11. Bankside & Images from around the region.
First off, apologies for the lack of updates. RL has been full of suprises, so I have not had as much time as I would have liked to work on my region.
Today we'll be looking at Bankside, a splinter business area of the main city. The borough is well served with transport links, being connected to the Spire Express mainline and a major A road, the A45. The A45 is the main thoroughfare between The Spire and commuters coming from the north west and as such it gets extremely busy, especially during rush hour.
This is an overview of Bankside, the A45 cuts the area into two, with the east half being dominated by houses and riverfront development while the western half is predominantly offices and residential midrises.
And at night, the A45 a chorus of lights. Most, returning home as the longer winter nights draw in.
Bankside stands on the northern bank of the river Derwent. The old industrial dock walls have been redeveloped and incorporated to serve as pedestrian routes, providing sweeping views up and down the river.
Offices in Bankside with ample public spaces, these are popular with office workers during lunch. Bankside Central station is also visible. The newly built Riverside Gallery has large exhibitions of modern art, much to the chagrin of many. However it also runs creative schemes in the arts and writing, and is attempting to build up a relationship with the university, over time it hopes to be seen as more a part of the community and less as an unwanted attention seeker.
Some middle class homes near the A45. All homes come with triple glazing as standard to mitigate the effect of the traffic noise.
These residential midrises are predominantly studio apartments for the general office staff.
Elsewhere in the region the area continues to sprawl. The new electrified rail lines to these communities have decreased commute times considerably. These areas are now becoming places of investment themselves, and the movement of some jobs to the suburbs reflects this.
Thats all for now, hopefully you have enjoyed looking at what I have created. You may also have noticed that the images are sharper than they used to be, this is because some of the sharpness of the image seems to be lost when uploading. Is this an improvement on the earlier images or did they look better before? Personally I prefer the sharpened images, but I would like to get your impressions as well. If you have any other thoughts on anything I have shown today feel free to comment, it is always greatly appreciated 
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