Update 14- A new master planned community in Provo

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Entry posted by coolwiththecool2 · January 21, 2013

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Prologue

Provo used to be the slowest-growing cities in the metro, most likely because of their wealth. But that has all changed when Adams Development built a master planned community in Provo. This attracted approx. 8,600 residents to Provo, which boosted Provo's population from 13,492 before construction to 22,144 after construction! Even Salt Lake City is supposed to see the construction of a new master planned community that will boost its population from 24,000 to 29,000! But can the two wealthiest cities handle this sudden surge of growth?

"Woodin" subdivision of "Woodward"

Woodward, a master planned community sitting on top of what used to be the Salt River, which does pose a flooding threat, but the planners have that covered. Anyway, the biggest and 2nd most populated subdivision is supposed to be "Woodin", which is shown above.

Here is what "Woodin" looks like at this moment, currently everyone is at work, but in rush hour, traffic on S. Greenway Ave. is just horrendous. Adams Development even added another entrance to "Woodin", but traffic is still horrible!

This is S. Greenway Ave. in "School Hour", which is when all the kids and teens return from school. To the right of the pic you have "Woodin", and to the left you have the "Branch" subdivision, which is smaller yet slightly more populated than "Woodin" due to the appearance of 2 small apartments.

This is Woodward Elementary, the only elementary school in the West Valley that isn't overcrowded, and is currently reporting some of the best grades in the metro area. This is likely due to the schools area (Woodward) have a density relatively low compared to the surrounding area.

This is the eastern part of "Branch", in which the "Salt Forest" is visible in this picture. The "Salt Forest" is basically a renaming of the Salt River, which is now dry and covered in trees. The Metropolitan Planning Committee allowed developers to build in the "Salt Forest", but said they can only build planned and master planned communities, only so the density of the "Salt Forest" can stay low.

This is the "Woodward Town Center", which is located on N. Greenway Ave. and is the main commercial/job center of the community. Around 55% of all "Woodward" residents work here, the rest are forced to work elsewhere since residents of Salt Lake City and Lakeview are "stealing" their jobs. Provo has also become victim to traffic congestion, on both the roads, trains, and buses as new Salt Lake City residents continue to commute into other cities.

This is the eastern end of both the "Woodward Town Center" and "Woodward" itself. As you can tell, people just got off of work, and are eating dinner, because the roads are almost completely empty. In the picture you can also see the smallest subdivision, "Leef". "Leef" only consists of 1 road, yet has some of the most expensive houses in "Woodward"

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