Saskatoon residents. About a quarter of the land area for this neighbourhood is park space, including the man-made pond in Briarwood Lake Park. The Lakewood Suburban Centre is situated between Briarwood and Rosewood, and offers a burgeoning commercial development to serve the needs of the growing eastside community. Located just east of the Wildwood Golf Course on the east end of 8th Street, residents of Briarwood enjoy the open spaces throughout the neighbourhood, and take full advantage of it. “We often visit the spray park,” says Johnson. “The park space in this area is wonderful.” The Rosewood Village Square will be central to that community. Commercial development is to be designed around the square, including proposed schools,
a community center and sports and recreational fields. With five planned parks, plenty of space will be available for families to enjoy and reflect the pedestrian-orientated focus for which the area is aiming. “Once the development takes off, it’s going to be great. There’s no traffic backlog. We have planned park access on either side of us. We’re really looking forward to it!” remarks Johnson. The majority of Briarwood residents commute daily to the downtown core or to the University of Saskatchewan. Even though Briarwood is at the far edge of the city, the transportation routes are efficient using Circle Drive, 8th Street, or Taylor Street to move in and out of the area. Rosewood residents will also enjoy an
easy commute. It has been planned to efficiently take advantage of existing and future roadways. “We’ve got easy access to Circle Drive for when we go long distances, and to get around to other places in the city 8th Street flows easily,” says Johnson. A new perimeter road planned for Saskatoon will run on Rosewood’s east boundary, crossing Highway 16 and connecting Highway 11 at Grasswood to a proposed north commuter bridge. The city has approved spending money on finalizing the route of the perimeter road, and optimistic projections put the opening of the new bridge somewhere in 2016. Rosewood exemplifies smart planning and unlimited opportunity—the new normal in Saskatoon. FHS
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