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San Antonio MSA to become San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA

According to another forum the Census will officially change the name of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area to the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA starting next year.
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Seems like this will give our city a little more clout.
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Seems like this will give our city a little more clout.
Hehe, why is that?
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Good for NB!
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I think now is the time for both cities to build a commuter line between each other. A SA-NB line that has a start/end point in downtown SA or maybe even Brooks City-Base to a start/end point in downtown New Braunfels or maybe somewhere near Schlitterbaun.
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How much bigger is New Braunfels than any other city in the area? I mean it makes sense... it lends more prestige or clout as someone said only because it makes the area seem multi-modal or full of suburbs. One of the good things about San Antonio is that while it does sprawl ad infinitum, it's at least contained in corridors and is largely within the city limits. That means that the city will continue to have a good tax base and not be crippled like some of the cities out east.
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New Braunfels is a little over 60,000 in population and the largest suburb in the SA metropolitan region.
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Yes, but how much larger is it than the 3rd largest?
would that be Schertz?
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In 2000 that would have been Seguin with 22,000 or so people but it grows slowly and is only at about 25,000 today. As of 2007 yes, Schertz would be number three with around 35,000 people.
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According to another forum the Census will officially change the name of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area to the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA starting next year.
What forum?
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I think now is the time for both cities to build a commuter line between each other. A SA-NB line that has a start/end point in downtown SA or maybe even Brooks City-Base to a start/end point in downtown New Braunfels or maybe somewhere near Schlitterbaun.
Where would you put it? Is there any room along the route you are proposing?
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Where would you put it? Is there any room along the route you are proposing?
Well, the Austin-SA commuter rail proposal has a stop in New Braunfels anyway, so i think this would largely be solved by that. I think it would just go along the Union Pacific lines that are already there. Hell, if Amtrak had any gusto, they could put a few extra trains through there a day, with nonstops, and have a commuter line in a matter of months!
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I'm not sure. I know there are current heavy rail lines that would be perfect for such a commuter line.
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How much bigger is New Braunfels than any other city in the area? I mean it makes sense... it lends more prestige or clout as someone said only because it makes the area seem multi-modal or full of suburbs. One of the good things about San Antonio is that while it does sprawl ad infinitum, it's at least contained in corridors and is largely within the city limits. That means that the city will continue to have a good tax base and not be crippled like some of the cities out east.
my thoughts exactly
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Well, the Austin-SA commuter rail proposal has a stop in New Braunfels anyway, so i think this would largely be solved by that. I think it would just go along the Union Pacific lines that are already there. Hell, if Amtrak had any gusto, they could put a few extra trains through there a day, with nonstops, and have a commuter line in a matter of months!
Yeah, well I think a SA-NB line is more realistic at the moment and would get built a lot sooner.
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Well, the Austin-SA commuter rail proposal has a stop in New Braunfels anyway, so i think this would largely be solved by that. I think it would just go along the Union Pacific lines that are already there. Hell, if Amtrak had any gusto, they could put a few extra trains through there a day, with nonstops, and have a commuter line in a matter of months!
How would it get to Schlitterbahn?
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How would it get to Schlitterbahn?
Put it on the master blaster
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How would it get to Schlitterbahn?
Well, that's a fleeting fancy that kingwilliam would like, not me. There's nobody in heck who would finance a spur to Schlitterbahn... that weird trolley thing that is meant to look like a train but is actually a tractor will do ;0
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I said near Schillterbaun because it's also near downtown New Braunfels.
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Good news. Now it's on par with "Austin-Round Rock."
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