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 Downtown Plano Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Downtown Plano Station is a DART light rail station located in Plano, Texas at the intersection of 15th Street and Avenue J. It opened on December 9, 2002 and is a station on the Red Line, serving the area around downtown Plano including Plano City Hall.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Downtown_Plano_Station   (90 words)

  
 Plano Parks & Recreation Events & Tournaments
Located in downtown Plano, the Texas Electric Railway Station served as an early form of the Internet bringing people, goods, newspapers with worldwide coverage, and traveling salesmen together in a timely fashion.
Located in downtown Plano, the Interurban Railway Museum is housed in a building that served as a primary stop on the Texas Electric Railway that ran from Denison to Dallas beginning in 1908.
The station remained closed until early 1990 when a complete restoration of the building was completed and the building was converted into a museum by the City of Plano.
www.planoparks.org /sub_downtown/interurban_museum.htm   (653 words)

  
 Plano Economic Development Board Home Page
Plano's two new light rail stations reached their expected number of commuters on the inaugural day of operation.
Plano was the lone city in Texas whose general obligations bonds received the highest -possible rating from Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch's IBCA Inc. In issuing Plano their highest ratings, the three companies lauded everything from the quality of city management to its population growth to the ability to attract corporate headquarters.
Plano was named one of America's best cities for women based upon such criteria as general quality of life and standard of living, average household income, crime rate, caliber of public school system, unemployment rate and job growth and availability of recreational opportunities, among others.
www.planotexas.org /news/archives.htm   (15606 words)

  
 Dallas - Fort Worth Urban Forum - DART getting mixed reviews from downtown Plano merchants
Downtown Garland has restaurants, city gov, a real Opry for the country music lovers, a gym and many other things within walking distance of their station.
Downtown Plano merchants are giving DART light rail mixed reviews so far.
DART officials told News 8 it will take time to make downtown Plano a destination of choice.
forum.dallasmetropolis.com /printthread.php?t=455   (1136 words)

  
 The City of Plano, Texas Official Website
Plano’s downtown revitalization has garnered national attention for its unique partnering between the City of Plano, developers and DART Rail, serving as a role model for other communities with aged downtown centers displaced by metropolitan expansion.
DART would purchase the targeted properties and transfer ownership of any surplus property to Plano in exchange for the City reconstructing the streets, drainage and utilities needed to serve the station, a cost normally borne by DART.
And, despite Plano’s tremendous growth in the coming years, this downtown core remained largely unchanged, with small business slowly falling prey to the lure of new malls and commercial centers to the west.
www.planocitynews.com /newsbriefs/2003/eastside_village.html   (1320 words)

  
 ==> All about Downtown station
The Downtown Plano Station is served by the North Central segment of the DART
It is located in the downtown section of Anaheim at 500 E. downtown station.
Downtown Station 2065 Main Street Fort Myers, Florida 33901 : 239-461-0733 downtown station.
cri.ch /about/downtown_station.html   (225 words)

  
 United States Minor Outlying Islands bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon
Downtown Plano Station is a DART light rail station located in Plano, Texas at the intersection of 15th Street and Avenue J. It opened on December 9, 2002 and is a station on the Red Line, serving
Downtown Garland Station is a DART light rail station located in Garland, Texas at Walnut and Fifth Streets.
Downtown Disney is a outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area located in both Anaheim, California at the Disneyland Resort and at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
www.elexi.de /en/u/un/united_states_minor_outlying_islands.html   (330 words)

  
 City of Dallas Air Pollution Control News Item
The downtown Plano station is at 15th Street and Avenue J, and the Parker Road station, near Parker and I-75, is the last station on the North Central Corridor.
In Plano, the Bush Turnpike station (shown above) is located near I-75 and the 190 George Bush Turnpike.
Garland has a station at Forest and Jupiter, and downtown Garland located at 5th and Walnut.
www.dallasair.org /item007.html   (150 words)

  
 Frisco texas real estate, plano real estate, dallas realty, dallas homes for sale
Plano Texas is a bedroom community of Dallas, being about 12 miles north of downtown
Plano matured into a viable community from 1846 to 1850, when Dr Dye, the first medical doctor in the settlement suggested the name Plano, which meant "plain"(to describe the surrounding terrain) in Spanish.
Plano was home to the Dallas Americans, a professional soccer team, in the early 1980s.
www.joansellsdallas.com /PageManager/Default.aspx/PageID=587276   (760 words)

