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Well, you'd be wrong. I'm a native North Carolinian who did not grow up in the Triangle although I live here now and I certainly knew where the Triangle and the Triad were as well as the Tri-Cities (Johnson City TN, Bristol TN/VA and Kingsport TN).
Raleigh-Durham is the airport.
If you want to say something hyphenated Raleigh-Cary would make more sense or Durham-Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill and Durham run up against each other. Raleigh and Durham don't even really share a border.
If you want to say something hyphenated Raleigh-Cary would make more sense or Durham-Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill and Durham run up against each other. Raleigh and Durham don't even really share a border.
Those are actually the official census metropolitan designations. It is Durham-Chapel Hill and Raleigh-Cary, which makes sense to me.
Raleigh and Durham are clearly two different cities even though they are all a part of the triangle.
I find it interesting that there is a clear split between people thinking which city is more urban. To me Durham is way more urban and moving further that way. Raleigh seems more suburban to me. I guess I can see why people could feel one way or the other. That said, Durham appears to be focusing everything on downtown now.
Durham isn't "way more urban" lol. Durham has nothing that Raleigh doesn't . They're both great cities.
Well, you'd be wrong. I'm a native North Carolinian who did not grow up in the Triangle although I live here now and I certainly knew where the Triangle and the Triad were as well as the Tri-Cities (Johnson City TN, Bristol TN/VA and Kingsport TN).
Raleigh-Durham is the airport.
If you want to say something hyphenated Raleigh-Cary would make more sense or Durham-Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill and Durham run up against each other. Raleigh and Durham don't even really share a border.
Durham isn't "way more urban" lol. Durham has nothing that Raleigh doesn't . They're both great cities.
Agree they are both great cities. That said, your "lol" and "Durham has nothing..." comments has forced me to reply... Durham has a downtown sports team in the Bulls, the second highest grossing performing arts center of its size in the country, which is DPAC and also downtown, American Tobacco Campus, voter passed funding for planned public transportation in light rail, etc. ... All I am saying is that the majority of Durham's growth right now is downtown focused and while Raleigh is growing downtown, the core of its growth is still in its Suburban areas. ... As you and I have both stated they are both great cities, so don't read this post as anything other than what it is.
You're right. Thanks for the correction. There are a few miles near Brier Creek where there's a shared border, but mostly Durham shares borders with Chapel Hill and Raleigh with its many suburbs.
You're right. Thanks for the correction. There are a few miles near Brier Creek where there's a shared border, but mostly Durham shares borders with Chapel Hill and Raleigh with its many suburbs.
Durham also shares a border with Morrisville and Cary too. But those are 'Raleigh suburbs' typically and in most people's eyes.
That said, I agree with the Raleigh-Cary MSA. HOWEVER, I have tons of friends in the new West Cary area near 55/751/Southpoint and with the new toll road and Durham Freeway that side of Cary frequents downtown Durham more than Downtown Raleigh. Unlikely that the MSA changes in 2020, but will be interesting around 2030 to see what happens.
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