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Tam, I'd surely hope the voters would agree w/ the 'experts' to some degree. Guess we'll see, obviously.
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Central Arlington Initiative
Official "Central Arlington" area:
http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/planni...ng_sector.html
Denser development: Progress or pipe dream?
By O.K. Carter
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
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Arlington needs to give the combined grand tour and reality check to Pamela Villarreal, a research associate with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
In a recent Star-Telegram op-ed article, Villarreal blasted superstar urban planner John Fregonese and "his design" for Arlington's future. Basically the NCPA doesn't like the consequences of denser New Urbanism-style development with which the planner is associated, as opposed to the traditional sprawl orientation of cities like Arlington -- perhaps the queen mother of American sprawl.
The thing is, Fregonese doesn't have a design for Arlington, though he is the most likely prospect to be hired by the city to put together a let's-go-ahead-and-do-it downtown redevelopment strategy. The city and Chamber of Commerce have been studying central Arlington in a variety of ways for years, plus there's the city 2025 plan involving a vast cross-section of the community. There's been plenty of planning, just not enough doing.
"We don't really know how to do it [central Arlington redevelopment]," concedes Mayor Bob Cluck, who helped bring Fregonese to the city recently to talk about some of his firm's other projects. Though he is most associated with Portland, Ore., development planning, Fregonese is currently the go-to guy for downtown planning projects in Denton and Austin.
Neither of those latter projects, incidentally, have much to do with the precepts of New Urbanism described as a "pipe dream" by Villarreal in her op-ed article: "People living close together in harmony with one another, embracing mass transit and bicycles, and businesses of all sorts locating to a vital and robust urban community."
Both projects are, however, designed to give their cities a sense of downtown place while enhancing commercial property values and creating attractive business environments. And yes, every Fregonese plan -- as with the Denton and Austin designs -- ends up with commercial areas that are highly accessible to pedestrian traffic.
So what's the problem with that? Answer: not a thing.
But if Villarreal's intent was to discourage the hiring of Fregonese, she adopted the wrong tactic by citing Portland as an example of New Urbanism problems.
"The bad news is that its dense and regulated environment has resulted in a city with one of the least affordable housing markets and massive congestion in spite of mass transit," she wrote. "Between 1991 and 2000, housing prices in Oregon almost doubled, from a median price of $75,100 to $146,500. This 95 percent increase far outpaced the national median housing price growth of 39.8 percent during that time."
Though it wasn't her intent, that kind of talk -- particularly regarding housing prices -- makes Arlington salivate.
First, no one involved at City Hall has hinted even slightly that part of the central core redevelopment strategy would include mass transit. It won't. The voters have already spoken on that issue. They clearly said no.
As to affordable housing, the powers-that-be would be thrilled to no end if low-end housing near the city's central sector showed a Portland-emulating 95 percent increase in valuation over the next decade.
"That's exactly what we want to happen," said Jerry Jordan, a former chamber chairman and the current chairman of the chamber's central city redevelopment effort.
Put another way, whatever obligation Arlington has to provide affordable housing has long since been met via construction of tens of thousands of apartments and like numbers of relatively modest single-family dwellings.
Arlington's central city redevelopment hopes are modest -- an attractive and affordable downtown area accessible to both auto and pedestrian traffic that blends well with the university. The area would be a city identifier that also appeals to commercial and cultural amenities, with some types of single-family residency nearby and relatively upscale multifamily units.
We're sorry Ms. Villarreal, but if that's New Urbanism, bring it to Arlington.
^ BTW, that article has now landed a few lines on the Planetizen site.
Arlington not giving in to Gaylord
By O.K. Carter
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
In some ways the competition between attractions in Arlington and the newly opened Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine -- 1,511 rooms and a shiny new convention center -- is a long-distance battle. Though the competition is here for the hearts and dollars of tourists and convention attendees, the media punches are landing elsewhere.
"Almost all the [advertising and marketing] work we do is intended for outer markets," said Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau President Linda DiMario. "We have an enormous number of things going on as we get to the traditional tourist season here."
In other words, what we see here in Arlington does not reflect the marketing effort or how things are going.
And while it is early yet, DiMario is cautiously optimistic -- maybe more than that.
For example, the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site is attracting more package bookings (a combination of attraction tickets and hotel rooms) than visitor-oriented cities such as Atlanta and Denver by about 2-to-1. In March alone the site (www.arlington.org) had about 2,000 room night bookings, up from 1,061 in the same month last year. January and February booking activity for the summer was up as well.
