re: Is DFW the only “metroplex” or would Houston also be called its own Metroplex?

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The last time i was there it appeared the Woodlands has completely eaten Conroe.

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What year was that? 1488 is a complete nightmare from 3:30 - 8p every night.

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Last year was the first time i had been since before covid

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They have built on even more since last year

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Minneapolis-St. Paul?

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I was thinking Bunkie-Marksville but that works too.

DFW Metroplex is made up of many independent towns and cities. Houston, like a bully, annexes all the independent cities and towns around it and make it part of the city of Houston.

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buddy of mine works for TXDOT and he says they are planning for this in the next 50 or so years. He said that Houston and College Station would be connected within the next 10 years, and that is close to being achieved already.

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And it takes us 10 years to fricking figure out where the best bridge crossing might be around BR

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The Houston MSA covers 9,444 square miles, an area larger than five states, including New Hampshire, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Houston MSA covers more square miles than NJ or NH? I’m not sure I believe that

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Well I’ll be
NH 9,304 mi^2
NJ 8,722 mi^2

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Nola/metry/gretna

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We can’t talk about NOLA and BR running together without mentioning the Northshore

In my mind Mandeville and Covington will be running together soon

Hell we had that thread yesterday about the towns off of the Interstate dying. On a macro level Interstates have been a magnet for development

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DFW Metroplex is made up of many independent towns and cities. Houston, like a bully, annexes all the independent cities and towns around it and make it part of the city of Houston.

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Yeah frick the city of Houston for this. It ruins so many small communities.

Monroe-West Monroe-Sterlington

If by best, you mean unrestricted urban sprawl, cookie cutter subdivisions and shopping centers, then sure