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Durham is not little brother to Raleigh. Stop with this crap. Both cities stand well on their own and both also make up the larger Triangle. Triangle cities should be supporting each other.
It was a simple analogy to try an explain why Durham officials intentionally pursued severing themselves from Raleigh. I would bet my life's savings that that wouldn't have happened if the metro was called Durham-Raleigh instead of vice versa. The reality is that Raleigh is much larger than Durham.
The two cities ought to support each other? I agree. What about my post would suggest otherwise? Frankly, there's no record of actual action to separate the two cities into different metros from Raleigh, only from Durham. Where was the regional support in that action?
Even on this forum, I almost never hear people from Raleigh/Wake saying anything about being a separate metro from Durham. From what I can tell, we (the east side of the Triangle) are all for the area being one metro. I am not so sure about that sentiment from the west side. If Durham doesn't want to be seen as a little brother, maybe it should stop acting like one.
On a side note and in response to some other posts lately, I agree that Durham is not a suburb of Raleigh. That's a stupid comment. Raleigh and Durham in particular are both centers of a multi-node metro area and their combined success relies on that understanding and how both contribute to the overall health and success of the Triangle.
So I've read people vehemently say why the metros shouldn't be separated. Which then naturally makes me want to ask, then why are they separated? Is that a mystery or is it the commuting patterns?
I think it makes sense for it to be the way it is currently. I'm in Chapel Hill and I see Durham and Chapel Hill as being linked but not Chapel Hill and Raleigh.
I think it makes sense for it to be the way it is currently. I'm in Chapel Hill and I see Durham and Chapel Hill as being linked but not Chapel Hill and Raleigh.
I can certainly understand your point of view but to ignore that Durham has a physical proximity to its east as well as to its west is shortsighted and narrow.
In the end, I think this will resolve itself in due time with the west Cary and south Durham areas converging in Chatham County and NW Raleigh and SE Durham areas converging along US70.
The model for the Triangle is already in place in areas such as South Florida with a singular MSA that's further delineated by metropolitan divisions of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. This allows individual city identity while collectively reporting the overall metro.
I can certainly understand your point of view but to ignore that Durham has a physical proximity to its east as well as to its west is shortsighted and narrow.
In the end, I think this will resolve itself in due time with the west Cary and south Durham areas converging in Chatham County and NW Raleigh and SE Durham areas converging along US70.
The model for the Triangle is already in place in areas such as South Florida with a singular MSA that's further delineated by metropolitan divisions of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. This allows individual city identity while collectively reporting the overall metro.
Ahh. So your hope is that the entire area becomes one big ole metro all under Raleigh. Let me guess. The combined metro would be called the "Raleigh Metropolitan area" or perhaps "Greater Raleigh". Am I right?
I think the western triangle is unique and doesn't need to be de-emphasized (nationally) just for the sake of one city's ego. Durham has thrived since being given a separate metro. The Durham and Raleigh metro areas should remain separate.
The CSA accomplishes what you desire but it doesn't have the name you want I guess.
Durham would easily meet the criteria to be included in the name of a combined MSA.
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