Other cities scope out Greenville

[krazeeboi]

As far as population goes, Greenville's UA is actually bigger than Greensboro's. I think Greensboro may feel slightly larger though--which will be changing soon, IMO.

[NYTransplant]

Hey guys, I found a blog about Greensboro's city leaders' trip to Greenville. Good stuff.

Thanks krazeeboi. Good read

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Okay, I know this isn't really about other cities checking into Greenville, but it is very encouraging nontheless.

http://www.10best.com/Greenville/locationDetails.html

Great info on Greenville! Well spoken facts and enticements.

[krazeeboi]

^Pretty good read. I wonder how old it is, since it mentions the Bi-Lo Center being the largest arena in the state?

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I noticed that too, but the only indication of age is the copyright 2006 at the bottom of the page. It does mention the square footage, so I wonder if that may be true?

[NYTransplant]

It mentions the Rhinos under the Bi-Lo Center, but it also mentions the Liberty bridge. AFAIK, those two were never around at the same time. New items must get updated occaisionally, but the older facts are not.

Good read nonetheless.

[EDPro]

Sorry, if this is obvious (or previously mentioned), but 10Best.com is based here in Greenville. The website says LeGrand Drive. I know they used to be right on Camperdown.

Anyone know how many employees, etc.?

[gs3]

Great read Skyliner. Thanks for posting this!

[krazeeboi]

It mentions the Rhinos under the Bi-Lo Center, but it also mentions the Liberty bridge. AFAIK, those two were never around at the same time. New items must get updated occaisionally, but the older facts are not.

Good read nonetheless.

Yeah, it's weird, because the Charlotte page mentions its pro basketball team as the HORNETS!

[RestedTraveler]

Anyone know how many employees, etc.?

It would seem the answer is, "not enough employees," if their information is so out of date.

[Spartan]

I moved the posts about Greenwood here. to encourage more discussion on this topic.

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I was just looking around the Turner South website and found some small video clips from the 3-day Weekend broadcast.

Downtown Greenville, SC

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Not sure if someone else already gave this address, but it is a nice place to get info and check out what's happening in town (AFTER you check UrbanPlanet.org!)

Okay, some of the descriptions of the city are out of date, but I really like the interactive calendar of events. You can rollover the highlighted dates to see who's playing where and when. Way cool.

HelloGreenville.com

[Greenville]

The first "attraction" mentioned on the HelloGreenville.com site is Frankie's Fun Park!

They also suggest Sakura for good food downtown. My prom date and I ate at Sakura before the prom way back in 1998, and I think it closed a couple of years later! Hasn't that site been several things since then?

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Greenville has been scoped out by the City of Orlando!

Bulleted is the statement: "Look at Greenville, SC as example of retail presence and opportunity"

Downtown Transportation Plan

[GvilleSC]

Greenville has been scoped out by the City of Orlando!

Bulleted is the statement: "Look at Greenville, SC as example of retail presence and opportunity"

Downtown Transportation Plan

What a comliment! Thanks for posting

[gs3]

Greenville has been scoped out by the City of Orlando!

Bulleted is the statement: "Look at Greenville, SC as example of retail presence and opportunity"

Downtown Transportation Plan

Thanks for posting Skyliner! Love it! A city the size of Orlando, scoping out Greenville! A great compliment indeed!

[RestedTraveler]

Take it from someone that lived in Orlando for over a decade....that's not a city. There are far too many parking lots...and they have a terrible problem with cattle roaming up and down Magnolia and Orange Avenues all day long.

They actually cite Greenville in two different bullet points in that document. There's another one under the heading of "Freight."

It's a nice compliment indeed. Now we know the real reason for why Glenda Hood was here this past summer...she was spying!!!

[gs3]

Take it from someone that lived in Orlando for over a decade....that's not a city. There are far too many parking lots...and they have a terrible problem with cattle roaming up and down Magnolia and Orange Avenues all day long.

Compared to where they were 20 or even 10 years ago though, Orlando has made great strides at becoming more of a dense city. I really have never figured out how their city zoning has allowed the new highrises to spread out so far, and allow those parking lots in between. At least they have had a good amount of highrise activity. Hopefully they'll learn something from Greenville, and in another 20 years have a dense, commercial, walkable downtown.

[RestedTraveler]

Oh believe me, that spread out skyline is going to soon be a thing of the past. There are serveral towers under construction there now with many more on the drawing board and slated to begin soon. Check out http://www.orlandoskyscrapers.com/ for a peek.

[gs3]

Great link! I just clicked on it and clicked the "proposed" tab.....a nice long list! The under construction list ain't shabby either.

[NYTransplant]

Thanks RT.

The 3D skylines really show the whole picture.

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Cities with a vision and lots of highrise construction sure are tempting. I long for the days when Greenville will step up to the next level on major downtown development. That's not to say I'd like to see every block full of highrises, just that we need more corporate investment downtown to bring more high-class developments and attract the best retail companies staying in the suburbs so far.

[RestedTraveler]

With only a few exceptions (Dynatech, Electronic Arts, etc.), the high rise boom in Orlando is primarily residential.

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Q: Why do cities seek to learn from Greenville?

A: Greenville is a thriving, vibrant, and growing city.

Q: Why is Greenville thriving, vibrant, and growing?

A: Greenville has a vision and plan in place to continue the proper urban development of the city for decades to come.

I found this article from The Beat (fka: Metro Beat) regarding the new Land Use and Development Ordinance (LUDO) the City expected would shape Greenville's clean image throughout the next several decades. It is well written and quite lengthy, so I'm sure you'll find something of interest. Be sure to read the previous related articles as well.

The Skyline: LUDO is dead. Long live LUDO

A recent draft of of the City's new LUDO (Link is DEAD! )