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71-773: The North Central Expressway extends from Woodall Rogers Freeway to County Line Road in Van Alstyne . For its entirety, the highway contains at least six frontage road lanes alongside the main lanes. The road has at least eight continuous general-purpose lanes between Downtown Dallas and SH 121 north of McKinney , except for a six-lane segment where it passes under Interstate 635 (two additional lanes are present but are only entrance ramps/exit ramps for Forest Lane and Midpark Road). A 16-mile bi-directional HOV system, opened in 2007, extends from Interstate 635 to McDermott Road in Allen . The expressway's junction with Interstate 635

142-431: A 2-acre public pedestrian plaza, a luxury hotel, and mixed-use development. Richardson was a "dry city" with no alcohol sales until November 2006, when the local option election passed to allow the sale of beer and wine in grocery and convenience stores. In the fall of 2008 Peter Perfect, a Style Network television show, came to Richardson. The business-makeover show remodeled SpiritWear, an apparel and embroidery store in

213-647: A library. In addition, the City provides planning for future land use, traffic control, building inspection, and community services and operates two 18-hole golf courses. The City also operates the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations , which is a multi-venue performing arts and presentation center. The City of Richardson is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) association,

284-483: A median income of $ 60,709 versus $ 50,404 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 29,551. About 5.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. According to a 2015 estimate, the median income for a family in Richardson was $ 72,427 and a median home price of $ 198,900. By 1990, 10% of the Richardson population

355-557: A multicolored and articulated edge to the freeway. Two million square feet of these walls along the nine-mile-long (14 km) project distinguishes the freeway. South of US 75's terminus, North Central Expressway briefly continues south in the median of I-345, then becomes a surface street through the eastern side of downtown Dallas. The surface street section south of Pacific Avenue was renamed for César Chávez in April, 2010. South of Cesar Chavez Blvd, State Highway 310 continues to carry

426-409: A program to recruit students of Chinese origin. Richardson's Asian Indian immigrant community has been primarily driven by the international telecommunications industry that is so prevalent in the community. The Indian Association of North Texas headquarters are in Richardson. Indo-Pak grocery store is located in an Indian-oriented strip shopping center east of Central Expressway . Of the suburbs in

497-620: A real project in the 1920s (with first mention in The Dallas Morning News in December 1924), but resistance from the Southern Pacific railroad company proved to be a serious obstacle that delayed the project for decades. Southern Pacific opposed the use of their railroad's right of way to construct Central Expressway, and it was this opposition and lobbying of political forces that caused the significant delays in

568-410: A tunnel under the park. The highway is named after Woodall Rodgers , a former mayor of Dallas responsible for the construction of Love Field and Central Expressway . Spur 366 is often referred to by most locals as Woodall Rodgers Freeway (or simply Woodall Rodgers). The only signage for Spur 366 is on the ramps to the highway at the interchanges with I-35E and US 75 / I-45 . As such, the highway

639-490: Is a five-level stack interchange known as the High Five Interchange , the tallest in the world. For the next six miles (9.7 km) north of downtown Dallas , the freeway lies more than 30 feet (9.1 m) below adjacent and partially cantilevered frontage roads. This 14-lane segment is one of the busiest highways in the nation, averaging approximately 350,000 AADT in 2013. The North Central Expressway

710-881: Is also in Richardson. Lake Highlands High School is part of the Richardson Independent School District but is located in Lake Highlands , an area in Dallas just south of Richardson. Sections of Richardson in the Plano Independent School District are served by several schools. Aldridge, Haggar, Miller, Schell, and Stinson elementary schools are within Richardson and serve Collin County portions of Richardson. A section of Collin County Richardson

781-858: Is bounded by President George Bush Turnpike on the north, Wyndham Lane on the east, Renner Road on the south, and the DART light rail line on the west. TIF District #3, established in November 2011, is bounded by President George Bush Turnpike on the north, the DART light rail line on the east, Renner Road on the South and has its western boundary between Alma Road and U.S. 75. Dallas County participates financially in TIF District #1 and Collin County participates financially in TIF District #2 and TIF District #3. The southern Central Trail extension opened in June 2014 and

