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re: SEC Metro Growth Rates
Posted on 4/24/19 at 4:21 pm to Numberwang
Posted on 4/24/19 at 4:21 pm to Numberwang
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We are lucky in that most of our growth came after cities started requiring landscaping and other aesthetic standards. Most of NWA towns look nicer by comparison, but its just a function of when we hit our growth spurt.
I think most everything you've described could be explained by just saying "it's newer". So is far West LR and most of Maumelle. But preferring newer development is also a contributing cause of urban sprawl.
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Hell, even stinky ole Springdale has stronger development codes nowadays.
I can remember when NWA residents would brag about Springdale, but now it's often mentioned as a blight on the region.
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Posted on 4/25/19 at 12:09 am to redeye
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I can remember when NWA residents would brag about Springdale, but now it's often mentioned as a blight on the region.
LOL. Springdale has never been a point of pride in NWA.
Even when it was lilly white, it was referred to as Chickendale, and considered the ugly stepsister to Fayetteville where all the slaughterhouses were located, and the country folk lived.
There's more wealth in Springdale now than ever before, but it's still got a reputation as a working-class town with poorly planned development. It's still nicer than most LR suburbs, though. At least Har-Ber and the west side. Not to mention it has a Fortune 75 company HQ there.
This post was edited on 4/25/19 at 12:17 am
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