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Nyhaven - a member of the Alliance of Independent Nations
Hi again, Devotees! After a 6-month-or-so absence, I decided to return and give you all a proper introduction to my old MD, Nyhaven: an Engineer's View, by copying over my original posts from Simtropolis. This way, everyone can experience Nyhaven as I meant it to be experienced. I wanted to revive the version of this MD I started back in January, but since it has found its way into the MD Archives, I can't do that :(
So, to start off, I'm going to repost the first post from the current incarnation of Nyhaven. (For those who haven't seen Nyhaven from its very beginnings, let me tell you that this isn't the very first update from my original CJ, as that was from the first version of Nyhaven that I built, way back in 2006. It was lost in a tragic accident when I reformatted my hard drive.) Coming to you from January 12, 2007, here's Episode 1: Humble Beginnings!
Here's an overview of Hunters Island along the Columbia River:
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In 1880, a group of persecuted Christians who had arrived from abroad (mostly Europe) found their way to this island and saw it as the perfect place to start their lives afresh. These few dozen settlers are known to us today as the founders of Nyhaven.
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The founders chose to build their first homes and shops on this hill at the northern end of the island, centered on two intersecting avenues and a large square. The young city looked thus after about ten years' time:
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The settlers wasted no time in establishing their own churches; after all, religious freedom was the very reason they and others came to the Columbia River Valley. As you can see, they built three churches across town in Nyhaven's early years, symbols of their gratitude to God for leading them to this place; today, these churches are historic landmarks, serving as a testament to the city's devout history.
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Within 50 years, the city was home to almost 20,000 people. By then, many of the leading founders had passed away, so the citizens thought it fitting to erect statues in their honor on the central square. In so doing, what we now know as Founders' Square took on most of its modern form. This was also the time when the first City Hall was built in order to make the growing municipal government more efficient.
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As the city grew, enterprising businessmen saw the growing need for better transportation and filled it. Isaiah Rittenberg is credited with building what he called the "Nyhaven Public Railway", now known as the Hill Line, from Tenth Street in the south to Broadway in the north, a distance of fifteen blocks. Later, as Nyhaven expanded eastward on the mainland, he added today's Eastern Line (seen here branching off from the Hill Line) to serve the new suburbs. The Eastern Line was remarkable in its day for including an underground section in the urban center.
Not to be outdone, however, rival entrepreneur Markus Chevalier built an all-underground line of his own, first running from the young University of Nyhaven northwest to the northern suburbs, passing through ten stations. Ironically, however, his Green Line's central station was on the same block as Rittenberg's junction, setting the stage for the modern City Hall Station, where most of the city's rail lines intersect.
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The railroads came to Nyhaven some seven decades after its founding, stopping at the city's majestic Central Station before continuing east and west. The station was a catalyst in the city's northward growth, with Isaiah Rittenberg extending his Hill Line to it soon after its opening. Nyhaven's first zoo was built next door, and thousands of immigrants built their homes north of the railroad tracks.
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Remember that university I mentioned? It is Nyhaven's oldest institution of higher learning, having been established when the city was still small. While it was originally just a cluster of buildings a couple hundred yards from Herron's Creek, it grew with the city; it is shown above when Nyhaven was home to about 90,000 people.
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With growth came the challenge of making room for all the new arrivals. Many people wanted to live near the emerging business district, but the nearby neighborhoods were arleady rather crowded. Not only that, but more businesses wanted a view of the river. The city council had no other option but to fill in part of the river, thus extending Hunters Island one block further west. Fishermen found the new waterfront a useful place to tie up their boats, while more entrepreneurs opened shop to cater to the shore's new visitors.
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All this growth put a lot of strain on the existing municipal facilities. More and more people needed to be served, which meant adding more staff to City Hall. Before long, the old building wasn't big enough anymore; it was consequently replaced with an even bigger structure that still houses the mayor and city council today. The Water Board, however, found it necessary to move into a nearby building.
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Downtown in the early 21st century was not much to behold, unless you were a Nyhavener. Citizens took as much pride in their city as they do today, and they were proud of how far the city had come in just over a century.
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This is how Nyhaven looked as the century progressed, with over 90,000 inhabitants. While the past century was certainly momentous, greater days are just around the corner...
hey! was wondering what happened to you.. RL right?
I like the way you started again. remindes me of the ST days when you had this CJ....
Well i know how it turns out to be, and you can't forget GreekTown :P
Looks okay to me ;)
One suggestion is to turn your graphics' settings all the way up when you are taking pictures. It's fun to see the city actually live when cars are driving around and such.
Nice région ;)
Your city is looking fine, great work :thumbsup:
Not really bad... at all! I really like it. :thumbsup:
But I think it would look better with some diagonal streets and lots... ;) But of course it's my humble opinion :P
Can't wait for more. ;D
Piotr
Fantastic new start there of your MD, woodb3kmaster!
And the pictures of this great first update are looking fantastic!
Your city looks nice! :thumbsup:
Looking forward to more... :)
nice start here &apls really good pictures :thumbsup:
Great to see you're given Nyhaven another go. I remember following this over at ST, and it'll be great to follow it over again here.
Wow, so many replies to start off!
@GreekMan: Yeah, I had another battle with RLS. College can be so distracting. Nevertheless, now I can give more people an opportunity to get to know Nyhaven from its beginnings. I hope the next several reposted updates don't bore you!
@caspervg: Thanks for stopping by! The reason you don't see any cars on the roads is mainly because I took all my early pictures with the game paused - something I will correct in future updates.
@Simpson: Thanks for the compliments! If you like Nyhaven now, just wait until it gets bigger!
@Piotr/Sheep49: I'm glad you like what you see! There will be some diagonal streets in future updates.
@bat: Thank you for the welcome! I hope you like the next few updates too!
@art128: I'm glad you like the pictures! There are plenty more where those came from.
@threestooges: It's good to have the support of readers like you, who have been with Nyhaven for so long!
Just so you all know, I'm planning on updating this MD every Thursday, except for holidays. In the meanwhile, here's a transit map from the time of this first update, along with a little explanation:
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What's with that extra line, you may wonder? Well, following the success of Isaiah Rittenberg's rail lines, Markus Chevalier decided he needed a second line to keep his "Crosstown Rail Company" competitive, so he built the Grey Line from Eighth Street northeast to the industrial district around March Boulevard and the railroad tracks leading to Central Station. He could think of no better place to have it intersect with his existing Green Line than at City Hall - as I said earlier, in the same block as Rittenberg's junction of the Hill and Eastern Lines (respectively colored yellow and blue here).
See you all on Thursday!
Zack/woodb3kmaster
Zack your back woooooooohoooooo!!! I missed Nyhaven and I am soo happy to see it again, I cant wait till the next update....
very nice map there woodb3kmaster :thumbsup:
Great looking map there! And looking forward to the first Thursday after update 1 (= Update 2). ;)
Nice map! Looks kinda like London's Underground one :thumbsup:
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Pat: Thanks for the welcome back! I'm glad you like Nyhaven so much. I'm sure you'll like today's update!
bat, Piotr: Thanks for the compliments on that map! I've always been a fan of the London Underground map style, so I consciously imitate it in all my transit maps. I've posted a more recent map in the "Show us your..." forum if you haven't seen it.
Well, it's Thursday here in Los Angeles, so it's time for Update 2: Birthplace of a Nation!
By now, industry was a popular topic among Nyhaveners, although not in a positive light. Many citizens were unhappy with its effect on their fine city, and wanted to get rid of it. However, recognizing its necessity, they agreed to simply move it across the river. A port was subsequently built to simplify the logistics of getting all those goods where they needed to go; and what a busy port it soon became!
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After two centuries, Nyhaven had grown pretty big, but even more people had arrived in the general area in the same time. Oppressed Christians the world over had come to recognize that there was no better place to start their lives afresh than the lands near the mouth of the Columbia River. For a while, they were content to live without any common government; but as time progressed, more and more of them wanted some greater order between them.
Eventually, they decided to place their hopes in a young man and Nyhaven native son known today solely as Edward, whom they named their king. Edward did not want to hold absolute power - not only because the concept unsettled him, but also because he recognized that he as one man could not do a sufficient job of governing millions of people.
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After Edward was crowned in Olympia, Washington, he sought out several dozen influential and politically-minded citizens and called them to a series of meetings here, in Nyhaven City Hall, where they worked through the spring and summer of 2065 on a constitution for their developing nation. They agreed that no existing city should become the new national capital, annd after a few days of searching, they chose a low plain west of Nyhaven as the site of the new capital, which they named Kendall. The following image shows just how near - or far - the site was from the existing city:
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People needed a way to get to this new site for construction, among other needs, so a highway was built from Nyhaven, using the existing 20th Street bridge over the Columbia that provided access to the city's new seaport. From there, workers built the new road over another channel of the river...
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...over the hills to the west...
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...and ultimately to the expansive construction site. That, however, won't be seen for several more updates. Meanwhile, King Edward and the parliament provided for in the new constitution would rule from Nyhaven. Shortly after the first Parliament was elected on September 30, 2065, Edward used some of his available resources to build a temporary royal palace southeast of downtown Nyhaven:
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This new palace, along with the government of the new Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia, was a boon to Nyhaven's growth. Thousands more people moved to the city, which obliged them by building new neighborhoods - neighborhoods like this one surrounding Spring Square, north of Central Station:
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It was during these first few years of Lower Columbia's sovereignty that Samuel Buechner established his first automotive factory near the city port; the company he founded is today the country's premier automobile manufacturer. Here's that factory, soon after a mirrored expansion was opened; in the bottom-left corner, you can also see the beginnings of the Royal Navy along the waterfront:
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The lakes east of the city were also a popular spot for developers, although their first plans were less than friendly to the surroundings of those lakes. Here's what I mean; in some cases, those houses are backed up quite close to Lake Adams:
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The city council recognized that this was a bad idea, and so decided to set aside some room around the nearby Rossmore Lake, which would soon play host to even more development.
All this growth was good for the city's university, too. It added several new buildings, some in a radical new style. It also landscaped the open areas between these buildings, giving students and faculty a bright respite from their academic drudgery.
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The transportation barons prospered from the city's newfound growth as well, but I'll save that for next week. Just to let you know, though, rail service in Nyhaven isn't a two-man show anymore... Stay tuned to find out how it goes.
nice update my friend :thumbsup:
This looks really good. I read some of this over at ST, so I'm looking forward to seeing it again. :thumbsup:
QuoteI've always been a fan of the London Underground map
I'm not a fan of the map. I'm the fan of everything connected with LU! :D
Anyway, Great job! I prefer this update to the previous one ;)
haha neat map. When does this CJ take place, present day?
Actually seems about right for how long transit construction takes these days :P
All these 10 pictures from update 2 are looking fantastic! Wonderful work on them!
Looking forward to update 3... :)
Me?!? Getting bored with Nyhaven.I think not(Well a little since it's a repeat)
I have always wanted to know what happened after (I think it was Paul) built that tower on ST......
Looking forward to more Zack
BTW:I want to know how you copied the updates from St to SC4 dev?Did you highlight and hit control + c?
I was thinking of moving my CJ to SC4D to see the reaction here and how it's different there....
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art128: Thanks! Hopefully you'll like this new update just as much.
kj3400: I'm glad you like what you see. This may be more of a trip down memory lane for you, but if you still like Nyhaven now, I'm sure you'll still like what's comeing up.
Piotr: Yeah, the Tube is pretty awesome. That being said, I hope you'll enjoy Update 3 even more than Update 2!
Zaphod: I'm actually writing from a historical perspective, as if the year were about 2370. That's when the city engineer that you'll meet in a few updates comes to work for Nyhaven. Nevertheless, I'm assuming modern technology.
bat: Thanks! I'm sure Update 3 won't disappoint you.
GreekMan: I'm glad you're not too bored with these repeat updates. Once I'm done posting them (which I expect will be in January), we'll pick the story up right where we left it at ST. And as for copying updates, yes, I copy and paste them from the Edit Post window, but I have to type in the image URLs afterward because of the way the ST post-editor works.
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These were times of change in Nyhaven; a lot of growth was going on in every facet of life in this provisional capital. Nowhere was that more apparent than in the city's ever-expanding commuter rail system. Until now, the Columbia River Railroad had been content with their heavy rail operations through Nyhaven; however, the railroad's managers saw how many commuters were walking from their platforms at Nyhaven Central Station to Isaiah Rittenberg's adjacent Hill Line station and knew they stood to gain a lot of money by entering the light rail scene. Using some extra space in their own station's basement, and with some deep-level tunneling, they established their own subway line, the Central Line:
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At its start, the Central Line was a simple service between Central Station and Markus Chevalier's City Hall station, which the railroad owners paid him to expand for their use. This put the railroad in direct competition with Rittenberg, since his Hill Line ran between the same two points just a short distance to the east. However, he was focusing his attention elsewhere for the time being - on his newest line, his foray into the all-underground market. Rittenberg named his new line after Saint Mark's Square, which this new line passed near, with a station just a block away:
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Saint Mark's Line was intended to serve the new suburbs being built along Broadway and was originally a spur off of the Eastern Line; it was an immediate success. With all the extra capital this brought him, Rittenberg built another, more conventional line to the growing industrial areas at the city seaport. Rather than add to the growing chaos near City Hall, though, he routed it through Midtown, intersecting the Hill Line. Below is the station he built where 15th Street turns into 8th Avenue:
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Of course, all this urban growth meant that the existing lines had to keep up through expansion. Many of the new arrivals to Nyhaven had heard of the city's excellent public transport and wanted to ride it themselves. As the new neighborhoods went up, then, the light rail followed. To the north went the Hill and Central Lines; the extended Hill Line is shown first:
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To the east, Chevalier extended the Green Line, bringing it to the royal palace; at the same time, Saint Mark's Line was extended southward into Midtown, meeting the Port Line.
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Some years later, with trouble looming elsewhere, the Columbia River Railroad found themselves needing extra capital. Johannes Chevalier, grandson to Markus, happily bought its Central Line, which benefited his organization with some much-needed new ridership. After allowing some time for the fares to collect in his coffers, it was time for a new line to be built. This time, though, it seemed the competition had died down with the Rittenbergs; Johannes found himself in the surprising position of having to cooperate with them, since the intended path for his Crosstown Line needed to use some of their stations. Here, for example, it passes through the Avenue A/Skamokawa Road station on Saint Mark's Line, near the city's country club:
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At the same time, Chevalier extended the Central Line south from City Hall into Midtown; the two lines would cross right next to Rittenberg's Port and Saint Mark's Lines, creating a new major junction:
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I mentioned chaos at City Hall station earlier, and I meant it. With all these new citizens, peak hours were madness at the station, with many passengers changing trains there; they had no choice as of yet, since no orbital line existed and there were few direct transfers possible between lines. Here's an overview of the station's area and the lines that pass through it:
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Both train moguls knew a downtown loop was needed, but neither could build it on their own; in fact, many wondered if they even had the resources between them to do it. With that in mind, they met with successful businessman Augustus Brown, who helped them merge their organizations into a single municipal entity - Nyhaven MetroRail. Now, with city funds at their disposal, work could begin on the much-needed Loop:
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The Loop brought some relief to City Hall, though not as much as anticipated. It seemed another option was needed... Keep following this MD to find out what the city comes up with!
Nice subway system! You've really taken inspiration from Tube! I really enjoy this update :thumbsup:
Wow! That's a lot of subway. Do you think you could show us a map of the system soon?
Nice work on the subway lines! And the pictures of your city are looking great! :thumbsup:
Looking very good :thumbsup:
great update :thumbsup:
nice subway system and good work but that's not realistic to make a subway system passant-by a residential area !! &mmm
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Piotr: Yes, I definitely have. Thanks for reading!
kj3400: Thank you! As a matter of fact, the update in this post contains a subway map. I hope you like it and can get a sense of how big the system really is!
bat, Simpson, Arthur: Thank you very much!
south park: Am I right to assume you're referring to the el-rail lines shown above? While the elevated structures may seem out of place, in RL, engineers include grade separations (such as tunnels and elevated stretches of track like these) in areas where ground-level tracks would, for instance, cause gridlock. Nevertheless, grade separations are expensive to build, so tracks are built at ground level as much as local traffic patterns allow. Also, these particular parts of Nyhaven, although low-density when I took those pictures, have since become denser, as you'll see in future updates. Those el-rails look much more appropriate now.
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Nyhaveners were sad to see the king and Parliament move to Kendall in 2080, but it had little negative economic impact on their city. By now, you see, there were all kinds of job opportunities in the growing media industry, which had no interest in following the government to its new home. Among the first of these arrivals were the movie studios:
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While the Pacific Northwest may not seem like the best place to film, most of the work was carried out in sound stages. The new studios attracted many new businesses to the area surrounding their backlots in the northern part of town, resulting in thousands of new jobs.
Television studios followed soon after. Three of the biggest studios in Lower Columbia are headquartered downtown; their studios and offices are labeled below:
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But were the visual media the only ones in Nyhaven? Hardly! Even before King Edward called his legendary constitutional convention, the Nyhaven Sentinel, the city's oldest newspaper, was printing the latest headlines from various offices. The government's arrival prompted their expansion into their current building, in the center of the following image:
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The inevitable result of all these new jobs was growth in the suburbs. In 2082, the city council approved a plan to build a ten-square-mile area surrounding Rossmore Lake according to a grid pattern. Having learned from their mistakes with development around Lake Adams, however, they made sure to designate a couple hundred acres around Rossmore Lake as a park. The local residents have been thankful for that decision ever since. Ultimately, development in the area looked much like the following blocks just east of Rossmore Lake Park; the lake itself is visible at the top of the image:
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As Nyhaven grew, however, the city council recognized that they had to maintain a reasonable balance between development and open space. With that in mind, they laid out a plan for a huge belt of parkland which would form a semicircle around the city, centered on City Hall. It was intended that new parks would be landscaped as development approached them. The centerpiece of this new plan was Ridgeland Park, a two-mile-long formal garden just east of the expanding Rossmore Lake district. Different kinds of trees from the region were planted along its paved paths, two large pavilions were paved for public gatherings, and a grand fountain was built in the expanded median of Main Street:
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Other parks were designed on a more practical basis, with sports facilities; Dawson Park, just south of Ridgeland Park, is an example of this design:
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In all this growth, providing adequate transportation was paramount. Not only were the existing rail lines extended eastward, with the Eastern and Green Lines adding their first spurs; a new Parks Line, the system's tenth overall, was built a couple of blocks west of the new park belt to carry residents to the new Heights Industrial Park to the south. It was strategically designed to intersect the existing lines at their stations; here, you can see the Parks Line's stop at Avenue J and Dobson Parkway, where it intersects the Eastern Line's spur:
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Ultimately, though, light rail proved to be insufficient. More and more Nyhaveners were driving now, and they needed a new way to drive from their homes to their jobs. Therefore, the city appealed to the federal government, which responded by establishing the Ministry of Transportation and building the first freeways in metropolitan Nyhaven. As part of this new highway system, a beltway was constructed around and through existing development. To minimize its visual impact, much of the beltway was built in a landscaped trench:
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Other sections, though, were built elevated, like this stretch north of the city:
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Some 60 years after the government left town, Nyhaven was bigger than ever, with almost 450,000 inhabitants:
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The transit systen had grown accordingly, as this period map illustrates:
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Until next time...
loving every part of the updates zack. Can;t wait for more updates in the first person view
It all looks good: the freeways, the map, the parks. Looking forward to next week.
Hey Zack great last 2 updates here and I love the maps there real great job!!! I cant wait to see whats happing next!!!
That are some nice new pictures there! And the transit system map is also looking beautiful! :thumbsup:
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GreekMan: Thanks! The first of those first-person updates will be posted on November 20.
kj3400: I'm glad you like what you see!
Pat, bat: Thank you!
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The success Nyhaven had been enjoying was representative of a larger trend. All over Lower Columbia, the economy was getting better each year. Soon its citizens had better lifestyles than those of most first-world countries! Naturally, this drew a lot of attention from those less fortunate people who wanted to better their conditions. They poured into the kingdom from across the globe; in Nyhaven, they arrived at the Fourth Street Docks, one of which has been converted into a cruise ship terminal:
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The following satellite view of the city should help you place the neighborhoods we're about to visit, as well as compare their distances from downtown and the other important sections of Hunters Island. The astute will notice several new skyscrapers downtown, which should suggest the kind of growth Nyhaven has experienced of late.
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Many early arrivals to Nyhaven came from China; they carved a niche for themselves out of a few blocks between downtown and midtown:
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While most Chinese moved into existing tenements and apartments, some built homes that reminded them of their old homeland. Unique shops and restaurants followed soon after the immigrants, enriching some.
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The Italians found an area north of Nyhaven Central Station to their liking. Most of them arrived around the same time as the Chinese. Rittenberg Street - or, as it's known locally, Corso L'Italia - quickly became the center of their society, with its shops, church, and civic services.
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Not far to the east, the Russians moved into what soon became known as "New Moscow" - that's Novaya Moskva if you're in the area. The brick walls and gilded onion-domes of Saint Cyril's Orthodox Cathedral have been a community rallying point for generations; the nearby cafés of University Avenue offer the best borscht and stroganoff in town.
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Meanwhile, closer to midtown, a growing Korean population took root. They too built a church, though it isn't recognizable as one; it more closely resembles a pagoda. Koreatown's proximity to the nascent entertainment district in midtown has ensured high tourist patronage at its stores.
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Along the riverside is Nyhaven's highest concentration of Jews. While traditionally a Chrisitan city, Jews have always been welcome, as the size of the Jewish Quarter attests; the local synagogue is regularly packed to capacity on Shabbat, and gatherings overflow onto the street during holidays.
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A later arrival were the Arabs, who live in the borough of Little Baghdad. They found Nyhaven quite welcoming in comparison to the persecution they faced under Islamic sharia laws. As in other ethnic neighborhoods in town, the local church remains a focal point of community life.
NB: While it may seem strange to some of you that Arabs would go to a church, there really are populations of Christian Arabs in the world; Little Baghdad's population is a fictitious example.
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Across the small channel that divides midtown from the mainland, the Japanese immigrants set up shop. New Nippon, as it is called, was one of the few ethnic communities to have a dedicated subway stop within it; trains on Saint Mark's Line stop here on their way between downtown and the Heights industrial park. This neighborhood has perhaps the most buildings patterned after old-country edifices out of all of Nyhaven's communities.
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Finally, we come to Spanish Town. Even further north than Little Italy, this is the most recent ethnic neighborhood to be established. The small square at its center is always bustling, filled with local families and vendors.
The update at ST ended here, but I added new information later, when GreekMan pointed out that I had left out the most important neighborhood of all - Greektown! I quickly corrected that mistake, posting the picture below.
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Il love the satellite :thumbsup: pic but the city is not very good :
Terraforming: there isn't enough in my opinion
BATs: you should download more BATs, becouse it's too "Maxis", if you understand what I mean ;)
Other it's not too bad! :thumbsup:
EDIT: Constructive criticism is more than welcome, however just putting people's work down is not. How can he change things? Please use common courtesy. - Dustin (thundercrack83)
I really love the city! However, I think more custom BATs and seawalls would do some great. :thumbsup: But you are still doing really well, I love your train stations! :)
Yeah, a great md. I like the metro map. ;)
Guys, you've got to realize this update was from a year or two ago. I'm quite sure he has more experience, and will have better results. Until then, you should be patient. In any case, I still give it a thumbs up. :thumbsup: A lot of diversity in your city. Looking forward to the next update.
Edit: I mean he started this a year or two ago on ST. Sorry for the confusion.
@kj3400: Ummm.... what? It says, on October 30, 2008... I don't think that's a year... :P But don't worry, we all make mistakes. :)
No, kj3400 knows what he's talking about. I posted this update at ST (when it was new) in early 2007 - over a year and a half ago. It's true, though, that I've gotten new BATs and city-building experience since then, which you'll get to see soon enough.
Lookin great as usual Zack! :thumbsup:
left you a PM on ST.....
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sciurus54: I'll address your points in the same order you presented them.
Terraforming: The map is originally a STEX download of a real-world place - the Columbia River delta. I made a couple of changes in SC4 Terraformer, including some you haven't seen yet, but I left most of the map alone. What exactly did you have in mind that I could do?
BATs: I definitely could use more BATs, as the Maxis building grow like crazy in Nyhaven. As it is, though, the game takes 5 minutes to load; I'd have to DAT-pack most of my plugins folder to avoid an even longer wait. Nevertheless, as kj3400 pointed out, I first posted this update at ST almost two years ago, before downloading a bunch of BATs. You'll see more of them in future updates.
Fatsuhono: Thanks a lot! Your comment about seawalls has inspired me to plan a future update about landscaping the riverbanks. Can you recommend a good, park-like set of seawalls? I know I've seen a set in other MDs; I just don't know who made them.
kj3400: Thank you for standing up for me! Also, I greatly appreciate your comments about Nyhaven. I hope you enjoy today's update!
GreekMan: Thank you! I've read your PM; thanks for the W2W BAT recommendations, which will help address the concerns that other repliers have raised. I also agree about posting teasers on Nyhaven's ST thread - I just need to take a little more time to take some close-up pictures when I play the game.
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While the Beltway was the first limited-access highway in metropolitan Nyhaven, a new federal freeway program would ensure it wasn't the last. Three new highways extended radially away from downtown to let drivers travel unimpeded to Lower Columbia's other major cities. Heading north to Olympia and Seattle was Route 3, shown here in the suburban district of Melrose:
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Meanwhile, Route 50 was built across Midtown and eastward to Portland and Boise:
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(BTW, that open space between the highway and the industrial park is part of the park belt and has since been landscaped.)
Route 50 was also extended westward, replacing the old highway to Kendall and continuing west to Astoria. Here you can see it crossing the Columbia River near the old highway's bridge (which I later demolished because it was redundant):
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These new routes came not a moment too soon. Nyhaven had just begun expanding its suburbs to the west, on Tenasillahe Island; the residents of the small town of Barrington, on the island's west side, hardly took notice. The Eastern and Grey Lines were extended onto the island to serve the new residents.
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Further south on the island, next to the industrial park that adjoined the seaport, the Royal Navy decided to build a few blocks of housing for its sailors and their families:
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Business was certainly booming in Nyhaven, thanks in part to all these new residents. The city's corporations were bringing in much more money now, and so they used some to build taller, more lavish office towers. Downtown quickly became much more vertical:
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(The simulator really likes SimGoober's buildings; I can't tell you how many of those black Prentiss Office Buildings I've had to demolish.)
Everyone's favorite new buildings, though, were the chic Waterfront Towers - two twin buildings adjacent to the city boardwalk:
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(I had only just noticed those backwards commercial lots when I prepared this image in Photoshop - something I fixed the next time I played the city.)
Not only were Nyhaveners more prosperous than ever - they were also hungrier for sports. To satisfy their demands, four new city teams were started. For the basketball-playing Huskies, national airline ColumbiAir sponsored an arena between midtown and uptown:
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The biggest new development, however, was a veritable heaven for sports junkies. Three new venues were built across the channel as a massive development called Sporthaven:
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Near the city aquarium, HSBC built an arena for the Killer Whales of hockey. The two biggest stadiums were built further south, at the intersection of Avenue D and 40th Street: Buechner Arena for the gridiron Thunderbirds and Rittenberg Field for the baseball Regals.
Zach,
Boomtown is looking real nice there and I love those bridge crossings!!! I cant wait till the 20th!!!
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Pat: Thank you so much! There's only one more week to go before the famous Engineer's View returns!
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Decades have passed since the last update; this will be a whirlwind tour of Nyhaven's growth in that time. Our first stop is downtown, where even more skyscrapers have risen thanks to another economic surge. The area is now a forest of white towers and placid blue monoliths, which have been built among the existing buildings:
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As colorful as downtown is in the day, the bright lights of these towers are enough to leave anyone breathless at night:
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But wait! This is no longer the only center of high-rise development. To the south, midtown is now blossoming as the home of both entertainment and the middle class. In fact, the entertainment scene here has become famous enough that techno DJ Sander Kleinenberg made mention of Nyhaven in his song "This Is Not Miami". (OK, not really, but you get the point.)
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Even further south on Hunters Island, uptown's residential skyscrapers rival those near downtown:
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The suburbs have been spreading too. In fact, they've grown so much that nearby towns have become part of metropolitan Nyhaven. Not far from uptown is Cathlamet, popular with sailing enthusiasts and home to the Royal University of Nyhaven:
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To the northwest, meanwhile, the resort town of Skamokawa, a long-time getaway for politicians and newlyweds, now finds itself at the edge of the metropolis. Its hotels on Price Island are world-renowned for their opulence.
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Across the city, the suburban growth has been butting up against that park belt that was put in place over 200 years ago. Greenswards like the Rossmore Golf Course, as popular with botanists and bird-watchers as it is with golfers, have suddenly found themselves surrounded by single-family homes and mansions:
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More popular with families, however, is the Science Park due north of downtown, off Route 3 in Melrose. In addition to its plethora of museums and monuments, it is home to Nyhaven's aquarium and planetarium. Nearby is Melrose Common, home to the Regals' practice diamond.
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(Transit buffs may be more interested in the light rail in this image, which shows the intersection of the recently-completed Parks Line with the northern end of the Hill Line.)
With all this growth, nobody doubted the need for a commuter airport to serve both Nyhaven and nearby Kendall (the national capital in case you've forgotten). Plans were quickly realized, and a massive two-terminal, 84-gate airport was built on Puget Island, far from present development. National airline ColumbiAir quickly made a hub out of it, leasing a quarter of all gates.
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Two parallel runways were part of the original plan, though a third northwest-southeast runway was added soon after.
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Hotel and retail chains were quick to cash in on the new airport, building a small commercial village just west of its entrance, off the extended Beltway (also known as Route 150). Here the largest hotels are still under construction:
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By now, the traffic on Route 50 was getting pretty hairy in midtown; travelers from Kendall to the airport were not happy with the increasing wait to go where they wanted to go. Therefore, the Ministry of Transportation began work on a new western bypass, designated Route 250, that offered a direct link between Routes 50 (from Kendall) and 150 (to the airport). It currently ends near Barrington, but it is planned to cross the river to the north eventually. While its relative remoteness limits the number of interchanges, those that exist should please your inner roadgeek:
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(This interchange was created before the release of the RHWMIS.)
All these new residents and visitors are just as sports-hungry as those who demanded the construction of Sporthaven. To please the newcomers, as well as provide useful new space for special events, a new athletics park was built up the highway from the airport, though still on Puget Island. It currently has five venues, as you can see, but a second stadium with a track is planned in the same architectural style as the nearby arena and swimming center. Along with a new railway station, the park includes a stop on the Central Line as it travels to the airport, making transit to the park a breeze.
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And so we come to the present - 2365. Nyhaven is now home to over a million people, though it is still rather compact. Here's an overview of the metropolis, which you can click on to see the entire region.
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Whew! Now that that's over, I can start showing the updates that make Nyhaven unique. Get ready for the arrival of Nyhaven: An Engineer's View next week!
That's a huge region!
I look forward to the engineer updates :thumbsup:
kj3400 was correct in saying that Nyhaven was a huge region. I find it rather facinating on pondering what it might look like when you've developed the entire region. I like the amount of pics you feature in your updates, I've always been for lots of pics to look at when reading through updates on MD's. Obviously it's understatement to say Nyhaven is developing nicely, so I'll just close by saying fantasic job on this MD &apls
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kj3400, blade2k5: Thanks! I don't know if I eventually will fill up the region, but I do have plans for it. You may get to see some other cities there eventually!
Well, here it is: the first of the kind of updates that make Nyhaven great! Get ready for the beginning of the first-person view!
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"Welcome to United Airlines flight 531 to Nyhaven. At this time we are pleased to let our first-class travelers board; please have your boarding pass out as you approach the gate."
It felt good to be going back to Nyhaven. After four long years in Los Angeles, I missed my shining city by the river. Growing up there I practially took life in Lower Columbia for granted. My family had seemingly always lived in that house out by Rossmore Lake, 4843 East Royce Street. I can see it now...
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It was a modest place, to be sure - the sort of home you'd expect to live in if you, like my folks, made around 45,000 coulombs a year. We enjoyed the same amenities as other local families - you know, lights, a color TV, maybe a car or two with a V8 inside. I was just one of the local kids growing up, though I ended up a salutatorian of the class of 1966 at old James Johnson High:
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OK, so maybe I pulled ahead of the pack in high school. Sure, not many other kids juggled track and field, Student Council, and academics, but... What? What's with that stare?
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"Flight attendants, prepare for takeoff."
Amid the roar of the engines and feeling the landing gear lift from the ground, I thought of all that time I had spent in the City of Angels, or so they called it. Choosing UCLA over Royal U - Nyhaven was certainly a shock to my dad, who had always envisioned me going to his alma mater; deciding to do my whole academic career abroad - in America of all places - was almost more than he could stand to hear.
"But Paul," he said, "don't you know how much lower their standard of living is - to say nothing of moral standards?"
"What does it matter, Dad? College there is just as good as it is here, even if it's cheaper. Besides, someone has to be a light down there."
In the end, of course, he let me go; he knew he couldn't stop me. He was right about that whole standard of living thing, though - I was surprised when I heard that most Americans didn't make my family's standard income of $86,000!
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Ah yes, Boelter Hall. All those hours spent in the building's labs and graduate offices are still fresh in my mind. See, I had always loved putting things together and figuring out how other things went together. Civil engineering was a natural fit for me. It didn't hurt to get into UCLA's school of engineering at all - I knew they were pretty choosy with their admissions. Still, eight years later, I knew I had made the right choice.
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As the plane touched down, two and a half hours after I had left LA, I remembered what brought me back home. In looking for a job before being awarded my bachelor's degree, I had heard of the looming troubles Nyhaven's infrastructure would face if the city didn't follow an aggressive expansion plan soon. The city had no problem hiring one of its own to replace a disgraced engineer.
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Taking a cab back home, it didn't look like much had changed. Oh sure, there were a couple new subdivisions off to the east, as well as a new stadium at Puget Island; but I knew those were coming. More money coming into Nyhaven meant more growth, ipso facto; and with the newfound interest in international athletics, work on the Big Park was inevitable. Traffic didn't give me much to think about either; we were cruising right along.
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I hadn't really noticed the time, so I was surprised when things started getting dark as we came out of the Beltway Tunnel. Still, it wasn't all that dark by the time the taxi dropped me off in front of the old house. Unsurprisingly, my folks were happy to welcome me home. From what they told me over dinner, it seemed little really had changed in town - well, except out in the hills:
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It was a pleasant surprise to hear of the new Thrillsborough Park in the outskirts. Kids in town needed something new to do on the weekends, and I thought all those new rides would do them some good. Granted, it wasn't much, but I knew it was hard to build any kind of amusement park in the Lincoln Hills.
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Once my moving van was getting close, it was time to move into the apartment the city and some old friends had hooked me up with. While I was definitely glad to be living in midtown, waiting in traffic on Route 50 was not quite what I had in mind. I was stuck in my mom's Buechner for what felt like hours, just staring at ColumbiAir Arena.
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My mood certainly lifted when I reached my new home in 661 21st Street. I was shocked at just how nice the building was - not to mention how close it was to the Port Line. Having the moving van show up just a minute later did nothing to calm my excitement. With all due haste, I checked in at the front desk and opened up my new flat, just in time for the first dolly to be wheeled in.
