Heritage
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! As promised, here's a look at Southgate.
Here's a zoomed out shot of the location you saw last time. You can see here Heritage Mall on your bottom left, with the transit center and new LRT station just west, on 109 St. The station is currently the southernmost station in the line, however plans are now in the works for a further south expansion, 3km down 109 St. As for the mall itself, you can see its newest expansion along the bottom of the image. The mall added some 150 000 Sq. ft. of retail space with the expansion and boasts some of the more "ritzy" shops in the city. The expansion is currently 90% leased.
Moving west of the mall, we have the neighborhood of Lendrum. It is mainly working class, with some basement suites rented out to University students. The number of students in the area is suspected to rise, with the LRT expansion making the University just minutes away. And for those who work at the University farm, just east of the area, it's mere minutes to get their way there.
Another view of Lendrum further north, looking south at the last shot.
And the southern edge of Lendrum meets with the Whitemud Freeway. With room for expansion to three lanes across the entire stretch (it's being upgraded as needed; only parts are busy enough to warrant the upgrades so far), the freeway is easily one of the most important routes in the city. Running across the majority of the south side, from east to west, it provides an important commuter corridor for those working in the refineries on the east end of town.
And that's all I've got for today folks! Hope you enjoyed the update!
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