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852-533: Is deep and extends beyond its telecommunication roots to include other sectors including insurance, health care, technology and finance. The tax base is diverse with the 10 leading taxpayers accounting for 16.17% of total assessed value. On March 1, 2014, the Richardson Fire Department officially received its Class 1 ISO rating. The Insurance Services Office (ISO) is "a leading supplier of statistical, underwriting and actuarial information for

923-727: Is in Dallas , Dallas County . Richardson, Texas Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas . As of the 2020 United States census , the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas . It is home to the University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor , with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's 28 square miles (73 km ), including many of

994-667: Is in the D-FW Chinatown. It includes English as a second language (ESL) classes and 20,000 books written in Simplified Chinese ; the center imported some books from People's Republic of Mainland China. As of 2011 the Chinese restaurants catering to ethnic Chinese in DFW are mainly in Richardson and Plano . The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, as of 2012, has almost 1,000 Chinese students. The university has

1065-676: Is located in Richardson, in part because of the large Asian population. Esther Wu, a former editor of the Dallas Morning News , stated that Chinese immigration began in Richardson in 1975. Since then the Chinese community has expanded to the north. In the mid-1980s the majority of ethnic Chinese K–12 students in the DFW area resided in Richardson. As of 2012 North Texas has over 60 Chinese cultural organizations and most of them are headquartered in Richardson and Plano. The Dallas Chinese Community Center (DCCC; Chinese : 达拉斯华人活动中心 ; pinyin : Dálāsī Huárén Huódòngzhōngxīn )

1136-447: Is near high-income neighborhoods and enclave cities such as Highland Park and University Park . The freeway is also adjacent to popular districts including Uptown , Cityplace , Lower Greenville , NorthPark Center , and the Telecom Corridor . Near the intersection of Central Expressway and Mockingbird Lane is Southern Methodist University , and Mockingbird Station . In 2015 a small stretch between Knox-Henderson and Northwest Highway

1207-583: Is signed TO I-35E westbound and TO US 75/I-45 eastbound. The highway begins at a traffic signal at Beckley Avenue. Westbound traffic can continue past the light onto Singleton Boulevard. After the light, Spur 366 crosses the Trinity River on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge . From the bridge, traffic can exit to Riverfront Boulevard (formerly Industrial Boulevard ). An incomplete interchange with I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) follows, before

1278-802: Is the first academic structure in Texas to be rated a LEED Platinum facility by the United States Green Building Council . During 2016, construction was completed on the Student Services Building addition. New projects include an Alumni Center, a Brain Performance Institute and an engineering building as well as additional housing options. These enhancements are part of a campus renovation that has included hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in new and upgraded buildings since 2009. For

1349-572: Is the first steel bridge across the river. The bridge opened in March 2012 and was designed by Santiago Calatrava . Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre park that connects Downtown Dallas with Uptown . The park is located above the freeway (which travels through a tunnel under the park, much like the Deck Park Tunnel in Phoenix ) between Pearl and St. Paul streets to the west and east, and

1420-707: Is water. Approximately two-thirds of the city is in Dallas County , with the northern third of the city in Collin County . Of the 28.6 square miles (74.2 km ) contained within the borders of the city of Richardson, 18.2 square miles (47 km ) lie in Dallas County; the other 9.2 square miles (24 km ) are in Collin County. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to

1491-516: Is within the Richardson city limits at 800 West Campbell Road. The campus is sited with Campbell Road on the south, Floyd Road on the east, Waterview on the west, and Synergy Park Boulevard on the north. The university owns an additional 265 acres (1.07 km ) in Richardson, adjacent to the campus, between Synergy Park Boulevard and the President George Bush Turnpike . The UTD Student Services building, completed in 2010,

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1562-733: Is zoned to Mendenhall Elementary School in Plano. Otto, Frankford and Wilson middle schools in Plano and Murphy Middle School in Murphy serve separate sections of Collin County Richardson. Vines High School and T.H. Williams High School, 9–10 schools in Plano, serve separate sections of Collin County Richardson, along with McMillen High School in Murphy. Plano Senior High School and Plano East Senior High School also serve separate sections of Collin County Richardson. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas operates two K–8 schools, St. Joseph School and St. Paul

