What's an antonym for dynamic?

I overheard a conversation last night debating the virtues of Grand Forks and Fargo. The female took the pro GF stance, explaining that Fargo had to pick up the pace in the last 10 years in to keep its business - apparently everyone was heading north en masse to dine at Sander's (keep in mind when she says "everyone," Fargo has about 100,000 people and capacity at Sander's is roughly 75).

Together they named the new and hip restaurants in Fargo like ... Cork & Cleaver and Monty's. No disrespect but neither are new and it's more than a stretch to entertain C&C as hip.

The gentleman chatter noted Fargo's downtown was very dynamic (his word) and Grand Forks had struggled to recover post-Flood.

Then came her banner moment, naming the single characteristic of GF that has elevated it above its southern peer. Was she pinning her debate on REA and men's hockey? Miss Britney live and in concert? The Toasted Frog? Wait for it ...

The Greenway.

A lovely stretch of land along the Red with a bike path and several other outdoor amenities; I, too, love the Greenway. I ran a half-marathon on it this summer. But, the Greenway is the pinnacle of success for our city? It's the singular asset that lifts it above Fargo?

Please. Expand your horizons beyond Wahpeton and reconsider that statement.

So here's an alternative. Instead of trying to compete against Fargo, why not invest in just being better? Period. Comparing the two cities is pointless and frankly, ND doesn't need two Fargos or two Grand Forks's. Having two very different and unique cities would serve us much better. Think of our neighbor to the east. In MN, Duluth, Minneapolis and Rochester all serve their own purposes, eliminating any need to compete with the other and offering Minnesota more variety.

But, back to my conversationalists. The bone I had to pick with it all had less to do with the topic and more with the viewpoint from which it was approached. It was limited. Limited in every sense of the word. Neither city, nor the state, has much chance at diversifying and expanding until the scales fall from the eyes of many who live in it.