I was off to a great start.
Well, how sad. No replies to my last update. You know, as much as I love sharing Nyhaven with you all, it's not all that worthwhile if nobody replies. If you're a lurker, please, post something!
Anyway, happy Thanksgiving to my readers from the States!
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I was glad to have the whole weekend to unpack and gussy up my new apartment; but now that it was Monday, I was eager to see the office that waited for my arrival at City Hall. After putting together a briefcase's worth of office supplies, I headed down to the Port Line station at 20th Street to begin my morning commute. Even at 8AM, I was surprised by how many people were on my train.
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When I got off at Midtown Junction, the next station, the place was positively brimming with other commuters. I had always heard that this was one of the three main junctions in the MetroRail system, but until I saw it for myself, I didn't really appreciate what that meant. I had to fight my way down several escalators to reach the Central Line's platforms, on one of the underground levels.
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Without much delay, though, I ended up at the heart of the network - City Hall Station. Here the combined input of six rail lines (including the Kings Line, which had been built when I was still a kid) produced an unparalleled mob of travellers, to say nothing of train delays. Squeezing my way through the crowds, I finally ended up on the side of First Avenue, only a block from my destination.
The receptionist at City Hall was quite kind and gave me excellent directions to my new office. Just as I was getting settled at my desk, though, I heard a voice. "You're Paul Franconi, right?" said a balding man at my door.
"Yes, that's me," I replied.
"John Valdridge, from the mayor's office. Pleased to meet you, Paul." After shaking hands, John explained that Mayor Russell Lundgren had called a special advisors' meeting - in part to introduce me to my new coworkers, but also to discuss new projects Nyhaven needed done in the next few years. We hustled off to the cavernous boardroom, taking our seats just before the mayor arrived.
After we had all exchanged introductions, Mayor Lundgren began the meeting in earnest. "Ladies and gentlemen, as you are aware, our beloved city is on the verge of a new wave of growth. Miyako, what are the predictions?"
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Chairwoman Miyako Gonzales of the Planning Commission stood up and projected an aerial image of the metro area onto the screen at the front. "Well, Mayor, thanks in part to enhanced foreign trade, my department has received dozens of new development proposals. I've highlighted the areas most likely to experience major growth over the next two decades on this map. As you can see, most of this new development will occur on the delta islands and near Cathlamet and Skamokawa, where low land values and proximity to highways are drawing the interest of homebuilders and businesses alike."
I decided to ask what was doubtless on everyone's minds right then: "What kind of infrastructure improvements will be need to make in these areas?"
Giuseppe Long, one of my fellow engineers, answered, "Our first priority in dealing with this new growth, repecially that in the north, should be to finish Route 250. My team and I have prepared a plan for three important areas of the extension's intended route:
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"First, we'll need to reconfigure the highway's current end at Village Drive into a parclo interchange, due to the proximity of the Eastern line's station at East Barrington, with the highway rising to clear the road. We may also have to put that section of Village in a trench to allow the rail line enough clearance over the highway.
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"To the north of Barrington, we'll need to build a short bridge across to Welsh Island. Currently the proposed path of this bridge is crossed by power lines from the Barrington Thorium Plant, which we'll have to rerout without plunging part of the city into darkness.
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"The most expensive stretch of the new highway, however, will be its Columbia River crossing. At this point the river is over a mile wide, and the bridge will have to be tall enough to allow ferries and cargo ships to travel upriver to Port Nyhaven and beyond. Overall, this project could cost billions of coulombs."
"What about rail access?" I asked.
"That could be just as challenging, if i understand things correctly," Mayor Lundgren said. "Take a look at this map:
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"With development forecast for so many areas, we'll not only have to add to existing lines - we'll also need entirely new lines. We also need to reduce the strain on City Hall Station, which is why we need to route the future Gold Line through other areas of downtown. Since much of these additions to the system will pass through existing development, they'll need to be built underground, adding to their cost."
Another man spoke up, who had been introduced as a representative of the Airport Administration. "Crowding on the commuter trains isn't the only problem, though," he said. "Delays at the airport are looming in the near future, unless its facilities are expanded."
"Just what needs to be added?" I asked him.
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"To begin, we need a new international terminal," he answered. "I have ensured that a large area within airport boundaries will be kept open for construction of this terminal and associated infrastructure, as you can see on this slide. Besides increasing the airport's available plane stands by 50%, the proposed design would be a new, futuristic gateway to Nyhaven.
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"Of course, the existing three runways won't be able to handle all those new flights on their own, so a new runway, parallel to existing Runway 11-29, will be built closer to Puget Island's shore. All this should help keep Nyhaven in the lead in the global marketplace."
Now, young Jane Hempstead of the Board of Tourism stood up. "While I agree with Mr. Bartholdi about the symbolism inherent in the future terminal, I believe a new monument within the city would further strengthen Nyhaven's global image.
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"This picture shows what a possible South Point Observation Tower might look like. This would become the tallest structure in Nyhaven, visible for miles around. It would serve as an extra attraction for tourists, and could even help us with our planned Simlympic bid."
"While all these projects sound wonderful," Budget Adviser Clark O'Hara interrupted, "where will all the money they'll require come from? Even with the city's outstanding budget surplus, it would take decades to accumulate all the coulombs necessary to complete more than one project."
"I agree," I replied. "Why don't we appeal to Parliament for federal funding? Everyone knows that Nyhaven is a major source of the kingdom's tourist revenues; surely the king will have some vested interest in helping us out." After some discussion, everyone agreed. Much to my surprise, though, they also agreed to send me to lobby for these funds! Next week, I would be off to Kendall, to beg the government for capital.
nice cj! i really like your bridges and development from downtown across the river. your rail transit map is nice too! and the region shot is pretty sweet too, nicely filled :)
sorry i haven't been here in a while......
looking forward to more updates!!!!
So what is the background on the mian character? IS he a transport engineer or head of the transportation part in the city?
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flyinbird93: Thanks for all your nice comments! I'm glad you like Nyhaven. Make sure you stick around for more in the coming weeks; all-new updates will start here and at ST on January 15!
GreekMan: No worries, just stop by when you have the time. As to Paul's background, while I described his past in update 8, I never actually said what position he was filling at the City of Nyhaven. While it would make more sense for a recent college graduate to be hired as an entry-level engineer, I think that to do all the things that Paul has done (like lobbying Parliament, as in today's update), he must be the city's chief engineer. It may not be all that plausible, but I think it works.
While so far Paul has only worked on transportation projects, I don't want to say that he's specifically a transport engineer, since he also works on constructing buildings and other things, as you'll see in future updates. So, really, he's more of a general engineer. Hope that's a good answer for you!
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I had successfully set up an appointment to speak to the national Minister of Transportation on Friday, but borrowing a city car to drive to Kendall was like pulling teeth. Ultimately, though, I had jumped through enough hoops to get a good one. I had always had a soft spot for the Rickenbach STX5 Sportster, and I was glad to get into one. On Friday, after a brief visit to my office, I headed down to the city motorpool and headed off to the capital.
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The trouble with downtown is: there are no nearby highways. I had to drive eighteen blocks down Fourth Avenue through heavy morning traffic just to get on Route 50! Oh well, maybe I'll be able to fix that someday. At least traffic let up once I was on my way out of town.
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Driving down the highway, it was nice to see some open land as I passed the junction where the old Kendall highway diverged from Route 50. Somehow I didn't think it would be open for much longer, what with predictions of a new wave of immigration to the country - to say nothing of the economy's sustained growth.
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In hardly no time, I was passing through the suburbs of Kendall. The buildings got taller as I approached my exit, Rector Avenue. Soon I was in the heart of the city, with Grand Union Station on my left. Not far away, up on its own hill, I could see the Parliament house. But I knew not to let the sights distract me; I was on a mission.
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Driving down Royal Boulevard, one of the major roads flanking the open land between Parliament and the royal palace, it didn't take long to reach the offices of the Ministry of Transportation. After some searching, I parked next to a meter and headed inside. After finding my way to Mr. Paulopoulos's office, I told his secretary I had an appointment, and she let me in.
Minister Paulopoulos listened carefully as I explained all of Nyhaven's pressing infrastructure needs and agreed the city would need extra funds to accomplish its projects. "Unfortunately," he said, "much as I would like to send your city all the money it can't provide for itself, that's beyond my capacities, even as head of this ministry. You'll have to present your case to Parliament. While it's too late for them to hear you today, I can arrange for you to get on their agenda for Monday; it seems they haven't had much to debate lately. Will that work for you?"
"Certainly," I replied; and after exchanging business cards, I went on my way to find a hotel for the weekend.
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Some folks back at city offices were a little wary of my request for a weekend stay in Kendall, but once I spoke to Mayor Lundgren, it was pretty easy to get approval. It was just my luck that the Capital Marriott had a vacancy - it was right in the center of the city! From my window I could see what looked like a nice museum one block over, so the next day I paid it a visit. It's not like I had anything to do until Monday, anyway...
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After that visit, I checked out the tourist guides in the hotel lobby. Looking through the venue catalog, I was struck by the impressive scale of the new International Culture Center not too far away. From its description, it sounded like a fun place, with displays of many foreign artworks and performances going on at once. I ended up spending the whole rest of the day there, it was so much fun!
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After all that, having emerged from services at the National Cathedral on Sunday, I figured it was time to just relax and wander around the grand lawns the city was built around. I also took the opportunity to visit the monuments along the park's sides.
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Finally, my moment before the king and Parliament came. When it was my turn to take the floor, I gave a thorough explanation of all Nyhaven's upcoming projects, stressing the costs that would be involved and how the benefits would spill over to the nation at large. After an hour or so, I had done all I could do to persuade the government; now I just had to let them make their choice, however long that would take.
all right! i will keep my eyes peeled for those updates! great story this time, i really enjoyed your tourist building image
Wow great city Update , I really love the downtown feel &apls
Not bad! This looks like you've put a lot of effort into it, particularly the airport and the layout with the city center and the burbs... :thumbsup:
Wow, you have some massive urban areas going on here, very nice!
I also like the way you present the information, you got some skills there mon! ;)
keep it up!
take care,
That's a really nice city. It seems so isolated on the region view.
Looking forward to the next update.
I like your cities. :thumbsup:
I think you will get very far.
Very, very nice. ;D
-un1
Great new updates there! And sorry for missing some...
Looking forward to more... :)
Yet another great Nyhaven update! Yeah I forget about Sc4D sometimes(I am way too much into ST)
Another 'old' updates and then unto the new ones!!!!
looking forward to more Zack!
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flyinbird93: Thanks for stopping by and replying! I do my best to make the story worth reading.
Nexis: Thanks!
Nerdly_dood: I appreciate your compliments! I try to build realistic cities and airports, although I'm kind of flexible with my scales...
ExiLe: Thank you! I think a lot of cities are lacking in suburbs, which are a major part of any big city. They may be boring to build, but they really add to the realism.
kj3400: Thanks! I'm sure part of that isolated look is because there's almost nothing else in the region. I'll fix that eventually.
un1: Thanks! I appreciate your comments.
bat: Don't worry too much about missing some updates - you're always welcome to catch up when you can! Thanks for stopping by!
GreekMan: I know what you mean, though I think it's the opposite for me - I spend way more time here than at ST. Glad you still like the old updates!
Thank you all for the amazing response to my call for replies! I really appreciate it.
Before I begin today's update, I should mention that it dates from before RHW 2.0 was released, so I had no MIS to play around with. That's why the highway ramps you're about to see are made of NAM ramps and OWRs. It's also worth mentioning that the city tile on which the interchange involving these ramps was built later became corrupted, so I had to start it over. The rebuilt interchange makes use of the RHW and MIS; you might get to see it later. With that out of the way, on to the update!
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After a couple weeks, it seemed like Parliament was taking forever to decide if they would send Nyhaven money. I wondered if my presentation had had much effect. However, as I was preparing for work some time later, what should I read at the top of the Sentinel? Take a look:
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I was ecstatic! Well, maybe not for Provost Laplace, but you get the idea. I rushed over to City Hall, where several of my coworkers were similarly happy. With federal funding guaranteed, we could finally start working on the city's most pressing need: the extension of Route 250. I called a department meeting to find out how much planning still needed to be done, only to find that it seemed to have all been finished.
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The maps and diagrams all looked solid to me, so I began the process of getting city permission to start building. With that complete, the first part of the new highway to be built would have to be the redesigned Village Drive interchange.
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First off, the construction site needed to be cleared, which meant rerouting the current end of the highway and detouring Village to make room for its eventual underpass beneath the highway. After a couple of months, it was time to start digging! As usual, I made regular check-up visits to the site, making sure that everything was on schedule.
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When the time finally came to build the roadbed, I made sure that highway traffic was detoured onto the next exit to the south, as the old detour had to be removed. I must say, the underpass looked pretty good once it had been landscaped.
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By November, the first pair of ramps was done, just as they were supposed to be. Unfortunately, the construction crew had to reroute the nearby road that was giving access to the adjacent Eastern Line station, but it didn't cause much of a hiccup.
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In just a couple more months, the new interchange was open for business - at least partly, since the rest of Route 250 was still under construction. On the other side of Barrington, workers were making progress towards the first bridge of the project:
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Those power lines from the thorium plant were quickly moved to allow work on the bridge to begin. The highway was also beginning to take shape further north, on the Welsh Island side of the bridge. Soon they would be connected...
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This bridge may not have been a marvel of engineering, but it was just what the project needed. Further north, at the big crossing, the crew was taking every precaution on the long bridge:
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By March, they had finally finished stringing the main cables from one side of the river to the other; now it was time to lay down the deck. Despite the obvious safety hazards, progress was still picking up speed.
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The first time I saw the completed bridge, I was in awe. It was more beautiful, more graceful than I had expected from a bridge! The best part for me, though, was the feeling that this project was almost done.
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It was a special honor to be at the highway's ribbon-cutting ceremony that July. At last, a huge gap in the highway system was filled in! Now I could go on to other challenges awaiting the city...
Great update zack! I wonder what's next for the city of Nyhaven
looking forward to more updates!
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GreekMan: Thanks, my friend! You're just in time, because it's time for another update!
Today's update isn't so much an update as a break from our story. We'll be taking a trip around town to look at some of Nyhaven's suburbs. This aerial view will guide you through where each of the following shots were taken:
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The first new suburb on our tour lies just north of the huge mall known as Sunset City, near the base of Sunset Mountain. When the mall broke ground, homebuilders went wild buying land nearby to take advantage of all the demand it would create. Nyhaven MetroRail just barely secured right-of-way for an extension of the Hill Line to serve this development.
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Next up, we turn our attention to a cozy, hilly little neighborhood between Harvard and Bethel Parks, along the city park belt. You can see part of Bethel Park below, along with the beginning of the Parks Line's ground-level tracks. The park's indoor sports center, designed by leading architect D. Ed Woods, is a hit with local residents.
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Not far to the southeast is a fairly new community in the hills near Rossmore Lake. Citizens appreciate the central location of these schools, though perhaps not as much when every parent is trying to drop off or pick up their children there!
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Beyond the park belt, yet not too far from Ridgeland Park, is another mall, named Ridgeland Center. This subdivision is conveniently between the park, the mall, and the growing Townsend industrial park. Just as convenient are the local train and subway stations, providing access to the rest of Nyhaven.
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Another neighborhood situated just outside the park belt is pictured below. It's just south of Dawson Park, introduced in an earlier update, and at the end of a Green Line branch. Many locals enjoy going to the parks on their free weekends.
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Finally, we come to the growing community of Mulholland Heights, southeast of downtown. Due to the slope of the terrain here, many residents can see all the way to the Columbia River. Retail franchises have already set up new locations here, at the intersection of Avenue L and Kingsway.
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Well, that will do it for the next couple of weeks. Since Christmas is next Thursday, I won't be able to post an update then, so you'll get to read update 12 on New Year's Day instead. Just remember, keep your eyes on Nyhaven!
That's a great new update there! Nice 7 images!
It's a wonderful city!
And congrats on 4 pages... Looking forward to more...
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bat: Thank you for your kind words, my friend! I'm glad to have your readership.
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With the success that the completed Route 250 was enjoying, I was happy to get a few months' rest in my work schedule. Of course, I knew it couldn't last; there were still plenty more things to build in Nyhaven. As the fall of 1971 drew to a close, my design team and I worked very closely with the Tourism Board to finalize the plans for the city's big secret project - a mammoth observation tower, standing 1800 feet tall. It would be built at the southern end of Hunters Island, near a quiet residential neighborhood:
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The recent influx in tourism to the city made the tower project feasible; after all, what good is an 1100-foot-high observation deck if no one visits it?
We all figured the tower would be a hit with the public when the mayor announced the plans the next spring, but what should we see in the Sentinel?
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It turns out that people weren't all that enthusiastic about living under a mile-long shadow. Some folks in South Point even threatened legal action to keep the tower out of their backyards! Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed. All that summer, I led a series of hearings about the project.
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Every other Tuesday evening, I took the Kings Line all the way down to this office building, which had graciously loaned the city one of its conference rooms so I could work to mitigate the locals' worries. I also managed to convince community leadership that the tower would actually do more good than harm - after all, it would bring more tourists to South Point's shops and restaurants, and the city promised infrastructure improvements to handle the traffic influx.
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In the end, we won over the people, and Mayor Lundgren turned over the first shovel-ful of dirt in October. Our first priority was now getting the site leveled - a feat that was over with by January. Retaining walls followed soon after.
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As the foundations were being laid, the foreman gave me a call:
"Mr. Franconi, I'm concerned about the airspace around the site. See, we have all these damn hang-gliders from Cathlamet Marina flying overhead, and I don't want any lawsuits if one of them gets hurt while this thing goes up."
"Alright," I said. "I'll work on getting the airspace restricted during the build. That should keep things clear for you."
Sure, the hang-gliders weren't too happy about the restriction, but it was for their safety. Now work could really get going.
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The tower was still only a few stories tall when the whole city burst into celebration. Nyhaven had won the hosting rights to the 1980 Simlympics! Now everyone was excited. The announcement energized the construction crew; look how far along the tower was only 10 months later:
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What, that doesn't look like much to you? Well, I was happy to have the tripod base filled with concrete; now we were driving ever upwards! Later in 1974, crews assembled the huge main levels. By February of next year, they were putting up the upper observation deck and hoisting the telecom antennas into place.
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In September 1975, I was happy to be at the grand opening ceremony for the new South Point Observation Tower, as it was christened. Seeing all that hard work finally pay off always brings a tear to my eye... City accountants weren't crying, though. On opening day alone, almost 100,000 people visited the tower!
I always enjoy your work and am happy to have seen your latest update. :thumbsup:
Keep up the great job :)
Nice work. I know it has been a while since I last commented, but it has certainly been interesting development to follow. I like the detail you put into something as simple (in the game at least) as building a tower. The steps taken showing the construction and the details about its opening attendance just help add that extra level of interest and realism to things. Well done.
I really like that tower. It seems to be in the right spot.
Looking forward to your brand new updates! :)
nice location for the tower on the top there :thumbsup:
Great stuff Zack!!!!!
hope you have a very new update thursday!!!!!
looking forward to it
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Schulmanator: I'm glad you enjoy my work, my friend! Let's hope I'm still as good as I was two years ago!
Matt (threestooges): Thank you for your kind words! It's my goal to put forth a realistic progression of events whenever I post an update.
kj3400: Thanks! I'm glad you think I've chosen the right spot for the tower. Hope you enjoy today's all-new update!
Corey (Nexis): Now I know I put the tower in a good place! Thanks for your compliment!
GreekMan: I certainly hope I don't disappoint you, since you're my most loyal reader! Enjoy the update!
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While construction on Route 250 was in full swing, I was working on the plans for the two newest subway lines in the city with my department. We started with the longer of the two, the Gold Line:
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Stretching from the South Point neighborhood, through downtown, up to the northeastern suburbs, this line was intended to relieve the overcrowded City Hall station at the heart of the Nyhaven MetroRail network by, well, not passing through that station. It would also fill the gap between the Grey Line's two branches in the northeast, connecting Lincoln Hills to downtown and points beyond.
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At the same time, we hammered out the details on the shorter Puget Line, meant to be a new link between the Puget Island suburbs and midtown. Our initial plans were modest, butthere was still no denying that this subway would be important to more than a few Nyhaveners.
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Once all the mandatory environmental red tape was cleared, we could finally begin construction. On a cold November afternoon in 1973, just months after Nyhaven was selected to host the next Simlympics, Mayor Lundgren and I, along with a few other dignitaries from City Hall, held a small groundbreaking ceremony for the Gold Line in the South Point subway station. Things were looking up.
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Later in the month, with some demolition already accomplished at the northern end of the Puget Line construction site, we turned over a few symbolic shovels of dirt to formally inaugurate that project.
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Soon after, I got out my suitcase and headed overseas to check out the new tunnel-boring machines that would put the projects into full swing. First up was the TBM that was destined to dig up the Gold Line. I have to say, it was truly a thing of beauty.
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Meanwhile, the Puget Line's construction workers were working overtime to dig a big enough hole they could lower their soon-to-arrive TBM into. It took a few more weeks than I thought it would, but they were finally ready in the summer of 1974.
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By September of 1976, the Gold Line tunnelling had progressed as far as the north side of downtown.
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Meanwhile, back in midtown and uptown, the Puget Line's stations were being outfitted, and its tunnel had progressed to the point where it was right under the tunnel of the Kings Line, which it would parallel for part of its length.
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As the project rolled on, I looked forward to opening day with ever more anticipation. I hoped that the already-popular Central Line wouldn't be too much of an impediment to building ridership on the Gold Line near ColumbiAir Arena or elsewhere in midtown.
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At last, in July 1978, with the Simlympics only two years away, the city held a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony at the one station shared by both new lines. As the first trains filled with passengers, I felt an overwhelimg sense of relief. Another pair of big projects was finally over! Now I could shift my attention to a different behemoth...
Zack, I finally got caught up with your MD again here--this is great stuff. I really enjoy the seeing the "An Engineer's View" updates, as I'm always fascinated seeing how folks put their transport systems together. The subway setup you have there looks rather nice, and I'm curious to see what this "behemoth" you are referring to ends up being. ;)
Excellent work as always!
-Alex (Tarkus)
awesome update wood!
looking forward to more!
Great map of that subway line there! And wonderful work on the newest update there! Great work on your pictures! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Alex (Tarkus): Thanks for posting, my friend! I agree with you about transport systems - I love seeing other peoples' work (especially yours!) just as much as I like building my own. Your curiosity is about to be satisfied - the behemoth is the subject of today's update!
GreekMan: Thank you very much!
bat: I'm glad you like the maps and other pictures! I do my best to make them look top-quality.
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After winning the hosting rights for the Simlympics, I knew it was time to get serious about expanding Nyhaven International Airport. It would need a new international terminal and runway to handle all the visitors that would arrive in just a matter of years. Good thing the airport had the perfect spot for a big terminal:
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Some existing taxiways formed a square with the airport's central road loop. It was a huge site: a full kilometer on each side!
Before long, our chosen architectural firm presented us with a rendition of what the new terminal, which would be Terminal 3, would look like:
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It was a beautiful design! I approved it without hesitation. After a few short months of preparation, awarding contracts and getting environmental clearance, it was time to build.
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After turning over yet another few golden shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony in April of 2374, the construction crews got straight to work. By next summer, they had laid the foundations for the main hall of Terminal 3. However, once that was over, work suddenly stopped. What disaster could have brought work to a halt? I wondered.
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Oh, that kind of disaster. With that quarry flooded, no new concrete could arrive at the construction site. It took over four months to drain the quarry, but it finally got dried up. At last, work could resume.
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After work started again in December of 2375, it still felt like it was moving slowly, but real progress was being made. In fall of 2376, the terminal was taking on shape.
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A year later, one subcontractor got started on paving the new airfield around the terminal. Although Terminal 3's "arms" were still under construction, there were few conflicts between the two teams of workers.
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Early in that year, 2377, work began on the new runway, the airport's fourth overall. It was being paved on the east side of the airfield, near one channel of the mighty Columbia River.
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It was a foggy summer, but work continued apace on Runway 4. It was around then that its southern blast pad was being paved.
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It wasn't long before the new runway was open to air traffic. Speaking of which, some airlines were already running practice flights to T3 around the time the runway was completed.
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The terminal finally opened its doors in March of 2380 - just in time for the first foreign athletes to arrive for training at the nearby Simlympic park. In just four months, visitors would be streaming through this grand new building on their way to see the best athletes in the SimWorld...
That's quite the airport! Very cool!
That is an impressive airport. I've been trying to put one together myself with some limited success. What's the trick you find works best to put one of those things together, and which plugins do you use? The result, even if slowed by the cement issues, is quite well done.
I really like this MD's viewpoint, and the airport looks amazing. I liked the construction pics. Your transit networks look good to. Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:
Vince
great upate!!! looking ofrward to yet another one!
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Battlecat: Thanks! I love building realistic airports, and I think Nyhaven's is one of my favorites.
Matt (threestooges): I appreciate your compliment! When it comes to building airports, I use the ACB modular terminal packs and the RMIP-2 series of lots (which, if they're not both available on the LEX, are at the STEX), along with Voltaire's many custom plane props. I find that it's essential to know how big all the lots are, so I can leave enough room for the gates and runways. It also helps to know how big RL runways are and how far apart the FAA requires them to be - both greater distances than you might think. Because of how expensive the RMIP lots are to plop and maintain, I highly recommend using money cheats - I personally use the "moolah" cheat from the Extra Cheats DLL. I hope all this helps - good luck, and I hope to see the results in Greenacre someday!
Blue Lightning: I'm glad you like my style, my friend! I try to be original when it comes to presentation.
GreekMan: Thank you very much! I'm sure you'll like today's update.
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At last, the big day had come! Tonight, I would be attending the opening ceremonies of the Simlympics, held right here in Nyhaven. I remembered how hard I had worked getting the city ready for the Games and knew it would all be worth it.
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While I was striving to prepare the city's transit networks for the huge influx of visitors that had already started arriving in town, other city employees built a host of new stadiums and arenas to host the many events of the Simlympics. After six years of construction at Puget Island Athletics Park and elsewhere in the city, everything was finally ready.
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I decided to ride down the Central Line to the big park so I wouldn't have to worry about parking, which i knew would be tight. When I arrived, there were already thousands of people outside the new Jean Le Conte Simlympic Stadium, the centerpiece of the Games, waiting to get in. I knew I was in for a long wait...
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As the sun set, I finally made it to my seat - a pretty good one, thanks to my connections in city government. Looking out across the stadium, I was struck by just how many people were there that evening.
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I knew that just outside the stadium, the Simlympic cauldron's plaza was being emptied and prepared for the final leg of the Simlympic relay. The torch had arrived in Lower Columbia just hours ago and was making its way from Astoria to the park.
Finally, as the last sunlight disappeared, the opening ceremony began. What a ceremony it was!
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The fireworks displays were unbelievable! Not only that, but they also perfectly complemented the theatrics that were unfolding doen on the field.
Eventually, the parade of athletes began. At the end, when Team Lower Columbia entered the stadium, a tremendous roar went up across the stadium. This was a huge point of national pride.
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Finally, His Majesty King Zachary, together with ISC president Slacker, declared the Simlympics to officially be open. Once the last few athletes had had their turn with the Simlympic torch, the cauldron was lit - and a new fireworks extravaganza began!
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The next day, the events began. Across the park, at Johannes Melkovitch Stadium, were the 800-meter races.
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I cheered right along with everyone else there as the Lower Columbian runner Yosef Pritzker took the gold medal. It was incredible - the host nation won the first gold medal of the Games!
The day after that, I went back to Le Conte Stadium for the shot put competition:
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I was thrilled yet again - another Lower Columbian athlete won another gold medal - and the Games were just starting!
Several days later, in the middle of the events, I found myself at ColumbiAir Arena in Midtown, watching the karate matches:
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Although none of my countrymen won any medals this time around, it was still a great event.
At the end of the Games, everyone was thrilled to hear that Lower Columbia had won the Simlympiad by taking home the most gold medals! I think that national pride was at an all-time high that day. Finally, with the Simlympics over, I knew it was time to get back to work on improving Nyhaven's transit...
Great pictures of the opening of the Simlympics! Also wonderful update of the very nice looking airport!! :thumbsup:
All is great! Your airport as much as your sport center &apls
Woah! :o That's an incredible olympic sports complex! Fantasic job, your region is very lucky to be able to get all the major venues so close together! Looking forward to seeing more!
Zack, you have done an excellent job here. I really like the point of view you're MDing from - this is great!
I don't mean to be a copycat, but I'd like to do kinda-sorta the same thing with Orleans County, except I'd limit mine to roads and signage. ;)
Keep up the wonderful work!
Very nice work on this Zack (if I may). You've done an excellent job with the area. The BATs are great but, arguably more important, the surrounding areas, the plazas and parking lots, really make the area stand out. A good BAT can be used and make an area look good, but it's the surrounding bits and pieces that really give the area its character and allow a player to show off their skill. The plazas look like they allow for an excellent flow of people, Jeroni's parking lots (just above the tennis courts in the first pic) fit very well and the crowds look great. Sorry you didn't medal in any events, but there's always next time. Until then, take it easy.
-Matt
wow yet again you amaze me!
are you still upadating on Thursday's or no?
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bat: Thank you for your compliments! Enjoy today's update!
Guillaume (Sciurus): I'm glad you like both of them! I put plenty of work into each of them.
Battlecat: Thanks! It was my goal to have all the venues in one spot. It makes things so much easier on the visitors.
burgsabre87: I appreciate your compliments! You're free to adapt my style to Orleans County however you like.
Matt (threestooges): Thank you, my friend! I definitely try to make my sporting venues fit in with realistic surroundings, and I'm glad I've achieved that. I did, in fact, medal in events: Nyhaven is located in Lower Columbia, so when I said that LC won medals, I meant that I won medals. I hope that clears things up for you! Enjoy today's update!
GreekMan: Thanks! I intend to update every other Thursday, and that's what I've been doing. Less frequent updates may mean fewer replies, but it lets me focus on my academics more.
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It was two years ago that we hosted the Simlympics, but it still feels like it was yesterday. Once the tourists started coming, they just kept coming back - and bringing friends! Nyhaven had never been more prosperous; every store and restaurant in the city was filled to the brim with customers, and we at City Hall are reaping the benefits.
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So I wrote in my journal one spring night in 2382. The next morning, I commuted by subway to City Hall, like I had been doing for years by then. Stepping into the Engineering Department's lobby, I was about to turn the corner into my office when the secretary stopped me. "Mr. Franconi? The mayor left this note for you."
"Thank you, Janice," I said. "I'll be sure to read it as soon as I sit down." That's just what I did, too. In his note, Mayor Lundgren told me about an upcoming city council meeting that I needed to prepare a presentation for. It seemed the council wanted to know what my department was planning to do to make sure Nyhaven would be able to keep up with the growth it had started experiencing. I talked to four of my lead engineers and got each of them to give me a synopsis of the project they were designing. After a little work in PowerPoint, my presentation was ready.
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When the time came the following week to give my presentation, I stood up and addressed the council. "Ladies and gentlemen of the city council, there can be no doubt that Nyhaven has entered a new age of growth and prosperity. As you can see from this satellite image, new suburbs have been popping up all around town. There are more people visiting, living and working in the city than ever before, and all those newcomers need cheap, convenient transportation. My department has been preparing a set of projects that will give it to them.
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"First of all, to prepare for future outlying suburban growth and to allow motorists to bypass all the traffic in Nyhaven if they need to, I propose that we construct a new outer beltway, to be numbered as Route 148. The route would most likely follow the line on this map. As you can tell, it would pass through undeveloped land where there is little infrastructure. It would also pass near the protected Lankershim Forest, which it must avoid.
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"The new highway would begin north of the Fairfax district, where Route 3 currently passes through open land. This section of Route 3 would be reconstructed as part of interchange construction.
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"Southeast of Cathlamet, Route 148 would end at Route 50 near the Sawtelle Wood. Again, there would be more reconstruction of this section of Route 50 if the highway is built. We will need to work with the federal government on this project, since it falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation.
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"The next project would add a branch to the MetroRail's Green Line serving the new developments on Price Island, near Skamokawa. There is already a fairly dense neighborhood on the island: Price Village.
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The new branch would need to have a station here, but residents are sensitive to noise from construction. Extra caution must be exercised when building this branch.
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"Route 148 would not be the only new beltway in Nyhaven. Working once again with the Ministry of Transportation, I propose building a rail bypass to allow goods to move quickly.
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"As part of this project, new rail spurs would be built towards existing suburbs such as this one to prepare for the implementation of a new commuter rail system serving the city.
"Finally, it is my opinion that new development should be built around transit to keep our streets from becoming overcrowded. Therefore, I am working on what I have named 'Project Metro-land." Existing MetroRail lines would be extended into undeveloped land to encourage developers to build nearby.
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"Saint Mark's Line, for instance, could be extended eastward from its maintenance yard.
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"Also, the Grey Line could be lengthened toward the Lankershim Forest. This artist's impression shows what a new station in this area might look like.
I am sure you all agree with me that these four projects would make travel in Nyhaven easier and faster than ever before. Thank you."
Excellent update! I can see you've put a lot of thought into how this city is going to develop, and boy there must be a lot of development on the horizon to require transit projects on that scale. I'm looking forward to seeing how things develop going forward.
Also, looking at your urban core on the squared off region map makes me chuckle, it looks almost exactly like aerial imagery of any major urban area in the world with the buildings tilted over like that. Very cool!
Wow that region is amazing!! You got some great projects going on.
Looking forward to more development.
wow.
very nice birdseye view over the whole city &apls
I really like the story around it aswell!
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Battlecat: Thank you, my friend! I certainly have planned things out for Nyhaven. Glad you like the region view!
guurgkud: Thanks! With the development going on, I'm sure you'll like today's update!
GMT: I'm happy you like the view and the story! Thanks for commenting.
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After that meeting, the city council agreed that I should once again pay the Minister of Transportation a visit to make my case for federal funding of Route 148. One short train ride later, I was in the capital, getting ready for a new presentation to Minister Paulopoulos.
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The following day, after I had made my presentation, the minister had a few words for me. "Paul, your plan sounds solid, but there's one more thing that would make this highway project a perfect candidate for funding: new infrastructure."
"I couldn't agree more, sir," I replied. "However, Nyhaven's city limits don't go nearly as far from downtown as they need to for us to build new thoroughfares. Is there anything your ministry can do to help us annex the land we need?"
Minister Paulopoulos answered, "Unfortunately, there isn't anything I can do, no. You'll just have to hold a referendum in the next election - that is how Nyhaven expands, isn't it?"
"Indeed it is, sir," I said. "I'll be sure to suggest that to the mayor. Thank you for your time, Minister."
With that, I returned home and told Mayor Lundgren and the rest of the city council about what we needed to do. Without hesitation, they agreed to put an annexation measure on the ballot for the election coming up in September. A few months later, the people of Nyhaven approved the largest expansion of the city in decades.