1633-494: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Richardson has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 119,469 people, 44,136 households, and 29,113 families residing in the city. As of the 2015 American Community Survey, there were 106,123 people, 40,020 households, and 27,327 families residing in the city. The population density

1704-686: The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award . Residents within Collin County are in the zone of Collin College . The city is served by the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) within the Dallas County portion of the city, and the Plano Independent School District (PISD) within the Collin County portion of the city. Despite that name, however, most of the Richardson Independent School District lies outside of

1775-584: The Santiago Calatrava designed Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge was opened, extending Woodall Rodgers west of Interstate 35E across the Trinity River , into West Dallas . The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is first of three planned bridges of the Trinity River Project . Klyde Warren Park , completed in 2012, spans the freeway from Saint Paul Street to Pearl Street, connecting the downtown Arts District with Uptown. The freeway travels in

1846-839: The Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson) (9–12). The Richardson Public Library is located at 900 Civic Center Drive at the southwest corner of U.S. Route 75 (North Central Expressway) and Arapaho Road. The roots of the Richardson Public Library date back to 1947 when a branch of the Dallas County Library was established in a section of the Cash Dry Goods store on East Main Street in downtown Richardson. The fledgling library collection numbered about 400 volumes and

1917-598: The Woodall Rodgers Freeway , is a freeway that connects Beckley Avenue and Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas to Interstate 35E and U.S. Highway 75 ( North Central Expressway ) in central Dallas , Texas . The highway, as part of the downtown freeway loop, also serves as a dividing line between downtown Dallas on the south and the Uptown and Victory Park neighborhoods on the north. In 2012

1988-541: The 1950s the city continued to see growth including the opening of the Collins Radio Richardson office, Central Expressway , a police department, shopping centers, and many homes. Texas Instruments opened its offices in Dallas on the southern border of Richardson in 1956. This was followed by significant gains in land values, population, and economic status. In the 1960s Richardson experienced additional growth including several new parks, facilities, and

2059-632: The Apostle School in Richardson. Other private schools include Canyon Creek Christian Academy (K–12), North Dallas Adventist Academy (K–12), IANT Quranic Academy (K–12), The Alexander School (8–12), Dallas North Montessori School (ages 3–9), and Salam Academy (K–12). Four charter schools operate within the City of Richardson. These include the Evolution Academy Charter School (9–12), Premier High School of Richardson (6–12), Vista Academy of Richardson (K–12), and

2130-526: The DFW Airport. In order to take full advantage of these transportation assets for development and redevelopment purposes, the City has implemented three Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts. TIF District #1 was established in November 2006, encompassing both sides of the U.S. 75 corridor from Campbell Road south to Spring Valley Road, and then extending west from U.S. 75 along Spring Valley Road to Coit Road. TIF District #2, established in November 2011,

2201-982: The DFW area, Richardson had one of the earliest Indian settlements. Richardson is home to a large community of Vietnamese Americans and even has a significant amount of Vietnamese-catering retail stores, malls, markets, and plazas, especially near U.S. 75 , such as the Hong Kong Market, the Cali Saigon Shopping Mall, etc. Despite declining economies in other parts of the United States , from 2005 to 2009 Richardson had substantial increases in its economy. The city's total assessed property value went up from $ 8.3 billion in 2005 to $ 14 billion in 2017. Sales tax collection went up from $ 21 million in 2005 to an estimated $ 32.9 million in 2017. Since 2008, both Standard & Poor's and Moody's have upgraded Richardson's credit rating to "AAA" from

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2272-687: The Richardson Economic Development Partnership's listing on Major Employers (last updated May 2018), the top employers in the city were: The Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts is located in Richardson. It serves as the primary venue for the Richardson Symphony Orchestra and the Plano Symphony Orchestra . Richardson was originally incorporated in 1925, with the first Charter being adopted in 1956 and

2343-545: The Richardson Library established a "makerspace" that initially included a 3-D printer, designated computers with creative applications and software, and kits for the early exploration of electronics. The Texas Municipal League recognized the library with its "Achievement of Excellence in Libraries" award every year from 2004 to 2017. Richardson and the region benefit from the location of two major highways in

