# Raleigh In The News around the country/world **URL:** \ **Category:** The Pub\ **Created:** [January 17, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854 "2019-01-17T16:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 57
**Author:** ![BoyHowdy](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@BoyHowdy](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/BoyHowdy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1136 "2024-06-06T17:20:50Z")
This is a big deal for Cary (and the Raleigh area by extension): **35,000 people in town** for an international soccer tournament in Cary June 5-10. It’s TST “The Soccer Tournament” at Wakemed Soccer Park with 1,500 player, 56 teams, 118 matches winner takes all ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE [https://thetournament.com/tst/](https://thetournament.com/tst/) [https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/35000-people-in-cary-this-week-for-worlds-biggest-soccer-festival-1-million-prize-up-for-grabs/](https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/35000-people-in-cary-this-week-for-worlds-biggest-soccer-festival-1-million-prize-up-for-grabs/) ---
**Author:** ![919raised](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/9/e480ec/32.png) [@919raised](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/919raised)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1137 "2024-06-14T12:49:19Z")
Looks like we drive the most according to this Axios article: [https://www.axios.com/2024/06/13/chart-americas-driving-capitals?utm\_source=newsletter&utm\_medium=email&utm\_campaign=newsletter\_axiosam&stream=top](https://www.axios.com/2024/06/13/chart-americas-driving-capitals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top) ---
**Author:** ![Vic](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Vic](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Vic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1138 "2024-06-14T19:16:32Z")
That’s a number I’m not really proud of personally but: 1. The city / state makes it really easy to drive, the roads are plenty large, lights are usually timed well, plenty of free parking everywhere, even downtown. 2. The sidewalk situation is a joke. Outside of downtown, sidewalks are very discontinuous (sidewalk to nowhere) or there are no sidewalks at all. All of this gets even more real when walking with young kids / stroller. The situation on Whitaker Mill Rd next to iron works is a good example of what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![North\_Raleigh\_Scum](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/north_raleigh_scum/32/28545_2.png) [@North\_Raleigh\_Scum](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/North_Raleigh_Scum)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1139 "2024-06-14T20:21:56Z")
Commuting has got to be the big contributor here. Triangle has at least 4 main job centers: DTR, DTD, RTP, and Chapel Hill. It’s common for people from anywhere in the Triangle to commute to anywhere else in the Triangle. Side note: listened to a podcast recently with the chief economist of Cox Automotive, apparently 2023 set a new record for car miles driven. Remote work doesn’t decrease automotive miles in aggregate for two main reasons. They tend to have more home deliveries, increasing delivery vehicle miles. And WFH generates more, less efficient, trips for errands. Ex: you’re not stopping at the grocery store on the way home from the office or getting your haircut on your lunch break at the barber shop down the street. ---
**Author:** ![mmodlin](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/mmodlin/32/30890_2.png) [@mmodlin](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/mmodlin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1140 "2024-06-19T13:44:42Z")
![image](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/8/f/8f4dedb433ec5308b484316398a63fb75a26d36a.jpeg) I thought people might find this graphic interesting, didn’t see a better thread to drop it in. Raleigh is #1 out of the top 50 metro areas for vehicle miles/traveled per adult. ---
**Author:** ![oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@oakcityyimby](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/oakcityyimby)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1142 "2024-06-20T16:02:44Z")
From the NY Times: ![20240620_180202](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/5/1/518bd4f360670327b74ee4aa554c9308fc1fbf99.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/rucker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1143 "2024-06-20T16:39:04Z")
Is there a generally accepted metric for determining when a City gets to drop the state name next to it on these type of lists? ---
**Author:** ![GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/guccilittlepig/32/25831_2.png) [@GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/GucciLittlePig)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1144 "2024-06-20T16:43:14Z")
Yeah, when most people have heard of it and know where it is. ---
**Author:** ![rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/rucker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1145 "2024-06-20T16:49:08Z")
Do ‘most’ people in America not know where Raleigh is at this point? ---
**Author:** ![Tenkai](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/tenkai/32/2845_2.png) [@Tenkai](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Tenkai)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1146 "2024-06-20T16:51:47Z")
They’re also calling out Boise, Idaho just in case anyone was getting them confused with the other Boises. ---
**Author:** ![Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/vatnos/32/6563_2.png) [@Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Vatnos)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1147 "2024-06-20T17:10:09Z")
Americans are pretty bad at geography. I suspect a third of them don’t remember which Carolina Raleigh is the capital of and unfortunately… may not be sure how many Carolinas there even are. ---
**Author:** ![JeepCSC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@JeepCSC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/JeepCSC)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1148 "2024-06-20T17:10:23Z")
Those that failed their 4th grade capitals test? ---
**Author:** ![BlakeB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@BlakeB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/BlakeB)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1149 "2024-06-20T17:36:15Z")
The New York Times utilizes the AP Style Guide for publishing, which has a list of cities that do not require the state upon mention. Raleigh is not on that last, so will always have North Carolina alongside it for most publications. ---
**Author:** ![Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/vatnos/32/6563_2.png) [@Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Vatnos)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1150 "2024-06-20T18:00:39Z")
Imagine graduating from college and then deciding to spend your 20s in Oklahoma City. ---
**Author:** ![rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/rucker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1151 "2024-06-20T18:37:57Z")
I understand this. There must be some metric they use other than putting a finger in the air that allows a city to drop the state when listed. I’m wondering what that is. ---
**Author:** ![GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/guccilittlepig/32/25831_2.png) [@GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/GucciLittlePig)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1152 "2024-06-20T18:44:53Z")
> [@rucker](#): > > Do ‘most’ people in America not know where Raleigh is at this point? I don’t think most people in America could find their home state on a map. The general public are idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Brandonq](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@Brandonq](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Brandonq)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1153 "2024-06-20T18:45:14Z")
I couldn’t, but there’s also people that I know that can’t fathom why anyone would spend their 20s in cities not NYC, LA, or Miami. To each their own. ---
**Author:** ![rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rucker](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/rucker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1154 "2024-06-20T18:58:22Z")
Yet they somehow all seem to know where Newark is. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@BlakeB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/BlakeB)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1155 "2024-06-20T19:21:22Z")
As far as my understanding goes, it’s entirely based on recognizability and the ability of the reader to quickly understand the location with as little frivolous detail as possible. So in short, it’s not based on any hard data. Plus, I don’t believe the list has been updated recently and even if it was, I think Raleigh would still require the NC tag. ---
**Author:** ![Phil](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/1156 "2024-06-20T19:52:20Z")
> [@Vic](#): > > The city / state makes it really easy to drive, the roads are plenty large, lights are usually timed well, plenty of free parking everywhere, even downtown. This is also exactly why driving is so dangerous around here. [Previous page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854.md?page=56) [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854.md?page=58)