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[Mark Turner <jmarkturner AT gmail.com>]

I respectfully disgree, Tom. I don't think Raleigh's leaders really care 
if we're considered a "big city." It seems to me the focus is more on 
quality of life. Raleigh's racked up a number of national "best-of" 
awards lately and none of them are for population.

Can the city do better? Sure. It's getting there. Things don't move as 
quickly as I want them to, but overall I'm satisfied with the direction 
of the city.

As for Richmond, yes it has a lot of amenities, but then again it's got 
a much longer history as a regional destination. It also has miserable 
traffic problems, more crime, and quite a bit of urban blight. No thanks.

To each his own, I guess!

Mark

P.S. Tanner, how does Raleigh have any say about toll roads? You can 
thank the state legislators for that.

Tom Caswell wrote:
> My position is subjective, as is everyone's.  If Raleigh makes a subset 
> of humanity happy, more power to them.  Personally, I can't look at the 
> local culture anymore without reflexively comparing them to others I've 
> known.  I'm from Richmond VA - I can rattle off comparisons between the 
> items you've listed below and much better examples there without really 
> trying.