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keep in mind "way the hell out into the suburbs" is not as far out in Portland as it can be here.
Portland to Gresham 16 mi
Portland to Beaverton 8 mi
Portland to Hillsboro 21 mi
Portland to Clackamas 12 mi
Portland and even it's surround burbs are much more dense than here.
Raleigh to Wake Forest 17 mi.
Raleigh to Clayton 19 mi
Raleigh to Durham 28 mi
Raleigh to Chapel Hill 32 mi
And then of course Chapel Hill to Clayton would be over 50 miles. The Triangle is much more spread out.
From Downtown Portland you can travel 50 miles and be in the wilderness of Mt. Hood National Forest. That part of the country is just a different beast.
And to the other poster about the fiscal health of Oregon, I'm not going to get into a huge debate about that, because Oregon does have some smaller counties in the South that may have to dissolve this summer and have the state take them over. And the tax structure in the state does already put more of a burden on the Portland Metro area. It's no New York in terms of taxes and expenses. But it is more expensive than here. I don't necessarily think things like Tri-Met has made it more inexpensive though. Instead it's way more complex than just that.
I moved from Cameron Village to downtown Portland and I'd agree that the public transit is light years ahead of Raleigh. In fact that's been one of the major decisions we'll have to make if (and when) we move back to Raleigh. When we moved here we sold my wife's car and between the MAX train, Streecar & zip-car availability there hasn't been any need for 2 cars. It helps we live in downtown and her job is downtown as well. I used to live in Cameron Village and as much as I'd like to say moving to downtown proper is ideal, in Raleigh I think we'll probably end up back in CV if only for the grocery/nightlife/walking to Glenwood S. One thing that I've fallen in love with out here is walking wherever you want. If someone lives in Cary, Apex or ever more than a mile away from the downtown core it's just not realistic to walk (especially during July-Sept). I'd love to move to the RBC (or whatever the new name is) but I don't think I can handle driving to the grocery store - it's just been so nice only driving 2 times a week. Working from home is the best.
Really? The Worst thing about Raleigh? I've been here 7 months and I've got NOTHING. There is not one single aspect of living here I have a problem with.
Really? The Worst thing about Raleigh? I've been here 7 months and I've got NOTHING. There is not one single aspect of living here I have a problem with.
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Reading all the threads on CD about what is so bad about our area
(Sorry if this was already said, I only read the first page of replies...)
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Not having time to eat all the great Eastern NC Cue that I can find!
I moved from Cameron Village to downtown Portland and I'd agree that the public transit is light years ahead of Raleigh. In fact that's been one of the major decisions we'll have to make if (and when) we move back to Raleigh. When we moved here we sold my wife's car and between the MAX train, Streecar & zip-car availability there hasn't been any need for 2 cars. It helps we live in downtown and her job is downtown as well. I used to live in Cameron Village and as much as I'd like to say moving to downtown proper is ideal, in Raleigh I think we'll probably end up back in CV if only for the grocery/nightlife/walking to Glenwood S. One thing that I've fallen in love with out here is walking wherever you want. If someone lives in Cary, Apex or ever more than a mile away from the downtown core it's just not realistic to walk (especially during July-Sept). I'd love to move to the RBC (or whatever the new name is) but I don't think I can handle driving to the grocery store - it's just been so nice only driving 2 times a week. Working from home is the best.
I've been to a lot of cities and nowhere comes close to Portland. stayed in the NW area several times and love it. you can walk to just about anything. best beer town on earth maybe
If someone lives in Cary, Apex or ever more than a mile away from the downtown core it's just not realistic to walk (especially during July-Sept).
Hey now, I live in Cary and tonight my husband and I walked to a bar, had a beer, then walked to Trader Joe's and bought stuff to make dinner. We debated then walking to the park with our pup but at that point we were too blitz on Three Buck Chuck to care
I've been thinking about this thread for a couple of days now and I have to say that I can't really think of anything without stretching it. I love the heat, love the humidity. I wish it was summer right now! I thought last winter was a pain in the butt because of the ice/snow issues. My office stays open no matter what the weather so even if everything else is closed, I still have to try my best to get to work. And even that can't be about living in the Triangle because it's not a Triangle thing, it's a company thing. Darn it, I guess I like living here.....
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