Episode 5: A View of the Suburbs
After much too long, it's time for a new episode of Nyhaven! Today, we're looking at some of the city's newer suburbs. All of the areas we're going to visit today are on the islands in the middle of the Columbia River, to the west and south of downtown Nyhaven.
We begin our tour on Welch Island, which is home to one of Nyhaven's country clubs. Development on this island has been slow, due to it not having very good transportation links with the rest of the metropolitan area. Welch Island is still waiting to get service on the MetroRail...
Just across the slough, on Tenasillahe island, this little neighborhood is tucked between the slough and the island's creeks.
Farther to the south and west, we come to the southern outskirts of the city of Barrington. The R-50 crosses the island here on its way between Nyhaven and Kendall, with an interchange serving the suburbs just east of its bridge over the river.
Puget Island, however, is the largest island in the metro area. We visited it a couple of updates ago when we saw the athletics park. These suburbs are to the northeast of that park, though still on the same island. Near the top is the R-250, which forms a bypass of midtown Nyhaven for Kendall motorists heading to and from the airport. Towards the bottom is the R-150, which connects the airport to Nyhaven and its eastern suburbs.
Those two freeways meet at this interchange, and the R-250 widens to accommodate the extra airport-bound travelers at this point. This area is very popular with residents because of its excellent transportation options; in addition to the two freeways, three different MetroRail lines cross the island in this area.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that there are lots of shopping destinations around here, too. Petersen Crossing is the largest mall in the metro area, and it is conveniently close to the R-250, as well as the Loup Avenue station on the MetroRail's Saint Mark's Line.
The suburbs aren't all houses and shopping centers, though. Parks like this one make them all the more livable, and on a nice summer day, residents are grateful for these amenities.
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