Census: D-FW adds more residents than any other U.S. metro area (Houston: vehicles, best)

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by aceplace

True, I agree that it is unified under one name.

And no, I didn't mean to single out Fort Worth as somehow at fault for something. I'm just using it as an example of the demographic and economic irrelevance of all city governments in the metro, Dallas included.

In my opinion, the entire metro is the real city, in the sense that the late Jane Jacobs described, in her book "The Life and Death of Great American Cities". Dallas city and Fort Worth city are just political jurisdictions, and have little or no relevance to the rise in population of the metro, the actual subject of this thread.

I will agree with you on that Ace the entire metro is the real city.

[D-Towner]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

I will agree with you on that Ace the entire metro is the real city.

I think when you take into account that Suburbs have different school systems that tend to outperform the School districts of the big cities that they surround then you see that each municipality has its own character.

[lh_newbie]

Do you all realize that Aceplace has you all really going? My suggestion: just drop the subject.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by D-Towner

I think when you take into account that Suburbs have different school systems that tend to outperform the School districts of the big cities that they surround then you see that each municipality has its own character.

I agree. I think nationally we should look at the entire DFW region as being one, but looking at it from a local stand point each comminunity does have its own distinctions and qualites. Its basically a national perception of DFW vs. a local perception of DFW.

[eastdallasson]

Originally Posted by D-Towner

I think when you take into account that Suburbs have different school systems that tend to outperform the School districts of the big cities that they surround then you see that each municipality has its own character.

huh?

[nunusguy]

The more I think about my "TexasPlex" idea the more I like it. But I think it should be shortened to just "TexPlex". Got a good ring to it, don't you think ?
Then that way somebody can say just TexPlex or Dallas and that takes care of the whole state. Places like FTW or Houston or Austin or EP have no significance, certainly not in pop culture circles.
Ask anybody from Philly or Seattle or Miami or whereever what they think of when someone says Texas and they say Dallas, right ? This way we just say TexPlex or Dallas (because it's the most recognizable citi name according to all marketing studies done by marketing experts), and the whole state is covered. It's less confusing for everybody that way.
For example, it makes no difference that everybody knows FTW had the real western or cowboy culture, because that's all replaced by the Cowboys which is Dallas. Or that everybody knows that the Dallas guy JR is the greatest of all Texas wildcatters even though the reality is that Houston is the energy capital. Or that Dallas is the real capital of the state even though politically and legally its Austin. Just say Dallas-TexPlex and that says it all.
Its all in the name recognition my friends - perception becomes reality.

[Fraghawk]

This is stupid.
You dont heare people have fights between amarillo and canyon, and we have even less space between us than dallas and ftw has.
Just call It dallas!

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

The more I think about my "TexasPlex" idea the more I like it. But I think it should be shortened to just "TexPlex". Got a good ring to it, don't you think ?
Then that way somebody can say just TexPlex or Dallas and that takes care of the whole state. Places like FTW or Houston or Austin or EP have no significance, certainly not in pop culture circles.
Ask anybody from Philly or Seattle or Miami or whereever what they think of when someone says Texas and they say Dallas, right ? This way we just say TexPlex or Dallas (because it's the most recognizable citi name according to all marketing studies done by marketing experts), and the whole state is covered. It's less confusing for everybody that way.
For example, it makes no difference that everybody knows FTW had the real western or cowboy culture, because that's all replaced by the Cowboys which is Dallas. Or that everybody knows that the Dallas guy JR is the greatest of all Texas wildcatters even though the reality is that Houston is the energy capital. Or that Dallas is the real capital of the state even though politically and legally its Austin. Just say Dallas-TexPlex and that says it all.
Its all in the name recognition my friends - perception becomes reality.

I'm confused if this is sarcasm or your real perception.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by Fraghawk

This is stupid.
You dont heare people have fights between amarillo and canyon, and we have even less space between us than dallas and ftw has.
Just call It dallas!

Well that's because Amarillo and Canyon don't have over 500,000 people in both towns, 6 million people in the whole area, and tons of towns in between them. Amarillo and Canyon don't have much of an effect on the economy in Texas. And Amarillo and Canyon doesn't have the same beef and long time rivalry Fort Worth and Dallas has.

This is just about having some respect and some pride.

Never tell anyone from Fort Worth to just call all of North Texas "Dallas". Seriously... real fights have been started over just that....

[Fraghawk]

Sorry, diden't know it would be taken like that