San Antonio on Phoenix heels (City Proper Population Growth) (Houston: how much, landscaping)

[jeffutsa2001]

Looking at the latest stats that were released by the U.S. Census:

Newsroom: Population: Texas Dominates List of Fastest-Growing Large Cities Since 2010 Census, Census Bureau Reports

Looks like SA is on Phoenix's heels in terms of overtaking them if the current trends continue. Don't know if Phoenix is landlocked or not or if they are not annexing. But it appears SA is only 100,000 people away from overtaking them. On average SA grows at about 30,000-45,000 people per year.

It might be a decade before this happens but curious to see if this happens. Also noticed that Austin is now #13! Over took San Francisco. Texas continues to dominate

[Steel Man]

No thank you. San Antonio has grown enough. Water is going to be a bigger concern than it is now if we keep growing at our current rate.

[CoachBForThree]

City proper vs. urban area is always amusing.

Houston: 5.0 million people (area), 2.1 million people (city)
San Antonio: 1.7 million people (area), 1.4 million people (city)

I've always wondered if people from Houston, when they drive into San Antonio on I-10 for the first time, pass the San Antonio city limit sign, see all the cows, and think "huh, weird, I guess the city must start over that hill." Then they crest the hill, and allllllll you can see in all directions, for miles and miles and miles, is more fields and cows. It's a little surreal.

[Jkeenan87]

San Antonio needs to worry about bringing real business to San Antonio before we bring more people. More white collar jobs are needed not minimum wage jobs.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by Jkeenan87

San Antonio needs to worry about bringing real business to San Antonio before we bring more people. More white collar jobs are needed not minimum wage jobs.

Do some research on all the jobs announced in San Antonio in the past few years and then report back how many were minimum wage! We cant grow by 50,000 plus people every year on minium wage jobs.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by CoachBForThree

City proper vs. urban area is always amusing.

Houston: 5.0 million people (area), 2.1 million people (city)
San Antonio: 1.7 million people (area), 1.4 million people (city)

I've always wondered if people from Houston, when they drive into San Antonio on I-10 for the first time, pass the San Antonio city limit sign, see all the cows, and think "huh, weird, I guess the city must start over that hill." Then they crest the hill, and allllllll you can see in all directions, for miles and miles and miles, is more fields and cows. It's a little surreal.

That's because I-10 East is the least developed freeway corridor in San Antonio. The FM 78 corridor has taken all the retail and housing until recently. That side of San Antonio will probably never fully develop since it is mostly industrial and the large landfill off FM 1516.

[jeffutsa2001]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

Do some research on all the jobs announced in San Antonio in the past few years and then report back how many were minimum wage! We cant grow by 50,000 plus people every year on minium wage jobs.

I agree with your statement...I won't give up on San Antonio. I am hoping with city leadership that they will be more agressive at scouting more corporate and higher paying industries. I've heard that Austin is very aggressive and gives away tax incentives for corporate relocation. I know they have the talent pool there. San Antonio has the ability to do so as well. Higher education will be one of the keys and keeping graduates here.

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by jeffutsa2001

Looking at the latest stats that were released by the U.S. Census:

Newsroom: Population: Texas Dominates List of Fastest-Growing Large Cities Since 2010 Census, Census Bureau Reports

Looks like SA is on Phoenix's heels in terms of overtaking them if the current trends continue. Don't know if Phoenix is landlocked or not or if they are not annexing. But it appears SA is only 100,000 people away from overtaking them. On average SA grows at about 30,000-45,000 people per year.

It might be a decade before this happens but curious to see if this happens. Also noticed that Austin is now #13! Over took San Francisco. Texas continues to dominate

That's not necessarily a good thing.
Our Edwards Aquifer is drying up more every year. Our pleasant scenery and landmarks are also disappearing at an alarming rate. Can we really accommodate the extra people?

[jeffutsa2001]

This is the price of growth...However no one knows exactly how much water the Edward's Aquifer contains. Some say it has enough water to last 200 years if we use 450,000 acre feet a year. Job creation will attract more people to the region. We still need to be proactive and conserve our natural surroundings and water sources. Create new parks, tree ordinances, and landscaping that requires little or no water...

[Steel Man]

Originally Posted by jeffutsa2001

This is the price of growth...However no one knows exactly how much water the Edward's Aquifer contains. Some say it has enough water to last 200 years if we use 450,000 acre feet a year. Job creation will attract more people to the region. We still need to be proactive and conserve our natural surroundings and water sources. Create new parks, tree ordinances, and landscaping that requires little or no water...

It really doesn't matter how much water is in the Edward's Aquifer. All that matters is that as the water level continues to go down more restrictions will be enforced. The next step would be to raise water prices. Also, don't forget about endangered species that are protected by federal law and that would also have an impact on our water supply.