Suburbia in St. Alexander
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feyss, T Wrecks, Mymyjp: Thanks guys! I'm glad I didn't flatten the terrain when I started out - the slopes really add an extra dimension to the row houses.
dabadon5: Thank you dude!
Kim Sunwoo: Thanks, that's quite a compliment! Let's hope I keep it up! 
The high rise was part of a development involving the train and subway station just to the west, so the improved transport links helped sooth most of the arguments! More of that below!
Ln X: Thanks!
VMIUJcadet09: They're awesome aren't they?! When you get a bunch together they're fantastic and perfect for a lower density area or smaller town like St Alexander.
aegian: Thank you!
Carrying over from the last update, today we stay in St. Alexander but move towards the suburbs and the edge of town...
St. Alexander's Suburbs
The Democratic Kingdom of Bastutoland
Whilst St. Alexander is famous for its terraces of row houses, not everyone can live in them. Much of the town's steadily growing population finds itself in the semi-detached world of suburbia. Over the years, many housing developments have sprung up on the edge of town, fuelled by the insatiable demand of people wanting to live in this attractive town. St. Alexander has expanded to the point where these suburbs have now almost completely merged into those of Solcross. Many farms have been completely developed, and the developers have their eyes on even more.
We start off though where we left off in the last update. Stanton Tower is one of the highest buildings in St. Alexander, and was built as part of a redevelopment and modernisation of the town's public transportation. Being restricted by the geography of the area and the narrow peninsula it's built on, St. Alexander's transport network is biased heavily in the east-west direction. The two north-south motorways and the railway line that all head north to Solcross being the only main routes in that direction. This meant that the local roads within the town were frequently overrun with traffic. Consequently a simple single-line subway system with three stations - one at each end and one roughly in the middle, was built. At one end, a station served the high rise CBD, whilst at the other, it offered an excellent link to Bastutoland's national railway network, the DKBTrain.
It was this link to the railway network that prompted the construction of an attractive plaza, and adjoined to it was Stanton Tower. At the same time, The Engine Sheds - a modern, airy up-market shopping centre was constructed to the south of the renovated railway station whilst land to the north was sold for additional apartment developments.
Surrounding this modern development are St. Alexander's leafy suburbs - meandering streets and cul-de-sacs, dissected by the major transport routes in and out of the town.
The current western end of St. Alexander is determined by the M4 motorway which heads south out from Solcross before turning westwards further south. Two junctions serve St. Alexander, and here is the southern of the two - a limited access south-facing fork. The lack of north-facing slips is primarily due to the proximity of the town's other junction which would otherwise cause serious weaving issues.
To the west of the M4 are swathes of farmland which characterise this largely flat area of Bastutoland, though developers are keenly eyeing up some of these fields for new residential estates. Will they get their way, or will the steady march of development in St. Alexander be halted? Maybe we'll find out next time!
Thanks for reading!
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