Understanding the towns in West Virginia (Charleston, Huntington: mineral rights, transfer, schools)
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There may be more Pittsburgh sports fans but A LOT of people from Huntington and Charleston go to the Carolinas to play. Everyone below their 30s ventures down to Myrtle Beach, SC. Lots of people go to Charlotte as well, probably just as many if not more. It is very very common to WV plates in Charlotte. You may not be aware of it but West Virginians are down there a lot. In fact, most of the people who I have known to move out Huntington or Charleston have gone to live in Charlotte.
Southern West Virginians often visit Charlotte. They often stay...
I can't disagree with that. It's a long way from there to the Carolinas, but it is about as close as it gets to anywhere.
Charlotte had defense jobs, lots of them.
Relatives came to visit those working in Charlotte. Spent a lot of summer vacations visiting relatives there and shopping in Belk’s and Ivey’s. Cousins thought of that as home and found service jobs there. However - their father is buried in WV.
Jobs, family, shopping, recreation – patterns that get established determine where people go.
I remember going to Grafton to get on the B & O the midnight of Thanksgiving day to spend Friday and Saturday shopping in D.C. and looking at the Woodward & Lothrop windows decorated for Christmas.
We never went to Pittsburgh or Fairmont or Charleston. Though we watched Pirate's games.
Just realized I've spent more time in Hong Kong than in all three of those cities put together.
I don't think public transit connections inter-city wise in WV is necessary. I wasn't aware there was a public bus line from here to Huntington I even question the necessity of that. The vast majority of people here in the Charleston area and all over West Virginia drive, just like it is in all of rural America. I don't think there is a bus to Beckley but Beckley is also well connected to here.
I think the northern and eastern panhandles are often forgotten especially as the EP is separated from the rest of the state by mountain ranges and you can't easily drive from Charles Town to the central part of the state without going through Maryland or Virginia. I wonder if NP residents (especially up toward Weirton) identify more with Pennsylvania and Ohio.
I don't think public transit connections inter-city wise in WV is necessary. I wasn't aware there was a public bus line from here to Huntington I even question the necessity of that. The vast majority of people here in the Charleston area and all over West Virginia drive, just like it is in all of rural America. I don't think there is a bus to Beckley but Beckley is also well connected to here.
I think the northern and eastern panhandles are often forgotten especially as the EP is separated from the rest of the state by mountain ranges and you can't easily drive from Charles Town to the central part of the state without going through Maryland or Virginia. I wonder if NP residents (especially up toward Weirton) identify more with Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Actually, that is not true. There are thousands of students from southern West Virginia who would benefit directly from such a service, as opposed to a couple dozen who benefit from the current operation. You're right about the EP, but then again no part of our state spends much time thinking about any other part. We have five distinct districts here, most of which are only indirectly related to the others. At least one of them is artificial and actually amounts to two. North Central's association with other parts of West Virginia is stronger than that of any other area due to the influence of The University.
Actually, that is not true. There are thousands of students from southern West Virginia who would benefit directly from such a service, as opposed to a couple dozen who benefit from the current operation.
Are you referring to a form of public transportation that would take students from Charleston to either Fairmont State U or WVU?
Are you referring to a form of public transportation that would take students from Charleston to either Fairmont State U or WVU?
Exactly. It would also transport people to and from business meetings and meetings with politicians, and provide a means for some folks in southern West Virginia who don't have their own cars to get to medical options they have trouble attaining under the current situation. Twice daily service... early morning and early evening.
Southern West Virginia deserves to be connected to NCWV, and vice versa. The narrow special interest groups that work to stop that from happening are doing a great disservice to everyone.
Exactly. It would also transport people to and from business meetings and meetings with politicians, and provide a means for some folks in southern West Virginia who don't have their own cars to get to medical options they have trouble attaining under the current situation. Twice daily service... early morning and early evening.
Southern West Virginia deserves to be connected to NCWV, and vice versa. The narrow special interest groups that work to stop that from happening are doing a great disservice to everyone.
Well I can tell you that would not work well for students. The drive too long and public transportation would just increase the time. It isn't like the drive from Huntington to Charleston. Very very few students, if any, would use public transport if the travel time was any more than an hour.
Also, those attending business meetings might just be well off already. Those people are very often don't like taking public transportation. The only people who this might apply to are those without cars and the elderly.
I very much doubt that medical services will create a decent ridership either. Charleston provides most of the medical needs for it's population. People would only have to visit Morgantown in rare circumstances.
Something like this might only work if both cities had around 100,000 people. Time and distance are you enemy on this one.
I'm if this is rude, but most of the above is common sense. There is just no way at this point in time that public transport between Morgantown and Charleston is feasible.
I don't see Parkersburg as "low growth potential" at all. The expansion of the Bureau of Fiscal Services (or whatever Public Debt is called) is coming a little at a time. Their is great construction potential if an ethane "Cracker" facility is placed down in Washington bottom.
The fact we have both East/West and North/South highways along with railways and waterways creates big potential to many companies. Coldwater Creek located their warehouse here because of the access to millions of people in a short period of time.
I don't see Parkersburg as "low growth potential" at all. The expansion of the Bureau of Fiscal Services (or whatever Public Debt is called) is coming a little at a time. Their is great construction potential if an ethane "Cracker" facility is placed down in Washington bottom.
The fact we have both East/West and North/South highways along with railways and waterways creates big potential to many companies. Coldwater Creek located their warehouse here because of the access to millions of people in a short period of time.
Potential is there as far as I am concerned.
Isn't Parkersburg in the wet shale area with some of the best in the state?
I don't see Parkersburg as "low growth potential" at all. Their is great construction potential if an ethane "Cracker" facility is placed down in Washington bottom.
Stay tuned.
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