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I'm curious as to what you mean by "sunbelt city" in the Midwest. Or do you think that growth is limited to only those places below the Mason Dixon line?
Of course not, but lately, Sunbelt cities have been experiencing higher growth rates than those in other regions; that's obvious to anyone who's kept up with this sort of thing. Indy's recent growth patterns mirror Sunbelt cities more so than many of its Midwestern counterparts. The metro's growth rate from 2000-2007 is 10.7%--the highest in the Midwest among metros with 1 million+ residents. The South alone (including Texas) has 10 metros with higher growth rates.
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Also, Charlotte is suburban even compared to Indianapolis. The central cities are vastly different.
Possibly, but two things both central cities have in common are a plethora of surface lots:
Charlotte
Indianapolis
I will say that since light rail debuted here in Charlotte, it's contributed greatly to the urban vibe in uptown.
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How often have you been to the Southeast? Charlotte is way more progressive than cities such as Birmingham, Jackson, MI, Mobile, etc. Charlotte is southern but Deep South is whole different ball game.
Possibly, but two things both central cities have in common are a plethora of surface lots:
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Why in your pics did you not include Indy's stadiums? They do have this football team, don't you know? Peyton Manning? It used to be the RCA Dome, but now they have Lucas Oil Stadium.
Just curious if you're doing a "side by side" comparison. I'm not so sure why everybody dogs Indy's skyline so much. Not accusing you of that here, I've just noticed it a bit lately. True Indy is in the rust belt and they're hurtin', but let's not stick a fork in them just yet.
Why in your pics did you not include Indy's stadiums?
Because the point was to pick angles from both cities that show how many surface lots are present downtown. I said it before I posted pics of both cities.
Why in your pics did you not include Indy's stadiums? They do have this football team, don't you know? Peyton Manning? It used to be the RCA Dome, but now they have Lucas Oil Stadium.
Just curious if you're doing a "side by side" comparison. I'm not so sure why everybody dogs Indy's skyline so much. Not accusing you of that here, I've just noticed it a bit lately. True Indy is in the rust belt and they're hurtin', but let's not stick a fork in them just yet.
I think he was tryin to show that both DTs have too many surface parking lots. Had he used your pic for that, it would've been unfair since, well, most stadiums have surface lots around them.
I'm curious as to what you mean by "sunbelt city" in the Midwest. Or do you think that growth is limited to only those places below the Mason Dixon line?
Also, Charlotte is suburban even compared to Indianapolis. The central cities are vastly different.
Colts, I've heard this too in certain circles re: sunbelt city.
It's usually Indy, Columbus & Minneapolis that get lumped together this way. It's usually intended as a compliment. None of the three have experienced recent decline, they all have growing & healthy metros, strong corporate HQ's, etc.
When you think of these three cities, the image of a typical rust-belt city really doesn't come to mind - that's pretty much it, IMO.
Colts, I've heard this too in certain circles re: sunbelt city.
It's usually Indy, Columbus & Minneapolis that get lumped together this way. It's usually intended as a compliment. None of the three have experienced recent decline, they all have growing & healthy metros, strong corporate HQ's, etc.
When you think of these three cities, the image of a typical rust-belt city really doesn't come to mind - that's pretty much it, IMO.
I've heard some say that Columbus and Minneapolis are not Rst Belt cities. Go figure.
Columbus is interesting because its core neighborhoods surrounding downtown have a very Boston feel to them and then the suburbs have a very southeast feel to them in terms of development. Columbus is posting growth but not enough to be a Big city.
I'd have to say Fort Worth. The city is growing like crazy.
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