2414-612: The South Central Expressway name all the way to I-20 and I-45. The Central project was first proposed by Dallas City Planner George E. Kessler in 1911, who suggested that the city buy the right of way of the Houston and Texas Central Railway (H&TC) to remove the railway tracks and construct a Central Boulevard (later renamed the Central Expressway project) in their place. The Central project became

2485-540: The Youth Services department was expanded. In 2008 the library set a new record for the number of items circulated in a fiscal year when the 1 millionth item was checked out in the fall of 2008. The building has undergone building renovations and technological improvements in recent years that have enhanced the library experience for patrons. Since 2014, the digital library has expanded to include movies, music and magazines as well as books and audiobooks . In 2015,

2556-418: The city's historic downtown area. The episode first aired on January 22, 2009. It was the first episode of the series to be filmed outside of California . The cities of Dallas , Plano and Garland constitute almost all of the Richardson border apart from the municipality's extreme northeastern "panhandle." Richardson borders the Lake Highlands area of northeast Dallas to the south, North Dallas to

2627-470: The city. All Council members and the mayor are elected at large, with four Council members representing each of the city's four districts. The City Council is elected for two-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. The Charter requires that the City Council appoint a city manager to act as the chief administrative and executive officer. The city manager is not appointed for a fixed time and may be removed at

2698-616: The city. In October 2016, DART approved the future construction of the Silver Line commuter rail with the adoption of its 20-Year Financial Plan. Service on the Cotton Belt is projected to commence in 2025. The Cotton Belt line will run from DFW Airport to the eastern side of Plano, with Richardson stations located at The University of Texas at Dallas and CityLine. The Cotton Belt rail line will also connect to Trinity Metro 's TEXRail line , which connects downtown Fort Worth to

2769-639: The city. The President George Bush Turnpike , running east–west along the northern border of the city, provides a convenient connection to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport , as well as links to IH 35E , IH 30 , IH20 , SH 114 , and SH 183 west of the city as well as a second link to IH30 east of the city. Richardson also benefits from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail line which parallels U.S. 75 and has four stations in

2840-471: The city. The city of Buckingham , after being completely surrounded by Richardson, was annexed into the city in 1996. Richardson had a population of 91,802 as of the 2000 census. By 2002 Richardson had four Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations and had built the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations and the adjacent Galatyn Park urban center, which has

2911-464: The community. Emigrants from Kentucky and Tennessee settled near present-day Richardson in the 1840s. Before the Civil War , a small settlement called Breckenridge, located near present-day Richland College , was established. In 1873, the Houston and Texas Central Railway built a depot northwest of Breckenridge. After the H.&T.C. purchased acreage for a townsite from two local land-owners,

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2982-522: The construction to the early 1950s. Parts of North Central Expressway were opened in 1950. The route from Downtown to Mockingbird Lane was fully functional by the end of 1952, and the whole route to Campbell Road in Richardson was opened for traffic in August 1956. By the time Central Expressway opened for traffic, North Dallas and Richardson had already expanded beyond expectations, and the new highway

3053-418: The creation of the University of Texas at Dallas within the city limits. By 1972 the population was approximately 56,000. Residential growth continued through the 1970s and slowed in the 1980s. Commercial development increased throughout the 1980s. Richardson had a population of 74,840 according to the 1990 census. Population increases throughout the 1990s were primarily from development of the northeast part of

3124-473: The end of freeway standards. The South Central Expressway continues past a partial interchange with Interstate 20 to end at a merge with I-45 north of Hutchins . The US-175 designation has since been moved from the South Central/S.M. Wright and onto a newer alignment straight to I-45. The new section opened in 2020. The former US-175 alignment is now part of SH-310. Meanwhile, TxDOT is redesigning

3195-524: The expressways were built, became the upscale Uptown Dallas neighborhood. From south of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway at exit 284C of " hidden " Interstate 345 in downtown Dallas , North Central Expressway becomes the South Central Expressway . The portion of South Central Expressway between I-345 and I-45 was renamed César Chávez Boulevard on April 9, 2010. This section through and south of downtown mainly serves local traffic. I-45

3266-452: The fall 2016 semester, UT Dallas had a total of 26,793 enrolled students. Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College District or DCCCD) serves areas in Dallas County. Richland College of Dallas College is in Dallas on the Richardson border. It is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring nearly 20,000 students. In 2005, Richland became the first community college to receive

