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That guy must’ve never been to a real train station before. And Raleigh doesn’t have more tech talent than any city on the amazon list. That’s factual, unlike I guess thinking Raleigh Union Station is the best train station, lol.
The hyperbole is real.
I haven't been to the new train station yet. "Best" can refer to alot of different things and it makes me interested to see what he was talking about. Is he referring to best Amtrak station, best station of that size, best from a design standpoint, best tech features, best for a small city, just best all around? Saying a
I also saw some problems with the article but I think the main takeaway is that he had never actually visited Raleigh, and he was surprised by how well he liked the city. The implication being that people who have never been here may underestimate Raleigh.
So you are saying that all those properties that I bought in anticipation of a jump in property value ... I need to wait until December to put them back on the market?
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I bet they cut the field in half, Raleigh is one of the 10 that make it, and leave us all in suspense again until December.
Elon Musk may be a smart guy but some of his proposals re: boring company/hyperloop are just grand ideas in his head that make zero sense once you think of all the barriers in place to implementing those ideas.
Though I like the idea of burying highways/major roads underground since that increases the usable space above ground for neighborhoods instead of pavement (and many times freeways do more to separate than connect neighborhoods on either sides). It just costs a lot.
Now TBC got Chicago & the cost to City of Chicago is 0.
Let's see how this plays out in a couple of years.
That guy must’ve never been to a real train station before. And Raleigh doesn’t have more tech talent than any city on the amazon list. That’s factual, unlike I guess thinking Raleigh Union Station is the best train station, lol.
The hyperbole is real.
Why are Charlotte boosters dissing Raleigh amenities in the Triangle forum?
From your comment I gather that you have visited Union Station in person, and you have been in several other Amtrak stations across the country within the last 5-10 years to have a real sense of what stations all over the country are like to make such a condescending remark.
People respond to new-ness of facilities probably explaining his reaction.
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