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With that, my department set about putting our infrastructure plan into action. By January the next year, work began all around the newly-annexed land. The first part of the project to break ground was the extension of Persson Street to the southeast of its existing path.
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Meanwhile, in the Melrose district north of downtown, construction crews were preparing to build a tunnel to carry Prinzhorn Street under Sunset Mountain. They were doing everything they could to make sure the mountain could support the future tunnel.
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On the other side of Sunset Mountain, new roads were being laid out that would eventually lead to the Route 148 construction site.
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At the eastern edge of existing development, workers were busy extending Skamokawa Road further away from the city. It would eventually have an interchange with Route 148.
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We were also extending some of the Nyhaven MetroRail lines while we still could. Just east of Villaincourt Parkway, my boys were laying the foundations for a new station on Saint Mark's Line. They had to cut out part of the nearby hillside to put the station and new tracks on level ground.
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After most of 2383 had passed, the work was finally all done. Persson Street now connected to roads that led out of the city...
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...Prinzhorn Street was safely tunneled through the mountain and off northwards...
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...the trench for Saint Mark's Line was finished and landscaped, and the tracks were laid all the way out to the extension of Persson Street...
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...and a web of new roads criss-crossed the hills that Route 148 would eventually pass through, including near the Lankershim Forest.
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Even while we were still building, developers started flooding city offices with new building permits. It wasn't long before new neighborhoods started rising from the ground in places like northern Lincoln Hills...
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...nearby in the new Lankershim Forest district...
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...and at the edges of the developed area in Melrose. It was amazing watching those new suburbs get built seemingly overnight!
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Of course, it wasn't just new homes that were going up. Retail moguls rose to the challenge of giving those new residents places to shop and eat - places like the Villaincourt Crossings strip mall. The stage was now set for construction to begin on Route 148...
Looking good! Expanding a city like that is a huge commitment, glad to see it's going smoothly, and looking good in the process.
That region view is one of the best I have ever seen! &apls I like how you document the development.
Thank you both for replying! If you liked that region view, I'm sure you'll enjoy this more recent one, too! This one shows the suburbs that were built in Update 17.
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Until next week...
Coming along nicely! Those suburbs are slowly creeping outwards!
I see you've carefully hidden something along the future path of Route 148. Looking forward to seeing more!
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Battlecat: Thank you! Yes, "something" is indeed hidden on that satellite view - what could it be? You'll have to wait for future updates to find out!
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While the city was busy preparing to annex all that land for building Route 148, I worked on the engineering for the future extension of the Green Line:
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This new set of tracks, to be built mostly in tunnels, had to have stations placed where they would do the most good, so finding those good locations fell to me to do. After some detailed studies, I had eight spots picked out for new stations.
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The extension would converge with the old alignment under downtown Skamokawa before heading west again along the standard-gauge railway coming from Nyhaven Central Station. It was unfortunate, but we would have to close down the Skamokawa Harbor station temporarily to make room for the new trackage. I delegated the responsibility of setting up replacement bus service to one of my subordinates.
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Soon enough, though, all the plans were ready and the government gave us the go-ahead for construction. In the spring of 2384, I went to yet another groundbreaking ceremony. It was getting a bit monotonous going to all these ceremonies, but I knew it was a sign of good things to come for Nyhaven.
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First, the workers had to expand the December Avenue station on the main Green Line alignment, located on the mainland, right across Steamboat Slough from Price Island. Another station to divert traffic around, but what else was there to do?
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After just a couple months, construction crews were lowering the tunnel-boring machines into the closed section of tunnel and, before long, were busily excavating the new tunnels.
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Soon, the workers were flying below the streets. New sections of tunnel were being created each week. By the summer of 2385, we were already approaching Skamokawa's posh Resort District, at the north end of the island. But then...
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It was a real blow to the project. This collapse was Nyhaven's worst public works disaster since the early days of subway construction. Some locals questioned whether the tunneling should continue if another disaster like this happened. It seemed to them that the price of new mass transit options might just be too high.
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After a thorough investigation and a pledge to tighten on-site safety measures, however, we were up and running again. As work continued, things were heating up at the Skamokawa Harbor station. More and more workers arrived each week to prepare the enlarged station for the imminent arrival of the TBMs.
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In mid-2387, the first phase of the project was completed when the tunnelers breached the tunnel wall at the station. Everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief; not only had the city pulled through a terrible disaster, but it had also emerged victorious!
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Now the focus shifted to laying down tracks on the surface. To the north, in the South Sleepy Hollow industrial district, we built a new light rail/standard rail transfer station...
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...while in the west, we added that connection to standard rail that I mentioned earlier. Now we could extend this branch of the Green Line as much as we like, and we would only have to build stations and bypasses! It was a genius idea that one of my colleagues in the MetroRail engineering department came up with.
I'm sure I surprised some of you by not continuing with the Route 148 project, but rest assured, it'll come back next time! Here's a little something to hold you over for the next two weeks:
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Enjoy, and keep your eyes on Nyhaven!
Quite the project there! Good to see the subway rolling outwards to the suburbs!
Very Interesting Subway and City in genre :thumbsup:
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Thank you both for replying! Yes, the MetroRail system just keeps on expanding. You'll see more about that in future updates!
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With work on the Green Line in full swing, my colleagues and I set to work putting together the plans for Route 148. We decided it was best to open the new freeway in two segments - first, from Route 50 north to Route 48, and later, onward to Route 3 further west.
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In this first segment, there would be a total of eight interchanges, six of them with roads the city had built or extended not long ago. In addition, three of those roads would have overpasses carrying them across the freeway, but no ramps. In the future, we might go back and turn one or two of them into interchanges, if the traffic demand is high enough.
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In the summer of 2386, we finally broke ground on the highway project. First up was building Route 148's southern terminus, at Route 50, not far from the Sawtelle Wood. After some upgrades to the old highway, construction commenced on the ramps that would link the two freeways.
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Several months later, construction had come a long way. The flyover and flyunder ramps that would eventually connect Route 148 to eastbound Route 50 were almost done.
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Further west, we expanded Route 50 on the approach to the interchange to accommodate the new ramps. Because the terrain was pretty bumpy, the workers built a causeway to carry the highway.
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Just norh of there, a long, straight stretch of highway was under construction. I watched as the construction crews graded the land where it would run.
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It didn't take long to pave this section of the highway once things got started. It was done by winter.
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Even further north, around the Wilshire Valley, the freeway was being paved around where it would have an interchange with Main Street, which had been extended all the way out here. As usual, first came the grading...
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...and before the highway was paved around there, work started on Main Street's overpass.
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With the freeway all paved and the bridge built, crews started working on the ramps for the interchange.
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At last, the interchange was done! Soon it would see its first use by motorists. But first...
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...work had to be done on a combined rail underpass and interchange near Skamokawa Road. After laying tracks for a detour, workers started digging the trench where the highway would run.
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Soon after excavation was finished, the highway was well on its way to being paved.
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As paving was going on, workers started building the new rail bridge over the freeway. They were done, and the detour was removed, after only a little while.
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With that out of the way, construction crews could finish the interchange at Skamokawa Road. A year after work began at the site, this mini-project was complete.
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The last part of the project's first phase was buildin part of Route 148's interchange with Route 48, which would itself need to be widened. That's what workers started doing as construction on Segment A was being wrapped up.
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FInally, in February of 2388, the partially-built interchange was ready for traffic. That month, Segment A of Route 148 had its grand opening. I received dozens of letters from grateful drivers thanking me for the new freeway. The public loved it! And soon, things would get even better for them...
Your updates are huge!!Very huge, and what a work, but I think the city would like to have terraforming! $%Grinno$%
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Let me just say this... Your cities are amazing! Much better planned out than mine. Cant wait for next update! ;D
Driftmaster
Looking great. I especially liked the map of interchanges. That stack looks like it's going to be interesting when you finish it. :thumbsup:
Nice work. Your regional veiws are very impressive.
Robin :thumbsup:
Another amazing update! Massive highway construction project there, looks good! Can't wait to see what fills in around it!
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Guillaume (Sciurus): It's very true. The latest updates have definitely been bigger than usual, but that's just because I have more to show you all. Thanks for replying, and I appreciate your compliment!
Driftmaster07: Thank you, my friend! Planning is my forte. Keep watching this MD; the next update is just around the corner!
kj3400: Thanks! I'm glad you like the map. I hope it won't be too much longer until I can finish the stack the way I want to, but that's up to the RHW team.
Robin (rooker1): Thank you! I'm glad you like the region views.
Battlecat: Thank you very much, friend! I'm sure we'll return to the area around Route 148 in a future update to check out the local developments.
What should I see today but that Nyhaven is now in the Best Sellers forum! Thank you all so much. Without you, this would never have happened.
More's coming soon, so as always, keep your eyes on Nyhaven!
Hey, everyone! I'm just stopping by to let you all know that today's planned update may be delayed, as my computer is with the Geek Squad, getting some much-needed TLC. Hopefully, though, it will still be Thursday here in California by the time Update 20 gets posted.
Thanks for understanding, and have a great day!
A long-time fan of Nyhaven say, "Can't wait." It's always a treat to watch you take development step-by-step.
David
hey great to see you moving on up into best sellers! looks great zack!
I have enjoyed looking at all your work with the new infrastructure for Nyhaven.
Why haven't I seen this before??
Those highways are looking good!
I like Your City overviews very much, they look so realistic.
I am also curious to see wether the city council will try to merge the mogul´s companies together at some point and run it as one cityowned transportation company...
Looking good anyways and it is always interesting to see networks as they are built rather than looking at the finished product.
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David (dedgren): Thank you, my friend! It's as fun for me to make these updates as it is for you to read them, I'm sure.
GreekMan: Thanks! I'm glad that I'm finally moving up in the MD world.
kwakelaar: Thank you very much!
carkid1998: Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you like what you see. Today's update will hopefully be as enjoyable for you as the last one!
Swesim: Thank you for commenting! If you read Update 3: The Ever-Changing World of Light Rail (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=5856.mag190362#msg190362) all the way through, you'll find that that's just what happened to the independent rail companies. I hope you enjoy today's update!
Well, I didn't end up getting my computer back until Friday, but at least now it's virus-free! Now I should be able to go back to posting updates every other Thursday, so look for Update 21 on May 7! Anyway, on with the present update!
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The success of the first segment of Route 148 told us that we were headed in the right direction. Before that segment opened, though, we had already started planning for the second and last segment:
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The next piece of the highway would run through the northern reaches of the city, eventually ending at Route 3, north of Skamokawa. With all our plans ready, in 2388 we broke ground near the incomplete interchange between Routes 48 and 148, where construction had finished on Segment A just weeks earlier.
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First came the extension of the wide part of the freeway that would approach the intrerchange from the north. This stretch of road would be up to eight lanes wide before dividing into the various ramps that made up the interchange.
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Soil conditions forced the workers to delay paving for some weeks, but they eventually got back on track. The wide section of highway was fully paved by spring of 2389.
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Much of the work that I oversaw had to do with interchanges. A memorable one was the interchange at Penter Avenue, near the protected Lankershim Forest. This one was special because of its design - it was one of a handful of parclos being built. As usual, first came the highway paving...
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...and at the same time, the road's overpass was built.
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Before long, construction crews had started working on the ramps, including the signature loop ramps that made this interchange a parclo.
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Finally, in August 2389, the interchange was done. But there was no rest for me yet; other interchanges needed my watchful eye...
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...interchanges such as this one, due north of downtown. This would eventually become the highway's interchange with University Avenue, and it would be a rather compact little diamond.
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Unlike most other interchanges, here the highway passed over the road, rather than vice versa. The twin bridges were complete just in time for the workers to enjoy their Christmas holiday.
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Once they got back to work, they made short work of the interchange's ramps; they were done in only a couple of months.
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At last, we came to Route 148's northern end. Route 3 was in need of an upgrade, so the construction crews took the opportunity to also build this final interchange.
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My colleagues designed this interchange for lower capacity than its sister interchange on Route 50, because Route 3 wasn't a major highway and saw only the occasional heavy traffic. The ramps were all just a single lane wide.
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Those ramps were designed to form a trumpet interchange - with a twist. The ramps from the north were longer to accommodate a diamond interchange within the trumpet, as an arterial road crossed Route 3 near Route 148.
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The complex design, really two interchanges in one, called for plenty of overpasses. They raised the overall cost of the project, but they were well worth it.
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The finished project was truly a sight for sore eyes. After four long years of construction, Route 148 was finally complete! Already, though, I was busily working on a similarly ambitious project...
I like this update. I like it a lot!
Great job with your creative use of the RHW!
Great work on the RHW there!!! Nice pictures, too! :thumbsup:
Thanks, friends! Your compliments really brighten my day. I appreciate you all taking some time to let me know how I'm doing, and you're always so nice!
There's still another week until I post the next update, but I thought I would start showing my latest work in these off-weeks. I don't just play the game to make this CJ, you know! To inaugurate this new tradition, here's a picture of the main campus of the Royal University system, a few miles from Nyhaven in the national capital, Kendall. Royal U is the nation of Lower Columbia's national public university, funded and sponsored mainly by the king. Enjoy!
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(Yes, I know the grid is on. I forgot to turn it off for this picture.)
Excellent, I love this city &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Nice update, that university looks massive but nice!
A great university, immediately makes me think of Fordham with all the brick and grass. An excellent update, and as many others have said, can't wait to see more!
Nice collage. And very interesting history of highway contruction ;)
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Guillaume (Sciurus): Thanks!
Swesim: Thank you! I do my best to create realistic, American-style universities.
Leo (TopCliff): Thank you! The main quad was really inspired by Notre Dame, but I'm sure Fordham looks similar. Hope you like today's update!
kbieniu7: Thanks! It's my goal to portray construction in a realistic manner.
What a month it's been! Sorry I didn't post this next update sooner. School has really been challenging this quarter. It's been hard to balance maintaining Nyhaven with writing my numerous papers. Thankfully, the quarter's almost over, so even if I don't get the chance to post Update 22 two weeks from today, it won't be long before I'm able to return to my normal schedule for updating. Anyway, on with the update!
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Route 148 wasn't the only project that kept me busy in the late 2380s. Part of my vision for the future of Nyhaven's public transportation included establishing a commuter rail system, something more long-distance than the MetroRail that already served the city well. To do that, the city needed to lay down new tracks in the suburbs, forming a long arc around the city. As the Route 148 project was getting started, some of my colleagues put together a plan for the first half of this new rail "beltway":
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This first operating segment would begin and end at two widely-separated points along the main east-west railroad that runs through Nyhaven, also intersecting the mainlines heading north and northwest out of the city. It would include two spurs serving the existing suburbs in Melrose and Lincoln Hills, on which a few new commuter rail services would run. By June 2387, we were ready to break ground.
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Construction began at a bend in the railroad where the beltway's first junction would be located. The site was easy to access, being near Route 103 heading west out of Skamokawa.
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As usual, the first step was to grade the site. With a highly slope-sensitive network like rail, this was especially important. Complicating matters was the fact that the railroad had to cross Route 103, so we had to leave room for a ramp that would carry the tracks over the freeway.
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Everyone was relieved when construction proved easier than expected. With the freeway overpass finished, crews were laying track further and further east every day.
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Eventually, it came time to cross the Sleepy Hollow Industrial Park. Building in a developed area would be difficult, as there were many factories that had to be demolished to make room for the new elevated viaduct that would carry the rails across the industrial park. In addition, we had to build across the MetroRail Green Line tracks we had built through here a few years ago.
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It took several months, but when the viaduct was finally finished, it was truly a thing of beauty - at least, as beautfiul as a rail viaduct can be.
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Once the viaduct was built, we were back to laying track in open areas. They weren't completely open, though - those new arterial roads that the city built in the run-up to the Route 148 project were there, and we had to cross them. In some places, a simple at-grade crossing was good enough...
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...but in others, the hilly terrain forced us to build overpasses. Here, we were once again grading the future course of the railroad where we had to build one of those overpasses, in this case over Fort Sepulveda Road.
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After building the viaduct through Sleepy Hollow, this short overpass was a piece of cake. It took only a couple of months to build.
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In late 2388, it came time to build the first of two spurs into the suburbs. After completing its junction with the rail beltway, workers laid track through the hills...
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...into the suburbs of the Melrose district. Like at Fort Sepulveda Road, this hillside near a cemetary required us to build a short overpass.
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Once again, we were building in developed territory, so it was inevitable that some buildings would have to be torn down. Ultimately, we ended up in the eastern end of yet another industrial park, this time in Melrose.
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Not long after this spur was completed, it was time to build another one. This time, the destination was the suburb of Lincoln Hills. Once again, we started with a junction off the beltway...
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...and ended at a station. This time, though, we didn't have to tear down any houses. This station was sure to get used well, since it was near the popular Thrillsborough Park amusement park.
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At last, in 2389, we came to the end of this first phase of the project. Out in the hills east of Rossmore Lake, we built another junction with the main east-west railroad, leaving room for the next phase to pick up where we left off. It wouldn't be long before they did just that...
Quite the impressive infrastructure project going on here. It's coming together quite nicely though. Nice use of the rural highways!
Hey Zack looking real great here and sorry I havent been in such a loooooooooooong time!!
Nice networks, but I think sometime roads are too croocked ;)
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Battlecat: Thank you, my friend! It's good to know that my projects in Nyhaven are going so well. Keep up the great work over at Adara!
Pat: No worries, you can drop in any old time! Thanks for your compliment!
kbieniu7: Thank you! In many parts of Nyhaven, the roads are the way they are to imitate the very unpredictable real-world angles and curves of real roads; Jon (JBSimio) used to do the same thing over in Covington. Nevertheless, I have tried to make more use of the NAM smooth curves in newer suburbs.
I've realized that, in the midst of my hectic school schedule, I forgot to uphold my promise to post scenes from my latest SC4 work, so please accept my apology for that little oversight! I'm making it up to you all today, though, with the following picture:
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This little mosaic shows my first attempt at creating a large park with the BSC's set of park lots, out in the new suburb of Overland Park, which was named after this park. I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. You're always welcome to let me know what you think, though!
I like what you've done there! That's an awesome and huge park. It could use forested section but that's just my personal preference. It still looks super!
Veray nice recreation area ;)
And about the croocked roads - I didn' thought about that, they have too much curves, but they are going up-down-up-down, what is most visible at the last screen :P
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Battlecat: Thanks! This is definitely one of the larger parks in Nyhaven, that's for sure. There is, in fact, a small redwood grove, but you're right to say that there are no really big forested areas. I guess that's just how I build parks, though. Thanks for stopping by, my friend!
kbieniu7: Thank you! You're not the only person to point out how bumpy my transit networks sometimes are. Lately I've been experimenting with different slope mods, but it seems a lot of the more popular ones are so radical, I can't redraw many of my networks in the hills. So I'm currently adjusting the properties in an originally more tolerant mod in an attempt to get the right balance between smoothness and slope tolerance. I hope you like the results!
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Like I said, we didn't have much time to rest between construction of the two parts of the rail beltway. All through construction of the first segment, one of my teams of engineers was busy preparing detailed plans for the second segment:
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Between the two segments, this one would be a bit shorter than the first, and it would be a whole lot straighter. The plan was to lay down tracks from where we left off southwards to the riverbank, with a few turns here and there. There would also be a couple of spurs into the suburbs, similar to the ones we had already built. With the plans ready and contracts awarded, in late 2389 it was finally time to resume building.
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South of the junction with the east-west mainline, it was business as usual. Workmen were busy grading the future path of the railroad for a few weeks...
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...and then they laid the tracks down. It wasn't long until we came to the junction with the first of the new suburban spurs.
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That spur continued a short distance before ending here, in the outskirts east of Ridgeland Park.
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The next challenge was building a junction with the southwesterly mainline, a couple miles south of that spur. In the end, it was a complicated jumble of rails, but it was still functional.
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In the neighborhood of Slauson Valley, we built a double spur. One side went to the edge of a nearby industrial park...
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...while the other side terminated in a cozy little neighborhood near a high school.
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Still, work continued. As 2390 was drawing to a close, the construction crews came to the edges of a new neighborhood near the Sawtelle Wood. We made sure to put a station in the Sawtelle Village commercial zone, since more commuters passing through would bring more customers to the local businesses.
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A little ways to the south, we had previously secured a right-of-way for this project, knowing that development would soon come to this area, near a BMX park that was used in the Simlympics. We were right on the money with that prediction, and so we were thankful that we had enough land to work in when our workers arrived on the scene.
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At last, it came time to build the rail beltway's southeastern terminus, a junction with the railroad that ran along the riverbank. Since nearby Front Street was a busy road, this junction had to be partially elevated.
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With spring in the air, it didn't take much time to start raising the new sections of viaduct over the roadway.
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At last, in the summer of 2391, the junction was done and the whole railroad was opened for use. What a feeling, to see the first commuter trains running down those rails!
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Here's a map showing Nyhaven's major arterial roads, highways and railroads. You can also see just how much the city has grown in recent years. All those new residents are doubtless thankful for projects like this one and Route 148.
Until next time...
I've lurked here long enough... :D
This is such an inspiring MD for me... it's all so realistic! I love the way you present things with the planning stage followed by the building stage. It's given me more ideas for my MD than I know what to do with. This latest update with the rails is one that I will probably look back to several times as I try to figure out how best to serve my own community. There are a lot of good shots here... although I have to admit that 22.5 is a favorite of mine. (A very nice mix of smooth curves and old junctions... sometimes that's the best we can get!)
Great things keep happening here, and I'll be watching even if I don't say much ;)
JB
Nice update. That railway is coming along quite nicely. Great use of the wide angle curves!
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Jon (JBSimio): Wow! It's not often that one of SC4D's great BATters and MDers comes to visit Nyhaven, so welcome! Thank you so much for your kind words. I had no idea I was such an inspiration to a community luminary like you; I'm humbled and honored at the same time! I hope I can continue to inspire you, just as much as your BATting has inspired me. (I love your school packs and use them all over the city! Perhaps my favorite, for its versatility, is the John Novac Consolidated School, but really, they're all such great schools, it's hard to choose just one as a favorite!) You're welcome to visit Nyhaven again any time, my friend! Take care!
Battlecat: Thank you! I try to make as much use of the wide-angle curves and FARR as I can when building new quads, though I'll also try to rebuild existing railways whenever possible. It's great to know I'm "on the right track"! Come back soon!
It may still feel like Wednesday night here in California, but I know it's already Thursday in most of the world, so that means it's time for another look at my latest work! Recently, I've been trying my hand at making some custom park lots, as well as relotting existing BATs to create a cohesive look for a given area of the city. In particular, this week's images come from Fitzsimmons Square, located east of Kendall's CBD:
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This is an overall view of the square looking north. Fitzsimmons Square is one of Kendall's cultural hot-spots, and is home to the awe-inspiring Cathedral of the Redeemer (the Berliner Dom, available on the LEX), Kendall's main convention center (the custom-lotted Palast der Republik, also on the LEX), the ultra-modern Arthur Fitzsimmons Concert Hall (Disney Hall, at dmscopio's website www.davidluart.com), and the Kendall Metropolitan Opera House (a relot of torremayor's Opera de Bastille, once again at the LEX). The square itself is also a custom lot, centered on the NDEX Konietzko Fountain, which is on the STEX.
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Looking south now, here's a clearer view of the front of the Metropolitan Opera House. Near the front is a small bazaar and a memorial column to Arthur Fitzsimmons, one of Kendall's greatest patrons of the arts and a major philanthropist (actually, this is Odainsaker's Alexander Column, available on the STEX). He bequeathed a large portion of his estate to the city to finance the opera house and the concert hall, and so the entire square was renamed in his honor. Across the street is the Fitzsimmons Square station of the nascent Kendall Subway (hmm, someone should do something about those shacks near one of the station's staircases!).
I hope you liked this little look at some of my lotting efforts! Check back next Thursday for the next story update!
Hi, Zack!
So sorry that it's been so long since I commented here, but I've been visiting in the shadows the whole time!
Nyhaven's going as strong as ever, my friend--I love the new custom lots, Fitzsimmons Square looks fantastic! I was eyeing up the Walt Disney Music Hall earlier today actually, and now that I've seen it here, I'll be downloading it for sure!
Keep up the fantastic work, my friend, and I'll be back to see more!
Dustin
Very, very nice work indeed.
Two (small) questions: does anyone have direct links to the custom-lotted Palast der Republik (or is this just Marcszar's original)? Same for the Opera de Bastille. The LEX search is failing me it seems :(
Thanks in advance.
I really love that square!
btw, Disney Hall is now also avaible on the LEX and STEX I thought.
Fantastic updates and pictures of your great city! Nice squares! :thumbsup:
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Dustin (thundercrack83): Thanks for stopping by! No need to apologize - I'm sure the combined responsibilities of being an admin and running Marathon (not to mention RL!) leave you without a great deal of free time for posting here. I really appreciate your kind words, and I'm grateful to receive such praise for my own LE endeavors from someone whose own custom lotting has served as an inspration to me! Take care, my friend!
MaximePenen: Thank you! Those custom lots are actually my own work; they're not online anywhere. If you really want them, though, just PM me and I'll put them on my website for you to download. I should warn you, though - you'll need a few dependencies for them to look right.
Glowbal: Thanks! You're right; dmscopio did recently upload Disney Hall both here and at ST. Thanks for pointing that out!
bat: Thank you! Your comments are always welcome here, my friend.
Before I show you today's update, I think it's fitting that I mention that Nyhaven's nation of Lower Columbia is now a member of the Alliance of Independent Nations. I had considered joining a union for a while (and I was involved with URSC when it was alive), but it took me a while to find one that would allow me a good amount of autonomy while still providing all the usual benefits of being united with other great MDs. I look forward to working with my new allies very much!
Now then, on with the show!
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It was a bright September morning when I arrived at work. I was used to the crowds at City Hall Metro Station, but today was different. It seemed like the crowds followed me into City Hall, the place was so busy. I had a hard time just trying to get to my office!
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All day, it felt like I was working in a beehive. The noise of all my coworkers and visitors was relentless! I knew something had to be done to relieve the mounting pressure inside City Hall, so I started working on a new project. It seemed like Nyhaven had outgrown its municipal offices, so I created a plan for a bigger City Hall. A few weeks later, when I presented my idea to the city council, everyone agreed that it was time to upgrade our facilities. So, with Mauor Lundgren's approval, I set up a team to design the new building. We expected the rest of the city to support our plan, but what happened after I presented the plan to the media in December?
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At first, I was taken aback. Why would anyone oppose the city upgrading its offices? However, the Historical Society had a point; it wouldn't be right to just tear down a piece of Nyhaven's history.
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A few weeks later, we struck a deal with the Historical Society: Instead of just demolishing the old City Hall, we agreed to carefully dismantle it and rebuild it in Knowledge Park, the northermost part of the parks belt. It was convenient that a large-enough field was available to hold the building. With that, there were no more obstacles in our way.
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In April 2392, we moved all city offices into temporary quarters in a nearby vacant skyscraper so the careful work of breaking down the old City Hall piece by piece could begin. All through that spring and summer, the old building was taken apart, stone by stone, and its components were shipped to Knowledge Park.
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At last, in late August, the final few pieces were packed up. Now the construction of a monumental new building could begin.
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First, the foundations for the new building were sunk deep into the hill on which downtown is built.
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As I watched construction progress from my temporary office, I was excited to see the first few floors built...
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...followed by several more stories in the following weeks.
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At the same time, we decided it was appropriate to renovate Founders' Square to match the new City Hall's plazas. The old statues were carefully taken down off their mounts as the old pavement was removed and the fountains drained.
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Remodeling the square took hardly any time at all. It was ready before the new building was, even though we only started the renovations after ground was broken for the new City Hall! I have to say, the new square looks pretty darn good.
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At last, in July 2393, I could finally move into the new building! It was huge compared to the old City Hall, and all that extra space meant no more overcrowding. What a relief!
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Of course, downtown wasn't the only construction site in this process. At about the same time, the old City Hall was reopened in Knowledge Park as the city's newest museum. I think it fit in pretty well with the surrounding buildings.
I only have one thing to say about Image 12:
LET'S GO BUFF-A-LO!
Great update on City Hall!
Nice update! Quite a task to move a building even of the size of your old city hall! Glad to see this city is willing to go to this much effort to retain significant historical buildings.
I like how you aknowledge the importance of historical buildings and keep them while being a very progresive state.
Nice new square!
If I may ask, where did you get the building with the red attene (sp?) on top (this one: [/img]http://www.aanhrush.com/images/nyhaven2/upd23img12b.jpg[/img].
And as always, I can't wait for the new update. :thumbsup:
I have absolutley loved watching this one develop. I love the rail lines and highways. I enjoy your maps that you have created and cannot wait to see what the International Airport develops into.
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Ryan B.: I figured you'd like seeing a hometown icon here in Nyhaven. Glad you like the update, and thanks for stopping by!
Battlecat: Thank you for your kind words, my friend! It just didn't seem right to simply scrap such a valuable piece of Nyhaven's history. As revealed way back in Update 2, the old city hall is where Lower Columbia's constitution was written, over three centuries ago. There's no way the site of such a momentous event could just be destroyed! Take care - and keep up the great work over at Adara!
Daniel (danielcote): Thanks! As I said above, a building as historically significant as the old city hall (whose importance I described above to Battlecat) just had to be preserved.
Glowbal: Thank you very much! The building with the antenna is Odainsaker's Tower Life Building (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=16648), available on the STEX via the link I have provided. Come back soon, my friend!
Speedbump Joey: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for your kind words! I'm glad you're such a fan of all my infrastructure projects and maps. If you're curious about the airport, you can read all about how its newest terminal came to be in Update 14.
Well, it's been quite a week for me. Not only did I move into a new abode (still in LA, if you're curious); I've also started a summer language course in Ancient Greek. And boy, is this class ever "intense"! If you'd like to know more about my daily life, you can now follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/woodb3kmaster (http://twitter.com/woodb3kmaster). Anyway, it's time for this week's look at another of Nyhaven's attractions...
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This is the Nyhaven area's first-ever BMX park, constructed to host the mountain biking events for the Simlympics. It may be hard to see, but there are a few little hills and valleys that the triple circuit winds through, along with the streams that riders have to ford. Since this facility was designed with a major competition in mind, camera towers are scattered along the tracks to provide the most possible media coverage. (I don't know why, but for seome reason, the game wouldn't let me place the draggable paths on those two empty cells in front of one set of bleachers.)
Enjoyed this one, nice use of space to create some greenery in between several roadways.
I'm back again ;D
I like the BMX-Park :thumbsup:
Only some of those trees are like twice as high as a building with 5 floors. :P
The water in the park fits in nice. aint plopable water, right?
Wow Great work. I really like the large cities in Nyhaven. I wouldn't mind seeing more fo them.
-Darra
Very cool BMX park! That looks like it would be a lot of fun to ride in!
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Speedbump Joey: Thank you! Some folks have said that Nyhaven could use more green space, so I'm glad you like this park.
Glowball: Welcome back, and thanks! There certainly are some tall trees in there, but that's just a sampling of the variety of trees you can find in Nyhaven's region. As for the water, those were made with Pegasus's original Stream Kit, available at the PLEX.
Darra (darraghf): Thank you for stopping by! You'll get to see some more of Nyhaven's inner city in today's update; I hope you like it!
Battlecat: Thanks! I'm glad you think i did a good job on that park. I've never actually been to one, but I tried to make as good a mountain biking course as I could. Come back soon, my friend!
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It wasn't long after moving into the new city hall that we had our first city council meeting in the building's spacious council chambers. I was there because I was going to present a new project idea that I had worked on while in my temporary office. Eventually, my turn to speak came around. Stepping up to the lectern off to the side, I began:
"Ladies and gentlemen of the council, as you are no doubt aware, the Hill Industrial District has been in decline for decades now. Companies just keep on moving to new factories in the suburbs, leaving empty buildings behind in the inner city. In addition, Nyhaven currently has no major performing arts center, forcing the city's culture aficionados to drive all the way to Kendall to see a concert or opera. I propose that we fix both of these problems at once by redeveloping a large area of the industrial district as Nyhaven's new cultural hotspot.
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"This project would take sixteen city blocks near the intersections of University and Hill Avenues and March Boulevard and give them new life as a mixed-use development. This would expand the existing commercial district at March and University and open up new possibilities for residential development in the area. On the screen in a map of the proposed project.
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"The centerpiece of this project would be a large new performing arts center, which would occupy two existing city blocks. Many of the buildings on these blocks are abandoned; those that are still in use could be bought out, with the city compensating the affected businesses by providing funds to build new facilities in the suburbs.
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"To the north of the new performing arts center, a new high-rise residential community would be built. The large city blocks in this area could be altered by realigning local streets, making them even more suitable for the construction of large towers. A new school and parks would be built immediately to the east to provide appropriate amenities to all the new residents.
"The plan as I have presented is ready to be carried out. All that needs to happen is for you, the council, to approve this project. Thank you."
After a brief Q&A session, the council voted to approve the project. With that, redevelopment went into full gear.
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Before any construction could begin, of course, the old factories had to go. By September, all the properties had been bought up and the buildings leveled. The local streets were realigned soon afterwards.
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With all the site preparation finished, work began on the performing arts center and its nearby parking garage in November.
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All through the rains of the winter of 2394, construction kept moving forward on these first two structures. By May, the buildings were ready to open their doors.
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At the same time, Phase 1 of the residential estate went into construction. Nearby, the school and parks took only a few months to build and were finished before the first high-rises were anywhere close to being done. Unfortunately, the private contractor who was building those first towers cut a few too many corners, and the city safety inspector had to condemn the partially-built towers. You win some, you lose some...
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After firing the bad contractor, we sent a modified Phase 1 out to bid again. At the same time, Phases 2 and 3 got underway. It took so little time to finish Phase 2, I thought there had to be more corners cut. However, the inspector didn't find anything wrong with these new towers, and they were opened in August.
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At last, we found a reputable new contractor to rebuild Phase 1, and construction resumed quickly after that. Work started on the first tower in October...
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...and by February 2395, only the last two towers were left to build.
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In April, the last towers finally opened to receive their first tenants. What a project it had been! Given the difficulties that arose during construction, I was relieved to finally put this project behind me.
Wow, now that's a dramatic change to a neighbourhood. Looks great!
Absolutely loved this update!
Once again, a amazing update. Great story :thumbsup:
My guess is that the cultural hotspot will be part of the next update?
Cheers!
~ Glow
i like all the grow in your city :thumbsup:
I might have overlooked this site if it wasn't for your MD. Very nice.
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Battlecat: It certainly is drastic, isn't it? At least it's all for the better. Thanks for your compliments!
Speedbump Joey: Thank you very much!
Glowbal: Thanks! It was my mistake to leave out a proper picture of the new performing arts center (the cultural hotspot mentioned in the update); I'll have to add one in between updates. Nevertheless, I'm sure you'll see a little more of the area in the next update.
Corey (Nexis4Jersey): Thank you! If there's one constant in Nyhaven, it's definitely growth.
memph: Welcome to Devotion, and welcome to Nyhaven! Thanks for your kind words!
