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NoDa, perhaps one of Charlotte's best kept secrets. If we invested more in this area it could really do something for that "city" feel we need.
What we need to do is spend more time taking pictures of these neighborhoods that surround uptown. We do tend to show off our skyline too much (as if there isn't a "city" surrounding that skyline).
Charlotte is very much so a "new urbanism" city and much of it is beautiful (even if it does come with a massive ugly parking deck).
^I agree. Like I said earlier, we need to encourage these neighborhoods to have block parties, festivals, carnivals and the like. I think the "small-town" feel people say of Charlotte could actually be a good thing for expreesing that new urbanism you're alluding to. And dag nabbit get me my light rail to University. I'm done once again ranting.
^I agree. Like I said earlier, we need to encourage these neighborhoods to have block parties, festivals, carnivals and the like. I think the "small-town" feel people say of Charlotte could actually be a good thing for expreesing that new urbanism you're alluding to. And dag nabbit get me my light rail to University. I'm done once again ranting.
LoL
I wish there had been more alternatives, while I was residing in Charlotte.
It's all good though ... it's taking shape nicely
^How long ago was that? I moved back to Charlotte in 1997 to the UC area. I enjoyed it then but now I would like to move to NoDa, Southend, or Southpark. Concord , where I live now, sucks. LOL!
^How long ago was that? I moved back to Charlotte in 1997 to the UC area. I enjoyed it then but now I would like to move to NoDa, Southend, or Southpark. Concord , where I live now, sucks. LOL!
I had resided in Charlotte twice, once in the mid 1990s, again in the early 2000s.
It was nice, but even at that time lacked the urban feel that I was accustomed to ... and enjoyed.
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Here's an exceptionally beautiful view of Columbus' city centre, taken during a summers eve festival along the banks of the Scioto river.
A brief and interesting article concerning the census and city growth ...
The Wall Street Journal is carrying a story about growth in many big cities since the last census.
The paper reports the recession is having a chilling effect on suburban sprawl. Researchers also predict migration to the Sun Belt is cooling.
Philadelphia, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio are among the big winners.
Detroit and Cleveland, not so much.
“Cities are showing a continued vitality as hubs of activity even as some suburban and exurban areas go through tough times,” said William H. Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution. “It emphasizes the buoyancy of large established cities with diverse economies and populations.”
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