"The economy is being considered as not as threatening," DiMario said. "People are feeling better about travel than they did last year."
As for the new Gaylord facility, DiMario's theory is that it may actually benefit attendance at attractions in Arlington.
"While I certainly wish the new resort complex was in Arlington instead of Grapevine, and while I realize that the Gaylord people would like to capture all their guests' spending, the reality is that a lot of them are going to visit attractions in Arlington and Fort Worth while they're here," she said. "It's not all competition. There's some synergy involved as well."
Thus far the competition hasn't seemed to have hurt bookings for the Arlington Convention Center.
"It's looking strong for 2005 and 2006," DiMario said. "Part of this seems to be that the two facilities appeal to different kinds of audiences."
A tougher question is how the competition will affect overall booking at Arlington hotels. It'll take time to answer that question, and to determine whether the Gaylord facility ends up taking a big piece of the same market pie or whether its presence and marketing actually expands the pie. Or both.
In the meantime, the Arlington hotel industry hasn't exactly gone into a cringe. Five of the city's larger hotels -- Arlington Hotel and Suites, Hilton Arlington, Holiday Inn Courtyard, Springhill Suites and TownePlace Suites -- are spending an estimated $15 million to $20 million in renovations. The competition has clearly resulted in a competitive response.
And the bureau is trying to both maximize the effect of the marketing dollars it spends and anticipate where travelers will be looking.
"For instance, if someone goes to the Web site for the upcoming Breeders Cup race at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, there's a link there to www.arlington.org to make room bookings in Arlington," said bureau Director of Communications Diane Brandon. "It's already been determined that media covering the event will all be staying at the Arlington Hilton."
Brandon, too, is delighted with a barter agreement with 40 radio stations and a number of TV stations in 11 markets in five states. The stations trade advertising about Arlington in exchange for hotel and attraction tickets for their own promotions.
"We calculate that we've received about $2 million worth of airtime advertising at a cost of about $110,000," she said.
So far, DiMario and Brandon are optimistic, though as pros in this business they'd better be.
Meanwhile the punches keep falling. At the end of summer -- "the season" -- the score will all be added up in numbers like attraction attendance, hotel and convention bookings and average dollars spent per visitor. That's reality-check time.
City's knowledge economy growing
By O.K. Carter
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
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Cities across the country are trying to position themselves for a prosperous future through a strategy more oriented to attracting smart, creative people than worrying so much about economic development via recruiting industries and cranking up inducements like tax abatements.
The idea is that if the right kind of people are present in a community, they'll (a) attract economic development, (b) generate it themselves and (c) be far more adept at adjusting and taking advantage of new economic trends.
Arlington hasn't fully joined in this trend, but it is slowly moving in that direction. This has been manifested by recent and well-publicized community and political leadership concerns about enhancing the University of Texas at Arlington's position. The creation of a grow-our-own-businesses technology incubator is another sign, as is the opening this month of a new work-force preparation center with a mission of training people for tomorrow's technology-oriented jobs.
Still to be resolved in terms of Arlington's direction is which of two philosophical trends in economic development it will favor. These might well be characterized as the Richard Florida School and the Edward Glaeser School.
Both men are professors of urban economics, Florida at Carnegie Mellon and Glaeser at Harvard. That academics like them have become so influential probably says something about the increasing emphasis in this country of the knowledge economy.
Florida's premise is that the most prosperous cities -- Austin is one of his primary examples -- get that way by attracting creative workers and that tolerance is one of the key attractions for these people.
It's something of a stretch to believe that Arlington could ever become Austinlike either culturally or in terms of tolerance, a fact that -- from an economic development perspective -- has to be discouraging.
But then again, there's the Glaeser School, of which Arlington might well be the poster child. In essence, Glaeser says the two crucial components of prosperity in today's modern cities are (a) brains and (b) sunshine. In short, if a city has a highly educated work force and exists within the Sun Belt, it's way ahead of the game.
Census data indicate that among cities of more than 250,000, Arlington residents are the best-educated in Texas and 12th in the entire country. As noted in a recent Star-Telegram editorial, almost nine out of every 10 adults in Arlington have at least a high school diploma.
A well-educated populace is necessary, Glaeser says in his cornerstone paper The Rise of the Skilled City, because "Cities are constantly reinventing themselves."