Well, this week has been pretty busy. If you've been following me on Twitter, you already know that I've started BATting (the results of which will eventually be shown here) and I just bought a new computer. Aside from that, the Simlympics are underway, and Lower Columbia's athletes have been winning medals left and right. If you haven't already done so, I encourage you to check out all the action over at the SimSports Forums. Meanwhile, though, I'm still plugging away in Nyhaven and the LE. Here are a couple more of my custom re-lots:
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My AIN allies have already seen this image, but I thought I'd let everyone else check it out. This is the Royal Library and the Mausoleum of the Kings in Kendall. I like how these two buildings look together, and I wanted to give them a proper setting. So, I relotted the mausoleum (really the Christiansborg Castle Church) to make a lot the same width as the library, and I also made a plaza for the front of the library.
Don't forget to check back next week for the extra-special 25th update! Until then...
Whoa! Impressive! Not only your relotting efforts, but the attention to detail and the immense effort put into every update! I like!
*clicks "NOTIFY"*
:thumbsup:
Very very nice setup you have there. Have you thought about putting a wrought-iron fence around the mausoleum to create a sense of security? I also love the buildings surrounding the area, many of them seem to fit well with the two main structures.
Really it stayed a well harmonious assembly!!! &apls &apls &apls
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M4346: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for your kind words! Details are important to me, and I'm glad to hear that I'm putting a good amount of them in my updates. Hopefully today's update is just as well-detailed!
Speedbump Joey: Thanks! I hadn't considered a fence, but it might be worth trying out. I know I have at least a couple of suitable props in my plugins, so I'll see ow it looks and maybe even post a shot here from the LE. Thank you for your suggestion, my friend!
Tomas Neto: Thank you, Tomas!
Not only is today's update special because it's the 25th one. In addition, Nyhaven's nation of Lower Columbia just recently co-founded a new union called the League of Nations, along with Kumba's Isporos, dizflip's Jiesan and Alex's (Driftmaster07's) Atrubia. Here's some more information on the League:
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If you have an MD and want to be part of a truly democratic union, I encourage you to join us at our forums (http://leagueofnations.freeforums.org/index.php) and submit an application there. See you there!
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One summer morning in 2395, there came a knock on my office door. "Paul?" my secretary asked.
"Yes, Charlene?" I replied.
"Mayor Lundgren just told me that he wants you to update the city council on the city's growth since you arrived 25 years ago at their next meeting."
"Thank you, Charlene," I said. "I'll get started on my presentation immediately."
With that, I pulled all the records I could find about new building permits since 2370. The council was most insterested in the growth of the Nyhaven MetroRail system, so I focused on its extensions first. A week later, everything was ready for the meeting.
When it came time for me to speak, I started my slideshow and stepped up to me microphone.
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"As you know, Nyhaven has been growing non-stop since I was hired by the city 25 years ago. As part of my job, I have made sure that the city's light rail system keeps up with growth in the suburbs, reserving new right-of-way wherever possible. It hasn't always been possible, though. In North Melrose, for example, the presence of Sunset Mountain forced my department to extend the tunnel for the Central Line past Borghlum Parkway, where construction of a new subdivision recently got started.
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"In other areas, the NMR system shares tracks with conventional rail mainlines. This is especially the case with one branch of the Green Line, which follows the Columbia River Railroad westward along the riverbank. Residents in this neighborhood are fortunate enough to be able to choose between the Green Line's more frequent stops and the mainline's express service to Central Station.
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"The Gold Line, which was built under my direction just before the Simlympics came to Nyhaven, has also been extended to the northeast, spurring on development around this new elevated station near March Boulevard and Borghlum Parkway.
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"One area where we were able to secure right-of-way for a ground-level rail extension was due east of downtown, where my department recently extended the main branch of the Eastern Line into a new subdivision in the Wilshire Valley.
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"Waterfront development has been accelerating lately, and it has been hard to keep up with the new subdivisions to the southeast of downtown. In places like this, I have directed my fellow engineers to expand alternative mass transit options, such as the ferry system.
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"In contrast to the development in the north, the southwestern side of Puget Island is another area where we have built new trackage in advance of development, including the construction of the Overland Crossing Mall.
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"Not far away, on the west bank of the river, the complexities of existing transportation networks required us to build an extension of another of my projects, the Puget Line, on elevated tracks. This has the advantage, however, of making local roads and rails safer, since there are no at-grade crossings with the Puget Line.
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"Of course, there are plenty of new neighborhoods that are not served by any nearby NMR line, such as this one in an area on the west bank of the river known as the Ramparts.
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"Other new developments have focused on providing sevices in the outer suburbs. This section of big-box stores is just off Route 148, between the Wilshire Valley suburb I showed earlier and the freeway. Unfortunately, these stores were built before the Eastern Line's right-of-way could be extended through the area, so that line will have to be diverted around them when it is extended this far.
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"In some cases, neighborhoods have been built between line extensions, giving residents of such subdivisions as this one in West Cahuenga Hill extra transit options.
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"Other new commercial districts have been aimed at fostering a more urban character in the suburbs. Lankershim Village is one such district.
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"In other cases, new towns have been incorporated at the edge of the metropolitan area - towns like Sleepy Hollow, which is poised to take advantagfe of future development opportunities.
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"Some new neighborhoods have had other public buildings as their focal point, such as the new Mormon temple on Welsh Island, just off Route 250.
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"Finally, the outer suburbs aren't the only places where development has occurred recently. The inner subrubs have been getting denser, as more and more people want to live closer to downtown. These new apartment buildinds across the river from downtown are typical of such redevelopments."
At this point, I began taking questions from both the council and the audience. One average citizen asked, "How has downtown changed to accommodate all these new residents?"
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"Well, of course downtown has had to grow to provide new jobs to all these citizens," I replied. "Many new skyscrapers have been built since the Simlympics, and a land reclamation project downtown has opened up valuable new real estate for both commercial and residential development.
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"This growth is even visible at a distance. The downtown skyline has changed dramatically, as anyone can see at night.
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"Other urban neighborhoods have also seen construction of new office buildings. Midtown has grown considerably in the past few years, both with new skyscrapers and new nightclubs."
This last comment inspired Councilwoman JoAnn Park to ask, "What can you tell us about other new attractions in the metro area, Mr. Franconi?"
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I answered, "Well, I can tell you about four major new attractions in the city. First is a new golf course serving the growing community of Sawtelle Wood, southeast of Cathlamet.
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"Not far away, a new zoo has opened its doors. The new Nyhaven Safari Adventure Park is much larger than the old zoo near Central Station and is already a huge hit with local families.
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"The military has also been expanding their presence in Nyhaven. Fort Sepulveda was recently opened a couple of miles off Route 148, to the north of the city.
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"Finally, Nyhaven's lack of general aviation facilities has been remedied by the construction of a new airport in Sleepy Hollow. Local private pilots no longer have to drive to Knappa just to go for a pleasant flight above town.
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"As a closing thought, all the new suburbs and other developments built since 2370 are highlighted on this satellite photo. It should be no surprise that the metro area's population has grown to almost two million - specifically, to 1,958,575.
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"The latest map of the NMR system serves as a nice summary of the system's expansion. Free copies are available in the foyer. Thank you."
Readers: Here's a complete region view, for your viewing pleasure:
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You may be wondering, "Hey! What happened to the island with downtown on it? It's a lot edgier than before!" Well, you'll just have to wait until next update to find out ;-) Finally, here's a little thank-you to all of you who have followed Nyhaven:
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Great Update man!
Wow, I really like your region shot. It's very realistic! Congradulations on the 25 update mark too. You've done very well :thumbsup:
Well, De rien to watch all your updates Woodb3kmaster :)
The devloppment of your city is impressive, very impressive &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
I love those Downtown shots and the overall region :thumbsup:
Okay, stop! WHOA! This is, well, immense! The effort! The time?! Wow! I am truly in awe of what you've been doing here! I love your region shot and the way everything looks so "natural" - like it's a replica of a real place somewhere yet undiscovered!
This is really amazing! I realise that I wouldn't be able to capture in words what I want to convey, but really, you are a master of the art!
&apls &apls
Now, I hate to be a PITA, but where in the world did you get that amazing mall and those towers that look a lot like alterations of Marina City in Chicago? ;D
Congrats on the 25th update (with 25 pics). Your infrastructural design continues to impress, and that map showing the area's growth is a very ncie touch. The NMR Map is elegantly done, very clean lines, very professional looking. I also like the 25th pic. it was a nice touch to use one image from each of the updates for it. Really shows off the variety of the area and what you have done. Also, in regard to your starting to BAT, my congratulations and condolences. It's a great program and it's always good to see another BATter out there, but I'm sorry for all the time it'll suck away, heh heh. Looking forward to what's next.
-Matt
Great update!!! &apls
moin woodb3kmaster,
we have to thank you, mate! you make it look so easy. really big/impressive update ... :thumbsup: well done!
b_schlurf
Amazing update!
In fact, I would thank you for the work you're doing. It looks amazing. ;)
Congratulations on 25 updates! I particularly like the map showing all the new growth in the region!
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks!
just_a_guy: Thank you! I've said it elsewhere, but that region shot is the result of my great care in trying to keep development as realistic as possible, so I'm glad you like it. Thank you also for your congratulations!
Guillaume (Sciurus): Merci, my French friend! I'm glad you've enjoyed watching Nyhaven develop.
Corey (Nexis4Jersey): Thank you! It's all too easy to focus on getting a downtown to look good, but I've tried to challenge myself to get the big picture right, too. Thanks for letting me know that I've done well in that respect!
M4346: Wow, what high praise! I truly appreciate your kind words, my friend. Don't worry about being a pain; I've done the same thing many times. Those cylindrical towers that resemble Marina City Chicago are the Bank of SimCity Plaza (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=2579) by joerg, available on the STEX; the mall is the River Rock Shopping Centre (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=19711) by JaWood, also on the STEX. Happy downloading!
Matt (threestooges): Thanks so much, my friend! The NMR map is based heavily on the design of the London tube map, a real design classic, and I'm glad you like it. I'm also glad you like the final mosaic and the concept I was going for; that one took quite a bit of time to put together. You're too right about the BAT - a terrific program, but one I've already sacrificed many hours to. Come back soon, and take care!
Tomas Neto: Thank you!
b_schlurf: Well, you're welcome! Sometimes all this work may feel easy, but it's taken a lot of practice to get it to look right.
Glowbal: Thanks, and you're welcome as well! I'm touched by your kind words.
Battlecat: Thank you! I thought that map was a good idea, just to give you all the big picture, which I'm rather fond of showing (as I've surely said before).
Well, now that 25 updates have passed, you may notice some little changes in how Nyhaven's pics look. They'll still feature the same old Photoshopping, but you might notice some new fonts. I thought this made a nice time to change things up a bit, and I'm rather happy with the new fonts; I think they convey the engineering motif of this CJ rather nicely. Anyway, on with today's pic!
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Kendall isn't the only city where I've done some custom lotting, though you probably already knew that, thanks to Update 23. Here are a couple more custom lots, this time in Nyhaven's Ridgeland Park. This park, which is the centerpiece of the parks belt around the inner suburbs, has two large pavilions, which were recently renovated. They now boast an abundance of cheap food options and entertainment venues, including an open-air marketplace and amphitheater in the northern pavilion and a statue gallery and chess park in the southern pavilion. I may lengthen the lots by a couple more cells lengthwise, to incorporate the paths that run along either end, but I don't know at this point.
Looks great!
Thanks for the feedback! I actually found the shopping centre in the mean time! But THANKS for the link to the towers! ;)
Also, killer park you have there! I never know how to make parks look "right", but would definitely say you've got it down to an art!
Looking forward, as usual, to more!
M
Looks great, as always :thumbsup:
Awesome Park, looks like you put alot of hours into that &apls :thumbsup:
Very nice 'central park' you have there. I like the new fonts too. They fit perfectly.
Very nice update you have here.
Geoff
Nice new font! I really like that park, you've done a great job on it.
This is a very, very impressive diary. Your transportation network and maps are some of the best I've ever seen! &apls I'm an engineer and that sort of thing gets me going. :P :D
I very much like your region views. Very realistic and most impressive. :thumbsup:
The full-size map (Update 25 Image 24) is just stunning. Other city builder games that will remain un-named here don't have the slightest hope of developing the richness and complexity of the experience SC4 offers the dedicated player.
Great work. Congratulations on two and a half years of Nyhaven!
David
Personal replies will come on Thursday, along with Update 26. In the meantime, here's an announcement from the Lower Columbian government.
Earlier today, His Majesty King Zachary's office issued the following press release in response to recent bombings in Atrubia:
"The people of Lower Columbia are shocked and saddened by the recent attacks on Atrubian soil. Although we shall not provide military support at this time, since it is not currently needed, we extend our hand in offering the Atrubian Empire any financial assistance they may need in rebuilding their Supreme Court building. I have just signed a parliamentary act authorizing up to 250 million coulombs (equivalent to US$482 million) in aid and providing incentives to any Lower Columbian construction firms that take part in the rebuilding. Our prayers and best wishes go out to the Atrubian people."
Great work dude! Your suburbs look fantastic and I'm really jelous of your regional shot.
But I am certainly glad to be your ally!
Cheers to your MD's awesomeness! &apls
That is one beautiful park! :thumbsup:
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Alex (Driftmaaster07): Thank you!
M4346: Thanks! Although I don't always remember to put a park in every neighborhood I build, I try to include one, and I'm glad you like the way I build them. Come back soon!
Glowbal: Thank you!
Corey (Nexis4Jersey): Thanks, Corey! It definitely took a while to make those lots, but from comments like yours, I can tell it was time well spent.
Geoff (calibanX): Thanks! I chose these fonts because I wanted some that fit with the engineering theme, and I'm glad you approve. Take care!
Battlecat: Thank you for your kind words!
djvandrake: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks! It's great to hear a real engineer say that my MD is impressive and realistic.
David (dedgren): Thank you, David! I appreciate your kind words, and I agree that the region view is good; I could spend way too much time simply looking at it.
dizflip: Thanks, my ally! I'm proud to be starting this new union with you, and I must say, I'm sure your region view for Kilgeo is just as impressive as mine. Take care, my friend!
citycapitalizer: Thanks!
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Monday morning. Although some dread its coming, I enjoy my job so much, I actually look forward to it. It was on a Monday morning that I made a shocking discovery: Development on Hunters Island was at an all-time low because of high land prices. I knew that this wouldn't do for a city as dynamic as Nyhaven, so I got to work on a solution.
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A month later, the city council met to tackle the problem I had been working on. It was my time to shine. Stepping up to the microphone, as I had done so many times before, I began my presentation:
"Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, land prices on Hunters Island are at an all-time high. A recent estimate puts them at an unprecedented fifty coulombs per square foot, a price not many developers are willing to pay. I have drafted a plan to resolve this issue.
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"In times past, Nyhaven has reclaimed land from the Columbia River to expand its available realestate. I propose that we do so again, but on a much larger scale than ever before. My plan is to create 37 city blocks' worth of new land to the west of Midtown and Uptown. The existing streets and elevated rail would be realigned to conform to the island's grid pattern. This massive project would add much-needed land to the city's real estate market and drive prices down to acceptable levels. Our great city needs this project. Thank you."
Everyone loved my idea. After a lengthy debate on how to fund the project, it was approved unanimously. With that, the hard work began.
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Once contractors had been chosen, the land reclamation began in earnest. To speed the project along, there were two crews working in the river. One started strightening the riverbank from the north...
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.while the other started out to the south. Gradually, they worked closer and closer together.
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All through the second half of 2394, Hunters Island grew and grew. By December, the old Route 50 and 20th Street bridges had been torn down to make way for the new land, and there was only a couple dozen acres left to fill in.
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With the land reclamation complete. it now came time to build all the necessary infrastructure. By May of 2395, all the streets had been paved and the Hill Line was redirected onto a new elevated set of tracks. The stage was set for development to begin.
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It didn't take long for the first few developers to move in. Soon, there was construction everywhere on the newly-reclaimed land.
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All through that year, work continued on the new office and apartment buildings and shops. By winter, most of the land was full.
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In the summer of 2396, I took a helicopter ride to survey the latest development. What a sight it was! Thousands of people now lived on the new land, and there were apartments everywhere.
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The public was also relieved to have the bridges back in place. All in all, the project was a huge success. Land prices dropped to around 30 coulombs per square foot, across the island, and they were even lower on the extension.
This place is looking nice. :thumbsup: My only objection is that there are a lot of maxis buildings and they are repeating quite a bit. Otherwise very good. By the way, in the first pic with the night scene, what is the tall, large building on the very far right? (the tower that is cut off at the right edge of the pic)
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M4346: Come back soon!
Don't mind if I do, and besides, how could I resist! :P
I bet the people with waterfront property weren't very happy to lose the waterfront part! $%Grinno$%
Very, very novel way to approaching this, visually and functionally, and as usual, I learned a lot, and
love it! :thumbsup:
Good job! :thumbsup:
Fascinating update. I hope there were some alternate routes to get to the island other than those bridges, or the city would've been stagnant for years!
Looking forward to more!
Cool update! Quite the expensive approach to solving a problem with overpriced land! That's one rich region you've got going there.
Congrats, Zack!
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...extraordinary engineering...
The Staff
&apls Congrats!
So very deserved, my friend. Congratulations!
Wow, I'm honored. It's a real pleasure to have earned a place here! And the staff could hardly have picked a better month for my place in the limelight. Once my summer school is over later this month, I'm going to post updates twice as often as usual - one every week, with special pics every Sunday or Monday. Thank you all so much!
(Personal replies will come on Thursday.)
Congratiolations! Well deserved! ;)
Congratulations on your OSITM! I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got coming up!
&apls &apls
Congrats for the OSITM! And looking forward to more great work! ;)
Congratulations!!! &apls &apls &apls
Great work in here. There is no wonder why you are where you are...in the OSITM! Congrats &apls !!
Robin :thumbsup:
i was looking around for you untill i realized that y were in OSITM! congrads and keep it up zack!
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citycapitalizer: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for commenting! I agree that the Maxis buildings show up and repeat more often than I'd like, but at this point, I don't really have enough plugins to make using a Maxis blocker feasible. Besides, even Maxis made a few good buildings, even if they grow by the dozen. As for that skyscraper you're referring to, it's the Washington Tower (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=3392), available on the STEX.
M4346: Thank you! I'm sure you're right about those owners of former waterfront property being upset about losing their views. Nevertheless, I'm glad you liked the update. Take care, my friend!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks!
Albus of Garaway: Thank you! Those two bridges aren't the only ones that connect Hunters Island (which, if I haven't mentioned it before, is the one that got expanded in this update) with the western suburbs; just to the north of the newly-reclaimed land stands the 10th Street Bridge, which must have been a real nightmare to drive across while the old bridges were out of commission! Luckily, there's also an extensive car-and-passenger ferry service, which was undoubtedly expanded to cope with all the extra traffic.
Battlecat: Thanks! I'm sure the land reclamation project cost a pretty penny, but you're right about the Nyhaven metro area being affluent.
David (dedgren), Alex #2, Albus #2, Glowbal, Battlecat #2, bat, Tomas Neto, Robin (rooker1), and GreekMan: Thank you all so much! I really can't express the depths to which I'm honored and humbled to have earned this distinction. Rest assured, I won't let this special month go to waste!
To start my time on OSITM off right, here are a couple of new lots I made for two squares in Nyhaven's inner city. First up is Saint Mark's Square, to the east of downtown:
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I wanted this square to have a fairly urban yet refined feel to it, so I decided to fill it with ornate flower gardens and artistic hedges. I think it suits the neighborhood quite well.
I also redesigned Spring Square, to the north of downtown:
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This square is based on my memory of Russell Square in London, which I last visited in the summer of 2006. That's why I went with dirt paths and open spaces in this square.
I'm considering packaging these two squares together with a couple others I've made (and some yet to be made) and uploading them to the STEX. I've asked this in my new lots thread and the "Show us your custom lots" thread, but I want to repeat it here: How many of you would be interested in downloading such a square pack?
Nice parks! That first one is fantastic- very pleasing to the eyes. :thumbsup:
Oh, congrats on the OSITM!
Congratulations! &apls
Those custom parks are wonderful. Very nice. ;D
Looking good.
I'm working on a few low-medium density city tiles and really like some of your 1x1 and 1x2 buildings. What are they called?
Nice job on those two custom lots! They both look fantastic! I like the hedges in the first one.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice job you did there!
nice squares! dutch row houses, huh. ;D
looks good.
I would certainly download those squares, my friend! They look very nice, especially the first one. I have a couple of places where I'd like to put them... ;)
-Jason
Zach, congrats on the OSITM designation!
Those squares look awesome - just like a city park in my imagination!
Great thread, just spent the last 30mins reading over the 11 pages of updates and comments. I've just started to get in to this game and I'm fascinated with the community. I'm a Architect myself and can't stop creating bats and building cities! I'll be stealing some of your ideas :D
Congratulations on O.S.I.T.M! :thumbsup: &apls Those parks are excellent and I'm sure your sims enjoy them! Thanks for telling me what the tower was, I never have looked at the detail of the tower before. &mmm
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meinhosen: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for your congratulations and kind words! I'm especially glad you like my squares (including the new ones I've only posted in my lot thread); they took quite a while to make.
djvandrake: Thank you so much!
memph: Welcome, and thanks! I use a lot of different one-cell-wide residential buildings; here's a more-or-less complete list with download links: Cast Iron Lofts (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=13248), Vanderaap's Oudezijds Achterburgwal 66-66a (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=18113), BLaM Haven Lofts (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=17077), Odd from Sweden's New York Rowhomes (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=11094), Jeronij's Euro Residential Set (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1406), SimGoober's MEGA Residentials Volumes 1 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1044) and 2 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1045), homefryes's American Four Square homes (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=920), and Mattb325's Regency Terrace (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=704). Happy downloading, my friend!
Battlecat: Thank you so much! It's the little details that make a lot great, IMHO.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks!
Glowbal: Thank you! Yes, those Dutch rowhouses grow like weeds in my cities. Nice to see a piece of home in Nyhaven, isn't it? ;D
Jason (Albus of Garaway): I'm glad you would - and you'll get to download them soon. Thanks for stopping by, my friend!
Ryan B.: Thank you, and congrats to you too for posting Nyhaven's 200th reply here at Devotion! I have a special treat for you for making that historic post:
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This is Burgess Square, which will be included in my upcoming square pack. I hope you like it!
Airbird: Steal away, my friend; my ideas are yours for the taking! Thanks for commenting!
citycapitalizer: Thank you very much! It's my pleasure to help readers like you find what they like from Nyhaven.
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All the time that those barges were dumping dirt into the river, I was busy working on a new infrastructure project. While the realignment of the Hill Line would serve the newly-reclaimed land pretty well, I knew it would eventually need a quick connection to the wider world. With that in mind, I put together a team to design an extension of one of the commuter rail spurs we had built as part of the rail beltway a few years earlier.
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Although this project would eventually link this spur with downtown and Central Station, the first phase was a simple extension from the spur's temporary end in the neighborhood of Slauson Valley to the basement of ColumbiAir Arena, between midtown and uptown. That basement was big enough that it could be converted into a rail station, conveniently enough. Along the way, the spur would connect to the station in the Heights Industrial Park.
Our initial plan was to build most of the extension at-grade. Here's why:
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Between the Heights Station and the arena, three subway lines cross the path of the extension. We knew that if we were to build the extension in a tunnel, it would have to be pretty deep to cross those other tunnels. Building on the surface would have avoided that problem and been much less expensive. However, when we presented the original, at-grade plans to the public, there was a huge backlash against them:
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The comments we received after the scoping period forced us to reconsider our plans. It was a tough choice, but we eventually decided we had to build most of the extension underground after all. This decision was not without benefits, however: it meant that we could have a more direct line to the arena while still serving Heights Station. After a few more months, we finally broke ground.
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There was already a station at the old end of the spur, and since we had decided to build a short viaduct over the nearby road and avenue, it had to be temporary relocated. In November of 2396, the temporary shelters were in place a couple blocks to the east.
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While the new alignment would avoid the acquisition of many more houses than the old one, the viaduct still needed some room to be built, and so a few homes still had to face the wrecking ball. Fortunately, with the city still growing like crazy, their former residents were able to find new abodes quickly.
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Work on the viaduct got stared soon afterwards, and ti kept going for a few months, through the rain and cold weather.
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At last, in September 2397, the viaduct was finished and a new permanent station was built on the site of the old one.
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Further west, the at-grade alignment ended inside the Heights Industrial Park. At that point, it was time to bring in the tunnelers.
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Tunneling was the most time-consuming part of this project. The TBMs moved through about 60 feet of ground each day. Even so, it only took a few months to reach Heights Station.
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As we reached the subway crossings, some new technology helped us out a lot. The good folks at Z Transport Systems had recently invented a new way to keep tunnels separate, and we put that method to good use as the tunneling continued.
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From the ground, the only way to know that Z's new technology, codenamed SURC, was being used was to look at the sidewalk. Above the SURC tunnel sections, the pavement was a bright reddish-pink.
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The extension finally opened with great fanfare in February 2399. People were grateful to have a quicker route to ColumbiAir Arena, but everyone was waiting for the second and final phase of the project. That part would get underway soon enough...
That was a great update! :thumbsup: It's great to see that efficient transport is appreciated in Nyhaven. There is another building that I don't know what it is. It's in the 2nd to last picture on the side of the highway nearest Madison Square Garden and it looks like a government building.
Great update! I'm happy to see that many of those at-grade crossings were replaced with viaducts. Things will be much safer now for the citizens! :)
Nice job on the update, you've really covered most of the normal issues that come up when a new rapid transit line comes through!
That viaduct looks pretty cool!
Great update - and thanks for the square! I'm honoured!
Those viaducts look great and I love the under construction shot in the rain! :thumbsup: &apls
Congrats on the 200 replies!
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citycapitalizer: Thank you very much! Without good transportation, I don't think this MD would exist, so I appreciate your comment. That building you noticed is the Police Administration Building (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=19327), on the STEX.
Jason (Albus of Garaway): Thanks! I know how much more desirable grade separations are when building rail lines, due to my avid following of LA Metro Rail expansions, so you're right on with that comment. Come back soon, my friend!
Battlecat: Thank you! As I told Jason above, all my knowledge about what goes into building new rail lines comes from watching local construction projects here in LA.
Ryan B.: Thanks - and you're very welcome! You deserve it for helping me achieve such a great milestone.
djvandrake: Thank you! I'm glad you appreciate my Photoshopping.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks! I'm so happy to have made it this far at SC4D.
Well, if you didn't already know, my first STEX upload in six years, the Woodworks Square Pack, is now online and available for download here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22288). I know some of you have been anticipating this release, and I thank you for your support!
Now then, on to today's special:
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This marina, near Overland Park (itself the subject of an earlier special), recently went through a major expansion, thanks to my downloading more of Pegasus's excellent CDK3-OWW2 Marina collection of lots. I think they're the best marina lots out there, they're that good! More recently, I built an even larger marina in my region's new big city, Astoria, which you'll get to see pics of before long.
EDIT: I almost forgot to mention that Nyhaven has surpassed 10,000 views here - another great milestone! Thanks to all of you who have taken an interest in this MD!
Until Thursday...
Your welcome! That marina looks good as well!
Nice marina. Looks like you've got some good waterfront skills (I never mastered SC4 waterfronts). :P
I like the pics from your last update about the rail viaduct being built. Nice story for the reasons why it was built. :thumbsup:
Lastly, I fired up SC4 and loaded up a few of the plazas you just released on the STEX- those look even better in game than they did in the screenshots. Thanks for sharing!
That's a good marina. :thumbsup: Also, congrats on 10000 views! &apls Also, I noticed you named one of your cities Overland Park. Did you get that from the large suburb of Kansas City? Just wondering.
Nice job on that marina! It looks great.
That marina looks great, and I can't wait to see the waterfront in Astoria. :thumbsup:
The color of the sea makes your marina look great. :thumbsup:
Nice use of Peg's waterfront lots, and great marina! Looking forward to the next update. ;D
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks again! I'm glad you like the marina.
meinhosen: Thank you! I hope you'll approve of today's waterfront improvements as well. I also appreciate your compliments on my square pack and storytelling.
citycapitalizer: Thanks! No, I wasn't even aware that a real city called Overland Park even existed before you told me. I name all of Nyhaven's suburbs after major streets here in Los Angeles, and Overland Avenue happens to be fairly close to where I live.
Battlecat: Thank you! If you liked this one, I'm sure you'll like the even bigger marina in Astoria.
djvandrake: Thanks! It will probably be a while before Astoria is presentable, but when it is, I won't hesitate to share pictures of it.
Glowbal: Thank you! I've been considering changing my water mod to one of Pegasus's excleent mods, but if you like the way my water looks now, I won't bother.
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Once the new section of Hunters Island was finished, it made the rest of the local waterfront look less than great. I knew that for a city as great as the birthplace of Lower Columbia, that wouldn't do, so while my department was busy building the new rail spur extension, I put together a plan for beautifying the whole stretch of Elochoman Slough, the part of the Columbia River separating Hunters Island from the rest of Nyhaven.
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The most logical thing to do first was to continue the coastline facing the river's main channel along a path extending straight from the reclaimed land's end. That meant adding some more land to the island. As summer turned to fall in 2398, work started on reclaiming still more land from the river.
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Gradually, a new coastline began to take shape along the waterfront. By December, the last boatload of earth had been dumped onto the new land.
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After extending the city streets onto the new land, developers wasted no time in building on it. I'm sure the residents of those new buildings were grateful to have a nice, sculpted waterfront to look across and use as a park.
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The next phase of the project called for bilding seawalls around South Point, home to the observation tower I led the way in building back in the 2370s. First, we had to widen the point a little bit to make room for the new embankments.
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I have to say, when the new walls were finished, they made the whole area look better. From what I heard, I wasn't the only one to think so - property values near the point rose, making the locals all the more happy to live there.
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Now it was time for the main part of the project. In June 2399, workers got started on straightening the sides of Elochoman Slough, in preparation for the eventual wall construction.
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It didn't take long before the upper part of the slough was all walled in.
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In just a couple of months, crews had moved their operations north, to the part of the slough that enclosed downtown Nyhaven. First off, they worked on the downtown side of the slough.
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As the century drew to a close, they switched over to the mainland shore. All the while, the views from the nearby office towers got better and better.
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By New Year's Eve, the work was done. And what a sight Elochoman Slough had become! It was truly spectacular.
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Overall, the project didn't look great from higher up, but at ground-level, it was great to finally have a nice waterfront.
Looks really good! It really brings an improvement to Nyhaven.
Great idea to add the new seawalls. They make the waterfront look a lot better than it already did, if possible. Awesome job! :thumbsup:
Certainly an improvement! Seawalls are pretty handy for protecting the urban shoreline. They also make for a great walking opportunity!
&apls
Gives the area a nice, finished look so important in high density urban settings. Looks great. :thumbsup:
Seawalls sure make everything look a lot nicer in dense cities don't they? And then rl-wise, it's much more safer in case of erosion.
Nice update!
Your downtown looks great! &apls The seawalls really complement the downtown. :thumbsup:
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks!
jimbo_jj: Thank you! It seemed like the most logical next step after putting seawalls on the land reclaimed in Update 26. They really do look good, don't they?
Battlecat: Thanks! I hadn't considered the protective aspect of using seawalls; it was good of you to point that out. And, of course, you're absolutely right about effectively adding a long, narrow park all around the built-up area.
djvandrake: I agree, the walls definitely give a polished look to a place. Thank you for stopping by again!
just_a_guy: Yes, they certainly do. Thanks for commenting!
citycapitalizer: Thank you! I agree completely.
Well, it's been a busy couple of days for Lower Columbia. One of my League of Nations allies, Oak Hill, suffered the loss of its president at the hands of a terrorist organization backed by a jealous neighbor country, and then had to fend off a missie attack from that country, known as Isragon. Needless to say, Lower Columbia won't stand to have such reprehensible actions go unpunished. We're now sending part of our military to the area to help Oak Hill bring its enemy to justice, and our other allies of Atrubia, Jiesan, Isporos and Connar have also sent troops. If all this sounds like fun to you, it's not too late to get in on the fun by applying to join the League of Nations. All you have to do is post an application on our forums (http://leagueofnations.freeforums.org/index.php), and you'll likely become part of the SC4 community's only completely democratic and hierarchy-free CJ union. Give it a shot!
Now then, on to today's special...
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Lower Columbia's royal capital, Kendall, recently built a new convention center. It has a built-in hotel and easy access by rail and road to the rest of the city, and it's only a few blocks from the House of Parliament. This convention center is one of the candidates for hosting the League's first-ever summit.
See you all on Thursday!
woodb3kmaster,
Things always look so very well designed in Nyhaven and the Kendall Convention Center follows in the excellence. Keep up the great work.
Nice! That is a cool building!
I think I recognize that building. In any case, great choice. It really reflects the success of the region and the nation. :thumbsup:
coolio!
Looks good!
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projectadam: Thank you very much! I tried to find a good place for the convention center, and although it's in a mostly residential area, I think its proximity to the train station, Kendall's CBD (just beyond the station) and Parliament does more than enough to make this location a winner. Come back soon, my friend!
Battlecat: Thanks! I'm glad I found it on the STEX.
jimbo_jj: Thank you! You're absolutely right; this building does a great job of reflecting Lower Columbia's prosperity.
GreekMan: Thanks!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you! I look forward to welcoming the Atrubian delegate to our first summit when he/she checks in here.
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As the first phase of the rail spur extension edged closer to its opening day, I rushed to finalize all the details for its second phase - building the Downtown Rail Loop:
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By September 2398, my department had finally chosen the Locally Preferred Alternative for the loop. Its course would be somewhat irregular due to the locations of other tunnels nearby, but I felt that it would do a good job of fulfilling its purpose - letting suburban commuters take one train from their neighborhood to their job.
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Most of the stations for the loop and its connection to the spur already existed when I designed the plans; it was just a matter of adding new platforms to those stations. The Saint Mark's Square subway station was one such station. It was originally just a stop along Saint Mark's Line, with no connections to any other rail lines; the arrival of the loop would change that.
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The only new station planned was one near Market and 15th Streets, but you could argue that those new platforms were merely an extension of the existing Nyhaven MetroRail station. However, since the new platforms would be some distance from the old ones, I thought of them as a separate station.
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By the summer of 2399, it was go time for this project. We held a groundbreaking ceremony at Nyhaven Central Station, although there would be little work happening near it. It just made sense to hold the ceremony there since that station would be the starting and endling point for the new rail services that would eventually travel along the new tracks.
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The first order of business was to start work on the boxes for the new station platforms. Station boxes take at least four years to build, so we had to get started on them right away. It wasn't long before the street near Saint Mark's Square was torn up to begin the process.
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The same thing was happening over at Market and 15th. Once the pit where the station box there would be built was deep enough, construction crews started installing the temporary decking so traffic could make use of the full width of Market Street again soon.
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Meanwhile, workers were digging pits big enough to lower the tunnel-boring machines into so the biggest part of the work could begin. By March of 2400, it was finally time to lower them into place.
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Once the TBMs were in place, things picked up speed a bit. In a few months, the tunnelers were already almost ready to cross Elochoman Slough into downtown.
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Tunnelers on the other side of Central Station were also hard at work. At about the same time, they were about to punch through the walls of the new station box under the existing Johanssen Park subway station.
