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From what I've seen following current development, Austin should easily win this. I think the list mightyyoda posted speaks for itself. I know neither Charlotte, Nashville nor Raleigh have as many major projects currently U/C and on the table. I read the urban development forums for all three from time to time.
If the premise of the poll was "which of these has had more major projects in the last decade," then Charlotte would likely win. But the Queen City appears to be more in the stabilization point of its construction boom compared to Austin, which is simply en fuego right now, and Nashville, which is honestly just now starting to take off and get the sort of major projects cities like Austin and Charlotte have been getting for a while now.
I probably follow Raleigh less than the other two metros in the Southeast. There's plenty of good projects going on there, but there doesn't appear to be as many major ones as the other three in the South. I'm really impressed with some of the stuff I've seen in SLC, but I haven't followed their development as closely.
From what I've seen following current development, Austin should easily win this. I think the list mightyyoda posted speaks for itself. I know neither Charlotte, Nashville nor Raleigh have as many major projects currently U/C and on the table. I read the urban development forums for all three from time to time.
If the premise of the poll was "which of these has had more major projects in the last decade," then Charlotte would likely win. But the Queen City appears to be more in the stabilization point of its construction boom compared to Austin, which is simply en fuego right now, and Nashville, which is honestly just now starting to take off and get the sort of major projects cities like Austin and Charlotte have been getting for a while now.
I probably follow Raleigh less than the other two metros in the Southeast. There's plenty of good projects going on there, but there doesn't appear to be as many major ones as the other three in the South. I'm really impressed with some of the stuff I've seen in SLC, but I haven't followed their development as closely.
Not really true right now. It's starting to take off with several huge one's announced within the past couple of months (infrastructure/high-rises/mixed-developments), with more to come within the next couple of years. Like every where else, Charlotte slowed down immensely during the recession, but since 2012, it's been building momentum like a locomotive.
Good list. I saw that on Austin's UP page last week. There's a semi-interactive Google map for Charlotte projects, but it hasn't been updated in a long time, and a few things were actually deleted for no apparent reason.
This has become a popularity contest. Charlotte has quite a few projects going on. Many of which are not confined to Uptown. The poll should be closer. But, in time people will see for themselves. That is not to take anything away from Austin, it is obviously growing faster than Charlotte as far as city limits go. And while Austin is a great IT hotspot Charlotte is quite a hub for financial services, as well as auto-related manufacturing, and energy. It is definitely good to have HQs in your city but also having a base of operations is great too. Such as Areva, Siemens, and Babcock and Wilcox.
This has become a popularity contest. Charlotte has quite a few projects going on. Many of which are not confined to Uptown. The poll should be closer. But, in time people will see for themselves. That is not to take anything away from Austin, it is obviously growing faster than Charlotte as far as city limits go. And while Austin is a great IT hotspot Charlotte is quite a hub for financial services, as well as auto-related manufacturing, and energy. It is definitely good to have HQs in your city but also having a base of operations is great too. Such as Areva, Siemens, and Babcock and Wilcox.
They are all popularity contests.
One can quickly tell if it's worth even participating in some of the threads in a meaningful way or if it's actually a waste of one's time.
Considering the location of those compalining its hard to say there isn't a bias coming from y'all either right? Because you've been to all these cities to see what's going on? So obviously there will be some bias but I think its pretty clear Austin is the leading the growth category overall any way you slice it. Downtown, burbs, economy, population growth, construction, and so on...I mean numbers don't lie.
Considering the location of those compalining its hard to say there isn't a bias coming from y'all either right? Because you've been to all these cities to see what's going on? So obviously there will be some bias but I think its pretty clear Austin is the leading the growth category overall any way you slice it. Downtown, burbs, economy, population growth, construction, and so on...I mean numbers don't lie.
I mean, seriously.....all these areas are growing madly.
Is Austin growing faster? Yes. Do we need a poll to confirm that? I don't think so.
Considering the location of those compalining its hard to say there isn't a bias coming from y'all either right? Because you've been to all these cities to see what's going on? So obviously there will be some bias but I think its pretty clear Austin is the leading the growth category overall any way you slice it. Downtown, burbs, economy, population growth, construction, and so on...I mean numbers don't lie.
Which numbers? Population or GDP and total personal income? I just want to know which numbers your referring to.
Economy...population growth..you know the important things that lead to construction growth...which speaking of its hard yo turn down a street and not see construction around here. The downtown area is literally a crane city. It is whatit is. I'm not saying one is better than the other. I just said those complaining are from north Carolina according to their location so that's why their complaining because its loosing this poll...
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