North Dallas
North Dallas is an area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas. The phrase "North Dallas" is also sometimes used to include any suburb or exurb north of Dallas proper within the metropolitan area. The majority of North Dallas is located in Dallas County, while a small portion is located in Collin and Denton Counties. North Dallas generally includes areas of Dallas north of Northwest Highway, along with Lake Highlands and areas of Dallas north of IH-635 known as Far North Dallas. The area has strong social and economic ties to the Dallas enclave of Park Cities, and two inner suburbs of Dallas, Richardson and Addison. It is the wealthiest part of Dallas, but has its adjacent, less resourced areas as well.
As Dallas has grown over the last several decades, the concept of "North Dallas" has changed from the area just north of downtown, along Central Expressway, to the far northern reaches of Dallas proper and the suburbs to the north of the city.
Neighborhoods
The following neighborhoods are generally considered part of or closely connected with North Dallas; however, some of them may not be located entirely within North Dallas or may be considered parts of North Dallas by some and not others.- Araglin Court
- Arlington Park
- Audelia
- Brookshire Park
- Caruth Hill
- Churchill Way
- Churchill Pointe
- Bluff View
- Devonshire
- Greenway Parks
- Hamilton Park
- Hillcrest Forest
- Janmar
- Melshire Estates
- North Park
- Meadow Glen
- Midway Crossing
- Midway Hills
- Midway Hollow, Dallas|Midway Hollow
- Pagewood
- Park Forest
- Preston Hollow
- Stoney Crooks
- Stemmons Corridor
- Vickery Meadows
- Waterford
- Webb Chapel
Lake Highlands
- Abrams Place
- Alexander's Village
- Bill Browne's Farm
- Boundbrook Oaks Estates
- Candlewood Creek
- Caribbean Estates
- Chimney Hill
- Copperfield Community
- Country Forest
- Forest Highlands
- Forest Meadow
- Glen Oaks
- Hamilton Park
- Highlands West
- Highland Meadows
- High Oaks Addition
- Jackson Meadow
- L Streets
- Lake Highlands Estates
- Lake Highlands North
- Lake Highlands Square
- Lake Highlands Village West
- Lake Ridge Estates
- Merriman Park/University Manor
- Merriman Park Estates
- Merriman Park North
- Moss Farm
- Moss Meadows
- Northwood Heights
- Oak Highlands
- Oak Tree Village
- Pebble Creek
- Richland Park Estates
- Rolling Trails
- Royal Highlands
- Royal Highlands Village
- Royal Lane Village
- Stults Road
- Town Creek
- Walnut Creek Estates
- Whispering Hills
- White Rock Valley
- Woodbridge
- Woodlands on the Creek
- University Terrace
- Urban Reserve
Far North Dallas
- Bent Tree
- Briar Ridge
- Chalfont Place
- Chimney Hill
- Cobblestone Square
- Countrybrook
- Frankford Creek Estates
- Frankford Meadows
- Haymeadow
- Highland Creek
- Highlands
- Hillcrest Manor
- Jackson Highlands
- Le Louvre
- Moss Creek
- Northwood Hills
- Oak Tree
- Oakdale
- Park Central
- Parkway Lake Estates
- Pepperwood Estates
- Preston Creek
- Preston Fairways
- Preston Green
- Preston Highlands
- Preston North
- Preston Port Estates
- Preston Trail
- Prestonwood
- Renner
- Spring Creek
- Timberglen
- Valley View
- Whispering Springs
- Williamsburg on Preston
- Willow Falls
- Willow Greene
Shopping
- NorthPark Center
- Galleria Dallas
- Dallas Midtown
Education
Secondary
The Collin County portion of North Dallas is served by the Plano Independent School District.Most of the Dallas County portion of North Dallas is served by the Dallas Independent School District, and students are zoned to either Emmett J. Conrad, Hillcrest, Thomas Jefferson, or W. T. White High Schools.