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By mid-2402, the loop part of the project was complete. The tunnelers finished cutting across the southern part of downtown and punched into the spur extension tunnels around July.
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Speaking of the spur extension, those TBMs to the west of Central Station kept going south while their companions were busy tunneling across downtown. By the start of 2403, they were most of the way to the Kings Line's 25th Street station, where they would cut into another new station box.
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In December of that year, after a couple of months of testing, the new tunnels opened to the public. The day after the grand opening, I was pleased to read the Nyhaven Sentinel's report on how opening day went. It was a very satisfying day.
Nice update! Great use of the construction lots there!
Love the story on the new rail line. I missed the previous update, but it looks great! Those seawalls fit well with the city, and the mosiac was outstanding (I don't even want to guess at how much time that took to piece together)! :thumbsup:
Its a he. ;) The president is Abijad Aljakar. Also I love the vast subways!
I wonder how I missed the update before this one... I looked at this every day. Oh well :D
Nice work. I like the shot of the railways.. where the tunnel-boring machines get lowered. Makes me wonder.. do you use that mod for ''caterganies'' (or what ever it's spelled ()what() )?
cheers!
Awesome! Great way to make the construction of it all seem real. 12,000 is pretty good ridership too :thumbsup:
You're central station looks great. &apls
WoW very nice rails I like your work nice &apls &apls &apls
Wow, I just read your updates (It's the first time i visited Nyhaven), but it took me about an hour! Maybe because it's so amazing! very nice :thumbsup: &apls
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Battlecat: Thank you! Those lots wouldn't have been nearly as realistic if I weren't an avid follower of local light rail and subway construction projects.
meinhosen: Thanks! I'm glad you like the seawalls, too. That mosaic wasn't too hard to put together, but as with any mosaic, it certainly required a lot of concentration.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks for letting me know! I'm sure President Aljakar is enjoying himself in Kendall, now that the summit has begun.
Glowbal: Thank you! I do, in fact, use a catenary mod (although since I'm away from my SC4 computer today, I can't check and see which one).
djvandrake: Thanks a lot! My research into local rail projects (as I mentioned to Battlecat) really came in handy with this update.
peter007: Thanks you very much!
rikkeflik: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for reading everything! I'm glad you liked all of the updates.
Well, today marks the end of my time in OSITM, but it was a great month! I'm glad to have been awarded this honor, and I hope you all have enjoyed it as much as I have. There will still be frequent updates until late September, when I go back to school, but you'll have to look for me back in the Best Sellers section.
Now then, on with today's specials!
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Work continues on the new city of Astoria. The first part of it to be built, though, was this airport. When building it, I was inspired by features of both Phoenix's and Denver's airports. The idea for having the main terminal entrances in the middle of the main roadway came from Phoenix, while the satellite concourses were inspired by Denver.
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Of course, it wouldn't be a complete airport without general aviation and cargo facilities. The cargo terminal, in fact, is what I built first; it grew out of a porject I was working on for one of my League of Nagtions allies.
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Here's a closer view of the cargo area.
See you again on Thursday!
Fantastic airport! That's a seriously huge set of terminals. The satellite terminals are accessed through underground routes?
I agree with Battlecat, fantastic update!!!
Very nice &apls
That was a fantastic update, Zack.
I think we'll have to look in the Best Sellers.
Your updates are so frequent its hard to keep up with you, excellent work my friend.
Itching for more
Ethan
That's a very impressive airport! :thumbsup:
Niiiiiiiiiice! :thumbsup:
Really big airport! And very impressive.
Fantastic past updates! :thumbsup: I like that airport. &apls
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Battlecat: Thanks a lot! You're right on the money about accessing the satellite concourses - an underground train links all four concourses, much like at Denver International Airport.
Tomas Neto: Thank you, Tomas! Great minds think alike...
meinhosen: Thanks!
Ethan (ecoba): Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for your compliments! You're right about which section I'm in now that August is over; I've fixed that in my post above. I hope you enjoy today's update! Take care, my friend!
djvandrake: Thank you! I've always liked airports, since I've spent so much time in them on account of my father flying commercially for United. I'm glad you approve of the job I did on Astoria's airport. Come back soon!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks!
just_a_guy: It is large, isn't it? Thanks for your kind words!
citycapitalizer: Thank you! I hope today's update is as enjoyable as my others.
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Today, we're taking a little break from the usual storyline to examine the quads that make up metropolitan Nyhaven in detail. I was inspired to do an update on statistics after reading calibanX's own such update to his CJ "Monument Valley". So, Geoff, if you're reading, this one's for you!
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Here's a new region view of metropolitan Nyhaven, with the quad borders shown and the indiviual quads named. These 22 quads are where all of Nyhaven's 2.2 million residents live, work and play. Keep the sizes of these quads in mind as we go through the following sets of statistics; I'll keep showing the quad names in each following image.
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First is a look at the basic demographics of Nyhaven's cities: their populations (in thousands), their Equcation Quotients, and their life expectancies. As you can see, the central quads are the most populous, and their residents are the smartest and healthiest in the area. Meanwhile, most of the outlying suburbs' residents have lower EQs and LEs. This disparity can be explained by the fact that the inner city is much older (in game years) than the outskirts; in most cases, the outer suburbs have only been around for a year or two. As these suburbs get older, their reisdents should get smarter and healthier, just like their inner-city neighbors.
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Here's a look at crime rates in the region. There are more crimes committed in the inner city quads than in the suburbs, due to their having more residents, many of whom earn less than the suburbanites (as the next image will show). However, Nyhaven has invested heavily in law enforcement, much like Lower Columbia as a whole, and most of these criminals are eventually caught. In fact, for the entire metropolitan area, 176 crimes out of the 254 committed last month result in arrests. To be sure, there are certain neighborhoods that are less safe than others; the suburbs of Fairfax and Overland Park are not places where you'd want to hang around much at night. On the other hand, and perhaps surprisingly, the inner city may actually be safer.
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As I mentioned above, residents' income goes a long way in explaining crime rates. This image shows why. As is common in large cities, most of the urban core's residents earn less than their suburban counterparts, in some cases as much as four times less. Since these poorer urbanites outnumber suburbanites in Nyhaven, the metro area's average income is somewhat low.
A surprising anomaly can be found in looking at the income for people living near Port Nyhaven. Although you might expect dock workers to earn less than most others, a great deal of gentrification has occurred in this part of town. This quad is also home to the reclaimed land added to Hunters Island in Update 26, where a number of wealthy residents have moved to.
This image also examines the quads' own budget situations. The central Nyhaven quad enjoys an unparalleled budget surplus of $84,000, thanks to the corporations renting office space downtown. The city as a whole is heavily in the black, thanks in no small part to the aftermath of the Simlympics. Even two decades later, it seems that international visitors are still flocking to Nyhaven.
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Pollution levels in the city are generally low, as this image shows. The first number under each quad name is the level of air pollution in that quad, while the second number is the amount of water pollution there. As Lower Columbia transitions away from internal-combustion-driven cars, the air quality in Nyhaven has been getting better and better. Most of the pollution in the city now comes from heavy industry and not traffic. The water quality in most of the city is also fairly good. The only exceptions are in the two quads with airports; the airport fuel depots contribute a lot of pollution to the local water.
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Finally, here's a look at local commute times in minutes. As you can see, the highest travel times are mostly in the inner city, where traffic congestion is heaviest. The suburbs generally enjoy very short commutes. The only exceptions to this trend are the suburbs of Overland Park and Whitehall Shores, whose commute times actually exceed those of the more urban quads. It may be that these longer commute times are more accurate, as I recently switched traffic simulators to Simulator Z Medium, and I haven't had a chance to play many quads with it installed yet. As I replay the other quads, their reported commute times will probably increase. Oh well, I guess that's something to look at in a future update...
Thank you all so much for taking the time to follow Nyhaven. If this update wasn't as exciting as previous ones, don't worry. The storyline will be back next week! Until then...
I like it! it was enjoying to read. :)
I agree with Glowbal, that was very fun to read! It gave me a lot of insight into Nyhaven, and I hope you do some more things like that sometime! :)
-Jason
That was pretty enlightening (and fun to read/view). I'll echo Jason: you'll have to do that again sometime (I really would like to see it again after your suburbs have matured). :thumbsup:
Interesting read! Plus, it's always nice to see your region shots! Nyhaven is growing fast.
I'll echo the comments above as well. That was very enlightening and I enjoyed it. I like insights such as this as it helps me plan my city better too. :thumbsup:
Very enlightening. One can create any storyline they want to fit their MD but it's good to remember that cities develop as a dual effort by the players and the simulation. These stats show us just how the simulation has played its part. Not to mention the region shots are pretty cool, too! Great job! ;D
-James
Wow! I think its been a long time since I saw Nyhaven from the air! ;D
Great update, I enjoy statistics! :thumbsup: &apls
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Glowbal: Thank you! It took a lot of work to put this update together, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Jason (Albus of Garaway): Thanks a lot! Enlightening you all was my goal in putting this update together, so I'm glad I succeeded at that. You can be sure to see another update like this in the future.
meinhosen: Thank you, my friend! I wasn't sure how much fun an update made up of only statistics would be to read, but it's great to know that you enjoyed it. I'm sure that once the suburbs have matured and I've had the chance to replay all the quads with Simulator Z, things will be different, so another update like this one will definitely get posted down the road. Come back soon, and take care!
Battlecat: Thanks! I agree that region shots are nice to look at, and you're right about Nyhaven's growth - it has definitely sped up as of late.
djvandrake: Thank you very much! If these stats have helped you with city planning, I'm glad to have been so helpful to you.
James (jimbo_jj): Thank you, James! You're absolutely right about how important the simulator is. It's easy to plop an eyecandy city, but I enjoy the challenge of building and maintaining an organic, living city, despite the simulator's flaws.
Alex (Driftmaster07): I'm sure it has been a while. It's good to see it from on high again, isn't it? Thanks for commenting!
citycapitalizer: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed those stats.
Well, as of today, Nyhaven has been online for three whole years! (The original Nyhaven thread was started over at ST on this date in 2006.) It's really thanks to your support and comments that it's lasted this long, so give yourselves a pat on the back for helping to make Nyhaven so successful!
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Here's to another three years!
Nice job there and Congratulations! Also how do you put fireworks in there????
Congratulations! From what I've seen over time few MD's manage this feat. Let's just hope three more great years are ahead! &apls &apls &apls
-James
Congratz! ;D
3 years? Congratulation. I like the last update.
AWESOMENESS!
Congrats on the three years! It must rewarding since very few make it that far.
I like your last update. It's very nice to know those kinds of stats for a city. But I would like to know why Wauna has so much pollution in both ways. It seems like a small town.
That's great to hear that you're celebrating 3 years :thumbsup:
Here's to a great city and a great MD celebrating another anniversary. &apls
I can't remember if I've commented here before, but I really like this MD. What you do is amazing, and I can only hope that someday Thames District might feature the same quality of pictures as those you show here. I am thoroughly impressed. Well done on going at it for 3 whole years as well.
I hope you might share one little secret with me: I was wondering if you could tell me how you did this picture. (http://www.aanhrush.com/images/nyhaven2/upd25img22a.jpg) It's the region map flattened out into a square.
Never mind. I got it. Paint.NET didn't have a skew option, luckily MS Paint does.
Congratulations on a whopping three year anniversary!
Congratulations on three years! &apls
Congratulations on three years of Nyhaven! &apls
Hi Zack!
I'm trying to put an end to all the lurking I did over the summer. I've been watching, but rarely commenting the way I should here. I enjoyed the statistics a lot... made for a very interesting look at the different areas. It was also great to see the whole region again. I've gone back to it a few times, paying special attention to the suburban transitions and the edges of developed areas. It all looks great and I'm hoping to get some ideas.
Congratulations on three years! I'm also looking forward to the next three... :thumbsup:
JB
Congratulations on 3 years! You've certainly done a superb job. Looking forward to many more!
Congratulations on three years of Nyhaven! :thumbsup:
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Wow, lots of replies to answer today! Thank you all so much for your congratulations and kind words. I'll respond to your unique comments below:
Alex (Driftmaster07): The fireworks are actually Photoshop brushes I downloaded. In particular, the blue and white fireworks in the mosaic are a combination of two different brushes, one on top of the other. I don't remember where I got them, but if you Google "Photoshop fireworks brushes", you'll probably find a good set. Or I could just send you my set as a PM attachment (one of the benefits of being an SC4D subscriber).
James (jimbo_jj): You're absolutely right. Only a handful of MDs have ever lasted three years or more, and I'm honored to be among them.
just_a_guy: I think the high pollution levels in Wauna are due to the presence of a lot of dirty industry with no ordinances or water treatment plants to limit pollution. Still, you're right about those levels being awfully high for such a small town.
joelyboy911: Although you found your own way to make squared-off region maps, I use a different method, detailed by David (dedgren) in his tutorial (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=113.0) on making square region views. It's important to note, however, that if your region isn't square (mine isn't), you'll need to do some experimenting to get the corners of your quads and intersections to be right angles.
Jon (JBSimio): It's great to read another of your comments, Jon! Thanks so much for the kind words about the last update. I hope my region shots prove helpful in designing Covington's outer fringes - which, by the way, are already looking terrific! Come back soon, my friend!
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As work got underway on the Downtown Rail Loop, I was back at the drawing board, working on another new project. The Ministry of Transportation had asked me to put together a plan for building a southern bypass around the center of the capital of Kendall, mere miles west of Nyhaven. Traffic on the King's Highway, better known as Route 50, was getting worse and worse, with so much through traffic clogging up the highway as it passed just to the north of Kendall's CBD on its way between Nyhaven and Astoria. A bypass route was sorely needed, and soon.
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Near the highway's future western end lay the town of Knappa, home to some 9,000 Lower Columbians. The new highway would need to serve the town without harming it, so I had to direct it around the southern edge of the town's developed area.
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Soon, all the survey work was done and I had finished the plans. I fired off the environmental impact report as soon as I could and waited for the government's record of decision.
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At the eastern end of the highway corridor, in Nyhaven's suburb of Bradwood, ground was finally broken in the winter of 2400. As work got underway, however, I started hearing rumors of local residents being dissatisfied with the amount of noise coming from the construction site.
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In a couple of months, those rumors wre proven true when locals demanded some form of noise reduction from the government. The burden ultimately fell on me to work out a reasonable solution.
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In the end, I chose to install soundwalls along the highway's right of way. Work on those walls got started as soon as the materials to build them were available.
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As work on the highway progressed through Bradwood and its beighbor of Overland, noise complaints dropped to zero. I knew then that the soundwalls were doing their job. What a relief - no more worries about a possible injunction shutting down construction!
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Eventually, the work site moved out of the developed areas of town, and so work could go on around the clock.
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It didn't take long to build the highway once we picked up the pace.
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It seemed like the highway was growing right before my eyes, as I made repeated trips out to the job site to check up on progress.
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All through 2401, the hgihway slowly snaked its way down out of the hills into the plains south of Kendall. New interchanges were built wherever the local roads had been built to handle future suburban growth.
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Eventually, we reached the path of the southern segment of Route 3, which ran south right out of Kendall's CBD. This was the only highway that Route 203 would intersect and continue past.
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Since we were still in open land, building this interchange was a piece of cake. By New Year's Day of 2402, it was done.
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After almost another year, the job site finally reached Knappa and the highway's western terminus at Route 50. Work got started immediately on this final interchange, which would be somewhat complex due to the path of the King's Highway.
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Still, it didn't take long before work was begun on the interchange's flyovers. Things were moving at breakneck speed!
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At last, in mid-2403, not long after the Downtown Rail Loop opened, Route 203 was finished. Now it was time to see if it would live up to its intended purpose as a bypass!
Looks cool! And yeah could you send me them via pm?
Great update! The highway should be efficiant!
Great work on that expansion. That's a very efficient looking highway network!
That last interchange looks like a creative solution. Looks like you already have a lot of the smaller roads laid down for Kendall's suburbs (if my eyes aren't deceiving me :P). Great work, as always! :thumbsup:
-James
Very nice! ;) I've always loved your story lines.
Another great update! Those are some elaborate interchanges you've designed and a nice variety too. :thumbsup:
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks! I'll send you a PM shortly.
danielcote: Thank you! I certainly hope it will be.
Battlecat: I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for stopping by!
James (jimbo_jj): Thank you, James! You're right about the roads near Kendall. I like to lay down the suburbs' future arterial roads, although at first, they're mostly roads, except where they cross each other and the highways. Come back soon!
Glowbal: Thanks! It's great to hear that my stories are worth telling.
djvandrake: Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and I certainly enjoy building lots of different interchanges. Glad you like them! Thank you for your kind words!
Today I'm going to show you all a recent addition to the Nyhaven skyline, although it's not what you might expect to see...
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This replica of Rio de Janeiro's famous statue, Christ the Redeemer, was erected on the summit of Sunset Mountain in the past decade by the largest church in Nyhaven, with permission from the city (since most of Sunset Mountain is a city park). It has come to symbolize the faith that dominates Nyhaven's culture and history; after all, the city was founded by Christians fleeing persecution. The top part of this mosaic appears in Nyhaven's wiki article at the League of Nations wiki, located here (http://leagueofnations.wikia.com/wiki/Nyhaven).
I like it! Will the paintbrushes work in an old (very) of Photoshop?
Great updates and great looking interchanges. I don't know about you but I seem the prefer building dificult interchanges like the one in your last pic.
Wow! May I ask how you do the overhead region view? I hope it's not photoshop because I can't afford it :-[ :-[
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you, Alex! I've already answered your question in numerous PMs, so you already know that the brushes plugin requires (I think) Photoshop 7 or later. However, it's possible that similar plugins may exist for free image-editing software like the GIMP (I don't know, since I don't use any of those programs).
just_a_guy: Thanks! Yes, I too enjoy pushing the envelope of what the RHW can do, although I'll have to wait for RHW 4.0 (or later) to be released before I can do some of the things I want to do.
Ryan (carkid1998): Unfortunately, I do, in fact, use Photoshop to make overhead region views, but I'm sure you can make them in the GIMP or any other free image-editing program. David (dedgren) wrote a good tutorial on how to make them for square regions; it's in the Tutorials section of the forums here.
Well, this update is a day later than I wanted it to be, but in my defense, I was away from my computer for most of yesterday (I was on vacation), so I wasn't really able to post it before now. Anyway, here's Update 32!
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The 2390s were a busy decade for me. Not just because of the Hunters Island land reclamation project, the new City Hall, the beginnings of the Downtown Rail Loop and the seawall-building that was going on - those projects certainly kept me busy, but there was more going on than that. All that decade, HM King Zachary, who had come to the throne of Lower Columbia back in 2385, funded the construction of half a dozen new high-rise housing projects in the inner city of Nyhaven, and as chief engineer of the city, it was my job to keep tabs on each of them. That meant making lots of stops at the construction sites to make sure the construction was following all the building codes and staying on schedule. I must have spent hours sitting in traffic on my way between City Hall and the various construction sites!
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The first of the king's projects to come to my attention would be a four-tower estate called University Crescent, so named because it would be built on three city blocks on Main Street, just north of the University of Nyhaven.
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Another project would be built on two blocks just across August Avenue from Spanish Town. This project would require moving a fire station that sat on one of the blocks, and construction couldn't begin until the firefighters had moved into some new digs nearby.
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It wasn't pleasant, but eventually, all of the properties on the future site of University Crescent had been bought, so demolition was able to begin in the summer of 2393. Once all the old buildings were gone, it was time to prepare the site for construction. That meant taking out the two old streets that divided the site and grading a new access road within the property.
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Meanwhile, I received a flood of new building applications coming from developers who wanted to build new mid-rises north of the downtown CBD. They all seemed like pretty solid plans, so I had no reservations approving them. Soon, a forest of cranes had sprung up north of downtown.
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The two-block estate wasn't the only housing project that would be built near Spanish Town. On the opposite side of the neighborhood, I was watching as another estate went up. Construction on this one started in early 2395.
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At about the same time, the first two towers of University Crescent started rising out of the ground.
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Further south, a new set of towers was under construction just off Greenway. The aptly-named Greenway House was going up not far from New Nippon.
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It felt like ages, but eventually, the first of the Spanish Town developments started construction. That fire station really slowed things down over there!
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The final housing project to get my approval was the Mercer Terrace estate. Like so many of the other projects, this one, being built on Mercer Avenue south of Rossmore Lake Park, consisted of four high-rise towers rising out of a common base structure. After doing a little research to find out why they were all so similar, I found out that all the big projects were designed by the same architectural firm, the Bixel Group.
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By the summer of 2397, the other Spanish Town estate was well on its way toward completion. It seemed like it was only under construction for a little while!
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University Crescent was progressing nicely, too. It didn't take long for the first pair of towers to be completed. After that, workers moved on to building the other pair.
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In 2398, as I was working on walling in Elochoman Slough near midtown, I stopped by the area north of downtown, only to find that all the cranes were gone. All the new buildings were finished and filled to the brim with new Nyhaveners.
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The next year, work was finished on University Crescent. I have to say, the Bixel Group did a great job designing those towers!
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Greenway House opened its doors at about the same time as University Crescent. While not quite as stunning as the other estates, this one still went a long way toward providing affordable housing in inner Nyhaven.
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The close of the century also saw the completion of the two Spanish Town projects. I bet their residents have great views of each other's buildings!
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Mercer Terrace was the last estate to open its doors, opening just before Christmas 2399. It was pretty, at least, that's what I thought when I saw the finished building for the first time...
&apls
Great update! Lots of nice looking new towers. How fitting is it the new buildings in the "University Crescent" are arranged in something of a Crescent shape? :thumbsup:
Moving on to denser developements I see. That's good! Hopefully Nyhaven won't fall into the transportation problems that some west coast cities (like LA for example) have gotten into because of its huge urban sprawl.
Great update!
Nice update! But what is the building in the second to last pic with the flare effect? ???
great update, looks real nice &apls
Those are some great choices for new apartments. The University Crescent looks especially good! Looks like you were able to orient the buildings just enough for its namesake. Yes, when planning works out. ;D Excellent work!
-James
Where can I find the Jeffersons?
:D
Great update! &apls
Zack-
Well, I am only starting pg.7, but I am totally, totally impressed with your work on Nyhaven, it's totally awesome. With my slow WiFi connection, it's taken me many hours to get this far and I played more games of solitaire than I care to count while I refreshed pages, but it was well worth it. I love the "organic" feel of the city and the way it has grown more than anything else. Also super enjoy your narrative story as a city engineer in charge of infrastructure, realy an excellent persepctive to tell a story from, well chosen!
One of my biggest questions is how do you achieve the great satellite views of your region? Could you find time to post/create a tutorial for this process? Or, point those of us, like myself, who may be interested in doing somethign similar, to where you learned this technique?
A big two thumbs up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:. I am likely going to take a break from my own MD to finish reading up to date with yours. You make me want to abandon my MD and start something totally new....
Lora/LD
Great update! I love you're choice of archetecture!
You know I've always wanted to become an archetect when I get out of school! A Civil archatect designing buildings.
Beautiful shots! Great job integrating those huge residential towers into your region! Those are incredibly huge! They look great though.
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djvandrake: Glad you liked it! Really, the name University Crescent was inspired by the arrangement of the buildings, so thanks for approving of it!
just_a_guy: Thank you! Yes, high-rise development has arrived in full force in Nyhaven. I'm sure there will be plenty of ways to keep road congestion from becoming a serious problem.
It's interesting that you mention Los Angeles as the paragon of sprawl. Although a lot of people think LA has uber-low density, according to Robert Bruegmann's book Sprawl, at the level of the entire metropolitan area, it is actually the densest major city in the US (even more so than New York), with an average density of just over 7,000 people per square mile in 2000. It turns out that there was a lot of "leapfrog"-type development early in LA's expansion, with many areas not being developed until more recently.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks! That building would be Bixel's Cayman Rise (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21877).
builderbuiltoff: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for commenting! I'm glad you like what you see.
James (jimbo_jj): I'm glad you approve of my choices! Bixel has put together some really great buildings, and I'm glad you like the way they look in Nyhaven. Thanks for stopping by!
Ryan B.: Good one! Glad you liked the update!
Lora (ldvger): Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you're enjoying my updates. I'm especially glad you like my story's unique perspective; I wanted to do something different when I started this MD, and I don't think anyone had yet hit upon the idea of describing their construction projects from their chief engineer's viewpoint. Lots of people seem to like it, though, so I'd say it was a good idea.
As for making those top-down satellite images, David (dedgren) has put together a great tutorial (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=113.0) on making them, although his approach is specific to square regions. Since your SF region is rectangular, you'll likely have to play around in the GIMP (or any other free image-editing software program you want) to find the right aspect ratio to resize your outputs from Region Census to.
Let me encourage you to keep plugging away at your SF recreation. You're doing a fantastic job with it! Of course, you could start a little side-project if you want to start building some actual cities, but that's entirely up to you. Come back soon!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you! As it happens, I started university with the intention of becoming a civil architect, but since UCLA had only a graduate program in architecture when I started going here, I had to start out as a Civil Engineering major. That didn't last long, however - having to take calculus proved too difficult, so I became a Linguistics major instead. Good luck on your future career plans! I'm sure you'll do great!
Battlecat: Thanks, my friend! They really are gigantic buildings, aren't they? I'm glad you like them.
As I remember, some of you wanted to see a full picture of the performing arts center that was built in Update 24, since I only showed little bits of it at the time. Well, after a long delay, your requests are finally fulfilled! Take a look below:
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Enjoy!
Did I not comment yet? :o Shame on me, Zack.
That was a great update, and I especially like the way that you style your updates when you are constructing things. Taking lots of in process pics, and then(gasp) photoshopping them!
The Performing Arts Centre is beautiful, and that updates is one of my favourites in all of Nyhaven (but of course not saying they're all not good. Hope that made sense.).
Ethan
It looks Great and the street layout is fantastic. The parking garage must be pretty useful and the preforming arts center is conveniently by a school.
Nice update
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Ethan (ecoba): There's no need to be ashamed, Ethan - better late than never! Thanks for your very kind words, and I think I understood that last part (you weren't saying that not all of my updates are good, right?). Take care!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you, Daniel!
976: Thanks!
Well, my classes started today, so today's update unfortunately marks the end of the weekly updates. After today, I'm going back to my old schedule of posting a full update every other week and a special on the odd Thursdays, and I'll likely stick to this schedule for the whole school year. Though I hate to make you all wait longer between updates, at least this slower pace will let me prolong Nyhaven's life - I currently have ideas for updates that will last through next May, and I'm sure new ideas will come to mind before then. Anyway, it's update time!
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Life in the engineering department never slows down, or so it seems. I've almost always had a few different projects on my plate at once. The early 2400s were no different. As construction progressed on the Downtown Rail Loop and Route 203, I was hard at work on an extension to the Nyhaven MetroRail's Puget Line, which I had first built 30 years earlier:
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The existing line was kind of short, and from the start, it had always ended at Midtown Junction. Now there was a growing number of Nyhaveners on the south bank of the Columbia River who were taking the Puget Line into town, and they were growing tired of having to change trains at Midtown Junction. With this in mind, I drew up plans for an extension of the line through downtown to Nyhaven Central Station.
At first, I had planned for the line to continue on an elevated guideway from the tracks it shared with the Port Line, cutting across Chinatown and running over the city streets. But one day, I opened up the latest issue of the Nyhaven Sentinel to read this:
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I personally was on the side of the editorial board, but I knew I had to listen to the critics. Consigning my elevated plans to the trashcan, I redesigned the extension to run mostly underground. It would be expensive to build, but public opinion demanded it.
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A few months later, in the spring of 2402, the city held a groundbreaking ceremony at Midtown Junction. This was merely a formality, since no construction would take place at that station.
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The real start of construction took place further north, on the edge of Chinatown, where the Port Line's guideway turned to the west. My workers built a new set of tracks continuing to the north and diving underground.
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Not far from the ramp leading underground, there was a subway station on Saint Mark's Line. I wanted the Puget Line to serve it, so the tunnels turned west to pass under the older Saint Mark's Line tunnels.
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Before long, the tunnelers reached the Loop tunnels. This marked the end of new tunneling on the south side of downtown, since the Puget Line would be routed along the course of the Loop for several blocks to the north.
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Tunneling resumed just north of the First Avenue/Broadway station, to take the line away from the Loop and into Central Station.
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A year later, the tunnels reached Central Station. All that remained was to build new platforms in the station and run tests on the new rolling stock.
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At last, when January of 2405 rolled around, the extension was ready for its debut. On opening day, stations along the eastern side of the Loop saw thousands more passengers pass through them than before. The line was a resounding success!
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The MetroRail system now made more sense with the Puget Line crossing downtown. People in the southern suburbs could get to their jobs more efficiently, and they were thankful.
Looks cool! Too bad I'm banned from Simtrop to download it.
Quote from: Driftmaster07 on September 24, 2009, 04:53:00 PM
Looks cool! Too bad I'm banned from Simtrop to download it.
what happen?
This was a great update, Zack, and it amazes me with Nyhaven's great rail connections.
I thouroughly wish that some of my cities had as great planning as Nyhaven does.
So can I hire you?
Ethan
&apls Congrats on 300 posts, Zack, and welcome to Page 16! &apls
Great update! Creative as always.
You have one of the most impressive transit networks I've ever seen for SC4. &apls
I've missed a couple updates again, Zack, but they've been some good ones! :thumbsup:
The Performing Arts Center looks great with it's large plaza along the street.
The urban renewal update was a bit of a surprise. I didn't expect there would be such large apartment towers going up there. The end results are impressive to say the least! I'm sure all those new commuters helped make the MetroRail extension projects all the more necessary and successful.
Which brings me to your latest update... in what I've come to know as true Nyhaven style. The new sections of the Puget line seem very well planned and make a lot of sense from all areas. Looking at the map (which I always enjoy!) I can see the gaps in service to the south that you've now filled in. Yet you've done so in a very realistic manner in connecting existing lines, following the same paths in some cases, and minimal "new construction." If getting the most out of every construction dollar isn't a real part of any civic project, I don't know what is! &apls
JB
Nice system you have there! how frequently do the trains come? every 2-3 minuits?
Quote from: danielcote on September 27, 2009, 12:40:43 PM
Nice system you have there! how frequently do the trains come? every 2-3 minuits?
Can you show us a congestion map sometime?
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks, Alex! Now that you've served out your ban at ST, I imagine you've managed to get Cayman Rise, and I hope you're enjoying using it in Atrubia. Take care, my friend!
Ethan (ecoba): Thank you, Ethan! I'd be only too happy to help in your urban planning endeavors, and I'm glad my work here in Nyhaven has been so inspiring to you.
djvandrake: Thanks! I'm humbled to read that my transit network is so impressive, so thank you especially for that comment.
Jon (JBSimio): It's always a pleasure to read your replies, Jon, even if they're not as frequent as those of some other readers. I'm glad you enjoyed my latest updates to the city. The new apartment buildings are definitely big, but resta ssured that I'll soon find a few good places for some low-rise complexes made from your excellent RUSA apartment buildings. Take care, and don't be a stranger!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you, Daniel! Train frequencies vary depending on the line and time of day, but on the Puget Line, I imagine that trains run every 10 minutes at peak times. This may sound infrequent, but many RL subway lines go even longer between trains (for example, trains on the Metro Red Line here in Los Angeles run every 15 minutes, and the line is one of the most heavily-trafficked in the US). On the sections shared with other lines, however, trains probably run every five minutes.
emgmod: I most certainly could do that. As it happens, in the underground images from the last update, you can see the tunnels colored according to traffic volume/congestion, as a result of my having the modified subway view mod from the latest NAM installed. I hope that will suffice for now. Thanks for stopping by!
I must apologize for not having posted any updates for the past few weeks. School has kept me busier than I expected, and I have literally had no time at all to devote to SimCity. Nevertheless, I will try to work some playing time into my schedule soon, since I don't want this MD to go inactive. So watch this space, as a new update is still coming!
Don't worry about it Zack.
You along with Lora have both been busy lately, but you know everyone needs a break.
I'll be watching the thread.
Ethan
Man, I've missed a couple of excellent updates! Love the buildings you're using, and that transit map is stupendous! No worries about life being busy, it happens. Keep up the great work!
Don't worry bout it. ;) It will ease up soon (hopefully :D).
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Ethan (ecoba): You're certainly right, Ethan. We all could use a break now and then. Now that I've got my schedule more or less in order, though, I hope to return to making regular updates. Thanks for stopping by!
Battlecat: Thank you very much, my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed the last couple of updates, and that you approve of my high-rise choices. The HKABT really puts out quality work, wouldn't you say? I appreciate your support as I try to work the kinks out of my schedule.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks, Alex! My schedule troubles should be just about over now (I hope).
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One Friday after work in 2403, I decided to visit a friend of mine who had just moved into a new condo on Tenasillahe Island, not far from the town of Barrington. To get there from City Hall, I had to cross the river via the Tenth Street Bridge, downtown's closest road connection to the island. Let me tell you, traffic was horrendous! I had the misfortune of trying to cross the bridge during the evening rush hour, and it must've taken half an hour to go a measly mile. I couldn't stand the thought of my friend and his neighbors having to sit through all that traffic twice each weekday, so the week after that visit, I started looking into just how congested that bridge really was.
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When one of my junior engineers handed me the report, I was astonished. The bridge was regularly packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic at more than triple its original capacity! It was clear to me that downtown needed a new bridge over the Columbia as soon as it could get one. But what major street could I extend across the river? Main Street was out, since the popular waterfront village was centered on its western end. Fifth Street had a ferry terminal blocking any potential extension, and anyway, it was too close to the existing bridge. That left Broadway as the sole contender for extension.
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Having settled on a road to extend, I began to study the sites of the bridge's future ends. Broadway itself ended at the waterfront, with the historic Broadway Pier jutting out into the river along the bridge's future path.
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Across the river, on the shore of Tenasillahe Island, there was a ferry terminal just to the north of where the bridge would reach dry land, with its access road running in the way of any potential extension of Broadway onto the island.
With all this information in mind, I started drawing up the plans for the bridge. I planned to reroute the ferry port's access road further to the north and tear down the pier at the old end of Broadway, since the bridge's easternmost tower would need to be built on the pier's site. I didn't think this would be a very big deal to the citizens, but boy, was I wrong. Within weeks of unveiling the preliminary engineering to the public in December, I opened up one issue of the Nyhaven Sentinel to see this article on the front page:
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I was shocked. The Historical Society actually filed an injunction against the city?! Clearly the old pier was near and dear to some people's hearts. When the Wahkiakum County Superior Court heard the society's case, I made it clear to the judge that the city would not tear down the pier without rebuilding it elsewhere. Once I had agreed to rebuild the pier one block to the north, safely out of the bridge's path, the injunction was lifted and the project began in earnest.
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First of all, the bridge's future endpoints had to be prepared, and that meant clearing the old pavement from the sites and building approach ramps. First off, the westernmost block of Broadway was torn up...
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...and that ferry port's access road began to be rerouted. At the same time, work began on the roundabout at Broadway's future western end on the island.
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By August of 2404, the roundabout and western approach ramp were finished; the eastern ramp was completed not long after that.
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At the same time, another contractor got to work on rebuilding the Broadway Pier just north of the bridge site, at the end of Moore Street.
