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I've never been to Raleigh-Durham-Chappel Hill but I just spent the last hour cheking it out on google streetview. I'm not sure if that is a good basis of knowledge but it seems like the Twin Cities city neighborhoods are significantly older, denser and more urban which is a refleciton of the fact that the Twin Cities have been a major metro since the late 19th century. However the city neighborhoods in Raleigh do look a lot like the Twin Cities older and more urban inner suburbs like Bloomington, Richfield, Hopkins and Edina. I can't speak to the cultural differences or similarities.
Last edited by Drewcifer; 12-10-2012 at 07:10 PM..
I've never been to Raleigh-Durham-Chappel Hill but I just spent the last hour cheking it out on google streetview. I'm not sure if that is a good basis of knowledge but it seems like the Twin Cities city neighborhoods are significantly older, denser and more urban which is a refleciton of the fact that the Twin Cities have been a major metro since the late 19th century. However the city neighborhoods in Raleigh do look a lot like the Twin Cities older and more urban inner suburbs like Bloomington, Richfield, Hopkins and Edina. I can't speak to the cultural differences or similarities.
You are correct. This is why the Raleigh is area is more like Austin. Enough can't be said for WHEN an area is/was developed.
I think Nashville, Austin, Raleigh/Triangle, Northern Virginia and Charlotte all share a good many characteristics.
They are all similar sizes and more or less in the south. All have educated populations and have seen significant growth in the last twenty years. All have a fairly high rate of transplants, especially from the northeast. I believe many people in the northeast would like to move south (for jobs, cost of living and climate), but some are anxious about moving to the "deep" south, so many opt for Northern Virginia or North Carolina.
Nashville, Austin, and Raleigh are all state capitals with strong influence from universities. Their infrastructure is similar in that there is a downtown, but things tend to spread out a bit. Public transportation needs improvement in all of those places. Each of those cities is more liberal than the state in which they are located. Nashville and Austin obviously have a stronger music scene.
Northern Virginia is similar to Raleigh/Triangle area in that there are several population clusters spread around.
Yeah the Triad and Triangle are not that similar culturally/economically/demographically. Basically just the 3 core cities part like rnc2mbfl mentioned. Even population-wise...the Triangle is a decent amount bigger than the Triad.
Yeah the Triad and Triangle are not that similar culturally/economically/demographically. Basically just the 3 core cities part like rnc2mbfl mentioned. Even population-wise...the Triangle is a decent amount bigger than the Triad.
They used to be more similar in size. Frankly, the Triad used to be larger. In the last 4 decades, the Triangle's growth has outpaced the Triad and is now almost 200,000 larger. By decade's end, the Triangle will most likely more than double that delta. I wouldn't be surprised to see a half million spread between the two by then. Nonetheless, population isn't the only factor and wouldn't alone disqualify a comparison. That said, total population is yet another way in which the Triangle is similar to Austin. Of course, this is comparing CSA's since the Triangle was split into two MSA's ten years ago. On that basis, the two CSAs are ranked next to each other with Austin having ~31K more people.
I lived in Texas in the 90s on an assignment and upon my first trip to Austin I immediately felt the similarities to the Triangle. Not that there aren't differences....there are. For me, it's like talking a recipe and then seasoning it to taste for different locales.
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