Name: Avignon Windhaven
Address: Plano

About the neighborhood

Avignon Windhaven offers a peaceful environment with calm streets that nurture a quiet atmosphere. The neighborhood features mostly single detached homes, with many built between 1990 and 2000, providing spacious options including four or more bedrooms. Nearby grocery stores and a variety of local dining establishments make daily errands and dining choices convenient. Educational facilities for primary schooling are easily accessible throughout the area. The neighborhood’s flat terrain supports excellent bicycling conditions, encouraging outdoor movement and easy access to various locations. Although greenery is limited within the neighborhood, nearby parks provide opportunities to experience natural surroundings just a short distance away.

Characteristics

Transportation

Avignon Windhaven is a fairly convenient part of Plano for moving around by car. Coming across a place to park is quite easy. In contrast, the transit network in this part of the city is quite bad. There aren't many pedestrians out on the streets of Avignon Windhaven, despite the fact that most daily needs are easy to carry out without a vehicle, and a good number of businesses of different types can be found as well. However, this neighborhood is rather amenable to bicycling as the area is fairly flat.

Services

It is a reasonably short pedestrian trip to get to primary schools from any location in this area. However, there are no high schools in Avignon Windhaven. In terms of eating, a supermarket is generally accessible within a very long trip from any home in Avignon Windhaven. Moreover, there are a fair number of opportunities for those who care about nearby restaurants and cafes.

Character

One of the unique aspects of Avignon Windhaven is that it has both vibrant and quiet areas. Even though this part of the city is not known for its lively ambience, with the bars in nearby neighborhoods, it is rather challenging to find a place to grab a drink since they are generally located relatively far away. At the same time, this area is especially quiet, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic. The greenery in Avignon Windhaven is not prominent - although there are a few green spaces nearby for residents to relax in.

Car friendly7.4

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.8

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly4.8

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly0.0

Few transit options

Restaurants7.2

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries5.8

Variety of groceries within a short drive