How to survive commuting to Dallas?

Question:
OK, so my situaton is that I will be living in the DFW area in a few months. My friend wants me to move in with her, and I would love to, considering I've never lived in a huge city before and it'd be great to not go home to an empty apartment.

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The problem is that I have heard horror stories of commuting in Dallas. Evidently the interstate between Fort Worth and Dallas is just a very long parking lot. My friend lives in Grand Prairie, and on Mapquest it doesn't seem far at all (I'm of course not factoring in traffic). So my question(s), to get to the point:

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1.) How long would I be on the road from Grand Prairie to downtown Dallas, assuming I left to arrive at work at 8AM.

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2.) Where should I live that would minimize the commute BUT remain affordable ($400 - $750 range; yes that is probably very naive)?

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3.) Is Dallas' light rail system any good?

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For figurative bonus points, any suggestions on parts of town that won't get me shot would be greatly appreciated.

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Thanks y'all!

Answers:

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dart rail system is great you can get downtown within 30 mins inthe perimiter of dallas county. mapquest is incorrect on your drive time during rush hour,traffic is horrible on I-30 answer for no.1 is about an hour answer for no.2 & bonus,downtown plano at15th st conveint rail station & its a quiet neighor hood after 7pm or a loft in uptown dallas if you can afford it. myself, i live in dallas near whiterock lake in casalinda area. but these days it don't matter what part of the country your in there's crime & violance..i lived here 20 yrs. it's not that bad if you can stand thheat! GOOD LUCK!

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I am really sorry to tell you this, but I wouldn't live in Dallas for love nor money!

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