3337-485: The freeway serves as the dividing line between Downtown and Uptown. There are many exits for the next mile, most of which contain multiple ramps to serve different streets. The freeway ends at an interchange with US 75/I-45 in northeast Downtown. The exit ramp to northbound US 75 also serves Hall Street. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is a steel bridge that carries Woodall Rodgers Freeway over the Trinity River. This

3408-619: The frontage roads to the north and south. Like many freeways in the United States, Spur 366 was built through a prominent African-American neighborhood , displacing the population and gentrifying the area. Spur 366 was built along sections of Cochran and Munger Streets between I-35E and US 75/I-45. Once the freeway opened in 1983, it remained relatively unchanged until the construction of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and Klyde Warren Park in 2012. The entire route

3479-446: The latest revision made in November 2015. The community is a home rule city and has operated under the council–manager form of government since 1956. Richardson voters simultaneously elect six Council members and a mayor to represent them every two years. The Council members representing the four districts (1 to 4) must live in each district respectively; however, the mayor and the remaining two districts (5 and 6) can live in any part of

3550-418: The most heavily landscaped freeways in Texas. Every structure and element along the highway right-of-way was given aesthetic attention during the design phase. Support columns for overpasses and bridges have been designed to be as visually appealing as possible. The beige concrete columns which form the support structure for the retaining walls contrast with the brown, textured infill panels of the walls to create

3621-612: The municipal boundaries of Richardson: 60 percent of RISD is in Dallas, with 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland. The RISD and PISD have many Blue Ribbon Schools. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. The Blue Ribbon award is considered to be the highest honor that an American school can achieve. Zoned RISD high schools in Richardson include Richardson High School , Lloyd V. Berkner High School , and J.J. Pearce High School . The Christa McAuliffe Learning Center

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3692-399: The nearby suburbs quickly overwhelmed its design and capacity. By the 1980s, the four-lane freeway had acquired a reputation for severe rush-hour traffic jams. During Central Expressway's construction in the 1940s, the southern end of the road was routed through a historic African-American neighborhood , displacing 1,500 black residents. When preparations began for the 1990s expansion of

3763-459: The portion of the South Central/S.M. Wright between I-45 and US 175's former east turn into a surface-street boulevard, and has held meetings with local residents about the project. The plan to convert the freeway into a tree-lined boulevard moved forward in 2018 after Dallas City Council approved the plan to accept maintenance responsibilities for the roadway once construction is completed. Texas State Highway Spur 366 Spur 366 , also named

3834-542: The previous rating of "AA+". At the time, Richardson was one of only four cities in the state of Texas and one of 88 cities in the nation with an "AAA" rating from Standard & Poor's. In 2015, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) determined Richardson's daytime population to be 156,065 based on American Community Survey information. The economy remains rooted in the telecommunication industry. However, Richardson's property tax base

3905-588: The property/casualty insurance industry", and its rating is used to measure the quality and effectiveness of fire protection in a community. At the time, Richardson was one of only 56 municipalities in the country to achieve this highest rating, which tends to reduce property/casualty insurance premiums. Metro by T-Mobile , Fossil Group , Lennox International , Vent-A-Hood, id Software , VCE , BlueCross BlueShield of Texas , RealPage , Fujitsu Network Communications (U.S. Headquarters) and Samsung Mobile have their corporate headquarters in Richardson. According to

3976-483: The purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions. The University of Texas at Dallas , also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System . Despite its name the UT Dallas main campus, consisting of approximately 445 acres (1.80 km ),

4047-405: The route, it was discovered that a quarter of the 4-acre (16,000 m) Freedman's Cemetery , with graves dating back to Emancipation , had been paved over. Archeological excavations uncovered the remains of over 1100 men, women, and children under existing and proposed roadways. After their reburial, the site was turned into a memorial to the working-class black residents of the area, which, after

4118-618: The site was surveyed and laid out in blocks and lots, which the railroad began selling in 1874. The town was named after the secretary of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad, Alfred S. Richardson. In 1908, the Texas Electric Railway , an electric railway known as the Interurban, connected Richardson to Denison , Waco , Corsicana and Dallas . In 1910 the population was approximately 600. A red brick schoolhouse

