West Plano: Where exactly is it? What makes it so great? (Dallas: apartment, low crime)

[Lakewooder]

Dallas envy (and misinformation) lives!

[a Metropolitan affair]

West Plano envy continues from ignorant, self-absorbed, inflated, bitter Dallasites!

[Big G]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Dallas envy (and misinformation) lives!

Boy, you are seriously deluded. How does saying that Plano has a far greater level of city services than Dallas constitute Dallas envy?

My theory is that Lakewooder is really just a bot, programmed to add "OMG, Lakewood is the BEST!" to every single thread, relevant or (usually) not.

[tycobb2522]

Oh, we've got a couple here on these boards. In every single thread they'll make an appearance, and you know exactly what they're going to say: http://www.city-data.com/forum/dalla...ml#post4312869 .

Gets somewhat pathetic after a while, but it is entertaining.

With that said, some of the posts are getting a little hostile - no reason for that. We can take jabs at each other without being too ugly.

[Lakewooder]

Plano, McKinney and Allen can't even raise any money for an Arts Center..meanwhile Dallas has the largest of its kind with four Pritzker-prize winning architects..now what were you saying about city services?

[Big G]

Are you talking about this place???

The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is a new multi-venue center for performances of opera, musical theater, classic and experimental theater, ballet and other forms of dance. The campaign to build the Center has a goal of $275 million, with more than 93% of its funding coming from private sources, and is scheduled to open in 2009.

That's certainly a cool building. Not sure how much the City of Dallas is paying to put it up - my guess is right around, oh, ZERO! How is that a "city service"?

Besides, we don't need one in the northern 'burbs; we can just use yours.

[sk8drummy]

this is silly...

[Lakewooder]

True but I always get people saying I am envious of their suburb - so I thought I would try it out on them

[PlanoGirl]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Plano, McKinney and Allen can't even raise any money for an Arts Center..meanwhile Dallas has the largest of its kind with four Pritzker-prize winning architects..now what were you saying about city services?

True, Dallas's art center is amazing. But each city has it's strong points. Plano's extensive recycling & yard trimming program puts Dallas's to shame.

FYI....Collin County is actually building an Arts District in Allen, so there's hope...see link.

Arts of Collin County

[unexpected]

a clean city with very few traffic problems, and roads that don't have crazy potholes + a commitment by the police to solving the 'broken windows' of crime + having places like the TMC, Oak Point recreation center + having an amazing youth sports program + a city council that's not insane + a school superintendent that's hasn't been indicted >>>>> performing arts center.

The lack of a performing arts center is not a function of Plano/Collin County as a terrible city, but a lack of population. If Plano were a million people, we'd probably have an arts center. Most cities that size do.

A performing center that I would potentially visit once a year (if that) versus the other things that I state above....hmmm...what to choose, what to choose.