In particular, the big payoff economically comes from having a high percentage of people with bachelor's or master's degrees. Arlington is in good shape there, with about three of 10 adult residents having a bachelor's degree or higher, census data show. Nationally the average is 24 percent.
Whether one is a Florida fan or a Glaeser advocate, this much is clear: A community insistence on a high-quality public education system and ongoing advocacy for higher education are both absolutely crucial.
Arlington poised for action on development
City hopes projects will help it snag more of the limelight
Danielle Hillix - Staff Writer
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas...s3.html?page=1
Tucked between two powerhouse cities, Arlington sometimes gets overlooked. But upcoming developments could change that. "We've been living in the shadows of Dallas and Fort Worth," said Craig Richard, senior vice president of economic development with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. "But things are changing. We're in the middle of a complete transformation."
That transformation includes development on two of the city's last large pieces of land. Tom Hicks' Southwest Sports Group is moving forward with plans to develop the 176 acres around Ameriquest Field, and Dallas-based developer Sam Ware is working with the city on plans for 700 acres at the Lakes at Bird's Fort. The city is also negotiating with the Dallas Cowboys for a new football stadium in Irving. With few large parcels of land left to develop in the city, focus has turned to strategic development. For example, there are plans to enhance the Interstate 30 Arlington entrance with more signage and better access to the entertainment district, and to revitalize the downtown district.
But plans alone won't cut it, Richard said.
"It's time to move," he said.
Ware closed on his 1,950-acre tract south of the Trinity Railway Express line between F.M. 157 and State Highway 360 in April, but plans to build industrial, office, retail and residential are on hold until he secures a Tax Increment Finance commitment from the city. Ware needs to secure the TIF to fund a large bridge into the development and other necessary infrastructure, Richard said. No date has been scheduled yet for the Arlington City Council to vote on the issue. As Ware waits for tax breaks, Tom Hicks waits for the right moment to begin work on the land around the Texas Rangers' ballpark. Southwest Sports Group, which owns the Rangers and the Dallas Stars ice hockey team, has long talked of developing the area, but plans stalled in the poor economy.
The only recent developments near the stadium include a headquarters for Siemens Dematic Postal Automation, which opened in December 2003, and two restaurants under construction -- Spring Creek BBQ and Mexican End, both in the northwest corner of the development. Last month, Southwest Sports Realty, an affiliate of Southwest Sports Group, named Cousins Properties Services L.P. as manager for the 176 acres. Cousins is already in negotiations with interested developers, said Dary Stone, Cousins' vice chairman. "We've got a lot of things cooking," he said. With its location, employment base and tax incentives, Arlington is ripe for new and expanding businesses, said Jim Whitten, first vice president in land development with CB Richard Ellis.
"Any company looking at the Metroplex would look at Arlington now," he said. Whitten said companies are particularly interested in south Arlington, where the most land is available. Because of its growing, well-educated population, the city is attractive to technology firms and companies with call centers, he said. Home construction in Arlington has declined because of scarcity of land, said Jody Reese, a partner in residential consulting firm Residential Strategies. But builders are beginning to build more townhomes, attempting to get more homes on less land, he said.
Arlington officials are preparing for an increase in population density. Richard said the city will re-evaluate its land-use plan and eventually move from a suburban grid to an urban one. "Like an old mayor used to say, 'We're nobody's suburb,' " he said.
“We shape our Cities, thereafter they shape us.”
Does this mean they're joining DART?
Hmmm, so they don't want to be a burb anymore? Everyday I grow more and more to liking Houston's direction of annexing land and politically dominating their metro. How many cities in the metroplex will try to become large cities? Denton, FW, Dallas, Arlington, Waxahachie or Midlothian eventually.
Hicks is full of balogna. Slow economy? The ballpark opened in '94. He's had plenty of time to do something there.
Of course not.Does this mean they're joining DART?
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Hicks is worried that The Jerry Jones Cowboys will convince the city to condemn enough land for the stadium AND the entertainment complex JJones want. Then Hicks would be left on his own again to do something with all the open land around the ballpark. Hicks is scared of Jones, apparently.
Since I was forced to go to junior high in Arlington, I keep a cursory interest in the schools there -- from what I've seen the AISD seems headed downhill from all indications. It's also becoming increasingly minority and therefore will no longer be a white flight haven. If the immigrant population explodes like nearby Grand Prairie and Irving, they are going to have to spend big bucks to build new classrooms.
