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Research Triangle Park are the first 3 words of the article! But, does RTP have super set/rigid boundaries? To me, BioAgilytix is RTP - it's only 2 miles from RTP HQ and to get there you have to pass Rho, Frontier RTP, Hub RTP, etc etc. But if it's technically outside RTP boundaries then fair enough.
edit: I see what you mean - it's technically 500 feet outside Google Maps' RTP boundary. Close enough for me lol
Yeah, like I said adjacent to, but not in. RTP absolutely has set boundaries...it's a very specific parcel of land managed by the Research Triangle Foundation. It's also a special tax district that can not be annexed by any municipality.
The RTP mention in the article is the dateline showing where the story was filed from, but it's not mentioned in the article itself because BioAgilytix isn't in RTP and the expansion deal is entirely with Durham County, not RTP.
It's a minor issue, but I did want to point it out because this thread seemed to mainly be about RTP itself and there's no relationship other than proximity between BioAgilytix and RTP. I have no objection to discussing it as part of the broader RTP area though.
Yeah, like I said adjacent to, but not in. RTP absolutely has set boundaries...it's a very specific parcel of land managed by the Research Triangle Foundation. It's also a special tax district that can not be annexed by any municipality.
The RTP mention in the article is the dateline showing where the story was filed from, but it's not mentioned in the article itself because BioAgilytix isn't in RTP and the expansion deal is entirely with Durham County, not RTP.
It's a minor issue, but I did want to point it out because this thread seemed to mainly be about RTP itself and there's no relationship other than proximity between BioAgilytix and RTP. I have no objection to discussing it as part of the broader RTP area though.
Fair enough though - for some reason I never considered that RTP had a very specific boundary and always kinda thought it was loosely defined as a general area where all the life science/tech companies are located. And I've worked in RTP for 6 years now haha (well...apparently not for the last 1.5 years )
Fair enough though - for some reason I never considered that RTP had a very specific boundary and always kinda thought it was loosely defined as a general area where all the life science/tech companies are located. And I've worked in RTP for 6 years now haha (well...apparently not for the last 1.5 years )
Yes, its a defined entity with specific boundaries:
All land inside RTP either is or was at one time owned by the Research Triangle Foundation, with one exception (Biogen). RTF has expanded the park numerous times, mainly southward. The office parks just outside RTP might be colloquially referred to as RTP, but they are subject to local government taxation and are not subject to the RTF restrictive covenants. Nor are their owners and tenants eligible to join the RTP Owners & Tenants Association.
Fair enough though - for some reason I never considered that RTP had a very specific boundary and always kinda thought it was loosely defined as a general area where all the life science/tech companies are located. And I've worked in RTP for 6 years now haha (well...apparently not for the last 1.5 years )
I agree with you. To get more detailed about boundaries and lines is just being nitpicky for the purposes of this conversation imo. When someone says RTP most people think like you do LH.
Maybe there are two “entities”. The Research Triangle, which includes the land between Duke, UNC, and NCState, and Research Triangle Park which is under the care of the RTPFoundation. Or maybe that’s my proposal.
I agree with you. To get more detailed about boundaries and lines is just being nitpicky for the purposes of this conversation imo. When someone says RTP most people think like you do LH.
I don't think it's particularly nitpicky since RTP proper is highly regulated in regard to how it can be developed which is definitely relevant to the conversation. Certainly at least worth mentioning. Maybe some people newer to the area aren't as familiar with the issue, but it's not an insignificant detail.
It’s across a two-lane road from the RTP boundaries, correct? Most people who lived here a long time would say employees there work at the Park. Because most people aren’t overly concerned with the picayune nature of accounting and covenants. So while it is perhaps better to say they work spitting’ distance from the Park, it’s fine to call it the Park and clarify further if need be. Calling it simply Durham is one of those accurate but not precise things that old timers usually avoid.
It’s across a two-lane road from the RTP boundaries, correct? Most people who lived here a long time would say employees there work at the Park. Because most people aren’t overly concerned with the picayune nature of accounting and covenants. So while it is perhaps better to say they work spitting’ distance from the Park, it’s fine to call it the Park and clarify further if need be. Calling it simply Durham is one of those accurate but not precise things that old timers usually avoid.
Just to clarify, I wasn't implying people, be they long time residents or newcomers or somewhere in between, shouldn't/don't call areas near but outside RTP "RTP." But as far as development is concerned and how the land can be used and what can be in RTP and how the area might be able to adjust to changes brought on by the pandemic, it's worth noting the difference between RTP and the surrounding area. And someone did mention not even being aware of the issue which I assumed, rightly or wrongly, may have been just due to not having been in the area for a long time or maybe even just being too young to be familiar with the backstory. I'm not sure what you're getting at with the last sentence. People get oddly touchy here about these kinds of things.
There is truth there. But circling back, this started because someone didn’t think the BioAgilytix news belonged on this thread. That feels like the very definition of nitpicky for a number of reasons. In a discussion forum, gerrymandering out which news goes where based on the story being on the wrong corner of an intersection feels silly. SFSpiderman was accurate, but I don’t think it was helpful in adding clarity.
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