Shady Ridge Acres is an upscale "richie's" neighborhood just north of Ninth and consists of winding streets and cul-de-sacs. 

From Shady Ridge, many of the houses have outstanding views across Downtown Bayside to The Docks and the massive sand fist stretching into the ocean called Cassel Dunes.

Corona Drive is just to the north, but no streets in Shady Ridge open onto Corona or Ninth. The neighborhood stretches for ten city blocks, with access from the east on Birch and from the west on Plymouth. The two main streets in Shady Ridge Acres are Shady Ridge Drive and Shady Oaks Terrace. Numerous courts or cul-de-sacs open off both Shady Ridge and Shady Oaks. A third street, Shady Lane, fills out Shady Ridge Acres. One additional court opens off Shady Lane.

Shady Oaks and Shady Lane also open to Tenth Street, which runs unbroken from Plymouth to Columbus and is lined with upscale businesses. Tenth crosses Sycamore to the east, making easy access for traffic from Shady Ridge Acres to the rest of Bay City.

If you love the water but not the hustle and bustle of the shore, Shady Ridge Acres is the place for you. Location, location, location, as the real estate ads shout. Argyle Station to the west, Corona Tower to the east, and Waldorf's Department Store just down the hill. There is no better place to build your dream home than Shady Ridge!

We first discover Shady Ridge Acres in Book 1 of The Human-Hybrid Project, Shattered by Glass.

 

Bay City is a West Coast transportation hub. Shipping, rail, and trucking are the three legs that keep Bay City's economy humming.

Interstate Transport is conveniently located just blocks from The Docks and adjacent to Argyle Station, Bay City's train hub. To access Interstate Transport, either take Circleview west from Sycamore for 11 blocks; or go north on Puritan from Ninth for 5 long blocks and go west on Circleview.

As a trucking company, Interstate Transport's business overlaps directly with The Docks and Harbor Shipyards. Many of Interstate Transport's trucks are container shipping rigs, some used nationwide, and others jockeying the shipping containers from the nearby waterfront to Argyle Station and back again.

At one time, Magnolia (which now dead ends into Ninth at Argyle Station) ran north all the way to Shorefront Blvd. Argyle Station expanded and consumed six long blocks of Magnolia, and Interstate Transport took the rest, all the way to Shorefront.

Interstate Transport is introduced in Book 6 of The Human-Hybrid Project, Taking the Tower.