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As the majority of north Dallas was developed in the late 20th Century, the primary mode of local transportation is the automobile and the area has a low density compared with neighborhoods built in the early 20th Century. Efforts made by the City of Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit to increase the availability of alternative modes of transportation have received varying degrees of support from north Dallas residents. Since 1996, two light rail lines flanking north Dallas on the east have been constructed and well-received, and two more are under construction that will flank north Dallas on the west, in northwest Dallas. However, plans to build a commuter or light rail line through the north Dallas area along the "Cotton Belt" (the St. Louis Southwestern Railway) has met opposition from residents and local organizations.[8] Major and minor thoroughfares in Dallas and its enclavesNorth Dallas's road network was developed according to the street hierarchy school of urban design. Roads in the area are separated into major limited-access highways, high-capacity principal arterial roads, mid-capacity minor arterial roads, mid-capacity collector roads and minor streets. The most organized of these systems is north Dallas's modified grid plan of principal arterial roads, which runs on a standard N/S/E/W grid. The routing of limited-access highways through north Dallas is based on the area's proximity to Dallas's downtown freeway loop, as Dallas's freeway system was built according to the hub-and-spoke paradigm. North Dallas's major north-south highways radiate out of the downtown freeway loop and cut through north Dallas at various angles — Interstate 35E runs northwest/southeast, the Dallas North Tollway runs north/south, and U.S. Route 75 (North Central Expressway) runs northeast/southwest. Additionally, four separate beltways arc across north Dallas: in order from their proximity to downtown, they are Northwest Highway (SH Loop 12) (a principal arterial road), Interstate 635 (a limited-access highway), Belt Line Road (a principal arterial road), and the President George Bush Turnpike (a tolled limited-access highway). Far North Dallas Neighborhoods A big part of why the far north Dallas area is such a great place to live are its many wonderful neighborhoods. Links to profiles describing some of the best of these neighborhoods are provided below. • Bent Tree • Briar Ridge Estates • Cambridge Place at Preston Trails • Glen Abbey • Harbord Oaks Estates • Oakdale • Oaktree • Preston Trail • Preston Trails Fairways |