Handling the growth? (Raleigh, Wake Forest, Morrisville: transplants, homes, school)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Vic,
Nothing personal just my observations. I'm sure your a very nice woman
Naw, BigMike, no offense taken. The original poster asked for opinions from those of us that have lived here and I've lived here quite a while! My question to you is that if you are so sure this isn't the area for you, why do you keep telling us that? I'm not being sarcastic (for a change) but life is too short...live where you want to live and move on. For those that moved here and don't like it...move again. ANYTIME I have a problem, the choice is to fix it or to complain. I'm a fixer!!! Don't get me wrong...I'm female so I can VENT!!!
Yes you are right, but after years of reading these post it almost sounded like an Utopia.
I don't understand how you got the impression from this forum that the Triangle is some magical utopia. In the year that I've been reading this forum, I have seen countless threads about this area's imperfections. I've read complaints about schools, litter, snakes, car taxes, traffic, water shortages, higher prices for groceries (and those groceries are taxed, too, which leads to additional complaints) and on and on and on. I think anyone who reads this forum for even one day will soon learn that this area is far from perfect.
Yes, there are a few people here who represent the extremes, but most of us are middle-of-the-road individuals who do our best to give frank, honest, helpful information - even when that information isn't completely flattering.
I've been here 20 years and like Raleigh but things such as ozone pollution are relatively recent.
The area could absorb some growth. However, the mass influx is "the straw that broke the camel's back", and conditions are really starting to deteriorate.
Instead of finding an escape from the crappy places they left, too many new residents will turn the triangle into just that kind of crap they ran from.
I just want to ask one question to the group. How do people expect us to grow without using land? This WHOLE country is growing and more and more people are moving everywhere, everyday! Sure we could grow smarter, but we're growing none the less. You can't just stop growth...or it would surely be the death of us as a country.
You certainly can't grow without using land, however growth could be better managed by using the land more wisely. This would include increased density, mass transit, walkable and transit-oriented development and more vertical development rather than horizontal.
You certainly can't grow without using land, however growth could be better managed by using the land more wisely. This would include increased density, mass transit, walkable and transit-oriented development and more vertical development rather than horizontal.
Exactly. That was the purpsose of this thread. To find out other peoples opinions about the growth and what the local gov't & municipalities are doing about it. And if nothing is being done people need to start taking action, attending meetings & making your vote count!
RE: Growth--it's a tough subject everywhere. I'm sure you could find people on the Phoenix board, the Seattle/Portland boards, other boards in the south (Charlotte, for example) all dealing with this. It's human nature. You move somewhere for the attraction of that area: weather, jobs, people, cost of living, etc. And it's not just ONE person who has this fabulous idea so you get growth. Some areas manage it better than others but if your town or city is a hot spot, for whatever things are attracting people these days, it's gonna grow.
It's early and I haven't filled my coffee quota yet. Does that make sense?
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