Atanta losing it's edge? Outshined in the future by Charlotte, Nashville, RDU?

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by eek

you can't compare atlanta and charlotte. you just can't.

Of course you can. It's just much more on a qualitative basis than a quantitative one.

charlotte has an identity crisis as it is.

Not at all.

Originally Posted by PT 3000

I don't see Atlanta or Charlotte booming anytime soon in th near future, they both have boatloads of unsold houses that have to be bought before any more get built and they both have high unemployment rates and no jobs mean no growth but Atlanta will probaly come out better because it's economy is more diverse.

Oh we've got jobs in the pipeline, believe that. Charlotte is slowly but surely starting to repair the damaged sustained during the banking crisis and recession: Echoing Hub’s recovery, Charlotte seeks to diversify - The Boston Globe

Originally Posted by nature's message

There are many things Charlotte would need to improve on in order to compete with Atlanta. This article shows somewhat of a bias.

This article isn't just about Charlotte; it's about the rise of other Southeastern metros, which is really inevitable given the growth and maturity of the Southeast. At one time, Atlanta could claim to be the biggest and best in just about every indicator in the region, but that's becoming less and less true as time goes on. Atlanta will continue to be the economic juggernaut that it is, but it's no longer the sole economic competitor in the Southeast as wealth and prosperity flow to other parts of the region.

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Charlotte may be outgrowing some of these cities listed but it's not outgrowing Raleigh. Charlotte has always been larger than Raleigh but Raleigh has been growing faster for quite some time. Charlotte may be looking toward Atlanta but they better take a look behind them too. There's a much greater chance that greater Raleigh/Triangle will catch/pass Charlotte than there is for Charlotte to catch or pass Atlanta.

As a region, the Triangle may very well become larger than Charlotte as the two regions are roughly in the same ballpark population wise. However, it will take a while for Raleigh itself to catch up to Charlotte in many respects; that's a major difference between the makeup of the two areas (polycentric vs. monocentric).

[adavi215]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

Of course you can. It's just much more on a qualitative basis than a quantitative one.



Not at all.



Oh we've got jobs in the pipeline, believe that. Charlotte is slowly but surely starting to repair the damaged sustained during the banking crisis and recession: Echoing Hub’s recovery, Charlotte seeks to diversify - The Boston Globe



This article isn't just about Charlotte; it's about the rise of other Southeastern metros, which is really inevitable given the growth and maturity of the Southeast. At one time, Atlanta could claim to be the biggest and best in just about every indicator in the region, but that's becoming less and less true as time goes on. Atlanta will continue to be the economic juggernaut that it is, but it's no longer the sole economic competitor in the Southeast as wealth and prosperity flow to other parts of the region.



As a region, the Triangle may very well become larger than Charlotte as the two regions are roughly in the same ballpark population wise. However, it will take a while for Raleigh itself to catch up to Charlotte in many respects; that's a major difference between the makeup of the two areas (polycentric vs. monocentric).

On another note, Charlotte and the metro region are adding more total residents than Raleigh and the Triangle. But, rnc2mbfl and I have been here before. My good dear friend.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

There is a thread already going on this in the Atlanta forum. Not sure why it needs to be reposted in the City vs City forum.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/atlan...l#post14411315

Ditto