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Greensboro is a city that will not grow. Go to their downtown...they have only 4 buildings and their tallest is only 18 stories. We moved to the Triad from Charlotte...I agree Greensboro is very overshadowed by Charlotte & Raleigh. Hopefully that will change one day...who knows.
Duke University and its associated hospitals are among the premiere institutes of their type in the nation. And of course you have nearby UNC and NC State. It is is the universities presence that led to the creation of RTP. It is that which caused there to be such a tech and start up scene in Durham and Raleigh. It is what brings so many bright minds to Durham to study and work at Duke and its hospital.
Duke University and its associated hospitals are among the premiere institutes of their type in the nation. And of course you have nearby UNC and NC State. It is is the universities presence that led to the creation of RTP. It is that which caused there to be such a tech and start up scene in Durham and Raleigh. It is what brings so many bright minds to Durham to study and work at Duke and its hospital.
Yes, but RTP is THE reason. Jobs. Greensboro has Universities too. Look at Cary's growth above...that is because of RTP. Durham is on the other side...right up against RTP and most of its residential/commercial growth is on the RTP side, which is now funneling back to Downtown Durham and Duke.
Greensboro is a city that will not grow. Go to their downtown...they have only 4 buildings and their tallest is only 18 stories. We moved to the Triad from Charlotte...I agree Greensboro is very overshadowed by Charlotte & Raleigh. Hopefully that will change one day...who knows.
Currently, Durham's tallest building is 18 stories and Greensboro's is 20. And Greensboro's tallest building is taller than Durham's tallest.
I don't know why people get fixated on tall buildings. Who cares? What is there for the average visitor to do in a tall building? I'd much rather go to a Bulls game or the DPAC or the American Tobacco campus or the Museum of Life and Science.
Just have never understood the fascination here on C-D with tall buildings.
I don't know why people get fixated on tall buildings. Who cares? What is there for the average visitor to do in a tall building? I'd much rather go to a Bulls game or the DPAC or the American Tobacco campus or the Museum of Life and Science.
Just have never understood the fascination here on C-D with tall buildings.
I agree. Give me street life and active neighborhoods every day of the week over tall buildings. Of course, this doesn't mean that I am expressly against tall buildings; I just don't prioritize them.
If a city concentrates on engaging urban areas, the tall buildings will come as a matter of demand to be there. If a city concentrates on tall buildings, I don't think that it will automatically result in engaging urban areas.
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And Greensboro's tallest building is taller than Durham's tallest.
