Life After TSPLOST (Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah: construction, taxes, light rail)

[Columbuskidd92]

Originally Posted by River_Dawg

Augusta compares better with SC big three than Columbus does by a long shot. All Columbus has going for it is population, 30 thousand being forced to moved to your region.

When did Augusta ever had it going for its city population? NEVER! You can't compare Columbus city growth to Augusta's. Columbus will always win.

[alco89]

I just wish you all would stop bickering about 'this city > that city.' Can't a thread ever be started without all this meaningless fuss??? Geez...

[River_Dawg]

Show me where Columbus has a leg up on Augusta GA? Im sure Columbus is a fine town but it has a ways to go to compete with Augusta and Savannah.

[Columbuskidd92]

Columbus

1840 3,114 —
1850 5,942 90.8%
1860 9,621 61.9%
1870 7,401 −23.1%
1880 10,123 36.8%
1890 17,303 70.9%
1900 17,614 1.8%
1910 20,554 16.7%
1920 31,125 51.4%
1930 43,131 38.6%
1940 53,280 23.5%
1950 79,611 49.4%
1960 116,779 46.7%
1970 155,028 32.8%
1980 169,441 9.3%
1990 178,681 5.5%
2000 186,291 4.3%
2010 189,885 1.9%

Augusta

1800 2,215 —
1810 2,476 11.8%
1840 6,403 —
1850 9,448 47.6%
1860 12,493 32.2%
1870 15,389 23.2%
1880 21,891 42.3%
1890 33,300 52.1%
1900 39,441 18.4%
1910 41,040 4.1%
1920 52,548 28.0%
1930 60,342 14.8%
1940 65,919 9.2%
1950 71,508 8.5%
1960 70,626 −1.2%
1970 59,864 −15.2%
1980 47,532 −20.6%
1990 44,639 −6.1%
2000 195,182 337.2%
2010 195,844 0.3%

[River_Dawg]

It looks like Augusta has the larger population. Lets change the subject for a second. The CSRA will become alot more connected with the River Watch Park Way Ext. connecting Columbia Co. to downtown AUG, Windsor Spring Rd Widening form South Augusta to Hephzibah GA and Hwy 56 widening connecting Augusta Richmond to Waynesboro Burke Co. No wonder Augusta has the second largest metro in the state.

[Columbuskidd92]

Not really,Columbus gained 5k between 2010-2011(194,000+), While Augusta city pop declined! You do know the Columbus CSA (456,564+) only 100k behind Augusta's MSA ( 556,877)? The facts show that Augusta MSA have three counties over 100k,while Columbus CSA only have two.

Georgia (4 counties)
Burke County Pop: 23,316
Columbia County Pop: 124,053
McDuffie County Pop: 21,875
Richmond County Pop: 200,549

South Carolina (2 counties)
Aiken County Pop: 160,099
Edgefield County Pop: 26,985


Columbus metropolitan area, population 300,000.
Auburn–Opelika metropolitan area, population 135,883.
Tuskegee micropolitan area, population 21,789.

[River_Dawg]

OK can we stop talking about population? Columbus population is larger the city of Savannah but Savannah makes Columbus look like 1800 settlement. Lets talk about the projects that the citizens of the two cities approved.

[nortonguy]

Originally Posted by columbuskidd92

not really,columbus gained 5k between 2010-2011(194,000+), while augusta city pop declined! you do know the columbus csa (456,564+) only 100k behind augusta's msa ( 556,877)? The facts show that augusta msa have three counties over 100k,while columbus csa only have two.

Georgia (4 counties)
burke county pop: 23,316
columbia county pop: 124,053
mcduffie county pop: 21,875
richmond county pop: 200,549

south carolina (2 counties)
aiken county pop: 160,099
edgefield county pop: 26,985


columbus metropolitan area, population 300,000.
Auburn–opelika metropolitan area, population 135,883.
Tuskegee micropolitan area, population 21,789.

FALSE!!!!! I didn't want to get involved in the thread but had to point this out... This is like the third-fourth time somebody from Columbus gets on here and tells people Augusta is losing population. It's amazing you're using the 2010 populations for the metro Augusta area, but had the nerve to put Columbus at 300k... It's even worse you have to compare the MSA of Augusta vs the CSA of Columbus...

Neither the Census or Business Journal estimates show Columbus gained 5k people from 2010-2011..

[WilsonPad]

2nd tier Georgia cities battling it out. At the end of the day they all lose out. Greenville and Columbia sc are lighyears ahead of Macon, Augusta, Columbia and Savannah in terms of diversity and vibrancy. Savannah has improved greatly in this area thanks to SCAD but the open minded, diverse cultural part of the city is pretty limited to downtown. There are even diverse churches in Columbia and Greenville.

[therealpattman]

Ok people, this thread was intended to show what potentially positive things may come about because of the approval of the SPLOST, not bash each other. The mayor of Columbus said something about a change in the face of the state. I think there will be a population shift more towards places like Columbus and Augusta, both are on rivers and border states.

Originally Posted by WilsonPad

2nd tier Georgia cities battling it out. At the end of the day they all lose out. Greenville and Columbia sc are lighyears ahead of Macon, Augusta, Columbia and Savannah in terms of diversity and vibrancy. Savannah has improved greatly in this area thanks to SCAD but the open minded, diverse cultural part of the city is pretty limited to downtown. There are even diverse churches in Columbia and Greenville.

Greenville is above the Augusta tier, but Columbia to tell you the truth is not much higher than Augusta, the only thing it has on Augusta is 3 interstates to Augusta's 1, a larger research university, which GHSU and ASU have formed, a mighty fine zoo which I have to say, and the title of state capital. If Augusta had 3 interstates and a slightly larger Airport it would trump Columbia.