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After only a year, the pier was opened to the public as New Broadway Pier. It may not have been an exact replica, but most people didn't seem to notice. All that mattered was that the downtown waterfront once again had a signature pier, complete with a restaurant at its end. We had done a good job so far.
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As the spring of 2405 turned into summer, the towers of the bridge rose out of the river, and the cables started getting installed. It wasn't long before the first sections of road deck were floated into place.
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Further west, the story was pretty much the same. The towers were completed in mid-2405, and all the cables were in place by April 2406.
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In September of 2406, the Broadway Bridge was finally opened to traffic. Many residents of the western suburbs and Barrington enthusiastically adopted the new bridge as their new route into downtown. Within a year, traffic on both bridges was close to capacity. Another successful project was complete!
Very nice! I like the little stories you create. They always make it more like RL.
Nice update! Good job with replicating the construction technique used to build cable stayed bridges! I've been watching one go up a few blocks from my office for the past 3 years, and you've really nailed it with those intermediate photos!
I like the little side story; Nyhaven can consider itself lucky that there were so few properties in the way of this bridge development!
Very nice update, great work!! :thumbsup:
Graet update on the bridge! Looks like you neede it too with all that traffic.
&apls &apls
Great update. I always enjoy your presentation with the in-progress construction and the backstory.
That is a serious bridge too! Quite the span. The cable stayed style is a nice addition to the skyline. :)
OooH, I like that bridge, Zack. Very sleek...
Historical Societies, don't you love 'em, they seem to have gotten in a lot of Nyhaven'ses, projects way, but I actually do like them, they keep historic neighbourhoods in tact.
What type of food does that restaurant serve? I've been to a restaurant that looked like that before, and it was under a bridge! :o That wasn't an excellent restaurant, I must say.
Good to see you back from your well-deserved break,
Ethan
Great Update! Just goes to show Maxis Bridges look good... in the right place!
Excellent Update to come back with! ;)
Ryan :thumbsup:
Excellent update Zack! &apls
I really enjoyed the storyline for this one. Much like all your other projects, the rationale and presentation make perfect sense and seem very true to a real situation. I'm glad the historical society stepped in and forced a bit of additional planning. While moving and rebuilding an entire pier probably hurt the budget, it would have been a shame to lose such an attraction.
Good to see you back,
JB
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks, Alex! The story is really the main part of this MD, so I'm glad you like it.
Battlecat: Thank you! I'm thrilled to have gotten the bridge construction method right; it was my intention to simply repeat the Photoshopping that I did way back in Update 11, but it's great that I did such a good job replicating the real way that cable-stayed bridges are built.
Tomas Neto: Thanks a lot, my friend!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you! Yes, it was high time that a new bridge was built; the western suburbs desperately needed a new route into downtown.
djvandrake: Thanks! I wanted to use an ultra-modern bridge design to complement the skyline, so it was only natural to go with a cable-stayed design. Hopefully I'll be able to replace the Maxis model with a new design that choco's working on, if he agrees to make an avenue version.
Ethan (ecoba): Thank you, Ethan! Yes, as much as the Nyhaven Historical Society may be a thorn in the city's side at times, it does valuable work, as you so rightly point out. That restaurant you saw is actually a food court I added to the rebuilt Broadway Pier, as an added bonus to appease the historical society. It serves a couple of different kinds of food, none of it very healthy. I hope you enjoy it more than the food at that other restaurant you visited!
Ryan (carkid1998): Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for your kind words! Indeed, sometimes a Maxis bridge actually complements its surroundings rather nicely, and I'm glad you approve of my choice. Thanks for the welcome back!
Jon (JBSimio): Thank you, Jon! The pier was definitely worth saving, even if rebuilding it cost the city a pretty penny. I appreciate your kind words!
Thursday may just barely have started here in LA, but it's going to be a busy day for me. My fraternity is hosting its annual pre-Thanksgiving dinner tonight, so once class is over, I'll need to help set up the last remaining decorations and seating. We expect about 300 people to show up, so we need as much extra seating as we can afford!
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Today, I took advantage of the holiday and consequent break from classes to redesign Kendall's Royal Mall, the park that connects the headquarters of each branch of Lower Columbian government. I based my design on the real National Mall in Washington, DC, replacing Pegasus's paths with BSC paths and adding CP's latest seasonal trees to the Mall. I also used a different, BSC parks-compliant lot for the fountain in front of the Parliament building, although it's still ardecila's Buckingham Fountain. In addition, I replaced the San Francisco City Hall which had been the Parlimant house with yoder7652's Osturland Great Hall, on a custom lot.
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In the center of the Mall, where the two axes of the park cross, I added a circle of 12 Lower Columbian flags, made by my fellow League of Nations member Joelyboy, one for each of the kingdom's 12 states.
That does it for this week's specials. I'll post a couple more shots of this renovation after Update 35. Stay tuned!
That park looks great! I like the ring of flags and that foresty area at the bottom of the mosaic looks good too :thumbsup:.
Ryan ;)
Fantastic job on that park, that's a huge investment in green space, which is always great to see in a city of this size! Great job with the layout, it really did come together nicely!
Very beautiful! I love the design and layout of the mall, fountain and parliment buildings. It's looking very open and beautiful! keep it up.
I really like that new plaza, quite a nice place for a capital.
The whole winding part of the city is very beautiful. I could live there.
Hope you do well with your dinner, but no I don't think I'd enjoy that food, I'm a picky eater, it has to be good food, all cooked in a certain way, and all vegetarian.
Ethan
Looking good! The mall looks great. It somewhat reminds me of the big open green space in between the smithsonian museums in DC. I could see lots of people layig around on the grass enjoying a sunny day at the mall.
Good update.
The park is really splendid.
Looks great. Very fitting to connect the centers of government. :thumbsup:
Very nice. Those really were some nice flags! :D
But seriously - nice lotting there Zack. &apls
Nice job there Zack! Very cool.
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Ryan (carkid1998): Thank you, Ryan! The "foresty area" you saw is, in fact, the grounds of the royal palace, if you were wondering.
Battlecat: Thanks! I've been trying to make Kendall into more of a "green" capital, and I'm glad you like what I've done!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you! I'm glad you approve of my layout for the city, as well as my custom lots.
Ethan (ecoba): Thanks, Ethan! I appreciate your comments, and I'm glad that you like Kendall so much that you could imagine living there. The dinner went very well; we had a packed house, as usual. I can sympathize with you, as I'm pretty picky myself when it comes to food.
just_a_guy: Thank you! If the Royal Mall reminds you of Washington, that's because I tried to make it look like the real National Mall there, so I'm glad you see the similarity!
Viven (Earth quake): Thanks! I appreciate your kind words.
djvandrake: Thank you! That's exactly what I was hoping to read, so I appreciate it very much!
Joel (joelyboy911): Thanks, Joel! I thought you might like those flags :D I'm glad you like the lotting, too.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you! Good luck in the village competition!
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The 2400's were a busy time in my career, what with all the different projects I had going on. In 2404, they got even busier. One morning, I opened up my copy of the Sentinel to find the following story at the top of the page:
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A real tragedy had struck the city, and it was all because of local transportation infrastructure. Sure, there had been accidents on those rails before, but this was the worst such accident in all my time working for the city. I knew something had to be done to prevent another tragedy, so when I got to work, I set about planning a way to keep cars and trains from meeting on those railroad crossings.
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The solution was really pretty obvious. The crossings had to be grade-separated, and the easiest way to do that in that part of town was to elevate the railroad tracks on their own viaducts. The plans were constrained by the locations of two very busy train stations, so the viaducts would only be about 0.3 mile long. I wanted to elevate the platforms at the more easterly station, but for the time being, I couldn't do that. As the plans stood, there would be a total of three at-grade crossings replaced by underpasses, and each of those streets was busy enough to warrant it.
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In July 2405, we broke ground on the first of three parallel viaducts. The railroad company required us to keep most of the tracks open at any one time to allow passenger service to continue uninterrupted - a good idea, in my opinion, since those tracks were loaded with passenger trains almost every day. With that in mind, I decided to replace two tracks at a time. My workers started work on the northernmost of the three viaducts by tearing up the old tracks in preparing the site for construction.
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Since we didn't need to grade the site because of the existing track slopes, we were able to start building the viaduct itself not long after the last rails were cleared from the site.
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To speed things up, crews started building at both ends of the future viaduct and worked towards each other. The overpass over University Avenue went up pretty quickly.
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The first viaduct was finished before I knew it. My crews sure worked quickly!
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It didn't take long to start working on the middle viaduct. Once the workers had gotten into the swing of things, there was no stopping them!
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Like with the first one, the second viaduct came together at breakneck speed. I could hardly believe that it was almost done, and it was only September 2406!
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When it came time to build the southernmost viaduct, we had to do a little prep work. That pair of tracks connected to the Downtown Rail Loop, which I had built some time earlier. We couldn't simply shut the loop down while we built this final viaduct, so we had to lay a short stretch of tracks connecting it to the middle pair of tracks, since the viaduct for those rails was now open.
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As the winter rains pounded Nyhaven, we kept working on the last viaduct. The finish line was in sight!
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At last, in May 2407, all the viaducts were opened ceremonially, although the first two had been in use for a little while already. I had succeeded in making the city streets a little safer!
Nice job! That's quite the project, I'm sure it was a serious disruption to the normal commute though!
Great job Zack. &apls I always enjoy your presentation, and that was quite a project. Judging from the length of that train, it's a heavily used network.
Very good job there Zack! I love those viaducts the NAM team makes. Very realistic. Do you have any coastal ports on the Pacific? Or just inland?
I really like the look of the new rail viaducts... but a viaduct instead of a tunnel in 2406? ;) btw I love the park
Quote from: petjuh on November 20, 2009, 09:05:15 AM
I really like the look of the new rail viaducts... but a viaduct instead of a tunnel in 2406? ;) btw I love the park
It would make a lot of sense if there's already a subway line running through this area.
Very nice! I love the map.. and your story lines are as always, brillant
Nice elevated tracks and it sounds like you needed it after that SUV crash!
It has been a while since I commented on this, but I have to say that it is always interesting to lurk around in this thread to see what You and Your crew are up to.
Sorry to hear about the accident with the SUV, but it reminds me of the situation where I live where we have had several accidents lately although the crossings have been deemed safe by the authorities...
Nice work and excellent story. :thumbsup:
I like the story, and those pics of the viaducts going up are great.
Geoff
I like your story a lot!
Well, my first visit here, and I don't think it'll be my last! ;)
Well done, this is a stunningly realistic MD... you must have the paitence of a saint to do the things you do...
Keep it up :thumbsup:,
Adrian.
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Battlecat (x2): Thank you! What with all the traffic on those tracks, I'm sure you're right about some people's commutes being disrupted. At least now we don't have to worry about any more accidents on those streets, what with the at-grade crossings being removed!
djvandrake: Thanks, my friend! Nyhaven's railroads definitely see their share of traffic, so this project was much-needed. Thanks for your kind words!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you, Alex! Yes, the NAM team did a great job on the viaduct puzzle pieces. As for ports, Lower Columbia includes the ports of Seattle and Vancouver, which are pretty close to the ocean. The closest ocean port to Nyhaven is the port of Astoria, which sits just a few miles from the open ocean. So there are plenty of options for cruise ships visiting the kingdom.
petjuh: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for commenting! I appreciate your kind words about my remodeling work in Kendall. Battlecat hit the nail on the head in his reply to you (thanks, Battlecat!); there is, in fact, a subway line running under the viaducts. You can see a station for it right next to the viaducts, in the upper part of the mosaic at the end.
Glowbal: Thank you! I'm glad you like the story.
Daniel (danielcote): Yes indeed, those viaducts were sorely needed. Thanks for commenting!
Swesim: Don't worry about the frequency of your replies; you're always welcome here in Nyhaven! I'm sorry to hear about the crashes in your area, but I'm glad you liked my story. Thanks for commenting!
Vivien (Earth quake): Thank you, Vivien!
Geoff (calibanX): Thanks, Geoff! To hear you say you like my story is terrific, given how well you've been telling the story of Tiko Shore over at Monument Valley. I greatly appreciate it!
976: Thank you!
Adrian (adroman): Welcome to Nyhaven, my friend! Anytime's a good time for a first visit. I'm glad you like my work so much, and for someone whose own MD is the epitome of realism to say that Nyhaven is so realistic is high praise. I hope I'll continue to impress!
Today we return to Kendall to take another look at my remodeling. I didn't show you all of it last time, although I didn't leave very much out.
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My last modification, after redesigning the Royal Mall, was replacing the Maxis landmark Schloss Schoenbrun with a new LEX release, Stormont Castle, to serve as the offices of the Ministry of Justice, again making a custom lot to fit the building into the existing city block. Once again, I used a heaping helping of CP's trees.
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To close out this update, here's an overview of the redesigned center of Kendall. If the number of repeating Maxis buildings is less than appealing, you'll be glad to hear that I've installed a Maxis blocker and am now slowly rebuilding all the zoned areas of central Kendall to get rid of as many Maxis buildings as possible. We'll take another look at that soon, along with a close-up of a smaller area of the city that I recently redesigned.
That is an extremely nice overview of Kendall, Zack.
Great Work!
Ethan
Good job Zack. And I am glad to hear of the maxis blocker. Mine was such a good idea. I think you will be stisfied with your result. But remember, there still might be repeating buildings which I think you may have no problem with since you have been around for a while here. ;)
I don't know. Some of the maxis apartments are actually nice.
Looking good! Can't wait to see the redevelopment start!
Wonderfull pics.
Your park is just splendid.
The new Ministry of Justice building looks well ... sensational! ... Your park system through the city looks brilliant... :thumbsup:
The Maxis Blocker's a bit of a lifesaver, eh? :P
Havva good one,
Adrian.
^^^ Have to agree, the new Ministry of Justice building looks great. Your mall is a great way to bring it all together.
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Ethan (ecoba): Thanks, Ethan! I'm glad you like it.
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you, Alex! While I've already had some trouble with repeating BATs (especially Parisian W2W BATs, for some reason), I'm still pretty happy with the way things are turning out, and I'm sure you will be, too.
Daniel (danielcote): True, there are some nice-looking Maxis apartments, but unfortunately, the Maxis blockers out there don't let you block specific buildings, only whole zone/wealth types. Maybe someday someone will make a blocker that lets you block specific growth stages for each zone type...
Battlecat: Thanks! I think the redevelopment is going well so far, although there are still a lot more zones I need to redevelop, and with the end of the quarter upon me, I've had to sacrifice my SC4 time to focus on finals. It'll get done soon enough, though!
Vivien (Earth quake): Thank you, Vivien! I'm glad you like the park.
Adrian (adroman): Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you very much for your kind words! I'm glad you like my re-lot for the Ministry of Justice, as well as the Royal Mall. I'm already really enjoying the fruits of the Maxis blocker, so I must agree with you on that.
djvandrake: Thanks!
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I didn't usually communicate much with the officials of Wahkiakum County, which Nyhaven is the county seat of, but one day in the fall of 2404, after being in a particularly bad car collision, I found myself having to go to court to claim my share of the compensation I was entitled to.
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Conveniently, the county courthouse was located just across Founders' Square from City Hall, so I had only a short walk from my office to go to my hearing. It was at this time that the amount of growth that the city and county had gone through in recent decades really hit me, and not in a very pleasant way. You see, the old courthouse had been built quite a long time ago, back when Nyhaven was much smaller, so by then, the number of available courtrooms wasn't nearly enough to handle all the litigation that the county population was involved in. In short, the building was a madhouse. Naturally, I couldn't let this sad state of affairs go on any longer, so I started talking with county officials about building new facilities for county administration. They agreed, and so I got to work preparing a plan for the new facilities.
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I decided that the county should have a new, much larger courthouse and a pair of office buildings, all surrounding a civic plaza. The office space was definitely a necessity, since the county needed a large bureaucracy to administer its 847 square miles and over 2 million inhabitants.
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Since industry in the inner city had fallen on hard times, I took the opportunity to eliminate the last of the industrial zones in the Foothill neighborhood, replacing them with a mixture of retail and apartment buildings. At long last, the process I had started back in the 2390s with the performing arts center and residential projects would be complete!
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In the fall of 2405, work began on the project. The first step was to clear the city blocks of the old factories, many of which were already abandoned, and realign a couple of the local streets.
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With the land cleared, work began on the new courthouse. This building would be several times larger than the old courthouse downtown, with more than enough courtrooms to handle the county's legal needs.
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Across the future civic plaza from the courthouse construction site, and next to the busy February Street subway station, workers started building the taller of the two office buildings as winter began.
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As the year progressed, the courthouse started rising above the ground. It was exciting to watch the building grow!
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The first office building also kept getting taller as the weeks passed.
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Crews started building the second, shorter office building towards the end of 2406, when work on the other buildings was in full swing.
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Finally, with the buildings mostly finished, work started on the plaza in the summer of 2407. It moved pretty quickly, since there wasn't much to build on the site. The workers also started planting sod in a new park next to the courthouse.
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At last, in January 2408, the new county facilities opened their doors, and yet another project was complete. Private firms had already built most of the new shops and apartments in the area.
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Overall, I think the new complex fit together nicely, both internally and with its surroundings. Not far away were the performing arts center I mentioned earlier, as well as the Central Nyhaven Country Club and the neighborhood of Little Baghdad, just across the tracks.
&apls &apls &apls
Another fantastic update Zack! Turned out well, and it looks like you have a good deal of traffic making use of the new courthouse, offices and shops. :thumbsup:
Can you come to my real life city? It's a dump and could really use your planning acumen. If only it could be this straightforward in R/L.
Fantastic job on this latest update! Great choice of custom buildings.
Absolutely lovely, and I think the aria very much needed this too. The aria looks much healthier and vibrant since you added the new justice complex. It must have spurred the arias buissneses too.
Great update, fantastic work!!! :thumbsup:
Very cool! I can see what you mean by the repeating parisians. Those occur in my city alot.
Waow, this is impressive! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
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djvandrake: Thank you very much! Yes, there certainly is a lot of traffic on the streets in that area, though I don't know why. Perhaps it's related to the subway station, which sees a huge amount of traffic. As for improving your RL city, I'm flattered! I can take a look at what needs improving...
Battlecat: Thanks! I'm glad you approve of my BAT choices. I think they complement each other nicely.
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you, Daniel! The area certainly needed this project, and I'm sure that local businesses were quite happy to have a new place to call home. Real estate pressures are building in downtown Nyhaven, as you'll see in next week's update...
Tomas Neto: Thank you very much!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thanks! Heaven knows why the simulator loves those Parisian buildings so much...
Guillaume (Sciurus): I'm glad you think so! Thanks for stopping by!
When putting together Update 35, I was struck by the blandness of the Maxis convention center, which is in a lot of the pictures in that update. So, after a bit of hunting on the STEX, I decided to take an existing civic BAT and mod it to function as a convention center (to avoid losing the benefits of having the convention center in my central Nyhaven quad). Here's what I downloaded:
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This is Xyloxadoria's Andrewtropolis Concert Hall (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=20776), which I strongarmed into being a working convention center (as I said above). The original lot is not as deep as that of the Maxis convention center, so I added a larger forecourt to it. Since it's designed to be a very "green" building, I thought it best to add some of CP's awesome trees as well. I think this BAT makes a nice convention center, don't you?
The hunting was trully making benefit, because I think it's good choice.
That is one seriously awesome convention center! Great choice, excellent modding job to make it work!
QuoteI think this BAT makes a nice convention center, don't you?
Yes I do! Very alluring shape and the green roof is just the right touch for a dense urban area. :thumbsup:
QuoteAs for improving your RL city, I'm flattered! I can take a look at what needs improving...
How big is your bulldozer? ;) I live in St. Louis. It'd be had to know where to begin in terms of what needs to be improved! &mmm This city hit it's peak in 1904 and hasn't been the same since.
I'm anxiously awaiting your next project and update. &apls :thumbsup:
Wow, that was quite some change!
I like the new green convention center very much indeed.
As for RL bulldozing I believe there is room for it in most cities, in Stockholm, sweden where I live the county officials decided back in the 50-60s to demolish nearly the whole city center and rebuild it concrete style.
Today some of them has publically said that they regret their decision, but now it´s kind of late to apologize, so the current officials are trying to do the best of the situation by refurbishing the concrete buildings and adding more glass to some of them.
There seems to be no stopping the creativity sometimes, but recently there has been some hope as a large ugly parking garage amptly named the elephant has been partly demolished and rebuilt with new apartments looking like rowhouses on the roof.
So I guess the saying about the RL always surpassing the imagination is true...
The new courthouse and convention center are fantastic. I especially like that convention center. Excellent work Zack.
Geoff
Nice pick for a convention center. I'm new to this MD, but I'm already liking what I'm seeing :D Nice work &apls
- Jordan
Love that BAT!
nice convention center!
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976: Thanks! I'm glad my search for the right building turned out so well.
Battlecat: Thank you, my friend! Regarding the modding, I couldn't have done with anything less. If it doesn't work for you as-is, you can always make it work!
djvandrake: Thanks! I really do love the way this BAT looks. St. Louis, you say? Hmm, that might be more difficult than I thought (no offense intended). I'll have to take a look at what needs fixing.
Swesim: Thank you! I'm sure every major city has some areas that ought to be bulldozed and rebuilt. It's unfortunate that the officials in Stockholm chose to build such unattractive buildings (even though they were in fashion back in those days), but their present-day successors can always replace them with something more postmodern. Thanks for stopping by!
Geoff (calibanX): Thank you, Geoff! I'm glad you like the new buildings.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks! I hope you'll continue to enjoy this MD as it progresses.
Alex (Driftmaster07): It really is lovely, isn't it? Thanks for commenting!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you, Daniel!
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After the last land reclamation project, I figured there would be plenty of room for businesses and residents to build on Hunters Island. But what did I find one morning when I opened up my Sentinel?
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It seems there's just no pleasing some people. Nevertheless, that professor's comments gave me an idea. When I got to work that day, I started drawing up plans for a modest new land reclamation project.
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It really would be a small project - only six blocks of new land. However, I was sure that any amount of new land would be welcome news to the business community. After the usual environmental impact process was complete and the project approved, work began in the summer of 2407.
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The first thing that had to be done was the construction of seawalls along the edge of the future extension. Once part of the old boardwalk was cleared away, construction crews set to work.
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Down near the end of 8th Street, the same thing was happening.
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By October, the two seawalls had met in the middle, and work could begin on actually filling in the land.
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Once again, the workers started near the north end of the fill site...
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...and at the south end as well...
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...and met in the middle. By February 2408, the land was fully reclaimed.
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That spring, crews worked hard to complete the new land's infrastructure. They finished by July.
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With the infrastructure in place, the boardwalk extended and the ferry and cruise ship terminals rebuilt, businesses wasted no time in buying up the new land. In just a few short months, most of the waterfront property was taken and being built on.
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By August 2409, many of the new buildings were open for business. Only a few were still under construction.
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When 2410 arrived, the project was nearing completion. Only a little land was still empty. Meanwhile, my attention was focused elsewhere, on an even bigger project...
Nice update! I wonder what this 'bigger project' is?? :thumbsup:
-Jordan
Nyhaven, the City of Building Large Projects That Somehow Don't Land Them in Debt!
It's amazing how much Nyhaven is growing.
Interesting update as usual, however the Maxis cruiseterminal looks a bit out of place compared to the OWW2 lots.
Keep up the good work!
Very nice indeed! Very methodical approach, and about the scale most cities can afford! Any further out and the water usually gets too deep for it to be economical! Love the new buildings, a great diversity of towers went up there!
Looking forward to this bigger project you've got in the works!
Great expansion! It looks like you needed it seeing how high density it is.
Nice update!
Looking good :D
Fantastic work, woodb3kmaster! You have some excellent "under construction" shots... Great work on the Reclaimation. :thumbsup:
Havva good one,
Adrian.
I really should post here more.::)
Excellent work on the land reclamation project! &apls &apls &apls
and I'm looking forward to seeing what the bigger project is! A highway? A tunnel?
Ryan :thumbsup:
A terrific expansion project. Such a wonderful collection of buildings you have and it's really first rate work! &apls
The bridge in close proximity really adds nicely to the skyline.
Oh, and don't worry about St. Louis, it's beyond fixing in many ways. And, I'm moving to California next week. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I like it! I see there are more non-maxis buildings due to your mod. ;D Very nice! :thumbsup:
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Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! You'll get to see a little teaser for that big project today; I hope you like it!
emgmod: Heh, I suppose so. Nyhaven really is flush with cash these days; the quad containing downtown has something like a $180K monthly net profit, and I can't get rid of all that money nearly quickly enough. Thanks for commenting!
Swesim: Thank you! I suppose the Maxis cruise terminal isn't the best fit with Peg's OWW2 set, but I'm not aware of a replacement that would fit better there. It also serves as a convenient opportunity to change seawall styles, which I needed to do anyway.
Battlecat: Thanks, my friend! There always needs to be a method to the proverbial madness of projects like this one, I think, so I'm glad you liked the process I followed. You're right about the size of the project being just right, although it's possible that the river isn't that deep in that area; I'll have to do a little research to see.
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you, Daniel! This project was defintely needed, and you're right that the size of the buildings on the new land is a good indocator of that need.
976: Thanks! Come back soon!
scott1964: Thank you!
Adrian (adroman): Thanks, my friend! If you liked those construction shots, just wait until you see what I'm putting together for the next project!
Ryan (carkid1998): Thank you, and no worries about how often you post - we're all busy at times! I think you'll be surprised at what the big project turns out to be, but keep reading for a little preview!
djvandrake: Thanks so much! I agree that the bridge adds to the appeal of the skyline in that area; good-looking bridges often do, I think. LOL @ St. Louis, and welcome to the land of perpetual sunshine! (Unless you're moving to Northern California, at least...)
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you, Alex! Yes, that Maxis-blocker is really helping to make new developments like this one look so much better. I'm glad you like the way it looks!
Well, I thought I'd take a little break from my birthday celebrations to give you all a little preview of that big project I hinted at last update. I gave a small clue in the newspaper article as to what it would be, but now you have a chance to see what's coming:
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This is my first non-experimental BAT, but it's only the first in a series of BATs that will showcase the construction of this new building. It may take a while to complete all eight (!!) versions of this building that I plan to create, in which case I'll have to push the next update back for a while until they're all rendered and lotted, but I really hope to have them all ready in time for New Year's Eve, when my schedule would have me post the next update. If you want to see this building as it evolves without waiting for the next update, stop by my BAT thread (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=8315.0) sometime and tell me what you think about my progress.
That does it for today. Merry Christmas, and if I don't get the chance to post here again before the end of the year, happy 2010!
hmmm. So a mall. That definitely is a big project. I can't wait to see how this turns out, and how you incorporate it into Nyhaven :D :thumbsup:
-Jordan
Quote from: The NewspaperOption two is to allow construction of taller office buildings, if not to build one outright.
Since I already know quite a bit about this tower, I should be quiet right now.
That looks great man! How do you render something
that big? Whenever I try to do something like that I get something like this:
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Do you know what this is and how to fix it?
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Nice looking BAT work. Doing a construction sequence with that many custom lots is quite ambitious, I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes together.
that looks great ! you must have worked hard on that.
Nice BAT. How long it render?
WOW:shocked2: My guess was way off!! :D
I really do look forward to seeing how it turns out ;)
Ryan :thumbsup:
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Jordan (canyonjumper): Well, there will be a mall in it, but it'll be more than that. The quote that emgmod posted should help you figure out what the main purpose of this BAT will be. And yes, this is definitely a big project. Thanks for replying!
emgmod: Aha, you've figured it out! Good job on that!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you, Alex! I haven't had any issues rendering this BAT, thankfully; it just takes a while to render a building of this size. (I've already answered your question in PMs, so I'll spare everyone else the response.)
Battlecat: Thanks! It certainly is an ambitious project, and it's taking much longer than I anticipated. I may have erred in mentioning this project in Update 37, since now I'm more or less committed to making it the next story update. More on that below, though.
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you! It has definitely taken quite a bit of work, not to mention the research I've done to try and make this BAT as realistic as I can.
976: Thanks! That first version of the BAT took a total of about an hour to render (40 minutes for the day views and 20 for the night views), while the second version, which is about three times as tall, took about 2.5 hours (really 110 minutes for the day views and 50 for the night views). I shudder to think of how long it would take to render an 800m+ model, but thanks to some advice I received from mightygoose in my BAT thread, I won't have to endure that.
Ryan (carkid1998): Thank you, Ryan! Hopefully it won't take too long to finish this project.
I've decided to put the story updates on hold until my work on the BAT I showed you is finished. Now that I'm back in school, that might take a while, so rather than leave this CJ alone for weeks on end, I'm going to simply post snpashots of my latest in-game work while I keep BATting. Here's the first of those specials:
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I got hold of CAM 2.0, which is in beta right now, and am letting it slowly transform the city center. Already, several new skyscrapers have sprouted, and I'm pretty happy with what's grown so far.
Nice.
What is the watermod at there?
Your urban core looks fantastic! You've got a fantastic variety of buildings.
Interesting thing though, there's an interesting little cluster of short buildings in the center of everything. Is that just some reluctant lots or are there some historical buildings hiding in there?
Your downtown core is most impressive! :thumbsup:
Nice downtown! All those tall buildings!
-Jordan
I think I have seen a much longer version of this MD at Simtropolis as a City Journal.
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976: Thank you, my friend! The water mod I'm using is the SMP Paradise Blue Water Mod (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=17136).
Battlecat: Thanks very much! While some of those short buildings in the middle probably are stubborn, and maybe one or two are historical, the main reason there aren't any larger buildings there is because that's where Nyhaven MetroRail's elevated Hill and Eastern Lines run. Since their viaducts aren't directly above any city streets, they are taking up some real estate that would otherwise get filled up with large lots.
djvandrake: Thank you!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! There certainly are a lot of tall buildings downtown, but I can tell you that they'll all be dwarfed by the BAT project I showed you last month - whenever I actually finish it...
daryl7478: You probably have. While I copied most of that version's old updates over here, I decided not to bring over the updates from the first version of Nyhaven that I built, which was lost when I accidentally reformatted my hard drive. That's why the SC4D edition of Nyhaven is shorter. Thanks for stopping by, and come back soon!
Before I launch into showing you today's special, I have a small announcement about Nyhaven's setting in time. To make interacting with my fellow LoN members easier, I decided to modify the history of Lower Columbia so that it is now entirely in the past. For our purposes, that means that the first story update centered on our chief engineer, Paul Franconi, now takes place in 1970 instead of 2370. I didn't simply make everything happen 400 years earlier than I originally had things happen, though; if you want to find out just when all the events in Lower Columbia's history happened according to the new timeline (or just learn more about the historical background of the country Nyhaven is in), feel free to read the history section in the country's LoN Wiki article (http://leagueofnations.wikia.com/wiki/Lower_Columbia).
With that out of the way, let's have a couple of mosaics!
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While playing the central Nyhaven quad recently, I noticed that the Maxis university was overcrowded. So, I decided to look at enrollment figures for each lot in the University of Nyhaven to see how many students there actually were at the university, and the total came out to be 25,040. That's one big university! I knew I needed more buildings to handle the overflow from the Maxis university, so I decided to do away with most of the old buildings and rebuild the campus with Jon's (JBSimio's) excellent University of Clayhurst modular university pack. I also added swi21's University of Athens BAT, which has a decent student capacity.
After unpausing the game to let the students redistribute themselves among the new classroom lots, I was dismayed to see that over half of them were trying to cram into the U of Athens lot, causing more faculty strikes! Although I like the look of this BAT, I think I'll have to take it out to force the students to distribute themselves more equally between the functional Clayhurst lots (I must confess, I cheated and plopped a second functional lot to ensure that I had enough capacity). I also think that the creek on the eastern edge of campus would look better as ploppable water, which will result in there being more buildable land on campus, so I'm going to take these two ideas as excuses to redesign the campus a second time. This time, I'll relocate the other classroom lots and streets to accommodate an even grander design. So keep your eyes peeled for Remodel #2!
Looking forward to it!
Excellent mosaics! Can't wait for the second re-model :thumbsup:
-Jordan
If remodel #2 is better than #1 it should be a treat. :thumbsup:
Nice remodeling job! I'm really looking forward to incorporating some parts of Clayhurst into my region as well!
I like your usual engineering take on things. Particularly so with the remodelling of the university. I'm going to enjoy watching the development process of thing, and the chjanges between different drafts; something that's far more difficult to do in the real world. Out of curiosity, what's the building with the large patio area just south of the main quad area in the first mosaic?
-Matt
Fantastic updates there in the last time!
Great work on your MD!
Looking forward to more... :thumbsup: ;)
It's amazing how you managed to fit Clayhurst with the other buildings. With very few exceptions, it seems seamless.
I have a question? What is that big train station in one of you past updates? You know, the one with a bus station, and a subway station altogether with the train station. Can you give me a link to that? I also can't believe I'm the 399th reply here! Wow, 400 replies! Good job!
Edit: I have found the station here at the LEX so never mind about the link.
Wow! nice downtown and nice university. I liek the round-a-bout!
I have a new MD........
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Alex (Driftmaster07): I'm sure you'll like it! Thanks for stopping by!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! I hope the next version of the university doesn't disappoint!
djvandrake: I believe it will be a treat indeed! Thanks for the reply!
Battlecat: Thank you! Given the high quality of your own work, I'm sure your university campus will be stunning!
Matt (threestooges): Thanks, Matt! I'm glad you liked this first remodel, and I'm sure you'll enjoy the second as well. The building you asked about is the BSC Winterton College Lilith (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=17092).
bat: Thank you, my friend!
emgmod: Thanks! It's not easy to blend lots from different creators in a harmonious, seamless way, so I'm honored to see you say that I've done such a good job on that.
daryl7478: Thank you for commenting! I'm glad you were able to find the station you were looking for.
Chris (GreekMan): Thanks, Chris! I'm glad you like what I did with the university. I look forward to seeing what you do with the Tri-Cities region!
Let me start off by thanking all of you for bringing Nyhaven up to 400 replies. It's such an honor to receive comments from people as talented as you are!
While I'm sure plenty of you are eager to see what I've done to improve on my layout for the University of Nyhaven, I'm not quite ready to show it to you. From what I understand, Jon (JBSimio) is wrapping up work on Clayhurst EP1, so I'm hopeful that it will be released soon. I have mostly finished redesigning the campus, but I have left room for the new buidings in EP1, and I have plans to expand the campus to make room for the new, larger dorms. If EP1 isn't released very soon, though, I'll go ahead and show you what I've already done, which has been quite a bit already. So in lieu of an update about the university, here's a look at some of Nyhaven's newest suburbs:
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I've been trying to add more green spaces to the suburbs lately, after noticing that there wasn't much of it outside of the park belt that encircles mainland Nyhaven. Since I love the BSC park series so much, I decided to add a park with a cultural bent to it, with exotic structures and a theatre. More recently, I realized that I hadn't built a new golf course in Nyhaven in quite some time, so I added one in roughly the same area.
It looks awesome!
I'd never go to this theatre because of flying cars :D
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but the mosaic is great!!!
Great mosaics!
Great stuff! Looking forward to the next update!
