Talk:San Antonio–Austin metroplex

A fact from San Antonio–Austin metroplex appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that despite being 80 miles (130 km) apart, Austin and San Antonio are merging into one metropolis?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/San Antonio–Austin metroplex.

Wikipedia

United States: Texas / Austin / WikiProject San Antonio Mid‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Texas portal This article is supported by WikiProject Texas (assessed as High-importance).
	Texas portal This article is supported by WikiProject Texas - Austin (assessed as High-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject San Antonio.

Urban studies and planning Low‑importance

	Architecture portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Urban studies and planning, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Urban studies and planning on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Urban studies and planningWikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planningTemplate:WikiProject Urban studies and planningUrban studies and planning articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by DirtyHarry991 talk 02:14, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(

Comment or view
Article history

)

... that the San Antonio–Austin metroplex was referred to as the "next great American metropolis"? Source: "America's Next Great Metropolis Is Taking Shape In Texas ... If you were to look for the next great American metropolis, there’s probably no better bet than the emerging San Antonio-Austin corridor. (Forbes)

ALT1 ... that the San Antonio–Austin metroplex is a new "mega-metro"? Source: "It's time to explore the idea of an Austin-San Antonio 'mega-metro' ... After all, at some point in the not too distant future, the two cities will share a single "mega-metro." ... would place our mega-metro just ahead of Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, ranking it No. 10 among American metro areas. ... “I think in reality, we've been a mega region and operating as a mega region for a period of time now for at least a decade,” (Statesman)
ALT2 ... that despite being 80 mi (130 km) apart, Austin and San Antonio are merging into one metropolis? Source: " The distance along I-35 between downtown Austin and downtown San Antonio is about 80 miles. ... Austin-San Antonio corridor — encompassing 13 counties across both metro areas — is evolving as a mega-region like DFW. (CultureMap)
ALT3... that the US cities of Austin and San Antonio are merging into one metropolis? Source: " The distance along I-35 between downtown Austin and downtown San Antonio is about 80 miles. ... Austin-San Antonio corridor — encompassing 13 counties across both metro areas — is evolving as a mega-region like DFW. (CultureMap)

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WTHT (Connecticut)

Created by Morogris (talk). Self-nominated at 05:46, 26 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/San Antonio–Austin metroplex; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page. Great work, Morogris. Everything checks out. But could you propose one or two alternative hooks? I just have to imagine there's something a bit more powerful, given the subject. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 12:53, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review, Arbitrarily0. I've added 3 alt hooks. Please review and let me know if you need anything else. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 17:08, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- ALT2 is excellent, let's go with that. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 22:53, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To Prep 3