4189-486: The southwest, Far North Dallas to the west, West Plano to the northwest, East Plano to the north, the city of Murphy to the northeast, Sachse to the east, and Garland to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.2 km ), of which 28.6 square miles (74.0 km ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km ), or 0.32%,

4260-491: The will and pleasure of the majority of the City Council. One of the responsibilities of the city manager is to appoint and remove department heads and conduct the general affairs of the municipal government in accordance with the policies of the City Council. The City provides to its citizens a full range of services including police and fire protection, emergency ambulance service, water and sewer service, solid waste disposal, park and recreational activities, cultural events, and

4331-492: The world's largest telecommunications and networking companies, such as AT&T , Verizon , Cisco Systems , Samsung , ZTE , MetroPCS , Texas Instruments , Qorvo , and Fujitsu . Richardson's largest employment base is provided by the insurance industry, with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas 's headquarters, a regional hub for the insurance company GEICO , regional offices for United Healthcare , and one of State Farm Insurance 's three national regional hubs located in

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4402-465: Was 3,213.9 people per square mile (1,241.1/km ). There were 36,530 housing units at an average density of 1,278.9 per square mile (493.8/km ). There were 40,020 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who

4473-432: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. In the 2015 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates males had

4544-451: Was already hopelessly inadequate by the 1960s. The Expressway did not reach the city of Anna and the northern Collin County line until late 1969 or early 1970. Prior to reconstruction, the North Central Expressway was considered to be one of the most poorly designed freeways in the nation. Though initially an engineering marvel as Dallas's first freeway when it opened to traffic in 1950, the explosive growth that soon hit North Dallas and

4615-493: Was built in 1914 and is now the administrative office for the Richardson Independent School District. In 1924 the Red Brick Road, the present-day Greenville Avenue , was completed. The completion of the road brought increased traffic, population and property values. The town incorporated and elected a mayor in 1925. In 1940 the population was approximately 740. After World War II the city experienced major increases in population, which stood at approximately 1,300 by 1950. Throughout

4686-409: Was built roughly parallel to it. However, the parallel section of I-45 north of the Trinity River is completely elevated, and is often difficult to traverse when ice storms hit Dallas (about once per year); thus, South Central often takes over some of the traffic during this time. The road meets Interstate 30 at a three-level interchange and continues south as a surface road down to I-45. This section

4757-446: Was constructed at a cost of $ 2 million and opened December 1, 1970. The new 81,650-square-foot (7,586 m ), four-story building opened with the use of two floors and a small portion of a third. The basement was finished in 1980 for the reference collection and services. In 1995 the library underwent another expansion which finished the upper floor and renovated the three previously opened floors. Another renovation occurred in 2006 when

4828-474: Was managed by Jessie Durham the store's proprietor. The City Council established the library as a city department in 1958 and in 1959 the library moved into a newly constructed building at 310 Tyler Street. This new library was just under 6,000 square feet (560 m ) in size and was built at a cost of $ 100,000. Richardson was experiencing rapid growth in the 1960s and 1970s, and the library facility soon became inadequate for community needs. The current facility

4899-472: Was not born in the United States, which increased to 18.1% in 2000. According to the 2015 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, this figure was 24.3%. As of 2015, of those not born in the United States, almost 50% had arrived in the United States after 2000. Dallas County has an estimated 275,000 Arab Americans, with many of them settling in Richardson. Many of them have come from Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Yemen, Morocco, etc. The DFW Chinatown

4970-417: Was re-designated as the George W. Bush Expressway. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail system has a tunnel underneath the North Central Expressway between downtown Dallas and Mockingbird Station . The freeway's architecturally distinctive design distinguishes it as one of the nation's most attractive urban freeways including 400,000 trees (bald cypress , yucca and honeysuckle ), making it one of

5041-422: Was renamed in honor of César Chávez in April, 2010. Upon crossing under I-45, it becomes State Highway 310 and is signed both as South Central Expressway and S.M. Wright Freeway (named for a local minister). After a short distance as a freeway, the road becomes at-grade again. After an interchange with US 175 , the road returns to freeway standards for a while. the S.M. Wright Freeway name ends at Loop 12 , past

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