overall, but KC does have a solid urban core bus system. Nearly all transit riders in KC are in a relatively small area. But with no rail and terrible regional transit options, the metro still has a long way to go.
Sad because KCMO once had one of the most comprehensive, largest and highest ridership transit systems in the country with street cars, commuter rail, trolley buses, buses and cable cars.
I saw Wiki's info on KC transit as well, and something just doesn't add up.
Quote: The KCATA announced Jan. 15 that 2012 Metro ridership exceeded 16.1 million trips, the second highest in two decades. Ridership was up 3.6 percent over 2011, a 9.5 percent increase over the last two years. LS bus route ridership grows
^^^The info above backs up a similar post kcmo made recently:
You seem to use this statement everytime a point isn't in KC's favor.
But on the other hand, whenever Charlotte posters don't have something better to say, they say something about other cities being close by. Just an observation.
But on the other hand, whenever Charlotte posters don't have something better to say, they say something about other cities being close by. Just an observation.
Quick question....why is it Uptown Charlotte instead of Downtown Charlotte? It just sounds like a secondary business district to me.
"There is much confusion brought about by the use of the terms "Uptown" and "Downtown" for Charlotte's center city area. These terms do not reference different areas of town and are thus interchangeable.
The history of the dual names is contested, yet prior to the mid-late 1980s, the term "Downtown" was used by residents, media and city leaders for the center city. During the 1980s, a massive campaign was launched to revamp the image of the downtown area and the term "Uptown" was introduced to the general public. On February 14, 1987, the Charlotte Observer began using the term "Uptown" as a way to promote a more positive upbeat image of the center city area.[3] School teachers were provided with "historical" documents justifying use of the term to teach to students. (Proclamation designating central shopping and business district as Uptown Charlotte by City of Charlotte Mayor John M. Belk on September 23, 1974)
Though many[who?] feel that the term "Uptown Charlotte" is a new term in the last 10 years, there are many who claim that local residents from three or more generations past will attest to having called the center city area Uptown their entire lives.[citation needed] This allegedly is due to the main intersection in the original center city, Trade St. and Tryon St., having been the point of highest elevation. When people came from outlying areas to the city, they would say they were going 'up to town', a phrase that was eventually shortened to 'Uptown'.[citation needed] Conflicting and equally unsubstantiated reports exist of residents who used the term "Uptown" as the name for the area now known as NODA because of the higher street numbers. NODA refers to an area north east from the uptown/downtown, it stands for 'North Davidson'. The area is up and coming with some trendy food places and companies finding their homes there."
Things to do: Charlotte wins this one because of its location with a world famous amusement park a short drive away and they are slab in the middle of the mountains and the beach
Better Downtown: This is no competition Charlotte's 'uptown' is home to many more clubs and bars, along with more tourist options.
Better Shopping: I would say this is KC although I'm not a big shopper I have heard there are some great stores in the KC area
Better Public Transit: That would be Charlotte's light rail system which is very clean and fast.
Better Airport: LOL this is easily Charlotte without a doubt they have the 4th largest airport in the country with one of the largest food courts in the world.
Better Sports:This one is KC hands down, the obsession with Chiefs football is amazing and quite surreal. Charlotte's sports teams are notoriously bad.
Better Schools: This is probably a tie if you're going by state then it would be NC because of Duke and UNC Chapel Hill
Better Suburbs: This would be KC they have very low prices on homes
Quality of Life: This is close but I'm going to give it to Charlotte it's a very modern city and a very young city with clean places to have fun.
Cost of Living: No doubt it's KC especially when you look at the mortgage prices
More Urban/Big City Feel: This is Charlotte, it is the 2nd fastest growing city in the US. It is very modern and actually has nearly 1 million people compared to KC with about half a million. It is nicknamed the king of the south due to how booming it is...you could say KC is past its prime
My choice: Charlotte it is up and coming and a beautiful place with shining buildings everywhere, also it is near many attractions while KC has hardly anything.
Things to do: Charlotte wins this one because of its location with a world famous amusement park a short drive away and they are slab in the middle of the mountains and the beach
Better Downtown: This is no competition Charlotte's 'uptown' is home to many more clubs and bars, along with more tourist options.
Better Shopping: I would say this is KC although I'm not a big shopper I have heard there are some great stores in the KC area
Better Public Transit: That would be Charlotte's light rail system which is very clean and fast.
Better Airport: LOL this is easily Charlotte without a doubt they have the 4th largest airport in the country with one of the largest food courts in the world.
Better Sports:This one is KC hands down, the obsession with Chiefs football is amazing and quite surreal. Charlotte's sports teams are notoriously bad.
Better Schools: This is probably a tie if you're going by state then it would be NC because of Duke and UNC Chapel Hill
Better Suburbs: This would be KC they have very low prices on homes
Quality of Life: This is close but I'm going to give it to Charlotte it's a very modern city and a very young city with clean places to have fun.
Cost of Living: No doubt it's KC especially when you look at the mortgage prices
More Urban/Big City Feel: This is Charlotte, it is the 2nd fastest growing city in the US. It is very modern and actually has nearly 1 million people compared to KC with about half a million. It is nicknamed the king of the south due to how booming it is...you could say KC is past its prime
My choice: Charlotte it is up and coming and a beautiful place with shining buildings everywhere, also it is near many attractions while KC has hardly anything.
Hope I helped :-)
LOL............Give me Kansas City. Have you ever been to either one? Apparently not. When did Charlotte get nicknamed "King of the South? You do know their is a little spot in the road called ATLANTA. Charlotte's "boom" has slowed considerably. KC is way more urban than Charlotte will ever be. Charlotte does NOT have the 4th largest airport in the US. Largest in area is Denver, followed by Dallas/Fort Worth, then Hartsfield/Atlanta, then Chicago O'Hare. And since when is it the 2nd fastest growing in the US? As of 2013, the largest US airport by size is the Denver International Airport. The second largest airport is Dallas/Fort Worth. The busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.
Plus you are replying to a thread that was dead since MARCH?
LOL............Give me Kansas City. Have you ever been to either one? Apparently not. When did Charlotte get nicknamed "King of the South? You do know their is a little spot in the road called ATLANTA. Charlotte's "boom" has slowed considerably. KC is way more urban than Charlotte will ever be. Charlotte does NOT have the 4th largest airport in the US. Largest in area is Denver, followed by Dallas/Fort Worth, then Hartsfield/Atlanta, then Chicago O'Hare. And since when is it the 2nd fastest growing in the US? As of 2013, the largest US airport by size is the Denver International Airport. The second largest airport is Dallas/Fort Worth. The busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.
Plus you are replying to a thread that was dead since MARCH?
The poster is fairly misguided by a lot. Maybe they meant "Queen of the South", because that's a popular nickname given to Charlotte.
Charlotte is growing at 3.32%, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the country; Kansas City is growing at 1.44%.
As for airports, Charlotte is the 8th busiest in the country; Kansas City is #34.
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