  
 Next Stop: Suburbia
At night, the downtown Plano station and the surrounding area is bustling with residents and visitors who've come to grab a bite to eat at one of several restaurants or to see a show at the Plano Arts Centre.
Downtown Plano's TOD has 500 residential units and 40,000 square feet of retail and commercial space in two projects: 15th Street Village, a townhome and condo development, and Eastside Village, a development featuring rental housing above street-level stores, boutiques and cafes.
In Denver, Lincoln Station Investors is working with the Regional Transportation District (RTD) and the Colorado Department of Transportation to create a light rail station and the city's first TOD along the Southeast Corridor Light Rail project, dubbed T-REX.
retailtrafficmag.com /mag/retail_next_stop_suburbia   (2399 words)

  
 Star Community Newspapers - Plano Star Courier - 07/25/2005 - DART station carjacking an isolated incident
But Olarte said she feels safe at the Parker Road station, one of two Plano DART stations, and doesn't feel any less safe after a Garland woman's car and child were almost taken from her outside of DART's Downtown Garland station at 11 a.m.
In April and May, Garibay said that there was only one reported crime against a person and no crime against property at the Downtown Plano station; Parker Road had one reported crime against a person and three reported crimes to property.
Plano stations are patrolled by Plano and DART police, said DART spokeswoman Claudia Garibay, who believes the work of about 237 members of the DART police force - including 149 officers -- coupled with observant passengers have helped keep crime down inside and outside of DART transportation.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14915307&BRD=1426&PAG=461&dept_id=528208&rfi=6   (600 words)

  
 Inside Collin County Business - Front Page Story
The Downtown Plano Station is located at Avenue J between 15th Place and 16th Street and is called a “Kiss and Ride” with pick-up and drop-off areas with no parking spaces.
Downtown Plano Station serves downtown Plano, the Plano Municipal Center, Plano’s courthouse, several churches, and many special events – including Plano Arts Council productions and the annual Dickens in Historic Downtown Plano.
The station is surrounded by a wide range of offices and businesses north and south of Parker Road, and will serve as a commuter center for surrounding communities.
www.insidetxbiz.com /1fp/fp120201.htm   (1377 words)

  
 The City of Plano, Texas Official Website
Conveniently located near a variety of hotels and restaurants; shopping malls; historic downtown Plano with its antique shops and beautiful park settings; PLANO STATION ; and only minutes from the world famous Southfork Ranch and all Metroplex attractions.
Plano Centre is perfect for conventions; corporate functions and parties; retreats; trade shows; employee outings; and board meetings.
Comfortably accommodating up to 5,000 people in 86,400 square feet, Plano Centre offers the most modern audio-visual equipment, high-speed internet, and state-of-the-art lighting and sound.
www.planocentre.com   (135 words)

  
 Dallas: Light Rail Rolls Into Garland, as Plano Gets Ready
The Plano extension has cost the agency less than $20 million per mile – and for first-class, highspeed rapid transit, with attractive, secure stations, not a bus operation camouflaged to be a "light rail look-alike".
DART projects that, by the end of 2003, an average of about 1,400 passengers will board trains at the Forest/Jupiter Station each weekday and that nearly 2,000 will do the same at downtown Garland.
The Forest/Jupiter Station, located on Forest Lane near Jupiter Road, has 561 parking spaces and serves a vigorous industrial district where crops of onions and cantaloupe once were cultivated.
www.lightrailnow.org /news/n_dal013.htm   (1154 words)

  
 Dallas Morning News News for Dallas, Texas Business
PLANO – The concrete foundation for a group of townhouses in downtown Plano has been dry barely a week, yet developer Richard Howe has already sold five units.
Carrollton city leaders want its downtown station, one of three, to be a North Texas hub for mass transit to include four lines: DART's line to downtown Dallas, and separate lines to Denton County, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and downtown Fort Worth.
Plano's model may be studied by other cities, but it's hardly the lone blueprint for successful transit-oriented development.
www.dallasnews.com /sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/081004dnbusplanodart.67fb1.html   (2223 words)

  
 Plano Mall Petsmart
West Plano PETsMART: on the SW corner of West Park Blvd and 121 in Frisco, diagonally across from Stonebriar Mall.
(Plano and D/FW-area) I'm currently a Brownie leader in Plano and have arranged local field trips for a large Plano family organization for three years.
Texas Real Estate Market Reports Willow Bend, a 1.5 million-square-foot mall in Plano, is planned to open in August 2001.
petmall.org /discount/plano_mall_petsmart.html   (880 words)

  
 Parker Road Station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Parker Road Station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
It opened on December 9, 2002 and is the northern terminus of the (A line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink) Red Line, serving the area around the Collin County Courthouse.
Lines served: (The quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood) Red
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pa/Parker_Road_Station.htm   (82 words)

