Why not a Houston-Dallas Metro area ? (San Antonio, Austin: tornadoes, moving to, food)

[HtownLove]

yeah I have seen many articles about the Texaplex. Some articles list the pop as 13M tho. I am thinking that can't be right because Dalston alone brings the number to 12M.

But I found an article by A&M and that one said the Triangle supports 17M people, that seems more accurate to me.

[An0nym0us88]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

A metropolitan area won't ever happen but a megalopolis/mega region is already emerging.

Look up Texaplex/Texas Triangle. You will see what I mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...egaregions.png

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by An0nym0us88

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type)

File:MapofEmergingUSMegaregions.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the second link- yeah I already know. I have posted that map with the mega regions at least a hundred times myself on this site, haha.

What's with the first link? I didn't really get that, I think you were trying to tell me that the definitions to both are different, right? If you were, then I already know.

Originally Posted by HtownLove

yeah I have seen many articles about the Texaplex. Some articles list the pop as 13M tho. I am thinking that can't be right because Dalston alone brings the number to 12M.

But I found an article by A&M and that one said the Triangle supports 17M people, that seems more accurate to me.

Somewhere near 18 million, 2/3 of Texas's total population.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by tyanger

HousDallaston
DalHoustonlas
DalHoulaston
houDalstonlas

Hell, throw San Antonio and Austin in the mix like some funky monster triangle thing.

Actually Austin and SA don't add much to the mix. I think they only contribute 1/6 of the megaregion's population.

But I like the name BeauGalFortDalston because Beaumont Galveston and Fort Worth contribute a lot to the region.

Where do you think the capital should be? No to Centerville?

I think everything east of the Brazos River would be good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brazos_watershed.png

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

A Houston-Dallas area could be possible no ? These 2 cities aren't far from each other no ?
That would be a big MSA, it would surpass the LA metro area before 2020 !

Too far apart. Texas is about the size of France, if that helps give you an idea of distances.

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Houston and DFW are 500 km away from each other; that's the distance from Paris to the Côte d'Azur. (France and Texas are around the same size.)

Thank you! I was trying to figure out a Paris to somewhere else in France to give an idea when I answered!

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Houston and DFW are 500 km away from each other; that's the distance from Paris to the Côte d'Azur. (France and Texas are around the same size.)

In american terms, that is like the distance from Philly to Boston

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

A Houston-Dallas area could be possible no ? These 2 cities aren't far from each other no ?
That would be a big MSA, it would surpass the LA metro area before 2020 !

Have you looked at a map? There is nothing spectacular to see for 200 miles between Dallas & Houston. Just prairie & forests.

Austin & San Antonio are the most likely candidates if it were to ever occur, but I see an Austin-Killeen Metro happening first.

[Willsson]

Look up the government description of a metropolitan statistical area and you'll get a definitive answer.

[buzzpost]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Yeah it is just way to big of an area. They might as well break off and form their own state. Make the capital a city in-between (maybe centerville) and called the state of Beaufortdalston.

Or Just Dalston

Or Housallas? Has a rather cultural sound don't ya think?