tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569427107470331799.post3190940849654264069..comments2024-01-02T04:14:17.648-05:00Comments on Development: Is a Charlotte-Triad-Triangle 'Megalopolis' in North Carolina's future?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569427107470331799.post-44278139659844034502013-11-21T12:18:13.054-05:002013-11-21T12:18:13.054-05:00It depends on what you want for North Carolina.
I...It depends on what you want for North Carolina.<br /><br />It's inarguably true that the wealth generators for North Carolina are principally Charlotte and Raleigh. A blog on the N&O today pointed out that just these two metros generate nearly 1/2 of North Carolina's annual economic output.<br /><br />But the Tom Apodacas of the world bitterly resent the wealth and influence of Charlotte and Raleigh. So they cut off their noses to spite their faces, foolishly believing that somehow destroying North Carolina's cities enables and ennobles our state's small towns and rural areas. Of course, they could not be more incorrect.<br /><br />I bring up this point because those who currently control the state's government are deeply opposed to urbanization, believing it to be the work of Yankee devils. But money and development will have its way, regardless. So their shortsightedness will doom the state to an ugly kersplotch of ill-planned and ill-managed development, rather than a model for development that will be an asset to North Carolina for generations to come.<br /><br />The people, the development, the world are all coming to North Carolina anyway.<br /><br />Much, much better to reach out, embrace it and guide it.<br /><br />But when your battle cry is "th'cities are gettin' ever'thang!" you are unable to understand, let alone adopt best practices.<br /><br />Really can't wait for 2014 and 2016 to correct the error on Jones Street.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com