I can't see the urban density thing going over in Arlington. About the only chance it would have is the stadia area/and/or joining DART. Also I can't imagine a big teardown trend in the city for single family homes. There are some pretty areas, but it's mostly boring ranch homes that aren't at all upscale.
minority increases don't = schools going downhill. The affluent taking their children and moving to Mansfield or Cleburne do. Even if your test scores lower because of an increasing non-English speaking student population, there is no evidence that a rating below EXEMPLARY means your school is not good.
You're right, rant. But the original reason many Anglos moved there was to 'get away' from minorities, as base as that may seem. And most of those types seem to think a majority-minority school is inherently bad.
Maybe the Mansfield schools are an indication of white flight from Arlington.
From what I've seen, affluent anglos will tolerate being in the minority if:
The school is a venerable, beloved institution with a couple of generations attending.
The school offers enough upper-level classes (AP etc). This sometimes results in a 'school within a school'.
A plus is that their kids will have a good chance of making the 'top ten percent' and receive automatic acceptance in UT or A&M.
However, there must be a critical mass of anglos, you see very few schools with any anglos at all unless it's at least 20% anglo.
Perhaps Arlington High or Lamar can pull that off--any comments from people familiar with AISD?
BTW, I have no doubt that a minority student is just as capable of learning as an Anglo.
Garland High School is an example of what you mention above. Despite the affluent families of Garland moving out to Ray Hubbard, Rowlett, Firewheel area or Sachse, they still send their kids to Garland High School. Generations have gone there. Its also a school within a school with its IB program( for those unfamiliar, its above AP and is world recognize) which few schools in the area use. It really is like two schools.
I know zippo about Arlington Schools, but from acquantances from there, I get the same impression of Lamar and Arlington High that I get from a Lake Highlands or Garland High School.
I really appreciate your candor regarding what will keep the children of the affluent in schools. Many simply refuse to acknowledge it.
You may be on to something there. I am a Lamar graduate. People love Lamar and Arlington High...Martin High School is good too, but does not have the same connection the previous two do. I have several friends that will never leave North Arlington, some that have just recently come back and bought homes, and some that plan on returning there in several years. Go Vikes!Originally Posted by Lakewooder
“We shape our Cities, thereafter they shape us.”
I went to Lakewood Elementary in Dallas, then Nichols in Arlington (I know it's re-titled) and 9th grade at Lamar. We then moved back to Lakewood and I attended Woodrow all 3 years. No offense against Lamar, but I was glad to return "home". I still keep track of a few of my fellow "Vikes".
Woodrow has already proven to be 'one of those beloved schools' like the afore-mentioned LH, Garland etc. I'd probably put Hillcrest and BA in that category as well. I hope it is not too politically incorrect to suggest that area districts should target such schools to bring back the 'affluent anglos'.
p.s. the legendary Eddie Peach was one of my teachers at Lamar back in 1972-73.
According to someone who recently student-taught at Woodrow, it's getting a lot worse...
What do you mean by "worse"?
Not as good a school...the students aren't as studious because they don't have the backgrounds that they used to...this was from a friend of a friend, so I was just wondering if it was true.
No offense taken. I know not everyone loved it...
Eddie Peach, huh? Can you believe he is still there? Heck, he is a legend and like local celebrity in Arlington (I know that is silly...but it is true).
“We shape our Cities, thereafter they shape us.”
Yeah and Peach's son is coach at Arlington, right?
RE Woodrow:
In which area did your friend of friend teach? As I've stated previously, when you have everything from people learning English to AP classes, it's hard to generalize, pigeon-hole or even stereotype.
If you're talking about race, the Anglos have held their ground and even slightly increased by percentage, despite an influx of Latino immigrants.
Here's some info I was able to find:
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State<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
Total Staff<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
116<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
Minority Staff<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
50%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
66%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
43%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid"></TD><TD></TD><TD> <O:P> </O:P>Ethnicity<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
WWHS<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
District<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
State<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
African American<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
17.5%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
19.5%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
41.6%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
American Indian<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
0%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
0%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
0.6%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
Asian<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
3.3%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
3.6%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
1.6%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
Hispanic<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
12.0%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
13.3%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
12.0%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
White<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
56.7%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
63.4%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
44.1%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid"></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>Experience<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
Quantity<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
WWHS<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
District<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
State<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
0 – 1 Years<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
10<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
11.6%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
11.3%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
7.8%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
1 – 5 Years<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
16<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
17.9%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
28.8%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
28.2%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
6 – 10 Years<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
21<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
23.6%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
15.3%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
18.3%<O:P> </O:P></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
11 – 20 Years<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
20<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
22.4%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
18.5%<O:P> </O:P></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top>
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Also the DISD Teacher of the Year, 2004, is from Woodrow
IF you break down the scholarship money earned by last year's seniors, it would be $3.4 million divided by 192 Seniors = $17,708 per student. I'm sure some won multiple scholarships, but this stat is impressive.
