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The Richardson Coalition is committed to helping Richardson maintain excellence in important areas:
Excellence in Quality of Life:
- The Methodist Richardson Medical Center, with two campuses in our city, was the first health care facility to receive the Texas Award for Performance Excellence.
- Award-winning Wildflower! Music Festival and Cottonwood and Huffhines Art Festivals
- Award-winning performing arts center:
Excellence in Residential Neighborhoods:
- Business Week magazine’s annual report on the “Best Places to Raise Your Kids, 2009” ranks Richardson second in Texas.
- Money magazine’s “100 Best Places to Live, 2008” lists Richardson in 18th in the country.
- Innovative programs for quality neighborhoods continue:
- Alley reconstruction program ongoing
- Bicycle and trailways master plan
- Neighborhood redevelopment ordinance and railroad quiet zones enacted
Excellence in Education:
- All Richardson and Plano schools within the Richardson city limits scored "exemplary" or "recognized" on the recent TAKS tests. These are the two highest rankings the Texas Education Agency gives.
- UT Dallas in Richardson has initiated a ten-year, $800 million expansion program which will
- Increase faculty from 400 to 800
- Add 5,000 new students
- Increase research funding
