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I don't even want to think about how all of NC developed would look like. Some of rural areas could use it but for it to be continuous from the Tennessee border to the coast is scary.
Can some of these folks start moving to VA or SC? I can't complain too much since Raleigh wouldn't be as nice without transplants, but still. I drove out to Clayton recently and the sight of sprawl leaking into Johnston County is depressing. I like the idea of growth closer to downtown Raleigh better, or areas like North Hills. I don't want to drive out to towns like Louisburg in ten years and see sprawl, though. It's practically NC countryside being ruined.
I don't even want to think about how all of NC developed would look like. Some of rural areas could use it but for it to be continuous from the Tennessee border to the coast is scary.
Shut your dirty mouth....
though the reality is no state is that densely packed. Even aforementioned NJ, the most densely populated state in the union, has large rural areas in it's NW and SE corners . NC would never be "built out" that way.
A more realistic (but still sad IMO) expectation would be for Triangle sprawl exhaust the boundaries of Wake County; and spill over consistently through the western half of Johnston County and eastern half of Chatham County, potentially even the southern half of Franklin/Granville counties and northern half of Harnett County.
Charlotte has already outgrown Mecklenberg County to claim fair portions of Union, Cabarrus, and Iredell counties.
Look at areas like South Florida, Southern California, Phoenix, Dallas-FW Metroplex, Atlanta, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island......that's what the Charlotte and Raleigh metro areas will be like in 20-30 years....if it even takes that long.
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though the reality is no state is that densely packed. Even aforementioned NJ, the most densely populated state in the union, has large rural areas in it's NW and SE corners . NC would never be "built out" that way.
A more realistic (but still sad IMO) expectation would be for Triangle sprawl exhaust the boundaries of Wake County; and spill over consistently through the western half of Johnston County and eastern half of Chatham County, potentially even the southern half of Franklin/Granville counties and northern half of Harnett County.
Charlotte has already outgrown Mecklenberg County to claim fair portions of Union, Cabarrus, and Iredell counties.
Look at areas like South Florida, Southern California, Phoenix, Dallas-FW Metroplex, Atlanta, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island......that's what the Charlotte and Raleigh metro areas will be like in 20-30 years....if it even takes that long.
If you really want to witness a population explosion like NJ just see what happens if NC/SC put in a two track commuter railroad between Raleigh and Columbia SC.
Just like the population explosion in NJ between Newark and Trenton, NJ with a four track rail line.
Not saying it's gonna happen to that extent but commuter rail is in the future for NC and SC.
though the reality is no state is that densely packed. Even aforementioned NJ, the most densely populated state in the union, has large rural areas in it's NW and SE corners . NC would never be "built out" that way.
A more realistic (but still sad IMO) expectation would be for Triangle sprawl exhaust the boundaries of Wake County; and spill over consistently through the western half of Johnston County and eastern half of Chatham County, potentially even the southern half of Franklin/Granville counties and northern half of Harnett County.
Charlotte has already outgrown Mecklenberg County to claim fair portions of Union, Cabarrus, and Iredell counties.
Look at areas like South Florida, Southern California, Phoenix, Dallas-FW Metroplex, Atlanta, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island......that's what the Charlotte and Raleigh metro areas will be like in 20-30 years....if it even takes that long.
Some of these are exaggerations; Charlotte and the Triangle will continue growing rapidly of course but I don't see their populations tripling, quadrupling, or quintupling in 20-30 years.
This state could handle at least a Billion more. This state is still quite rural.
Terrible comparison of New Jersey and North Carolina just look at a map it would be obvious but to break it down for you since you feel New Jersey is crowded. That state is 70 miles by 150 miles and has only 8.9 million verses North Carolina which is 150 miles by 560 miles.
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Does anyone have an idea on what the actual population capacity would be for NC? I'm wondering how many we can actually take before we get to crowded like in New Jersey.
Google Delaware Water Gap & Pine Barrens. North Jersey & South Jersey are like 2 separate states. The more appropriate comparison would be Pennsylvania. Check the maps.
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of New Jersey and North Carolina just look at a map it would be obvious but to break it down for you since you feel New Jersey is crowded. That state is 70 miles by 150 miles and has only 8.9 million verses North Carolina which is 150 miles by 560 miles.