Yes, Scott Peach and I were in the same class. He is a good guy and has already done good things for their football program.
“We shape our Cities, thereafter they shape us.”
I'm guessing English, but I don't think that matters much. If the school is headed downhill, then all areas would be affected.
Also, the statistics show no comparisons with past years, so excellent a school though Woodrow appears to be, there is no indication as to whether it is achieving that excellence at a rate comparable to its past.
Still, the statistics are very impressive, and I can understand why you would classify it as a "beloved school".
Arlington should just merge with Fort Worth. There's really not much difference between the two cities anymore.
That's the most insulting thing I've ever seen someone say about Fort Worth.
True, but it's true. FW and Arlington are the same city. The artificial city limit sign does not create some great change. Similarly, gasp, Dallas and FW are the same city. Besides all the faux cowboy B.S., there's really little difference. They should merge the entire Metroplex.
Dallas and Fort Worth the same city? NEVER!
Yeah, FM, i gotta disagree with you there. The general attitude of Dallas citizenry is pretty different from that of FW, and much development in the cities show that.
can say the same about Uptown vs Lake Highlands.
Right, but the key difference is that we're comparing cities, not just certain areas of cities. Yes, parts of dallas and parts of ft. worth are similiar, but fw does not have much of what dallas has and dallas does not have much of what fw has. Ft. Worth does not have a turtle creek area. The public transportation systems are totally different. You will not find an environment with the same "feel" as Sundance Square in Dallas, just as you will not find a Mockingbird Station or McKinney Avenue feel in Ft. Worth.
I would also disagree that Ft. Worth and Arlington are that similiar, though I think their "feels" are in the same ballpark. Much moreso than either city and Dallas.
and Mesquite feels more like FW than Dallas...............apparently. Commuters and geography are the only deciders, not some perceived differences.
Well, I disagree. :P
I think the "perceived differences" are everything. Ft. Worth and Dallas are very different cities, and if you were to visit both, you would (rightly) feel that you had indeed visited two different cities. Much like NYC and Philidelphia, or I would even venture, San Fran and Oakland, though the later example is not quite as extreme as FW and Dallas.
If I visited DT FW and DT Dallas only, I'd think they are different. Otherwise, there are lots of similar neighborhoods. I'd say SF and Oakland are much more different than Dallas and FW. SF is different than probably anywhere in the US. The whole FW image thing is just like if you go to SSP and read San Antonio's duo make SA sound like its a different world. Only on the few blocks of the riverwalk downtown, and on the sites of the missions. Otherwise the inner-city old neigbhoods look just like North Oak Cliff or east Dallas. The north is sprawling just like north Dallas is. Shopping malls and freeways rule the day. Its really not different.
So you wouldn't say that Preston Hollow has a unique feel to it? I mean, certainly, there are other places of affluence with a bunch of new homes, but I think the character of Lake Highlands is extremely unique. I would say the same of Lakewood. I'm sure Denver and LA have neighborhoods that fit the same "style" (similiar income levels, ages of homes, etc.) but I doubt if they really convey the same feeling. When I drive along Gaston, I know when I hit lakewood. I can't pinpoint it, because architecture doesn't change that much, streets don't change, but it definitely has it's own character. Tying the characters of Lakewood, DT, Uptown, Preston Hollow, even Oak Cliff and South Dallas together is a very Dallas feeling. At least for me.
The areas of Dallas that border with Farmers Branch and Richardson, I'll grant you, begin to feel like "anywhere, USA", but the majority of Dallas I still contend has major character. And I would say the same for Ft. Worth. Much of the new development in North FW is characterless, but the majority of the city retains extreme "Ft. Worth"-iness, IMO.
I strongly disagree taht the neighborhoods in San Antonio look just like Old East Dallas or North Oak Cliff. similar architectural styles, maybe, but the "whole package" is quite different.
