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I don't really see a lot of improvements. Most of the growth has been more sprawl, with land clear-cut of any trees and (many) cookie-cutter homes built. Roads have become more congested as a result of increased population, although there is some relief from highways and toll roads. Don't get me wrong - I don't want to live in a stagnant or shrinking local economy, but at the same time I look at the current growth and mostly remain unimpressed.
This is remarkable...wow thanks for posting! So much change
There are a lot of voices here that are poo poo'ing what's happening in Raleigh, and I suspect that many of those voices are suburban oriented. However, I see what's happening from a in-town/downtown perspective and am delighted with all of the increased energy and urban neighborhood creation that's happened so far this century. If you are energized by being somewhere that's fast growing and dynamic, then you might like Raleigh. If you are not down with that, you probably won't like it.
I concur that the area is getting better overall because of increasing densification, urbanization, diversity, and mixed use development. Sadly, it still lacks reliable, large scale transit, and has no light rail, which is a fatal
Flaw for me.
The real estate market in the triangle is fundmentally sick, beyond covid, step buyers don't want to sell and boomers don't want to step down and it's causing huge issues. Obviously the first time buyer situation
Do any of the long timers really want to live in the sprawled townhome hoods with no walk access for high three hundreds?
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