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The Piedmont has more chance of becoming a megalopolis because the cities are daisy chained closer together. This is already happening among Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro and Winston Salem. Each year it gets harder and harder to find yourself in no-man's land as development spills to the edges along I-40/I-85. It's sort of following the path of Florida along I-95. a bigger gap exists between Greensboro and Charlotte but I can see that changing over time as well. From there southward, I don't have enough experience to comment.
There is much less of a gap between Winston-Salem and Charlotte...and it's closer than Greensboro-Charlotte using I-40 to I-77.
They are both great regions of this country. I do think the Texas Triangle has a lot more to offer and is the fastest growing area in the country now. But the Piedmont Corridor is a nice area.
You Do know Atlanta and Upstate SC is between Charlotte and Birmingham right? it's like saying how far is DC is to NY as if Baltimore and Philly didn’t exist.
Let me stop you their.
But Atlanta is 1 1/2hr from the Upstate SC CSA Upstate South Carolina which is right next to Metro Charlotte. Don't jump from Atlanta to Charlotte, Atlanta-Upstate SC- then Charlotte. Yall are acting like Greensville doesn't exist when it's CSA is over a million.
"Charlotte to Birmingham is like 5hrs" and Boston to Philly is like maybe 5hrs? I don't get why did you stated that?
Peterburg VA where did that come from? VA is not consider apart of the Piedmont Megapolis. Charlotte, Greenboro (the triad), Raleigh (The triangle) is apart of the Piedmont Cresent, Raleigh is the last city.
Maybe this is a better way to put this
Birmingham, Aniston AL, Atlanta, Greenville SC. Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh is a clear corridor like the northeast it just need to be Denser. I wounder How many people are voting ignoring areas on the corridor like Upstate South Carolina CSA and confusing their selves by making gaps?
The idea was The Piedmont cities have little to none gaps between it just need to grow denser but it's growing slower, The Texas triangle is growing faster but has very large gaps. so which one would come first.
They both have large gaps, the route from ATL to GREENVILLE, to Charlotte, to Raleigh, to Durham, is very rural and heavily wooded. Not alot of infill, just like the TX Triangle(except for the wooded part).
They both have large gaps, the route from ATL to GREENVILLE, to Charlotte, to Raleigh, to Durham, is very rural and heavily wooded. Not alot of infill, just like the TX Triangle(except for the wooded part).
True and another thing to point is that the Texas triangle is like the size of Georgia itself; of course it won't have amazing infill, but the 35 corridor has tons of it and you won't have to go over 100 miles (maybe even 50) without seeing some type of development or infill.
True and another thing to point is that the Texas triangle is like the size of Georgia itself; of course it won't have amazing infill, but the 35 corridor has tons of it and you won't have to go over 100 miles (maybe even 50) without seeing some type of development or infill.
Exactly. From Dallas to San Antonio has ALOT of sprawl from the satellite cities and suburbs of the medium sized cities that populate I-35(especially Austin to San Antonio).
They both have large gaps, the route from ATL to GREENVILLE, to Charlotte, to Raleigh, to Durham, is very rural and heavily wooded. Not alot of infill, just like the TX Triangle(except for the wooded part).
NOO very small gap seriously unlike the Texas triangle don’t even try ). The Piedmont is very wooded, the cities and metros are also very wooded. Texas triangle has 2 hours gaps the piedmont has 20-30 minutes to no gaps seriously. Piedmont Atlantic need to grow denser! gaps aren’t really the issue.
"to Raleigh, to Durham" You do know Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham is already in CSA call The Triangle?
Atlanta CSA, Athens MSA, Rome MSA
Only 4 rural counties separate Atlanta CSA and Athens MSA from Greenville CSA. That’s 20-30 min remember how small GA counties are. It's like 1 texas county, if that.
This is the other small gap but there are small Metros between Atlanta and Birhingham. Directly, 30 mins either way, not like Waco, and Killeen TX between DFW in Austin that like 1 to 2 hours gap either way.
Anniston–Oxford metropolitan
and Gadsden MSA
Than Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman
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NOO very small gap Seriously unlike the Texas triangle don’t try. The Piedmont is very wooded, the cities and metros are also very wooded. Texas triangle has 2 hours gaps the piedmont has 20-30 minutes to no gaps seriously. Piedmont Atlantic need to grow denser! gaps aren’t really the issue.
Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point CSA
Charlotte CSA abuts Greenville's CSA there is no gap they just need to grow denser I know what I saying.
"to Raleigh, to Durham" You do know Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham is already in CSA call The Triangle?
Atlanta CSA, Athens MSA, Rome MSA
Only 4 rural counties separate Atlanta CSA and Athens MSA from Greenville CSA. That’s 20-30 min remember how small GA counties are. It's like 1 texas county, if that.
This is the other small gap but are small Metros between Atlanta and Birhingham.
Anniston–Oxford metropolitan
and Gadsden MSA
Than Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman
I live in Charlotte, and have been to Raleigh and ATL, and Durham and I used to live in Austin. THE PIEDMONT HAS GAPS!! Just like the Texas Triangle does. Those maps don't show much, they only show the respective metros. The Piedmont is NOT continuous urbanization. It's just like the Texas Triangle(if not more rural). The Texas Triangle has roughly 17million people within a land area the size of Georgia. I mean Rock Hill, Fort Mill, VERY rural and it's a while before you see real urbanization again when heading South towards Greenville and ATL. Why do people think it's any different with the piedmont than with the TX triangle? BOTH are fairly rural in-between there cities.
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). The Piedmont is very wooded, the cities and metros are also very wooded. Texas triangle has 2 hours gaps the piedmont has 20-30 minutes to no gaps seriously. Piedmont Atlantic need to grow denser! gaps aren’t really the issue.
Texas triangle has 2 hours gaps the piedmont has 20-30 minutes to no gaps seriously. Piedmont Atlantic need to grow denser! gaps aren’t really the issue.
