Winston Salem vs Greensboro (Charlotte, Raleigh: insurance, credit, attorneys)
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointThe Triad Area
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They are more or less equals in most categories, but for economy, I give the edge to Winston-Salem. Greensboro might have a slight edge of shopping with a few more retail/restaurants options.
I lived in Greensboro and worked in Winston. I much preferred Greensboro. It just seemed a lot cooler and more diverse. It is larger with more/better bars and restaurants. Winston seemed a little more conservative and traditional while GSO seems to be a little more liberal and modern.
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Funny opening sentence, as if any others are remotely competitve with these two.
I give the edge to Greensboro just because anyone or anything flying into the triad to do business via commercial airline won't be landing in W-S.
Having lived in both cities at different times in the past, I much prefer Winston-Salem from an urban standpoint. Greensboro reminds me of a lovely smaller city.
Funny opening sentence, as if any others are remotely competitve with these two.
I give the edge to Greensboro just because anyone or anything flying into the triad to do business via commercial airline won't be landing in W-S.
Ouch you struck a nerve with some...cough yadkinv cough. LOL
For those of us who live in the area, we are going to be pretty bias. It would be interesting to find out what visitors think. I love Greensboro better because there are just more options in just about everything. There are more recreational & entertainment amenities. There is a greater variety of retail and restaurants (Brooks Brothers, PF Changs, Ruth Chris Steakhouse, Wolfgang Puck Pizza, Apple Store, not to mention a true downtown grocery store ect) and there is a more diverse economy. Its not just about lab suits.
Winston-Salem's downtown looks more urban because it has more tall buildings and old industrial buildings which help give it urban vibe and character. Winston-Salem also has a true x and y axis downtown with 4th and Main. Greensboro seems to just have a y axis downtown with much of the activity focused on Elm Street. Greensboro needs to focus on its downtown x axis which is Market St and Friendly Ave. However once you leave downtown Winston-Salem its a different story all together. The city looks small outside of downtown with highways in need of repair and resurfacing. Its just the opposite in Greensboro. Greensboro looks like a much bigger city outside of downtown, particularly near the Interstates with more development, 10 lane freeways, high-rise hotels and flyover ramps crossing over bridges. However Greensboro's downtown is growing and there are some big urban projects in the works like the completion of the downtown greenway, the performing arts center, South Elm Street development and the University District proposal which in some ways is similar to PTRP in Winston but is more university/college based and is much larger in scope with collaborations that go far beyond health and science. Greensboro is doing something different from injecting a PTRP clone in downtown Greensboro. But an urban research park and an urban university district accomplish the same things and thats using collaborations to attract new industry to the cities and jobs downtown.
Ouch you struck a nerve with some...cough yadkinv cough. LOL
For those of us who live in the area, we are going to be pretty bias. It would be interesting to find out what visitors think. I love Greensboro better because there are just more options in just about everything. There are more recreational & entertainment amenities. There is a greater variety of retail and restaurants (Brooks Brothers, PF Changs, Ruth Chris Steakhouse, Wolfgang Puck Pizza, Apple Store, not to mention a true downtown grocery store ect) and there is a more diverse economy. Its not just about lab suits.
Winston-Salem's downtown looks more urban because it has more tall buildings and old industrial buildings which help give it urban vibe and character. Winston-Salem also has a true x and y axis downtown with 4th and Main. Greensboro seems to just have a y axis downtown with much of the activity focused on Elm Street. Greensboro needs to focus on its downtown x axis which is Market St and Friendly Ave. However once you leave downtown Winston-Salem its a different story all together. The city looks small outside of downtown with highways in need of repair and resurfacing. Its just the opposite in Greensboro. Greensboro looks like a much bigger city outside of downtown, particularly near the Interstates with more development, 10 lane freeways, high-rise hotels and flyover ramps crossing over bridges. However Greensboro's downtown is growing and there are some big urban projects in the works like the completion of the downtown greenway, the performing arts center, South Elm Street development and the University District proposal which in some ways is similar to PTRP in Winston but is more university/college based and is much larger in scope with collaborations that go far beyond health and science. Greensboro is doing something different from injecting a PTRP clone in downtown Greensboro. But an urban research park and an urban university district accomplish the same things and thats using collaborations to attract new industry to the cities and jobs downtown.
There is much truth to that, it seems people won't wander beyond Elm St from Market to Lee. There are attractions just not the saturation in the area I mentioned.
Oh, Greensboro has hotter women.
........and a team in the NCAA tournament.
There is much truth to that, it seems people won't wander beyond Elm St from Market to Lee. There are attractions just not the saturation in the area I mentioned.
Winston-Salem's downtown looks more urban because it has more tall buildings and old industrial buildings which help give it urban vibe and character. Winston-Salem also has a true x and y axis downtown with 4th and Main.
Main? Shouldn't that be Cherry/Marshall as the key north/south route?
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