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[Tom Caswell <derpimpkar AT yahoo.com>]

I won't argue Richmond has problems.  And it's history does give it a boost.  I'd argue traffic but that's neither here nor there, almost literally.  I can't think of many places that really get traffic right.  For all its cons, the pros still seem to outweigh it for me.  I am trying to figure out how to move incidentally, I'm pretty honest with my feelings.

 

I would be interested to see some of the best-of awards.  I know Apex picked up one recently and rightfully so.  However, it's a quaint town and quaint towns don't make cities.  I'm interested in things like culture or the arts.  Great hospitals / low crime / easy shopping access make Jack a dull boy.

 

Tom

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From: Mark Turner <jmarkturner AT gmail.com>
To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/ <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 4:12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Raleigh needs a facelift

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.
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