I'm afraid that I have to disagree with you there. On a lot of Briarwood's streets, the lots adjacent to the collector roads have a tall, solid brick wall as their fence. From the street, it is a long unbroken barricade of brick on both sides. The neighbourhood looks like a fortress, deliberately designed to keep outsiders from invading their territory. The tree density, while nice, doesn't negate the feeling of a siege mentality.
Examples:
Briarvale Road,
Briarwood Road
The Arbor Creek neighbourhood also repeated these solid barricade fences, albeit on a little smaller scale:
Kenderdine Road
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Originally Posted by phone
The lack of trees is what gets me the most. In Saskatoon, the difference between Briarwood, which was developed mainly over the 90s to early 10s, and nearby Rosewood, which started development in the early 10s, could not be more stark. Despite similar low density development patterns and boxy, garage fronted architectural styles, Briarwood has developed into a much more attractive area, largely due to the systematic planting of trees throughout the area.
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