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Actually you don't even pass through Rock Hill or Fort Mill driving between Charlotte and Atlanta...isn't Rock Hill on the way to Columbia?
It seems like some people are judging the nature of certain areas by what is visible from the highway - I know I tend to do that as well. Keep in mind that most urban/suburban development ISN'T visible from the highway and areas can be very built up just beyond the trees.
I see, but I-35 is the same way(minus the trees), alot of I-35's urbanization is visible.
Yeah, to echo what Spade said, the map looks older. The I-35 corridor is ALOT more interconnected than what that map suggest. What about Beaumont and some of the other mid-sized cities sin East Texas? The Piedmont map seems to have EVERY city and town in-between.
I think the Beaumont Houston thing is correct though. Beaumont is simply not growing and there is about 60 miles of rural land between the two areas.
Exactly. I-35 corridor is a better comparion because it's structured similarly to the Piedmont area (Is Nashville really part of it?). The Texas Triangle is about the size of Georgia and is structured differently than the Piedmont region.
LOL Is OKC part of The Texas Triangle? They aren't part of any Megapolis, they're part of the Megaregion idea which is a little different. But I agree with you about the I-35 corridor that is alot more realistic.
I see, but I-35 is the same way(minus the trees), alot of I-35's urbanization is visible.
I have no idea about I-35, but I believe you. I was just responding to the comments about I-85 between Atlanta and Charlotte because I'm very familiar with that stretch. I've visited Houston and Dallas, but never driven anywhere outside of the cities.
Yeah, to echo what Spade said, the map looks older. The I-35 corridor is ALOT more interconnected than what that map suggest. What about Beaumont and some of the other mid-sized cities sin East Texas? The Piedmont map seems to have EVERY city and town in-between.
Beaumont is east of Houston it’s not part the triangle, and the map was cut off from even showing it. But no it didn’t show every city on the piedmont If you notice Gadsden, and Anniston, Alabama wasn't even Circle and there small Metros of 100,000 between Atlanta and Birmingham. Also if the map is old for the triangle than it is probably old for the piedmont.
Is this really very debatable? Economically the Texas Triangle is superior and that’s the only thing that really matters.
Do you have a source to back up that statement? I'm sure both areas are very successful econmically, but I haven't ever found any information that supports your claim of superiority.
Do you have a source to back up that statement? I'm sure both areas are very successful econmically, but I haven't ever found any information that supports your claim of superiority.
Texas Triangle-
Houston: 403,202
DFW: 379,863
San Antonio: 80,896
Austin: 80,077
Killen/Temple: 14,552
Waco: 7,943
*couldnt find Bryan/CS numbers, so I'm guessing their economically irrelevant surprisingly.
Total GRP: 966,500
The Piedmont has less than 2/3, or 62.9% of the GAP of the Texas Triangle, so it depends on what your definition of superiority is. But it kind of is, considering the Piedmont has about 19 million residents, while the TX Triangle is closer to 17-17.5 million, so having a million+ less people yet having more than 1.5 times the GRP is being superior.
I honestly think it all comes down to whether the triangle gets a high speed rail system. If they do then I think it's automatic. If not, it very well could be Piedmont.
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