SA and Austin look to cash in on megaregion game plan

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Originally Posted by Paul in S.A TX

The Miami CSA straddles interstate 95 for about 140 miles from Homestead, Fl to Vero Beach and contains 6.1 million people. This CSA formed along the coastline and is nothing like the DFW CSA as far as the layout of the urbanized area. Nonetheless, it is defined as a one unified statistical area.

The Austin- San Antonio Corridor which is simillar in urbanized layout which was formed decades ago includes 8 counties that straddle interstate 35 and the Texas 130 in a linear fashion which starts in Seguin( metro SA) and northward towards Willamson County which is the northenmost county of the Austin MSA.

According to the SA-Austin Corridor Council the region covers 6,731 square miles and stretches for 126 miles from Bexar to Williamson county and has over 5 million people currently and is projected to swell to 8 million people by 2040. In comparison, The DFW CSA covers 14,126 square miles and contains 8.1 million people.

In conclusion, the S.A./Austin corridor has the population base first and foremost, but only time will tell when commuting patterns and the other requirements for this urban conglomeration to be defined as one unified statistical area. I feel is is definitely a possibility in coming decades.

In DFW the MSA has 8.1 million as of last year. The CSA is even larger.