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Does anyone think the Triangle could support both Amazon and Apple coming here?
Could? Yes. Would it be the best thing? Probably not. An influx of 60,000 workers over the next 5-10years from two companies would be almost overwhelming. Especially when you add in the families and other people who would come to help support the new people.
Not to change up the subject too much, but it would REALLLY be nice if the future Orange-Durham Light Rail line would continue 3-4miles south from NCCU to RTP. Then have a Bus Circulator for RTP, that could eventually be replaced with rail. If RTP wanted that.
Not to change up the subject too much, but it would REALLLY be nice if the future Orange-Durham Light Rail line would continue 3-4miles south from NCCU to RTP. Then have a Bus Circulator for RTP, that could eventually be replaced with rail. If RTP wanted that.
Just thinking about it from a logistics/ROW/cost perspective, with them changing the end of the line from Pettigrew St. to NCCU's campus, it obviously does benefit the college much more, but getting the line from there over to RTP probably increased the cost of the next segment (if there ever is one).
I would think continuing the line along Pettigrew/NC-147 into RTP would be much cheaper than plowing through the neighborhoods south of NCCU along the Apex Highway/NC-55, but maybe not.
In an ideal world, where money is not an issue (I know I'm dreaming), if they can connect RTP and RDU to the end of the line at NCCU, that would be great, but RDU is in Wake County and they already said no, for now, on light rail.
Could? Yes. Would it be the best thing? Probably not. An influx of 60,000 workers over the next 5-10years from two companies would be almost overwhelming. Especially when you add in the families and other people who would come to help support the new people.
I can't even imagine what that would do to our already incredibly tight real estate market. You think it's hard to find a moderately priced family home for sale now? Just wait.
The teachers rally may be attracting unwanted attention from the businesses that have an eye on NC?
I doubt it. It’s pretty common knowledge that the General Assembly is up for grabs in November. Even with the gerrymandering, there’s still a pretty good chance the GOP will lose their veto-proof majority. Any business would be stupid to cross NC off the list purely for political reasons when the elections are practically right around the corner.
I can't even imagine what that would do to our already incredibly tight real estate market. You think it's hard to find a moderately priced family home for sale now? Just wait.
Maybe I won't need to put granite counters and stainless steel in my kitchen after all. Woo hoo!
In an ideal world, where money is not an issue (I know I'm dreaming), if they can connect RTP and RDU to the end of the line at NCCU, that would be great, but RDU is in Wake County and they already said no, for now, on light rail.
Anyone have the number for Elon Musk's Boring Company?
Maybe that's more expensive up front, but the disruption to current infrastructure would be reduced quite a bit.
ETA: I'm only talking about the area in and around the airport, initially.
Which indicates to me that either the company's leaders are considering more than just large incentives in locating its second headquarters
" 'I think they're looking for a more advanced urban setting,' Mayor Jeff Williams told CNNMoney." Bezos himself in 2014: "We could have built a suburban campus… I think it would have been the wrong decision."
Here's a map of Arlington TX's proposed site. It compares favorably to many others that have been proposed, including RTP or even the principal Boston proposal.
Regarding bigger-is-better: a WaPo article this Sunday translated the impact of 50,000 jobs into residents:
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Planners at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) conservatively project a gain of 390,000 residents, even without any “contagion” impact [from other companies moving to be close to Amazon].
Fewer than half — about 130,000 — would be Amazon employees and their family members. The remaining 260,000 would be households of people filling jobs generated by fresh economic activity spun off by Amazon, according to the COG.
That's a lot of people, but it's a 6% gain for a metro area of 6 million -- vs. an 18% gain for a metro of 2 million.
Just thinking about it from a logistics/ROW/cost perspective, with them changing the end of the line from Pettigrew St. to NCCU's campus, it obviously does benefit the college much more, but getting the line from there over to RTP probably increased the cost of the next segment (if there ever is one).
I would think continuing the line along Pettigrew/NC-147 into RTP would be much cheaper than plowing through the neighborhoods south of NCCU along the Apex Highway/NC-55, but maybe not.
In an ideal world, where money is not an issue (I know I'm dreaming), if they can connect RTP and RDU to the end of the line at NCCU, that would be great, but RDU is in Wake County and they already said no, for now, on light rail.
I think one thing that they could do way down the road is just continue the line South from the NCCU station, down the middle of NC-55/Apex Highway until they reached Cornwallis Road. Then shoot down Cornwallis into RTP.
I'd almost bet you someone thought about this. Take a look at NC-55 from Whilden Drive to Cornwallis Road. There's a decent sized grassy median that exists there already. The more expensive bit would be figuring out just how the heck to plow down from the NCCU station at Lawson to where it starts to get a bit more spacious at Riddle, then onward to Whilden.
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