Moving to Edmond

[Rom]

Hmmm.....and the reason being? We are in west Edmond and find it to be a great part of town to be in.

Traffic and a ton of homes were just thrown up over there

[Snowman]

74 is being widened to 4 lanes, although will not be limited access, unfortunately. They started out north and are working their way back to the city.

between the easements on some of the neighborhoods/businesses and that they started frontage roads on Portland at the intersection it would not be shocking if they keep enough room to make it controlled later.

[hipsterdoofus]

between the easements on some of the neighborhoods/businesses and that they started frontage roads on Portland at the intersection it would not be shocking if they keep enough room to make it controlled later.

Perhaps - but for now it will not be limited from what a county commissioner told me. I would be pleasantly surprised if they thought ahead and went ahead and acquired the land for that now though...seems a lot of times they don't think that far into the future.

[redcup]

Funny Ted's story: My son and his girlfriend would say let's go out to eat and we would end up at Ted's via their suggestion. My DH and I were not impressed, but went because we thought they really liked it. Finally, I asked where else they liked to eat Tex-Mex and they told us (it was NOT Ted's). They thought we liked it and we thought they did. Needless to say we have never been back! LOL I will say I prefer the east part of Edmond as far as being pretty and not as flat as most of Oklahoma. But, that is a personal pref. I have worked in Edmond, but never lived there. The traffic does suck, but now that the Broadway Ext. is completed for the most part...thank heavens! Good luck in your transition to OK. I will say most here are very friendly and good people.

[janejane]

Edmond is a great place to live.....whether you are young or old...I can't stand to hear people bitch about Edmond and what it lacks, etc..

[Jettmiester]

Edmond is a great place to live.....whether you are young or old...I can't stand to hear people bitch about Edmond and what it lacks, etc..

I agree, I am very pleased so far since moving here.

[Joe Daddy]

Wonder what happened to the OP? He has not posted in this thread since 9/19/2010.

[Jersey Boss]

Better not move to Edmond as the populace there feels threatened by the United Nations.

[Jettmiester]

Better not move to Edmond as the populace there feels threatened by the United Nations.

Is that how it was in Jersey there "Boss"?

[metro]

We have lived in Edmond just over two years, now, having moved from SoCal. It is a nice quiet place to raise a family and people are more than friendly. Do NOT agree with the earlier posts of snobbish people...have not seen it at all. Though all the stop signs are annoying, I would not say the traffic is bad here. Some congestion around the busy shopping areas, but that is it. Coming from TX, it will not bother you. As far as schools, I put mine in Edmond after doing lots of research. Deer Creek is having growing pains and remediation is much higher than inEdmond. A friend of mine pulled her kids out of DC and put them in private school because they were not learning. Some people will swear by DC, though. No personal experience, this is just what I have heard. I have been mostly happy in our Edmond school. The teachers (and principal) are very kind and caring. Very different
atmosphere from CA, tho I was happy with our schools there as well.
BTW, Ted's is aweful! Chelino's is probably the best mexican we have found so far.
Living in socal for 14yrs and frequenting AZ, I can tell you that the mexican food here
is pretty marginal, at best. Best restaurants I have found here....Cafe501(great salads and sandwiches), Lemongrass for Thai, Mr. Sushi, Hobbies Hogies (great sandwiches) .
Most neighborhoods are nice. Parent reviews of schools can be found on greatschools.net. Good luck.

That's because the Edmond food and entertainment scene sucks at best, if you want real food and entertainment, eat in the inner loop of OKC. Also, you can't compare baja Mex to Tex Mex.

[td25er]

That's because the Edmond food and entertainment scene sucks at best, if you want real food and entertainment, eat in the inner loop of OKC. Also, you can't compare baja Mex to Tex Mex.

Edmond food scene doesn't suck. Entertainment scene sucks though.

[ImTheDude]

Edmond food scene doesn't suck. Entertainment scene sucks though.

Agreed and I don't know of anyone that would move to Edmond and expect there to really be a good entertainment scene. As far as food, sure there are places I wish Edmond had, but I'm perfectly fine with what we do have....Signature Grill (best restaurant in the entire city, imo), Boulevard, Cafe 501, Humble Pie, Thai Palace, Hobbie's, Flat Tire, Lottinville's, just to name a few.

[Jersey Boss]

Is that how it was in Jersey there "Boss"?

No at all. No towns in Jersey to my knowledge that are paranoid of working with any UN agency. For a good laugh read this story:http://www.newsok.com/article/3546922. Ill informed populace at best.

[Jettmiester]

No at all. No towns in Jersey to my knowledge that are paranoid of working with any UN agency. For a good laugh read this story:http://www.newsok.com/article/3546922. Ill informed populace at best.

Just wanted to tease you for that I am from Jersey. And have cousins who were once employed by "the boss". He's not only talented, but a very nice guy.

[Jersey Boss]

Just wanted to tease you for that I am from Jersey. And have cousins who were once employed by "the boss". He's not only talented, but a very nice guy.

Agreed. Are you a PINIE?

[hipsterdoofus]

Thank goodness we have people from Jersey to tell us what Edmond SHOULD be like...

[Jettmiester]

Thank goodness we have people from Jersey to tell us what Edmond SHOULD be like...

That's for sure...but I Defend Edmond, I love it!

[Jettmiester]

Agreed. Are you a PINIE?

Nope, that was further south. But I knew a few....are you?

[Jersey Boss]

Nope, that was further south. But I knew a few....are you?

Union County.

[natalie]

Thanks for all the good Edmond tips. We also are looking in that area.

[Jettmiester]

Union County.

Monmouth County here.

[Jersey Boss]

Monmouth County here.

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