All of Lake Highlands and portions of Far North Dallas in the Dallas County are served by the Richardson Independent School District. Lake Highlands students are zoned to Lake Highlands High School or Lloyd V. Berkner High School, while portions of Far North Dallas are zoned to J.J. Pearce High School or Richardson High School.
The Denton County portion of North Dallas is served by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, and students are zoned to R.L. Turner High School or Newman Smith High School.
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Colleges and universities
- Southern Methodist University is a private, coeducational university in University Park. SMU was founded in 1911 by the Southern Methodist Church and now enrolls 6,500 undergraduates, 1,200 professional students in the law and theology departments, and 3,500 postgraduates. According to sources such as the U.S. News & World Report, SMU is the best overall undergraduate college in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and the third best in the State of Texas.
- The University of Texas at Dallas, part of the state public University of Texas System, is located in the city of Richardson, is adjacent to Far North Dallas, and is in the heart of the Telecom Corridor. UT Dallas, or UTD, is renowned for its work in combining the arts and technology, as well as for its programs in engineering, computer science, economics, international political economy, neuroscience, speech and hearing, pre-health, pre-law and management. The university has many collaborative research relationships with UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Dallas is home to approximately 21,145 students.
- Richland College, part of the Dallas County Community College District, is located within Lake Highlands. The school was founded in 1972 and is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring nearly 22,000 students. Richland is the only community college to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
- Brookhaven College, part of the Dallas County Community College District, is located near Far North Dallas. Brookhaven opened in 1978, making it the newest college in DCCCD, featuring nearly 11,000 students
- Texas A&M's TAMU-Dallas campus is also located in the Far North Dallas. TAMU-Dallas is the home of the Urban Living Laboratory, which is a research and urban lifestyle community built with state-of-the-art green technologies.
Libraries
- Audelia Road Branch Library
- Fretz Park Branch Library
- Park Forest Branch Library
- Preston Royal Branch Library
- Renner Frankford Branch Library
- Timberglen Branch Library
- Walnut Hill Branch Library
Economy
Major business areas in North Dallas include the Platinum Corridor, Preston Center, and the Telecom Corridor.
Sinc 2016 both Studio Movie Grill and Pollo Campero have their headquarters in the Hidden Grove Office Building in North Dallas.
Transportation
As the majority of North Dallas was developed in the late 20th century, the primary mode of local transportation is the automobile and the area has a low density compared with neighborhoods built in the early 20th century. Efforts made by the City of Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit to increase the availability of alternative modes of transportation have received varying degrees of support from North Dallas residents. Since 1996, two light rail lines flanking North Dallas on the east have been constructed and well-received, and two more flank North Dallas on the west, in northwest Dallas. However, plans to build a commuter or light rail line through the North Dallas area along the "Cotton Belt" has met opposition from residents and local organizations.North Dallas' road network was developed according to the street hierarchy school of urban design. Roads in the area are separated into major limited-access highways, high-capacity principal arterial roads, mid-capacity minor arterial roads, mid-capacity collector roads, and minor streets. The most organized of these systems is North Dallas' modified grid plan of principal arterial roads, which runs on a standard N/S/E/W grid.
Highways
The routing of limited-access highways through North Dallas is based on the area's proximity to Dallas' downtown freeway loop, as Dallas' freeway system was built according to the hub-and-spoke paradigm. North Dallas' major north-south highways radiate out of the downtown freeway loop and cut through North Dallas at various angles.- Interstate 35E runs northwest/southeast.
- Dallas North Tollway runs north/south.
- U.S. Highway 75 runs northeast/southwest.
- Northwest Highway
- Interstate 635
- Belt Line Road
- President George Bush Turnpike
Thoroughfares
- Abrams Road
- Arapaho Road
- Audelia Road
- Coit Road
- Forest Lane
- Frankford Road
- Greenville Avenue
- Hillcrest Road
- Inwood Road
- Marsh Lane
- Midway Road
- Preston Road
- Royal Lane
- Skillman Street
- Spring Valley Road
- Walnut Hill Lane
Light rail
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