  
 Plano Book Festival
The event spanned Haggard Park, Plano Station, and the Municipal Center.
The 3rd Annual Plano Book Festival for adult literacy drew more than 1,200 people to downtown Plano on March 20, 2004.
Panels and author talks were held throughout the day, coinciding with children's activities and entertainment.
www.planolibrary.org /literacy_lines/Planobookfestival.htm   (81 words)

  
 Parker Road DART Light Rail Station
Within viewing distance from the downtown Plano station, the Parker Road station is home to the East Plano Transit Center.
The tracks proceed north past this last station on the Red Line - but where?
www.subways.net /usa/dfw/parker_road_station.htm   (35 words)

  
 Providence Community Church Plano
, a diverse art gallery located in the heart of historic downtown Plano at the intersection of E. 15th Street and Avenue K. Downtown Plano is also easily accessible by taking the
Join us this Sunday at the Art Centre of Plano for culturally relevant music, biblical preaching, and communion.
, September 4th, Providence Community Church will be moving locations within the Art Centre of Plano for our Sunday morning worship services.
www.providencecommunity.com   (262 words)

  
 Tram stop -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
(Terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods) Train station
Tram stops share most characteristics of (A place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers) bus stops, but due to the fact trams operate on rails, they often include (Click link for more info and facts about railway platform) railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tr/tram_stop.htm   (122 words)

  
 Revelation Seminar -- Plano Station, Plano, TX
Plano Station, 1012 16th St., located at the heart of Historic Downtown Plano
Revelation Seminar -- Plano Station, Plano, TX Dr. Bob Utley and Michelle Utley Thompson
Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, presents an exciting new seminar based on a verse-by-verse study of the book of Revelation from a Jewish apocalyptic genre approach.
www.biblelessonsintl.com /calendar/revelation_seminar_plano.htm   (198 words)

  
 Home - The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc.
The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc., Geo-Marine, Inc. and the Plano Parks and Recreation are sponsoring an Archaeology Fair in Haggard Park in downtown Plano on October 15, 2005 between 9am-5pm.  This family event will include:
If so, your contribution to The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. can multiply by having it matched by your company.  Please contact your personnel department for details.  Thank you.
The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
www.planoconservancy.org   (389 words)

  
 Plano Book Festival - CCALC
The 3rd Annual Plano Book Festival is coming to downtown Plano on March 20, 2004, from 10am to 5pm.
Authors will speak, panels will discuss topics, creative writing contest winners will be announced and workshops will be offered at the Plano Station and in nearby Plano City Hall.
For information on getting involved, exhibitions, sponsors, downtown Plano, Haggard Park, and DART Rail, click "About" at the left.
www.planobookfestival.com /PBF2004/index.html   (207 words)

  
 Event Details
The trail is along sidewalks through historic downtown Plano and past several turn of the century homes.
Walk box is in lobby of Fire Station I building.
Part of the trail is through Shell Park and historic Haggard Park.
www.ava.org /gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=70218   (100 words)

  
 Plano Book Festival - CCALC
The 4th Annual Plano Book Festival will be downtown Plano on Sunday, March 6, 2005, from 11:00 a.m.
Authors will speak and panels of authors will discuss books arranged by topics in the Plano Station on the East side of Haggard Park and in the Courtyard Theatre on the West side of Haggard Park.
The Plano Book Festival is within walking distance of the DART Rail line.
www.mattfrick.com /ftpsub/pbf   (225 words)

  
 Plano Book Festival - CCALC
The 5th Annual Plano Book Festival for Adult Literacy will take place on March 26, 2006, from 11:00am to 6:00 pm in downtown Plano, Texas
The Plano Book Festival is an annual event presented by the Collin County Adult Literacy Council.
Our primary goal is to raise public awareness of the need for literacy services and to engage the community in helping to provide more opportunities for adults and families to learn English.
www.planobookfestival.com /index.asp   (96 words)

  
 Subways / Transport
Vancouver SkyTrain; four downtown stations are underground (route; NYC Subway Resources)
Counting "correspondence" stations doubly (a reasonable reflection of complexity and labor; these provide transfer to Cercanías [local trains] or to Line 10), there are 36 elegant new stations equipped with elevators, escalators, and a variety of safety features.
Moscow metro stations Remarkable site of Bee Flowers (to whom thanks); these station photographs are so striking that they are included here in spite of not being maps.
www.reed.edu /~reyn/transport.html   (6566 words)

  
 Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Notes: Southbound Red Line Train at Downtown Plano Station on opening day.
Was interim terminal until line to Plano was completed in December 2002.
Notes: View of the train through the dancing fountains in the office building plaza.
world.nycsubway.org /us/dallas/dallas-dart.html   (140 words)

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