I mean, to an extent, you're right, and Chicago is just like NYC, Boston, and San Fran while Dallas is just like Ft. Worth and Houston and San Antonio and Atlanta and Charlotte and Denver. But I think you're really cheapening both Ft. Worth and Dallas to say that they are just the same city. Dallas transitions into Grand Prarie into Arlington into Ft. Worth, but NYC transitions to eventually be Phidelphia.
I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, because you're not going to change my opinion and I don't seem to be having any luck changing yours.
Come on guys. I know we're arguing about stuff that cannot be proved, but there's no doubt that Arlington and FW are the same city. I mean Arlington would not exist without FW and Dallas. The city just kept growing over and people moved across an artificial city limit line. Had FW annexed Arlington no one would know the difference. I'm not saying that each city does not have its unique places and flavor, but they're not so much different as local lore likes to pretend. That's like saying Dallas and Plano, Richardson, Carrolton, etc. are so different.
North Dallas has much more in common with SW FW than it does with South Dallas.
^all I was saying. take away municipal boundaries and who would know the difference.
Me too. That was my point.
If I was a resident in Arlington how would building the Cowboys Stadium affect me in a positive way?
^It wouldn't bring bad people to my neighborhood like the trains, because only the rich can afford Jerry's tickets.
I'm being fascetious of course.
If you were an Arlington resident it might benefit you by:
Your home is taken through eminent domain and bulldozed for Jerry's new suburban hippodrome. You then take the money and use it for a downpayment on a really nice place in Dallas.
There is a lot of opposition over from what they've shown on the news. They need to consult Sharon Boyd, hehe.
The problem with eminent domain is that those house are so old that the money paid for them won't find replacement housing anywhere else. Alot of the residents are ederly as well. And One guy alone owns about thirty of those houses. He will be sitting pretty in a nice place in DTD probably.
Well, I said a down payment...ha!
Some people believe it will make property values soar in North Arlington.
“We shape our Cities, thereafter they shape us.”
Ha ha, they kill my head!
All those apartment complex owners should be elated.
All those trailer parks over there might eclipse $100K.
i think eminent domain is horrible, to build this man a playground.
yadda
Bush owes Arlington a library
By O.K. Carter
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Suddenly adventurous Arlington will no doubt be long bored before the new Cowboys stadium actually opens in the fall of 2009, so much so that the town will need some kind of new, costly public project to capture its fancy.
How about one that would cost a fraction of the stadium, yet utilize funds from all over the country and attract just about as many people every year as the Cowboys?
Did you check out the opening of the new Clinton Presidential Center last week?
Every president since Herbert Hoover (1929-33) has one. There are 10 presidential libraries, and the Nixon Presidential Materials Collection and the newly opened Clinton center in Little Rock, Ark. Think of it as an even dozen presidential ego palaces. A division of the National Archives and Records Administration runs them. With a price tag of $165 million -- chicken feed compared to, say, an indoor football stadium -- Clinton's modernistic glass-and-steel memorial sprawls over 30 acres of grounds and will no doubt become a must-see for every tourist wandering through that piney woods part of the world.
It includes something like 80 million bits and pieces from the former president's life, enough to satisfy every presidential scholar/voyeur around.
One suspects that George W. Bush's future library will not be as interesting as Clinton's, because W. seems to be avoiding issues like impeachment or romantic entanglements. Face it, Bush starts with "B" and that kicks off the word boring.
But still, a presidential library is a big deal, attracting visitors and national attention. So what Arlington needs to put on the burner is a warmup for a run at the Bush library.
The first thing that needs to happen is to bump Southern Methodist University from its frontrunner status. Putting a national treasure in the hands of an elitist private university doesn't make sense. Besides, the president was nothing more than a struggling oilman until he somehow wheedled himself into the Major League Baseball business as chief executive of the Texas Rangers. That's what gave him the independent wealth he now enjoys and the reputation to become governor, then president.
Long story short: He owes Arlington.
Besides, if 30 acres is needed, there's a conveniently blighted area just west of the site of the planned Cowboys stadium that would do just fine. Urban renewal and presidential library, here we come.
Did I mention that the Clinton Presidential Center was built in a decaying, mostly abandoned warehouse complex and that it kicked off about $1 billion in new development near downtown Little Rock?
Hey, now you're talking. Why be bored? Go for it.
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