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Green Oaks Blvd, is a loop around the city of Arlington, Tx. It sits beside Loop 820 to the west, a circle around Fort Worth, Tx and the 635 Loop, a circle around Dallas, Tx on the east. It is a new route around the city, using Highway 360 as the east side of the loop and Green Oaks Blvd to complete it. On its southeast side it begins thru neighborhoods of established homes, multidwelling homes and retail and commercial developments at major intersections, including South Collins, South Cooper, South Bowen. As its turns northward and crosses Interstate 20 its continues through residential areas, neighborhood retail establishments until it crosses Pioneer Parkway (303) and travels through undeveloped land until it turns begins to turn eastward near Interstate 30 through multidwelling neighborhoods with a large variety of retail establishments. Its northeast side bourders old established neighborhoods and new large multistory housing into north Arlington. The street crosses North Collins St and continues through neighborhods with multidwelling complexes, single family homes, large parks dot the route along with schools, and retail until Green Oaks completes the loop it began in the south at Highway 360, at this major highway again..

Arkansas Lane begins on the eastern shore of Lake Arlington in Arlington, Tx. On this western end of the street homes, single family and multidwellings form an older, established community within walking distance of a major Golf Course and retail estalishments for goods and services and a major thoroughfare, the Green Oaks Loop. Arkansas lane continues through old neighborhoods established on its northside and new gated communities developing on the southside of the street; through light commercial industries, plant and garden nurseries, neighborhood stores and shops, interspaced with schools, parks and churches. As its runs parallell to a major street, Pioneer Parkway, (303) it affords the availability of more and larger stores, shops and services. Through the center of Arlington, Arkansas crosses major streets, Cooper and Collins, still older neighborhoods, more ethnic shops and stores and endis after it crosses Highway 360 and deadends into Greater Southwest Parkway, the western edge of Arlington's neighbor, Grand Prairie, Tx

Trail Crest Dr. is a street in a residential area in southwest Arlington. The tree lined streets and well kept lawns front middle income homes in an established neighborhood.. Trail Crest, like most of the streets in this community is only two to three blocks long and quickly becomes a deadend or merges into another street. It is in walking distance of parks and a community center to the south and retail businesses, stores and fuel and fast food to its north. It is within five miles of major malls, restaurants, entertainment and a major interstate (I20).

The southern end of Bowen Rd begins at W Sublett in far south Arlington. Neat, new residential subdivisions replete with schools, parks and churches are available.. Neighborhood shopping centers are evident as the route heads north through older well kept residential areas and crosses under Interstate 20 into still older communities and more commercial properties. At Divison St, an east-west street, Bowen's commercial ends and the street enters an older establishment residential area, with large old houses and large old lawns and trees and ends its route at the cross street, Interlochen.

Collins St, south of Interstate 30 is a vibrant collective of major entertainment venues, Sixs Flags Over Texas, Wet n Wild, Ranger Stadium and the new Cowboys Stadium that's nearing completion. There is a major Mall at its beginning, with major retailers and restaurants. This give way to older retail establishments as you get closer to the center of Arlington and the older core neighborhoods. After it crosses Pioneer Parkway (303) the older residential areas with schools and parks and churches emerge, then the business area that generally surrounds a major Interstate come into focus as Collins crosses I20. Collins St continues as the eastern boundary of Arlington's Municipal Airport then becomes "new" Collins St with new residential subdivisions, schools, parks, churches, medical facilities and neighborhood shopping areas until the street come to an end just beyond Highway 157.

Pioneer Parkway east of Center St in Arlington, Tx reflects the ethnic makeup of the neighborhoods that surround it. Ethnic grocers and restaurants abound. Ethnic retail businesses thrive along side the familiar retail establishments and services. As the street continues eastward, crossing Highway 360, the businesses increase in variety and number until it crosses Great Southwest Parkway and continues its route through Grand Prairie, Tx..

Pioneer Parkway leaves Fort Worth, Arlington's large neighbor on the west, shedding its name of Rosedale St, but keeping its identity as a major commercial route through the length of Arlington. . Well established as one of the main arteries crossing the city, the street shows its age with an abundance of businessses along the route reflective of time past, including used car lots, strip clubs, small manufacturers, auto repair shops ,etc. As it approaches the center of the city, the street begins reflecting the neighborhoods near it. The businesses change to grocery stores and restaurants, and small strip malls with banks and beauty shops and doctors offices, schools and churches. It assumes yet another name, Jefferson St, as it enters Grand Prairie, Arlington's neighbor on the east.

Collins St north of Interstate 30 in Arlington,Tx is an commercial area dense with retail establishments, car dealerships and the many businesses that support the multi-dwelling community that surrounds it, As Collins crosses Green Oaks Blvd it begins a stretch of undeveloped real estate. The area is clean and well kept, and shows the prospect of future development. Collins continues then to Trinity Blvd where it changes to Industrial Blvd and continues northward.

Cooper St runs the length of Arlington, Tx. If you start in the middle you can trace the history of the city as it spread out in either direction to accommodate its growth. From its southern beginning at Highway 157, (incidently, Cooper St is business 157 as is Collins St, the major street to its east.) to its ending at Green Oaks Blvd on the north, Cooper is new residential area interspersed with blocks of retail establishments, a major mall, old residential areas, major University complex, retail establishments, hospital district, old wealthy residential areas and many schools, churches, medical facilities, and parks at points along the way. The street is well maintained, clean, busy, bustling and an adventure in travel when you can make the time to avail yourself of its charm.

West Abram Street is part of the original Arlington city grid. On the far west end as it begins at the Fielder Street overpass, there are still large homes with spacious lawns, a block or two remnant of a upscale neighborhood of bygone days. This quickly turns to fraternity and soroity houses as you approached Cooper Street which marks the northern boundary of the University of Texas at Arlington campus. It crosses Cooper St and begins the small downtown area of Arlington, municipal buildings, library, utilities, etc, and as Abram St crosses Collins St it becomes a street of few major businesses, many mom and pop shops and eating establishments and as it approaches its end at Highway 360, the General Motors Truck Plant,a major manufacturer of cars and trucks.