-Jordan
Great work on this park and on the surrounding suburbs! Doesn't look like you're lacking in green space to me, it looks like a very nice place to live indeed!
Great burbs. I love the golf course! :thumbsup:
Nice view there! The mosaic is really great, woodb3kmaster! :thumbsup:
Fantastic mosaic, and very nice city!!! :thumbsup:
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Alex (Driftmaster07): Thank you, my friend!
soulchaser: I'm afraid I don't quite see what you're referring to concerning "flying cars". Thanks for your compliments on the mosaic, though!
976: Thanks!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you! I'm sure today's update won't dissapoint, given the amount of work I've done on it.
Battlecat: Thanks very much! The green spaces are all meant to make my suburbs nice places to live, so I'm glad you like how this area looks.
djvandrake: Thank you! I'm glad you're so fond of the country club.
bat: Thanks, bat! I appreciate your kind words.
Tomas Neto: I'm glad you like it, my friend! Thanks for commenting!
Before I launch into today's update, I have some announcements for you all. First of all, following some unexpected events, I have switched MD unions from the League of Nations to the Alliance of Independent Nations. That won't make a huge difference to this MD, but it will affect what news stories appear in future editions of the Nyhaven Sentinel.
Secondly, as another result of those events I mentioned, I have decided to change my plans concerning my BAT project, the King Zachary Tower. Now, I intend to upload it to the STEX for everyone to enjoy. It really wasn't all that fair of me to tease you with pictures of the tower and not release it for public use. In the future, I'll be sure to upload every BAT I show in my BAT thread.
Finally, I've been working to make the revised history of Nyhaven more detailed, and I like where it's going. You can read what I've written so far on Nyhaven's AIN Wiki article (http://aoin.wikia.com/wiki/Nyhaven).
Okay! With that out of the way, here come some pictures of my second remodel of the University of Nyhaven campus:
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As you'll read on the Nyhaven wiki article, the University of Nyhaven was founded in 1662 as the first institute of higher learning in what would become the nation of Lower Columbia. My current version of the campus, which I am very happy with, attempts to make the university look its age, so to speak, with its central quad. The university chapel looms to the south of this quad; its size is a testament to the devoutness of Lower Columbia's population. The clock tower further south was added in the 1920s and is another focal point for the campus.
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There are more modern-looking buildings in the southwestern part of campus, one of which is the university's performing arts center. The campus stadium is not far away.
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Across Elochoman Creek, which I converted to ploppable water, there is the residential part of campus (which is currently empty of buildings but will be filled with high-rise dormitories once the University of Clayhurst EP1 is released), and the adjacent neighborhood contains Greek Row. I decided to imitate USC and put all the fraternities and sororities on the same couple of streets. This arrangement is unusual, as I understand it; most American universities, including my own UCLA, put the fraternities and sororities in separate areas.
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Finally, here's a cross-section of the inner city, stretching from Saint Mark's Square in the north to the university in the south. Enjoy!
Wow! Awesome! I really like this remodel :thumbsup: Those streets really fit in with the paths.
-Jordan
Fantastic! &apls It's wonderful and I love it. It looks so good in your city.
Fantastic looking improvements to your university! I really like how it came out. You've got a nice variety of details in the area around it as well!
I absoutely love the university, its quite the one of the most realstic universities out there. With all the small details such as the central courtyard, chapel, the bell tower, and surrounding buildings makes it more realstic. I would like to see the frat and soroities buildings, since its hard to pick out where they would be from a zoomed out view.
Keep up the good work!
Your university looks very nice but you have quite a lot of abandoned buildings there! Nice job! And also, a question for anyone here, how can you make the BSC paths appear? My BSC paths doesn't show the grass, just the sidewalk texture. Do I need any dependencies? Please send me a link. And also, woodb3kmaster, you live in California just like me! I just live a two hours drive to San Francisco. Anyways, good luck! ;)
This city just keeps on getting better.
Nice remodel, wood !
That's really nice again! Great work! :thumbsup:
stunning work man! doing a great job!
Great mosaics again, very nice work!!! :thumbsup:
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soulchaser: I'm afraid I don't quite see what you're referring to concerning "flying cars". Thanks for your compliments on the mosaic, though!
I just meant, that if there's an accident and a car gets off the street to the left, next to the theatre, it will fall right into the audience.
Nice pics, though;)
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Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! I thought the SAM streets would fit better with the paths, and I'm glad I went with them.
djvandrake: Thanks! I'm happy you like the new remodel so much.
Battlecat: Thank you! I wanted the details to enhance the area as a whole, so I'm glad you like them.
Kumba: Thanks, my friend! I wanted the university to be as realistic as possible, so it's great to see that you like my work! As for the Greek houses, they're most of the mansions and larger houses you can see in the third picture. Take care!
daryl7478: Thank you, my fellow Californian! Yes, it's unfortunate that there are some abandoned buildings visible in some of those pictures. I used to have a no-abandonment mod, but it was interfering with my NAM traffic simulator and causing a lot of no-job zots to appear, so I removed it. As for the BSC park set, it sounds like you're missing a dependency, the BSC Parks Texture Set (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=438). It lets you select one of seven different textures for use on all your BSC parks.
Daniel (danielcote): Thanks!
976: Thank you, my friend!
bat: I'm glad you like it! Thanks for replying!
Chris (GreekMan): Thank you! It's always great to read your compliments.
Tomas Neto: I'm happy you like the mosaics so much! Thanks for stopping by!
soulchaser: I see what you mean now. Perhaps the city should install a wall or row of vehicle barriers near that theatre... Thank you for your kind words!
My special for this week isn't about anything that I've made, but rather, a change that was made possible by someone else. Our own bridgemaster Ryan (choco) took his WIP Rio Antirio Bridge for the MHW and adapted it for use with avenues, at my request. As a result, the Broadway Bridge leading into downtown Nyhaven now has a new look:
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I am very thankful to choco for taking the time to make this mod for me. It looks great! Thanks so much, Ryan!
It does look great!!! &apls
The mosaic and the bridge look great, I especially like how Downtown appears as it transitions into the water :)
That looks great!
-Jordan
That is a superb bridge! Looks fantastic!
It make a nice view!
Great work Zack! As of the BSC paths, in the lot with the gazebo, the gazebo doesn't appear. even though I downloaded all the dependencies, some of the university paths still appear as one texture. Also, where do you get your rail catenary mod? I would like a link to it. I also added you to my buddy list along with thundercrack83.
the new bridge is lovely
Hmmm, I swear I had commented, anyways, it looks awesome! Both the last two updates!
Alex
Very nice facelift of the bridge, Zack. That really is a lovely bridge.
Ethan
Nice Bridge Facelift , does it come with night lights?
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djvandrake: I'm glad you think so! Thank you very much!
nedalezz: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for your kind words! I'm glad you like the way things are in this mosaic.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan!
Battlecat: Ryan (choco) really deserves the praise for how the bridge looks, so I'll just thank you on his behalf!
976: Thanks, my friend!
Daryl (daryl7478): Thank you, Daryl! I wish I could be more helpful with your troubleshooting, but it seems that your problems are beyond my ability to solve :( I recommend taking up your issues in the help section of the forums. As for the catenary mod, the catenary props themselves are by ehbk2006 and were uploaded to the STEX (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21934), and this download is a dependency for the mod itself (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21935). Enjoy!
mightygoose: Thank you very much!
Alex (Driftmaster07): Don't worry if you miss an update, my friend; you're welcome here whenever you have an opportunity to visit! Thanks for your kind words!
Ethan (ecoba): I'm glad you like it, Ethan! Ryan (choco) really did a great job making the new bridge piers, and I'm very grateful to him for modding the Maxis cable-stayed bridge to use them. Thanks for stopping by!
Corey (Nexis4Jersey): Thank you! I haven't looked at the bridge at night, actually, but I'm sure it looks great!
My, how time flies, eh? It's been a while since I posted my last special, I'm sorry to say. I haven't been playing SC4 as much as usual, since it's what I decided to give up for Lent (still doing some lotting/modding, though). I still have a few specials ready for posting, though, and I can play the game on Sundays, so there's no need to fear that Nyhaven will go inactive anytime soon. Things will pick up again after Easter, so just bear with me for a few weeks and you'll be enjoying weekly updates again in no time!
Anyway, how about a trip to the inner suburbs?
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We haven't been through these parts of town in quite some time, so let's get oriented. We're starting out at Thrillsbury Park, Nyhaven's very own amusement park, and follwing the tracks of the Parks Line southwards, along the arc of the city's park belt. After passing a couple of small parks, we come to the Rossmore Golf Course, one of the larger greenswards in Nyhaven. Crossing under Route 48 and a railroad mainline, we reach the Ridgeland Business District, and then comes Ridgeland Park, the centerpiece and oldest park in the city's park belt. Looking at it, I think I might try my hand at texture creation and redesign this park to more closely resemble the kind of formal gardens you can find next to the palaces of Europe, with paths going every which way and converging on landmark fountains and sculptures. Anyway, only a couple blocks outside the park belt is our final destination, the Ridgeland Mall. I hope you enjoyed this little trip!
Very nice suburbs! :thumbsup: It all looks great, however I notice some repetition in the (commercial) buildings and I also think you need a slope mod ;)
Wow, good job! I like the amusement park. :thumbsup:
I am pretty sure I remember when these suburbs were being built, back in 2008 when I was still a big time lurker. Anyway, they are just as beautiful as ever.
Hope to see some more soon!
Ethan
Great to see this area! That's a great looking amusement park and a huge block of greenspace. Nyhaven is certainly vying for that "most livable city" title because those are really nice looking suburbs!
Looks great! I really like your parks and gold course. Very nice.
Looking very nice! I really like the park with the winding paths!
-Jordan :thumbsup:
&apls &apls &apls
What a mosaic, those are some beautiful suburbs!
I dont think I have ever seen an amusement park done so well. Just awesome.
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Ioan (io_bg): Thank you very much for your compliments! They mean a lot, coming from someone as talented as you. The reason you see so much repetition and such rough terrain is mainly because these are older suburbs, which I built before downloading my slope mod and lots of commercial BATs (though, on that last part, the simulator is way too fond of certain buildings, even with my enlarged plugins folder). Rest assured, my newer suburbs look considerably better than these!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thanks, Alex! I'm glad you like it. Might I ask what inspired your username change, if you don't mind telling me?
Ethan (ecoba): That's certainly possible, given the age of these suburbs. I'm happy that you like them, all the same! Thanks for your compliments!
Battlecat: Thank you, my friend! I'm flattered by your compliments - high praise coming from as good an MDer as yourself. I definitely wanted Nyhaven to be a place people would want to live, so it's great to read your comments that I've succeeded at that. If you like Ridgeland Park now, I'm sure you'll really enjoy what I'm about to do to make it even better! Take care!
djvandrake: I'm glad you like them so much! Thanks for stopping by!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! I try to make the paths in my parks interesting, so I'm glad you like that one.
nedalezz: Thanks! I'd like to try making a better amusement park, but it's great to read that you like Thrillsbury Park so much.
You may have thought that I was finished with my remodel of the University of Nyhaven, but that's not quite true. I can't help but notice things that could be better, and one of those things was the medical center. The Maxis disease research center just wasn't cutting it for me, so I decided to adapt another hospital for the university and make it function as a disease research center at the same time. Here's the result:
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I made sure to integrate the new lot with its surroundings, adding path connections where they were needed. Overall, I'm much happier with this hospital; its size makes it much more appropriate for a city of three million than the dinky Maxis disease research center, I think.
nice and useful technical edit.
I agree, the size is much more appropriate. Good job on the lot. :thumbsup:
Nice job! It looks great!
-Jordan :thumbsup:
I absolutely love the way you've designed and presented your transortation network. Let me ask you this: do you have any problems with eternal commuters? I've been designing my city to try to avoid them, but it really limits my ideas, e.g. beltways and "spoke" rail lines.
Yeah, and it's a fantastic result!!! Nice work!!! :thumbsup:
Fantastic work on the revised hospital! Looking forward to more as always!
Looking good as always! My username was changed because, well, I have a story. ;) About a week ago on Xbox Live, my friend from Chicago introduced me to a clan for Battlefield Bad Company. My rank would increase if I changed my gamertag. I went through countless possible names. They had to start with "KoV" which stands for the "Knights of Valor" gaming network. Some possible names were: KoV Shooter, KoV Snip3r, KoV Rock, KoV Golden, but none stuck. I had pretty much given up until I put in GTA IV the next morning. The city in the game is Liberty City. My favorite radio station is Liberty Rock Radio. It was originally going to be KoV Liberty Rock. But that turned out to be over the maximum number of letters, so I shortened it to KoV Liberty. And it stuck. The leader of Electron Squad (the clan I was in), KoV Monster, loves the gamertag and I like it as well. Since I'm on SC4Devotion a lot, I thought I would have it changed. And thanks to Ripplejet, it is. Hope this explanation wasn't too unbearably long! Lol. Anyways, nice update, I'm very much looking out for the next!
Alex
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mightygoose: Thank you!
djvandrake: Sometimes size does matter, eh? I'm glad you agree that this hospital is much better suited to a large university like the U of N. Thanks for your compliments on the lot!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan!
dafiden: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for posting here! I'm flattered by your kind words regarding my transportation network. In my experience, I've noticed some eternal commuter loops, but they don't seem to be seriously harming gameplay in my quads. For the most part, I design my networks based more on RL planning ideals than on the quirks of the traffic simulator. If you're planning on starting an MD with your city, I recommend doing the same, but it's up to you. Hope that helps!
Tomas Neto: Thanks, Tomas!
Battlecat: Thank you very much, my friend!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thanks, Alex! That's quite a story, but it makes sense. I might have done something similar if I had been involved with any clans when I was more of a gamer...
This week, we're taking a little trip up to the suburban city of Skamokawa, northwest of central Nyhaven. This city has been home to a number of upscale resort hotels for over a century, and they're all clustered together just a stone's throw from downtown Skamokawa:
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While some of the hotels have been rebuilt more recently, a few have remained unchanged since the 1890s (aside from modernizing their amenities, of course). These hotels have made Skamokawa a popular honeymoon destination for decades.
Fantastic mosaic my friend!!! The city of Skamokawa is very beautiful!!!
I always like a room with a water view! :thumbsup:
Amazing!
Looks you are too inactive at AIN.
Slick use of the one-ways with the attractive tree-lined boulevards. I like the way you've designed your side roads in such a way that one cannot take them instead of the main roads. There is a lot of shopping in that district. Are those multi-story structures hotels (CS), or apartments (R)? Also, do you grow, plop, or use a combination of the two for your RCI buildings? Seems like you'd almost have to plop to get a hotel where you want it! For example, specifically in a resort district.
(I'm asking these questions since I've been away from SC for a while and am deciding whether to start over with a new idea/model or continue the old region.)
Very nice update! I like the seawalls you used near the top, and also the way you've set up those one way streets.
The parking lot to that marina at the top of the shot is rather terrifying though!
Great mosaic! Just curious; where did you get the curvy hotel?
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
I think you probably mean the other hotel, but I tried to do some legwork for you since I'm not working on my own MD yet! ;)
The pink hotel may be found here:
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I couldn't find the blue and green one anywhere. The only other thing I could think of was that it's not a hotel in reality, e.g conference center or museum.
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Tomas Neto: I'm happy you like Skamokawa so much, my friend! Thanks for your compliments!
djvandrake: Well, there are plenty of those around here, that's for sure! Thank you for stopping by!
976: Thanks! I've already checked in, so I'm just working on my activity level now.
dafiden (x2): Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for your kind words! I hadn't noticed the rather (in)convenient layout of the sidestreets before, so good job catching that. All the multi-story BATs you see are CS hotels, and I plopped each of them there. I wouldn't leave it to chance to try to get that many hotels in such a small area. However, I grow most of my RCI, with only a few exceptions in my CBDs. Thanks also for answering Jordan's question! I wish you success in your re-entry into the SC4 world!
Battlecat: Thank you, my friend! Those are some of my favorite seawalls, in fact. As it turns out, a few of my readers over at ST weren't so fond of that marina parking lot, either, so when I redesigned this area, I decided to just get rid of those marinas, attractive as they are, and extend the seawall; there's a nice, cozy harbor nearby, so it's not a great loss.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! The hotel you're thinking of is dmscopio's Heywood Inn 2, which AFAIK is only available at his personal website (http://www.davidluart.com/download.php).
Sorry to be posting this special so much later than usual. Last Thursday was a busy day for me, between finals, finishing an SC4 project (which you'll get to see before too long) and driving home for spring break. This coming Thursday won't be any better, so I thought it best to post this special now rather than make you all wait three weeks for something new from Nyhaven. So then, what do I have for you today? Have a look:
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The caption says it all, really. This is the corner of Ironwood Avenue and Broadway, in the Greektown neighborhood. If the small grey rowhouses don't look familiar (or even if they do), they're giorgos69's Athenian Apartments, but resized in the Reader to be truly W2W and closer to a realistic scale. Giorgos has already given me permission to upload the resized models and lots, so once I make a couple of adjustments to the lots (like making the buildings line up properly), they'll be available for all to download on the STEX.
Nice rowhouses, and an authentic feel of a larger city ethnic neighborhood.
Nice job on today's update. This area looks great!
Cool! Thanks for the hotel ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Great!
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djvandrake: Thank you! I'm so glad you like how the neighborhood feels, since that's pretty much what I was going for. Take care!
Battlecat: Thanks, my friend! I'm pleased that you like it.
Jordan (canyonjumper): It's always my pleasure to help a reader, Jordan! Thank you for stopping by!
976: Thanks!
I recently decided that the Columbus terrain mod, while beautiful, just wasn't quite right for Nyhaven - the region needed to be greener, since it's in the Pacific Northwest. I also saw the need for a new water mod, as the old SMP Paradise Blue was too light and too flat. So, I replaced both mods with more recent fare - namely, CP's Olympia terrain mod (with its associated tree controller) and a selection from rivit's Coastal Mod. Here's an example of what the landscape now looks like:
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If you're wondering where exactly this area is in Nyhaven's region, well, it's actually in another region altogether - a slightly modified version of NHP's Seattle region. You might get to see more of that region eventually ;)
Anyway, these latest mod changes are no April Fool's joke, you have my word on that. I'm much happier with how the landscape looks now; it's much more like the RL Pacific Northwest, I think. It will take some time to re-render all of Nyhaven's region with the new mods (especially considering it's 16x8 large quads in size!), but new region views will be shown soon enough.
Nice work Zack! I like the Greek areas and Skamokawa looks fantastic. :thumbsup: But, that hotel area, I don't know if I like that rugged terrain. Maybe you could smoothe it out with the smoothing tool? Or rework it so it looks a bit better? The beach there really seems out of place as-is and it could use a little bit of work. Maybe rocks to line the beach so it looks like a smoothe transition. Idk, it is completely up to you but it would look even better. ;)
Alex
&apls Looks great.
I was a long time user of the Columbus mod too, and I just grew so tired of the limitations of it. This looks much better and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work with it. :thumbsup:
That's a really nice-looking change. Can't wait to see where this bridge is heading to ;)
Nice alot!
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Alex (KoV Liberty): Thank you, Alex! The Skamokawa Resort District wasn't intended to be rugged at all; it was just a consequence of how I had set up the region in SC4TF. You'll be glad to hear that I've completely redone that district; the terrain is quite smooth now.
Since you mentioned how the beach looks, I'll tell you that in my makeover of the resort district, I opted not to use beach lots, just the bare beach texture from rivit's coastal mod. I might add the limitless beach mod and some suitable beach MMPs, though; if I do, it would be most helpful if you could point me to where you got the thatched umbrellas that are so common on the beaches of Atrubia. Take care, my friend!
djvandrake: Thanks! Columbus certainly has its merits (including having snowcapped variants available, which it took me quite a while to create for Olympic), but you're right that it has its limitations. The deep green of Olympic was practically tailor-made for Nyhaven, I think!
Ioan (io_bg): Thank you very much!
976: Thanks!
A brief note: I intend to return to posting full updates in two weeks, but they'll be of a somewhat different nature than my usual updates. We'll still be following the life of Engineer Paul Franconi, but this time, we'll be looking at his life outside of work. This little diversion is just to give me more time to finish the King Zachary Tower; once it's done, I'll finally be able to go back to posting updates on city construction projects.
Recently, I decided that the University of Nyhaven needed to have a custom central quad, not one of the (excellent) quads that come with the University of Clayhurst set. So I made one:
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This new quad has the advantage of putting the long axial paths closer to the buildings, so that people coming out of the smaller entrances can reach those paths sooner. It just didn't seem realistic to me that such minor access paths would be very long, and with the new quad design, they're much shorter.
Nice redesign! I thought I posted on your terrain makeover, but I guess I didn't...
-Jordan :thumbsup:
Looks awesome! Reminds me of the Notre Dame campus. Very well done. &apls
Wow, looking very, very impressive Zach!
That central quad looks extremely good there, you've set that University out very well. :thumbsup:
The bridge in your teaser is extraordinary, I can almost see myself driving over it in real life! Greek town looks great as well ;)
I must say, I need to get out more... I miss too much around here!
Adrian.
That's a really nice uni quad. Puts me back a quarter century to law school. Those were the days, but... who knew
David
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Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! No worries on not posting earlier; you're welcome to post at any time.
djvandrake: Thank you, my friend! I think Notre Dame may certainly have influenced my design, at least subconsciously; while I've never been there, a look at its campus in Google Earth is enough for me to see the resemblance you saw.
Adrian (adroman): Thanks very much, Adrian! I'm honored to have such kind words from you. You can drop in anytime, my friend!
David (dedgren): Thank you, David! I'm glad I was able to inspire a little trip down memory lane.
A couple of months ago, while writing the commentary for one of my suburban mosaics, I was inspired to remodel Ridgeland Park. Due to the park's shape and size, this was no easy task - I had to create around 35 new lots (including my first MML), most of them with my very first set of custom overlay textures. However, after some three weeks of working when I had the chance, I was finally finished, and I'm quite satisfied with the final product. I hope you will be, too!
First of all, a look at one corner of the park:
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These are the Greek gardens in the south of the park. While there are plenty of formal gardens in the remodeled Ridgeland Park, only these gardens have replicas of classical sculptures and fountains. They provide a little bit of culture in the midst of some otherwise boring suburbs.
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Across the street from the central area of Ridgeland Park lies Papillon Manor, which has been the home of the mayors of Nyhaven since 1836. The mansion has its own garden, but it's not unusual to see recently-elected Mayor Nathanael Fourier out for a stroll in Ridgeland Park. Mayor Fourier has commented that the exquisite gardens in the centerpiece of Nyhaven's park system put his own gardens to shame!
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This is no small park, mind you. Ridgeland Park is a whole mile long from north to south, and it's a patchwork of gardens, woods and open fields made for the whole family to enjoy. Children and parents alike are fond of the park's folly tower, which the eccentric millionaire Edmund Andersen built with city approval in 1884.
That's all for today. Get ready for next week's return to full, story-based updates!
Splendid update! It must of taken a lot of work to make that park. :thumbsup:
Hey, Great updates my friend! The thatched umbrellas and chairs, etc can be found here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=19050). ;) And can we see the new area? ;)
Alex
My sincere apologies for such a late reply....i hate to admit that i do not show up in Mayor Diaries all that often. nevertheless, beautiful little region you have here! &apls
The Broadway Bridge looks great, yet I wanted to assure you that i haven't forgotten about finishing it.... :D In regards to Nexus4Jersey's inquiry about night lights, i regret that it currently doesn't sport any. however, since that BAT was 'completed', i have dabbled in some nightlighting and learned a few more things. so there will be a round2...so to speak...coming sometime soon. there's a couple little tweaks needed, and perhaps another surprise waiting in teh wings.
keep up teh good work, and take care!
ryan
Wow! That's a lot of impressive work. &apls &apls &apls
The area around the outdoor theater is my favorite. :thumbsup:
This is awesome! I like your custom lots and textures! Very well done. The park is looking great!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
I love your parks. The diagonal paths really help to visually break up the grid view, making them look really natural. On another note, nice typography on your logos!
oh my god, i LOVE that park. Keep up the good work amigo
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Daniel (danielcote): Thanks! It certainly did take a lot of work; I can't tell you how many hours I spent in the LE and Reader getting everything just right.
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thank you, Alex, for both your kind words and that link! You'll get to see the new version of the resort district next week.
Ryan (choco): Nice to see you over here, Ryan! Thanks again for the bridge, and for your kind words here! I'm glad to hear that you've got more in store for this bridge, and the prospect of nightlighting is truly exciting. Knowing the quality of your work, I'm sure that "surprise" you're working on will be a terrific addition to the mod! Take care, my friend!
djvandrake: I'm glad you like all the work I put into this park, my friend. Thank you for your compliments!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! I learned a lot in making this park, and I'm happy that you approve of how I've put that knowledge to use.
antimonycat: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you very much for your compliments! The paths were kind of an experiment, and I'm glad they turned out so well. Thanks also for your kind words about my font choices - I tried to choose fonts that fit with the theme of this MD, so it's great to read that someone as talented as you likes my selections.
i_love_lamp: Welcome to you too, and thanks for commenting!
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Morning dawned on Sunday, July 19, 1970...
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It was the first day after I had moved into my apartment at 661 21st Street in Midtown Nyhaven, and my last free day before starting work at City Hall. After spending 18 years growing up in the Rossmore Lake district and another four years of college in Los Angeles, I was waking up in an unfamiliar part of town. Sure, I had visited Midtown once or twice growing up, but those visits were short and limited to a small part of the neighborhood. Now that I was living here, I figured it was time to get acquainted with Midtown and its surroundings.
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After a home-cooked breakfast, I set out to look at the local shops. Down on 24th Street, mere blocks from my building, I came across a row of stores facing the Port Line guideway. They were mostly small mom-and-pop stores, by then relics of small business's heyday in the 1930s and 1940s. There were furniture stores, clothing stores, bookstores and small restaurants, all useful places for a local like me to know about.
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A few blocks north, I came upon the retail strip in Koreatown, on 20th Street. The Korean immigrants and their descendants had a virtual local monopoly on electronics, most of them (ironically) from Japanese corporations, but their prices were fair. They also had some nice ethnic restaurants; the locals were eating Korean barbecue long before it became popular. After having lunch in one of those restaurants, I knew I would be joining them regularly from then on.
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Of course, I knew that I'd have to eat in sometimes, so I started looking for a good supermarket. Imagine my surprise when I came across a Gottfried's just a block from my apartment! Gottfried's was Nyhaven's favorite grocery store, and a new store had just recently opened at 21st Street and Seventh Avenue. How convenient!
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Next on my priority list was finding the local MetroRail stations. I had a map of the system, but I needed to walk the streets to know where the stations were. The closest one turned out to be the Port Line's 20th Street station, only a couple of blocks from home.
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A few blocks further along the Port Line was Midtown Junction, one of the most important MetroRail stations due to the many lines that passed through it. I knew this station would be important to my commute tomorrow, so I ventured inside and took note of how to get to the various transit line platforms.
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It was also important to me to find the local churches, since I needed a place to call my spiritual home on Sunday mornings and evenings. The first one I found was a few blocks south of my building.
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There was another one in Koreatown, not far from where I had just had lunch. It had a nice atmosphere, so I figured I'd try it out for a few weeks.
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Since I was already in Koreatown, I took a look around the neighborhood to scope out the cultural amenities. The local residential streets had a certain charm to them, but what really impressed me were the two large towers. I figured I'd take a look inside later, so I kept moving.
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What Midtown was really known for, though, was its theaters and clubs, as I well knew. Although it was still afternoon, I stopped by the local establishments and noted their hours and the theaters' current shows. I knew I'd be back this way plenty of times to come for nights on the town...
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After a day spent trekking back and forth across Midtown, I was pretty beat. I felt pretty good, nonetheless, now that I had gotten familiar with the area. I knew that this little excursion would only be the beginning of my time in Midtown...
Great update!
SC4Devotion sure has had a lull in posts. I just posted my new update as well and one guy posted on it, similar to yours, frankly, I think AIN is more active. But that's just my opinion. Anyways, great update! I'm looking foreward to seeing the new beaches! ;D
I feel ashamed. This is one of my favourite MDs, I read every post but I never left a comment. &ops
I promise to do better from now on. ()stsfd()
Great Update! I like the personal appeal.
Good update, I am liking the mixture of buildings. They work well with the Maxis building stock.
Your decision to change the terrain and water mod(s) were wise...that image with the bridge was spectacular!
Excellent update! The narration is superb as always, and the BAT choices are amazing!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Excellent update! What a neat mix of buildings and developments you've showcased today!
Also, the parks in the previous update are fantastic!
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976: Thank you!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thanks! I guess it's just one of those times around here. The replies came in more slowly than usual this past week, but I'm still happy to have gotten them, no matter when they were posted. Please forgive me for delaying my showing of the new resort district a couple weeks; I think you'll understand when you see today's specials.
Raphael (RickD): Better late than never, Raphael! I'm glad you decided to comment, though, and I hope you'll keep coming back!
Daniel (danielcote): Thanks! I'm happy you like the new storyline.
wallasey: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for your compliments! A lot of the Maxis RCIs aren't so pretty when you see a dozen of them in the same area, but I'm glad you like how I've handled the consequences of my earlier days of playing this region (before I had a lot of plugins).
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! I'm glad you liked the narration and BATs.
Battlecat: Thanks! I'm happy you enjoyed the update and preceding special so much, and I'm honored by your kind words.
First off, you may or may not have noticed the new intro poster in the original post of this thread. In case you missed it, here it is:
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Now then, on to today's special! I made some changes to Midtown, so since we're going to be spending a lot of time there, I thought it best to show you all now, before the next update. Here's an overview of the neighborhood:
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As you can see, there are a few new skyscrapers along Eighth Avenue, a consequence of Nyhaven's excessive CO$$ demand. In addition, a little bit of the residential zoning has been rezoned for commercial uses to further ease demand issues.
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Also, I added several new theaters to Midtown, creating a true Theaterland area. There are now 11 theaters in Midtown, including a few that aren't visible on the image above.
Looking great Zack! I like the intro poster!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
My first post here, and 2 &apls &apls this poster of the night view is incredible, i like your MD and will come more often around here ;)
Great update!
The intro poster is spectacular. Reminds me a bit of the view from Rockefeller Center at the Manhattan skyscraper jungle.
Wow at that intro poster! That is one of the nicest shots I have ever seen. Cant wait to read more from the story - Midtown looks great :)
Awesome! I completely understand. ;)
Alex
Loks great man :thumbsup:
marsh
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Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! I'm glad you approve of the new poster.
planetechef: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you very much for your kind words!
976: Thanks!
Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! The poster does have that Manhattan kind of look, doesn't it? I'm flattered to have Nyhaven compared to the Big Apple!
nedalezz: Thanks! I'm glad you like the new poster. As for the story, wait no more - it's time for a new update!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thank you, Alex! I can assure you, this time, the new resort district won't be delayed - you'll definitely get to see it next week!
marsh: Thanks!
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As I got settled in my new job at City Hall, I began noticing one of my colleagues more and more. Jane Hempstead, another young professional who was with the Nyhaven Board of Tourism, had an office not far from mine, and we found ourselves accidentally meeting at the water cooler many times in my first couple of months on the job.
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At first, our conversations were mainly professional; Jane's proposal to the mayor's Board of Advisors for a new observation tower in Nyhaven (see Update 9: Brainstorms) had caught my attention, and I wanted to hammer out the details of the new structure with her. Soon enough, though, our chats turned to smalltalk, and I was struck by just how much we had in common. I could feel the chemistry building between us, and I had to do something with it.
One day in early September, as the clock struck 5:00 and we prepared to head home, I suggested to Jane that we might like to spend an evening together in Midtown, seeing a musical in one of the theaters and enjoying some of Nyhaven's burgeoning club scene. She happily agreed, and we set a date.
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When Friday had finally come later that week, I got ready for our evening together. I was so excited, but I knew I had to keep composure. I went over my plan for the evening...
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...which I had figured out on a map of the area. I already had the restaurant reservations and the show tickets in hand, and I had made sure that we were on the guest lists of a couple of Midtown's best nightclubs. With everything ready, I set out for Jane's apartment building.
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Jane lived in a rowhouse down on 30th Street, close to Uptown. I arrived at 7:00 sharp, just as I had intended. Thankfully, Jane was already ready to go when I got there, so we wasted little time heading back to Midtown for the first part of our date.
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Dinner went great. Our conversation revealed even more similarities between the two of us, and the food was good, too. Unfortunately, there wasn't much time to enjoy it, since we had to hurry over to the theater for our show.
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At the Regal Theater on 20th Street, we saw an up-and-coming musical called Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which had just started up in Nyhaven. It was a terrific show, and we both enjoyed it a lot. I could tell that this musical had a great future in store.
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Now that the show was over, it was time for the last part of our evening. We headed over to the Club ATOM Blue, one of the nicest clubs in Nyhaven, to begin our night of dancing.
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After a couple of fun-filled hours, we made our way to the other club where I had put us on the guest list, a place called Riddle Me This. This club took over a former power station, and the ambience was really something else.
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At last, though, we had to call it a night. I walked Jane back to her place, and we bid each other good night.
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When I finally returned to my apartment, I was tired, but happy. The evening had gone really well, I could tell, and I drifted off to sleep thinking of where things would go next...
Spectacular night shots and I see some very interesting buildings that I don't think I have in my collection. In the eighth picture, what is that green one?
Robin :thumbsup:
Excellent update Zack! That map is great, and the downtown area looks like a.... downtown area ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Very nice. I love the night shots. :thumbsup:
- Glow
Wait what happened to the art deco city hall!? ???
Quote from: danielcote on May 07, 2010, 07:26:25 PM
Wait what happened to the art deco city hall!? ???
I think this is back in time. Trust me, it's going to make sense in time.
Good start to the story. It's nice seeing what Nyhaven's nightlife is like.
Really nice updates the past few days, Zack. The new storyline is very interesting. Also, welcome to the Classics.
Ethan :)
It's my privilege to move your MD to "The Classics" section.
Congrats from myself and The SC4D Staff!
&apls
Robin :thumbsup:
Congratulations on your move to classics!
The last few updates look fantastic! Those are some cool looking buildings!
Great update and congrats on the move!
Congrats on 500 comments! Just about the same time as Pirgos!
great job again, may i ask where you get this big appartment on the picture just before the map, i try to find but without result :-[ thanks :P
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Robin (rooker1) (x2): Thank you, Robin! The building with the green nightlighting is N74704's Riddle Me This Nightclub (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=11432). Also, thanks for moving me to the Classics! It's a real honor.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, my friend! I'm glad you liked the map and the new poster.
Glowbal: Hey there, friend! It certainly has been a while since I last saw you on the forums, but welcome back! Thank you for your kind words about my night shots.
Daniel (danielcote): Emgmod guessed right - the current story begins in 1970, whereas the new city hall wasn't built until the early 1990s.
emgmod: Good job figuring out the reason for the different city hall - as I told Daniel, we have indeed gone back to 1970 for the start of this storyline. Thanks for the compliments!
Ethan (ecoba): Thank you, Ethan! I'm glad you're enjoying the new storyline, and I'm honored to take my place among the great MDs here in the Classics section!
