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re: What cities are on the rise?

Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:31 pm to
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:31 pm to
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You call that living?


Absolutely.

Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53807 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:37 pm to
Everything is subjective with regards to quality of life. That's why it's a constant topic on this board.
Posted by keks tadpole
Yellow Leaf Creek
Member since Feb 2017
8862 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:37 pm to
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Mobile, AL


Some of the plans and projections I've heard for the next decade will be mind-blowing.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:39 pm to
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Everything is subjective with regards to quality of life.


I hear you. I think I would have to reevaluate my life if my QoL depended on being 5 minutes from mass produced consumer goods though.
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
48902 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:40 pm to
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Was fortunate to follow his advice as the commute has become longer for those living outside of the Charlotte city limits.


I feel for anyone living in the Davidson area who has to take 77 going into the city. Traffic is brutal there every time I have ever driven through it.
Posted by munchman
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
10371 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:41 pm to
Huntsville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Posted by Bruco
Charlotte, NC
Member since Aug 2016
3033 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:44 pm to
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feel for anyone living in the Davidson area who has to take 77 going into the city. Traffic is brutal there every time I have ever driven through it.


Would help if those toll lanes weren’t on about year 10 of construction
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79736 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:49 pm to
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I hear you. I think I would have to reevaluate my life if my QoL depended on being 5 minutes from mass produced consumer goods though


What about 5 minutes from a botanical garden, amusement park, art museum, and streetcar ride? That was just one morning before naptime.
This post was edited on 2/10/19 at 7:50 pm
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38560 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 7:51 pm to
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I'll take a nice cabin in the middle of 300 acres please.
I'm fine with a cabin in the woods or a large city/metro. I don't really care for in between. But until my wife and I can both work at home the remote mountain cabin will have to wait.
Posted by LSUgusto
Member since May 2005
19325 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 8:28 pm to
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Once all the mega projects are done you won’t have the same level of employment at the sites, and all the construction workers will move on to the next project.
Sure, there will be a drop in the overall number of workers.

But, there will be a permanent increase in good-paying jobs for people that will be staying here and keeping their money here, unlike the construction workers who send a lot of their income to wherever they're from to support their families.

There's also good reason to think that the area is far from done in announcing major projects. There's a lot of opportunities for other industries to utilize the byproducts created from the mega projects.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 2/10/19 at 8:31 pm to
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What about 5 minutes from a botanical garden, amusement park, art museum, and streetcar ride?


If that floats your boat, knock yourself out.
Posted by Restomod
Member since Mar 2012
13493 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 6:18 am to
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I hear you. I think I would have to reevaluate my life if my QoL depended on being 5 minutes from mass produced consumer goods though.


To each his own...

I could not fathom having to drive an hour to the grocery store or several hours from top medical care. There is a trade off for everything.
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
17356 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:19 am to
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These will be the 15 biggest cities in the US by 2046 - LINK /


Does it bother anyone else that DC metro is outgrowing most in both population and wealth despite not having a major Fortune 500 HQ presence?

Our tax dollars are building a nicer, better city with higher paid workers than the towns we live in.
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 7:20 am
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46661 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:21 am to
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Just don't get the traffic and constant struggle people are willing to do for the suburban life.


Generally that's because they have children and most inner city schools suck.


Posted by Pintail
Member since Nov 2011
12160 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:22 am to
Nashville
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46661 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:24 am to
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But until my wife and I can both work at home the remote mountain cabin will have to wait.


And that's why we currently live 15 minutes from her office and under ten from mine.

The minute she can get a remote job we're gone. I had planned to move back to my hometown of Huntsville, but rethinking that one now.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481186 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:27 am to
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But, there will be a permanent increase in good-paying jobs for people that will be staying here and keeping their money here, unlike the construction workers who send a lot of their income to wherever they're from to support their families.

There's also good reason to think that the area is far from done in announcing major projects. There's a lot of opportunities for other industries to utilize the byproducts created from the mega projects.

yeah it seems like we keep getting more major projects. with ares like EBR being anti-industry, we should be pretty solid for more expansions and what not
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
8484 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:43 am to
“If I can just get off that LA freeway without gettin killed or caught....”

Laural, MS
Sheridan, WY
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 7:45 am to
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Charleston keeps rolling in awards as the best city to travel to in the nation, best overall city etc...


Those awards have very little validity.

I mean, come on...Charleston the best city to travel to? Best overall city? Not even close.

Charleston has a TON of issues working against it.
Posted by EST
Investigating
Member since Oct 2003
18290 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 8:27 am to
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2 Provo, UT


No way! That is Mormon clique central. It sucks. If you're going to live in Utah live in Park City, Salt Lake, or St. George.
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