Battlecat: Thanks for the congratulations and kind words! I'm glad you've enjoyed the latest updates.
976: Thank you!
daryl7478: Thanks! It's a pleasure to move into this section at the same time as another great MD.
planetechef: Thank you and welcome! The reason you haven't been able to find that apartment building is because it's a Maxis building - part of the Euro set.
A while back, I showed you all the resort district of Nyhaven's suburb of Skamokawa, back before I switched to my current set of terrain and water mods. Since then, I've gone back and redesigned that district from the ground up to make room for more resorts. The new version of the district has 10 hotels and a proper beach, besides the commercial area nearby. Here's a mosaic to show you the results:
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I might as well also show you what nearby Skamokawa Harbor looks like with the new mods installed:
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Enjoy!
Jaw dropping-ly good! Those water and beach mods look excellent there, even better with your hotel district... :thumbsup:
The good ol' Marina/Hangover piece set up looks great there, very nicely presented. Combined with the boats, they make the scene that much more realistic!
As always, I'll be back... Just a matter of when $%#Ninj2
Adrian.
It's amazing the difference changing a terrain/water mod can make, though it's easy to overlook when the rest of the city sprawls in front of you. It helps to bring it all together though. The marina docks are a nice touch, though I've never cared for the way they sit so far above the water unless you take special precautions with the terrain beforehand. They still get the image across though. Welcome to the Classics section Zack, Nyhaven has certainly earned it.
-Matt
I love the resort Island. It's realistic and has a good selection of hotels, restaurants and stores.
Nice update once again! I like your work with those seawalls!
Welcome to the classics!!! :thumbsup:
Great update, fantastic city!!!
Looks amazing! The water mod really makes a difference.
-Jordan :thumbsup:
Wow! Some very good updates! And a new lady friend... ;) I especially like the new resort, but maybe a tree or two on the beach wouldn't hurt.
great upadte, well i feel so stupid, it's so long since i play without the maxis buildings then i almost forget then some of those buildings are also nice $%Grinno$% anyway great job on this beautifull mosaic :thumbsup:
Great update!
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Adrian (adroman): Thanks a lot, Adrian! Such kind words coming from someone like you is truly high praise. I'm glad you like how the Maxis marina looks in Skamokawa Harbor; I've gotten some negative remarks about it at ST, but if it works well for you, there's no real need to replace it with a custom pier. You're welcome in Nyhaven anytime, my friend!
Matt (threestooges): Thank you, Matt! It certainly is nice to see you visit. I appreciate your kind words and your welcome; I'm certainly happy to have made it all the way to the Classics! Take care, my friend!
Daniel (danielcote): Thanks! I'm glad you like the island.
Battlecat: Thank you! Seawalls really make a harbor look good, don't they?
Tomas Neto: Thanks very much!
Jordan (canyonjumper): It certainly does! Thank you for stopping by!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thanks, Alex! The last update was only the beginning of Jane's part in the story here in Nyhaven. As for the beach, mine was really influenced by the kind of beaches we have here in Southern California, which are mostly treeless except near the inland edge. A shore pine or two couldn't hurt the scene, though!
planetechef: No worries about the Maxis building, my friend - they're so rare in MDs of today that your not recognizing it is totally understandable. Thanks for your compliments!
Dryan (976): Thank you!
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Not long after I rang in the new year with my colleagues, I got a phone call at home from my parents. It turned out that it was time to plan the family reunion we would be hosting in April 1971, and now that I was back in town, they could really use my help.
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So the next weekend, I hopped into my car and headed over to the old family home in the Rossmore Lake district. Taking the freeway would have meant an unnecessary detour in the wrong direction, so I just took 20th Street to Avenue H, which got me most of the way there.
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Once I had arrived, we got down to business. "Well, Paul," my mother began, "the first thing we need to do is choose as place to hold the reunion. Why don't you take a look at some of the local parks and see which one would be best?"
"I'd be happy to, Mom," I replied. And with that, once we had made some other early plans, I was off on a trip around Nyhaven to look at city parks.
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The first place I went was Rossmore Park, just west of my parents' house. It had good amenities, but I just didn't think it was the right place for our reunion.
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Another candidate was Science Park, in the Melrose district. There was plenty to do there, but I was really looking for something else in a location.
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I also looked at Thrillsbury Park, up in Lincoln Hills. Certainly an exciting place, but still not quite right.
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Finally, as I was heading back to home base, I stopped by Ridgleand Park. It had the advantage of not being very far from home, but what I really liked about it was the open lawns. It was perfect for the reunion! I wasted no time booking its South Pavilion for the event.
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Now that we had a location, it was time to get busy. There were only three months until the reunion, so I was sent over to the local stationery store to buy everything we would need to make invitations.
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On the day before the event, after work, I went back to the family home to help cook all the food we would need the next day. Jane volunteered to help, too, and boy, was her help needed! We had received about 80 RSVPs by then, so we needed a lot of food.
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Finally, the day came, and we all gathered at the park. The cherry blossoms really made it a beautiful place for a reunion. This was also Jane's introduction to my extended family, who were happy to meet the woman I had told them so much about over the phone.
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As the day wore on, it came time for the part of the reunion I loved best, the Franconi family football game. Our family was mostly split between the states of Pacifica (where Nyhaven and Kendall are located) and Willamette (with a lot of people on my great-uncle's side living in Salem, Albany and Corvallis), so we had a Pacifica vs. Willamette game. Happily, the Pacificans won by two touchdowns. It helped having Jane cheering from the sidelines!
Very nice pictures and great story! And I see the NWM has arrived in Nyhaven. :thumbsup:
I gotta say that those parks look amazing with the nwm Zack :satisfied:
would this be a teaser for more to come? :P
-dave
Very nice! Especially the using of mave!
I see you're using the NWM well. Impressive parks too.
Some great work! :thumbsup: I particularly like the park with the angled paths. It really brakes the grid. The amusement park looks a bit empty, though ::)
Looking forward to the next update!
Looking great Zack! I love those parks! Everything about them is awesome!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
very nice, i love the theme park, the way you put those paths on your park is also a great personal touch, well done :thumbsup:
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you very much! I've really enjoyed adding the new NWM networks and other NAM features to my cities.
Dave (superhands): Nice to see you here in the MD section! Thanks for your kind words, and yes, I suppose there is a bit of foreshadowing in the last update. You'll see soon!
Dryan (976): Thank you, my friend!
Daniel (emgmod): I'm glad you like what I've done with the NWM. Thanks for your compliments on that and my parks!
Ioan (io_bg): Thank you, Ioan! Those grid-breaking paths are, in fact, made with my first set of overlay textures, which I've been meaning to expand and release under the UCC brand. As for Thrillsbury Park, I think it's an unfortunate side-effect of the walkways being pedmalls and therefore having only small crowd effects on them. I wish there was something I could do about it...
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks a lot, Jordan!
planetechef: I'm glad you like the parks, my friend! Thanks for stopping by!
I apologize for not getting this special out yesterday; it was a busy day for me, and I just didn't have enough time to spare for answering all my replies. But now that I'm not so busy, I have a chance to show you a little scene from Midtown!
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And while I'm at it, I might as well tease you all with a preview of my newest project - Astoria, another major metropolis in the same region as Nyhaven. Here's Pacifica State University, Astoria in its current state:
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See you again soon!
Heyhey, I'm still doing a visit every while here. :) Shame my copy of this game won't work on windows 7.
I love that park you showed on page 26. It's great.
Great update, really awesome work!!! :thumbsup:
I know that when I visit the Classic section your MD is always a must see one and it is no surprise to me or anyone else for that matter that we'll be spending this month with you in OSITM!
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Congratulations from The SC4D Staff and myself! &apls
Robin :thumbsup:
Congrats on OSITM, Zack. :)
Ethan
Nice planning, and congrats to be on OSITM!
Hi my friend, congratulations on OSITM!!! :thumbsup:
Congrats on OSITM Zack! It's very well deserved!
-Jordan :thumbsup:
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Glowbal: Thanks for stopping by, my friend! I'm sorry your copy of SC4 isn't working, but hopefully you'll get it sorted out soon, thanks to all the help that's available here.
Tomas Neto (x2): Thank you for both your comments!
Robin (rooker1): I'm so thankful to be OSITM again! Thank you, and the rest of the staff, so much for bringing me back here!
Ethan (ecoba): Thanks, Ethan!
Dryan (976): Thank you!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks!
Well, it's a real honor to be brought back to OSITM for this month! I was busy with school for the first half of my first month here, but that's not the case this time around, so you'll get to see plenty more of Nyhaven (and other cities as well) this month. I'm going to try to post a new picture from one of my cities every two or three days through the end of June, except when I post a new update. Speaking of updates, it's time for a new one today! Let's jump right into it, shall we?
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After the reunion, it seemed that I was spending more and more of my free time with Jane. We saw each other several evenings a week, as well as most weekends.
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One of our favorite places to go was Thrillsbury Park. We never got tired of playing the games at the arcade or going on the rides, even though there weren't many of them.
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It was most fun, however, to ride the rollercoasters in the evening. Watching the sun set behind the skyscrapers of downtown and into the river was always a special moment for us.
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We also did our part to support Nyhaven's professional sports teams. Going over to Rittenberg Field was one of our favorite things to do after work during baseball season.
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Once, we attended a particularly heated game between the Nyhaven Regals and the Astoria Pilgrims that lasted 12 innings. It was a sweet victory when the Regals finally scored the game-winning run, and we were thrilled to enjoy that triumph together.
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Things changed between us at work, too. We lingered longer at the water cooler, took lunch breaks together, and Jane even moved her office closer to mine.
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Midtown became an even more enjoyable place to live, as we visited the local eateries and saw shows at the theaters. There was always something good onstage at the Sullivan Theater, down at Eighth Avenue and 25th Street.
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As our love grew, our dates became simpler and, if you can believe it, even more frequent. Sometimes, instead of heading straight home after work, we would enjoy a simple stroll along the downtown waterfront together.
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As day turned to night, our gaze turned back toward the city, as downtown became ablaze with its thousands of lights. It felt as if the city was on fire - though the fire was really in our hearts.
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Eventually, I knew the time had come to take our relationship to the next level. In April of 1974, I placed some special reservations at the restaurant on the observation levels of the South Point Observation Tower, a joint project of ours which had recently opened to the public. When evening came, I stopped by early to make sure everything would be perfect when we came for dinner. This was going to be a night to remember!
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Later, as dinner was ending, I signaled to the maitre d' that it was time for my plan to be put into action. Our waiter came back with two glasses of champagne - one, with a ring in it. When Jane fished it out of her glass, I popped the question, and she accepted. How wonderful!
Nice work, Zack, and congratulations on the well-deserved OSITM. I really like the night shots, and the diagonal area is interesting as well.
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Great update...I see we are going to have a marriage on our hands! Midtown looks great, my favorite picture of the update was the waterfront at night. Spectacular!
Congrads!
Nice images and a good story to compliment them. Congratulations to the happy couple there. Your progression of day, night and transition shots gives the feel of the passing of days within the accompanying story. Nice touch. The recent shot of Pacifica University looks pretty good too, except for that little undeveloped patch near the bottom there. I like the light rail access to the University, and the campus looks like a good place for an afternoon stroll between classes. Nice work, and congratulations on another round of OSITM. Looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeve.
-Matt
Great update!
A beautiful showcase update! And a very big congratulations on your second appearance in OSITM. &apls &apls &apls
Congrats! &apls And great last update, I really like the downtown shots and the marina. The only flaw, IMO, is the W2W buildings - they don't look that good on diagonals &mmm You can use diagonal W2W ones (they are fewer but they still look better). Looking forward to the next update!
I don't think I have commented on your MD yet, even though I have viewed it many times. What better time is to comment than during your OSITM and after an awesome update???
Excellent work, keep it up! :thumbsup:
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metarvo: Thank you, my friend, both for your congratulations and your kind words!
nedalezz: Thanks! Yes, we'll take a look at the wedding preparations soon. I appreciate the compliments on the pictures - I'm happy you like them so much!
Chris (GreekMan): Thank you, Chris!
Matt (threestooges): Thanks, Matt! The succession of day and night shots wasn't a conscious decision on my part, but you're certainly right that they do well at portraying the passage of time, which is important to this update since it's basically a summary of a three-year period. To be honest, much of Astoria is still a WIP, including Pacifica State University. That undeveloped patch you saw is intended to be the future home of the university's elite Fusion Power Research Institute, which will simply be my attempt to cleverly incorporate a Maxis power plant into the city in an aesthetically pleasing way. The streetcar system is something I made sure to include in Astoria as early as possible, inspired in part by San Francisco (similar to the university's Berkeleyan influences) and in part by the light rail systems that Daniel (emgmod) has been building in his non-U-Build-It cities. Thanks a bunch for your very kind words on everything, as well as your congratulations, and I hope to see more of you around here, as time permits! Take care!
Dryan (976): Thank you!
djvandrake: Thanks a lot, my friend!
Ioan (io_bg): Thank you, Ioan! The lack of diagonal W2W buildings is really my preference for function over form winning out in this area. I know that diagonal growables aren't really practical, and also that residential ploppables don't work, and I wanted that neighborhood to be residential (and functional), so as much as I might have wanted to dress the area up with pretty diagonal BATs, it wouldn't be the best option for me, I think. Hope that explains my thought process well enough!
Haljackey: I think you're right, so welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for your compliments! It's a pleasure to have such a disinguished MDer as yourself post such encouraging words in my own MD.
Well, work continues behind the scenes in preparation for our next update. This week's special is simply a little teaser for what you'll see in that update:
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This is the Église du Sacré-Cœur and the adjacent Place Sacré-Cœur in the historic core of Astoria. This church is the second version of the city's very first church, which was consecrated in 1566, one year after the city was founded (in the alternate universe in which Nyhaven is located, anyway). Astoria eventually outgrew the original structure, so the present church was built and consecrated in 1689. As a popular tourist attraction and local gathering place, the church and square have their own decidated stop on the streetcar line that passes by the church. You'll get to see more of Astoria next week!
I might as well mention that, later today, I will finish my undergraduate studies and receive my B.A. in Linguistics here at UCLA. I'm so glad I made it through the last five years!
I love the church with the plaza in front of it!
Great shot Zack! Looking forward to your update!
-Jordan :thumbsup:
Great update!
Nice shot. And congrats on receiving your B.A. Well done!
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Daniel (danielcote): Thank you!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! Glad you liked the picture!
Dryan (976): Thanks!
Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael!
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Life was great in mid-1974. With my ring on Jane's hand, I was truly a happy man. As a result, I put more effort into my work than before, and Mayor Lundgren took notice. He saw how much I was working and decided to reward me by letting me take a vacation. After two and a half months of working at top speed, it was a welcome break.
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All the same, I decided not to go vacationing in the far-off mountains of Upper Columbia, but instead, I chose to spend a week in Astoria. On July 6, I took the MetroRail to Nyhaven Central Station to board my train.
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It was more than 20 miles from Nyhaven to Astoria by rail, but it was a nice trip, even if it was short. Before long, I was passing through Kendall.
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Eventually, the train left the capital's suburbs behind and entered the countryside. It was nice seeing some open fields and dense forests outside my window.
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At last, the train arrived at the Astor Square Station, next to Astoria's central business district. As I stepped outside the station with my bags, I saw cars and streetcars passing by along Charter Avenue and people milling about across the street, in Astor Square. I hailed a taxi and set out for my hotel.
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Astoria was an old city and had lots of historical sites, so I checked them out first. My first stop was Fort Astoria, at the top of the hill overlooking the city's old harbor.
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Just across the street was Astoria's civic center. The city was the state capital of Pacifica, the state that contained Nyhaven and Kendall, so I was able to visit both the City Hall and the State House pretty easily. There was plenty else to see at the civic center, too.
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In the oldest part of Astoria, I saw the Église du Sacré-Cur and its associated square. All these sights were easy to visit because of the city's extensive streetcar network.
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Next, I headed over to the waterfront to check out the sports venues. I knew that Astoria had recently finished transforming a former warehouse area into a series of stadiums, arenas and luxury condos, so I had to take a look.
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I was impressed. The new stadiums were both beautfiul and functional, and they were well-served by the streetcars.
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Not far from the stadiums was the other part of that urban renewal project - the waterfront. The old docks had been replaced with a big cruise ship terminal, and there was also a picturesque wooden boardwalk close by. They had sure done a good job on turning this area around.
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On my last full day in Astoria, I headed into the suburbs to visit Adventure Forest, the local amusement park. It was quite a park! Its main-street-style shopping area reminded me of the trips I had made to Disneyland while I was in Los Angeles for college.
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There were plenty of rides in this park, too. I had a blast going on each of the park's eight rollercoasters. It was a great way to end my vacation.
WOW! What an update! I love your waterfront and Astor square station is awesome. Such a fantastic city you have here. &apls &apls &apls
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djvandrake: Thank you very much, my friend! I'm glad you like Astoria so much. We'll have to go back some day... ;)
Well, it seems that I haven't been able to follow through on my OSITM ambitions, since I've only posted updates about as often as normally. However, I have a couple of specials ready now, so I can at least make up for it for the rest of the month! Here's the latest region view of Nyhaven (click for full resolution):
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The population of metropolitan Nyhaven is now up to 3,242,587, but at the rate that the area is growing, I don't think it will be long before Nyhaven and Kendall merge into a single conurbation, which will really increase the metro area's total population! If you're wondering why I haven't provided a full region view, it's simply because I don't think the whole region is quite ready for primetime - there are still a lot of quads that need to be resaved with the new terrain and water mods (so showing the whole region would create a kind of two-tone effect with the water), and I still have a lot of suburb-building to do to make Kendall and Astoria look right. Don't worry, though; I'm working on fixing both issues so hopefully, a new full region view isn't that far into the future!
What the... That huge developed region looks impressive! :shocked2:
Superbe &apls this region view is fantastic, love also your last update, your train station is awesome and your rail traffic really realistic, great joj again :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wow, that region view is impressive! Really great work. &apls
I only wish there were diagonal bridges available. ()sad()
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kbieniu7: Thank you very much!
planetechef: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the trip to Astoria. I haven't put nearly as much work into Astoria as I have into Nyhaven, but judging from your kind words, it's still a high-quality city. I appreciate the compliments!
Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! It really is too bad about the lack of diagonal bridges ()sad() I suppose one could BAT a diagonal bridge and chop it into puzzle pieces, but you'd have to do that for each bridge you wanted to build - more work than it's worth, IMHO.
Continuing with my extra specials for OSITM, here's something I haven't shown in this MD before:
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This is Du Loup Square, in the inner city of Kendall. Previously, only my AIN allies had seen it, but now I'm sharing it with all of you. The square is named after the family of the first king of Lower Columbia, the nation that Kendall is the capital of (and where Nyhaven is located).
Very nice Zack! That square one of yours?
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
wow! If only my region looked that good, now it looks more like god took a bunch of random chunks out of cities and threw them onto a map
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Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! Du Loup Square is indeed one of my custom lots.
i_love_lamp: Thank you! I'm sure your regions will look better as you get better at building cities; all it takes is a willingness to learn from other players and a little creativity!
Last month's release of RHW 4.0 (and its subsequent patches) has allowed me to finally upgrade some of the highways I built in previous updates to the width I had originally meant them to be, now that it's possible to build diagonal RHW-6Cs. One of those highways is the R-148, Nyhaven's outer beltway. I originally built this highway as a RHW-4 with a one-cell median, but now, I'm busily upgrading it to a RHW-6C. Here's one stretch of the highway as it passes through the suburb of Wilshire Valley, which I recently expanded:
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This is only the beginning of the fun I'll have with the RHW 4.x series of releases, I'm sure. Knowing what the NAM Team plans to release down the road (pardon the pun), I'm certain I'll be spending plenty more time playing around with the RHW mod in the coming months!
Great use of the new RHW. I am in a similar situation as you. I could not build wider RHWs because crucial puzzle pieces were not available. But now I can finally build things like I intended them to be.
Very creative.
I see a lot of traffic on the road in the upper left. Are the sims using it as a shortcut?
Looks realy great man. I love the highway mosaic. I also love that rigion view. &apls
,marsh :thumbsup:
Very good work there wood. ;) I just now got to play with 4.0 because of a plugins problem. It truly is amazing!
Alex
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! The new RHW release is truly a godsend for folks like us, with all its new features.
djvandrake: Thanks! The residents are probably using that road because there's no complete interchange along the R-148 north of the one in the middle of the mosaic; that road is the most direct way to get from that part of the suburbs to the industrial park that's just barely visible toward the top of the mosaic.
marsh: Thank you, marsh! I'm glad you liked both of those pictures.
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thanks, Alex! Good to see you around here again, and I'm glad you were able to get 4.0 working for you. It's incredible, as I'm sure you've already discovered.
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Not long after my big proposal to Jane, some of my office buddies took it upon themselves to toast me after work.
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We went to one of the more upscale bars in downtown Nyhaven. It was a great night, and I was so honored to have my friends congratulate me like this.
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It wasn't long before Jane and I started looking at places to hold the wedding, which we had set for sometime in May 1975. First, we looked at a local church in Midtown, not far from our respective apartments. We both agreed that there were better venues out there, so we moved on.
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Next, we looked at a large church near where I grew up, and where my parents still had connections with the staff. It was a lovely place, but there were no hotels or other places nearby where we could have the reception, so we had to keep looking elsewhere.
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Finally, we came to one of the oldest churches in Nyhaven, located downtown. Not only was it a beautiful and picturesque place for the ceremony, it was also close to downtown's many hotels. We knew we had found the best location, so we went ahead and booked it.
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Now it was time to find a place to hold the reception. It wasn't too hard to do, since we were already downtown. We ended up choosing one of the conference rooms at the Waldorf Nyhaven Hotel, one of the older and nicer hotels in the city.
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As the big day drew closer, we started getting the details ready. First, we bought the invitations at a nice stationery shop near Ridgeland Park.
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A bit later, I found a tuxedo to buy at a shop near my apartment. It wasn't cheap, but it was definitely worth the cost.
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Meanwhile, Jane went to a department store in Midtown to buy her wedding dress. I didn't see it until the wedding, of course, but I had heard good things about it from our mutual friends.
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Finally, on May 16, 1975 the time had almost come. It was the eve of the wedding day, and so my friends once again took it upon themselves to treat me to a bachelor party in Theaterland.
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The next day, I showed up at the church downtown and got ready for the ceremony. As it started, when Jane came down the aisle, I was stunned. She was beautiful, as always, but in that dress, she looked absolutely heavenly! The ceremony went on, and at the end of it all, we were pronounced husband and wife. My dreams had come true!
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Soon afterwards, we led the way over to the Waldorf Nyhaven and started the reception. It was loads of fun, and we were there until after dark enjoying ourselves and receiving our guests' congratulations and well-wishes.
Great region &apls
Great pictures, great story, and a marriage! Lovely update.
Great update. &apls
Once again , you have amazed me with your update... :thumbsup:
Very enjoyable update. Thank you sir! &apls
Very nice update! I really enjoyed it! :thumbsup:
Very cool! Do you already have a place for the honeymoon? 1975 in Atrubia's Alunad Province was one of the best places to be. Lol. And very cheap air-fare. Hehe. Keep it up! :) :thumbsup:
Alex
Great little story there. Great way to show off more of your city! :P
,marsh :thumbsup:
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kelis: Thanks!
nedalezz: I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for your compliments!
nbvc: Thanks to you, too!
Corey (Nexis4Jersey): Wow, it was that good? Well, thank you very much, Corey!
djvandrake: I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks to you, too, my friend!
Ioan (io_bg): Thank you, Ioan!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thanks, Alex! I've actually changed my plans for the next update, based on some advice I received from another reader. We'll pick up again next week after the newlyweds have returned from their honeymoon. Thanks for the offer, though!
marsh: Thank you!
I know some of you wanted to see more of Kendall, so here's a new picture from its suburbs, which I've been working on quite a bit lately:
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This is the Kendall Sports Center on Camden Island, to the west of central Kendall. This complex is home to all of Kendall's sporting venues, with a baseball park, an American football stadium, and two indoor arenas. The complex is served by the young Kendall Subway system, with direct access to and from the city center.
HUGE complex there. It looks great :)
,marsh :thumbsup:
Oh that looks really awesome! Very nice sports complex and I really like the way you've laid out the parking areas around them. &apls Could I trobule you for the name of that football stadium?
Awesome couple of updates Zack!
-Jordan :thumbsup:
Sorry about the small comment, I'm pressed for time, I leave tomorrow for holidays ;D
Very good! Love the complex, but that recycling center could be moved. Hehe. ;)
Alex
Looks great. I like all those parking lots. I have seen similar areas in google earth.
Great stuff as always! I quite like how that stadium complex turned out!
Nice job there Zack! I think you're ready for Simlympics there! Good job!
Cool sports center. Nice combination of bats and the setting is interesting.
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marsh: Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
djvandrake: Thank you! I tried to give the complex a realistic amount of parking, so I'm glad you like it. That football stadium is TG's University of Phoenix Stadium, but good luck finding it. I tried to after you posted, but I couldn't find it on any exchange. It used to be on the STEX (which is probably where I downloaded it), but it was removed from there in the backlash against certain Team Grater members, including the one who made this stadium.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! Don't worry if you're ever pressed for time when writing a comment - I'm fine with the occasional short comment.
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thank you, Alex! I don't really see anything wrong with having the recycling center there - they're often located near major roads in RL. This one might not please the neighbors, but that's just the price of reducing city waste, I suppose...
Raphael (RickD): Thanks, Raphael! I appreciate your compliments!
Battlecat: I'm glad you like how it turned out! Thank you very much!
Daryl (daryl7478): Thanks, Daryl! It certainly is a possibility, but Kendall is very close to Nyhaven, which itself has already hosted the Simlympics (back in June 2007, if you didn't know). If I bid again, it'll most likely be with another region in the same country.
cubby420: Thank you!
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Today's update will be a little different from normal, as there won't be any narration. Instead, I've decided to show you all seven houses in the suburbs of Nyhaven that our newlyweds, Paul and Jane, are looking at buying. You might have noticed the new poll at the top of the page, which means that you all get to decide where they will live, given the seven choices below. I've done my best to give you enough information about each house and its environs so that you can make an informed decision. The poll will stay open for the next ten days; when I post Update 45 a few days after that, the winning house will be revealed. So then, let's see which houses we're deciding between, shall we?
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This first house is located in the suburb of Mulholland Heights, not far from the major sporting venues at Sporthaven and Uptown. It's a two-bed/1-1/2 bath, two-story house that's available for ₡50,000 (₡ is the symbol for the Lower Columbian coulomb, the currency used in Nyhaven; that price is equivalent to about US$95,000). This particular house is also close to a high school, the Cathlamet train station and a hospital. However, the drawback to being so close to the rails is hearing some noise from the trains every so often.
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This is a fairly recently-built house in the southern part of the city of Cathlamet, a short way to the southwest from our first house. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, all for ₡84,000 (or $160,000). Downtown Cathlamet and the city's harbor are nearby, as are an elementary school and a clinic, but the house sits along a busy road, so traffic is an issue.
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This house is located in the Rossmore Hills area of Nyhaven, only a short drive from Ridgeland Park. Other nearby amenities include both an elementary school and a high school, a bus stop and a subway station along Saint Mark's Line of the Nyhaven MetroRail, and the R-48 freeway, which reaches into the inner city of Nyhaven. There is also a railroad nearby, though, so noise from passing trains is once again an issue. This is a 2-bed/1.5 bath house with a price tag of ₡56,000 (or $106,000).
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Here's a house to the north of downtown Nyhaven, in part of the Melrose district. At a price of ₡60,000/$114,000, this 2-bed/2-bath house is reasonably affordable to our couple of city employees. This house isn't far from the nearest Hill Line station (which would give them an easy commute to City Hall), as well as a hospital, a high school and a large shopping mall (you decide whether that last one is a good thing or not). However, there is moderate crime in this neighborhood, and traffic heading for the mall is an issue.
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Northwest of downtown, in the city of Skamokawa, stands this lovely house. It's close to downtown Skamokawa and that city's harbor, as well as an elementary school and a hospital, but there's a railroad right behind it, so you can expect there to be a lot of noise from passing trains. This house has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, and (due to its proximity to downtown Skamokawa) is one of the more expensive houses we're looking at, at ₡115,000/$218,500.
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This house, here in Century Flats, has perhaps the most nearby amenities out of all these houses. First of all, it's only a few blocks from the Puget Island Athletics Park, which is currently (i.e. in 1975) being developed as Nyhaven's Simlympic Park in preparation for the arrival of the Simlympics to the city in 1980; it would be very convenient for Paul to live close to this important location. In addition, this is the only house of these seven that is only a short distance from a church. In addition, there is very low traffic in this neighborhood, so it's a quiet place, and there's a hospital and both an elementary and high school close by. With all these amenities nearby, this house is available for the bargain price of ₡72,000/$137,000. The only downside is the lack of mass transit in the area; the nearest subway station is the ParkWest station on the Island Line, on the northwestern edge of the park. Finally, this house has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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What the previous house had in local amenities, this Barrington house has right on-site, so to speak. This is the largest of the seven houses, with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. It's also the only one of these houses that has a two-car garage and an in-ground pool in the backyard. Unfortunately, all these extra on-site amenities aren't without cost; this is the most expensive of our houses, costing ₡150,000 (or $285,000). Also, like some of the other houses we've looked at, this house is near a railroad (noise issues again) and is in an area with moderate traffic. On the plus side, though, there are a clinic and both an elementary and a high school nearby as well.
So there you have it; seven homes, each with its own pros and cons. Which one do you think our newlyweds should buy?
I voted #1. I think it would be the quietest in terms of road traffic... and I grew up down the street from a railroad line... you don't even hear them after a while!
I voted for #7. Nice location. Rather cheap if in real. My six bedroom house was around $200K to $300K. But that's California.
I voted 1. However, if Paul is willing to trespass across a couple of lots, 3 might be better.
I voted 7. Even though it is the most expensive, it seems the best suited for raising a family.
Alex
I voted 6. Seems the best place tor raise a family to me.
-Jordan :thumbsup:
Thanks for all your votes, everyone! As of this posting, and counting all votes cast at all three sites where I have active Nyhaven threads (here, ST and AIN), House #7 is currently the undisputed leader, with 13 votes. The next closest house, #6, has seven votes, while Houses #1 and #3 each have three votes. Houses #2, #4 and #5 don't have any votes. Remember, though, that the poll is still ongoing and won't end until this Sunday, so please vote if you haven't already!
Today we return to Kendall for a close-up of a very important building:
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This is Lower Columbia's House of Parliament. I've showed in one or two mosaics from a higher zoom level before, but this is the first time I've shown it this close.
I voted #6. Looks like it's a great house & right by anything anyone could want . . . . in short, a place I'd like to live. :)
I guess the voting is over, but I like house #6. :)
Where can I find that for DL?
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Ryan B.: Thanks for voting! House #6 certainly has a lot going for it, doesn't it? Read on to see if it won or not.
alexr19: You may have come too late to vote, but I appreciate the reply all the same. If you're asking about the Parliament building, that's actually a custom re-lot of the Osturland Great Hall v2 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=87), available on the LEX (separate registration required).
With voting finished, it's time to reveal which house won. The winning house is... House #7! Thank you all for voting!
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For a few years after moving into our new house in Barrington, life was pretty quiet for Jane and me. We both kept ourselves busy with our jobs at City Hall - and with the Simlympics coming up, there was plenty to work on. I made regular visits to the Puget Island Athletics Park to check up on the new venues and such that were being built there to transform the park into Nyhaven's Simlympic park. Jane, meanwhile, worked hard at promoting the upcoming Games, both within and beyond Lower Columbia.
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As all this work was reaching its culmination, something unexpected came up as well. One rainy Saturday near the end of 1979, when we were at home, Jane surprised me with the news that we would soon be welcoming a new family member! I was elated!
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For the next few months, the two/three of us made regular visits to the local clinic to check up on our future firstborn son. Each new sonogram picture filled us with excitement and wonder! Meanwhile, Jane grew larger and larger as the baby grew inside her.
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Eventually, all those city preparations ended, and in August of 1980, the Simlympics came to town. Our city salaries made it possible for us to attend many of the events. We were at one of the gymnastics events when Jane let out a pained "ow," leaned over to me and said, "Honey, it's time."
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Immediately, I jumped up and helped Jane out of the arena and back to our car. Ten long hours later, I was invited into the maternity ward to meet my newborn son, whom we named Alex. It was such a special moment, I could never forget it.
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About a year and a half later, I once again found myself in a hospital waiting room, this time at the hospital nearest to our house, in West Nyhaven. This time around, in January of 1982, we welcomed another son, Daniel, into the family.
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Jane had found it difficult to balance work and caring for Alex since he was born. So, on my recommendation, she decided to go on furlough for a while to focus her attention on the two boys. The Nyhaven Tourism Board was practically running itself on autopilot as it was, just piggybacking on all the publicity the city got because of the Simlympics, so it wasn't like she had much work to do, anyway.
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We had saved up plenty of money before having kids, but all the same, we knew we couldn't get by for too long on our savings. So, I took on extra duties at City Hall to earn a bit more. It kept us going well enough...
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In the summer of 1983, however, my father had a stroke. It was the middle of the night, so I let Jane sleep while I drove over to the hospital in Rossmore Lake. By the time I got there, his condition had improved, but there were signs that he probably suffered some damage while he was unconscious.
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Thankfully, Mom was still in fairly good shape, so she decided to look after Dad while he was getting better. I was still concerned, though, so I checked in on them from time to time.
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We waited a while before having a third child, but one came along eventually. In February of 1984, our only daughter Melanie was born. Now that we had three kids, Jane and I agreed that our house was full enough, and taking care of two boys and a girl would be plenty of work.
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The kids sure kept us busy, but there was more to come. The summer of 1985 was a hot one in Nyhaven, and my mother just couldn't handle the heat in that old house. One day, when I came over to check up on Dad, I found her collapsed on the floor. The paramedics did their best when they arrived, but it was too late. The heatstroke had overcome her.
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Without Mom to care for Dad, and being unwilling to put my old man in a retirement home, Jane and I decided to bring him into our house. He had recovered enough that he didn't need much assistance anymore, so he spent much of his time looking after the kids. Jane was finally free to return to work, which she had wanted to do for a while. And so, our lives became quieter (about as quiet as possible with so many people in one house), and we settled into a routine.
wow looks like there is lots to do with raising kids and working a hectic job! great update and it looks like a fun house to live in! catchy update name! my only concern is how many more updates can you do with Paul? not that i want it to end...well no that i see it a city as big as nyhaven would need lots of planning developments(which would account for more updates!)
Nice job there Zack! I kinda liked how you named one of your kids Alex. Well, that's my brother's name. Also, congrats on the Simlympics. Any picture of the events?
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alexr19: You may have come too late to vote, but I appreciate the reply all the same. If you're asking about the Parliament building, that's actually a custom re-lot of the Osturland Great Hall v2 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=87), available on the LEX (separate registration required).
Great update! That house they chose is ok, too, I guess. ;) Seems like they made a nice life for themselves.
As for the BAT request, I should have been clearer. I meant house #6 in Century Flats, and also what's the name of the building with the helipad just below the roundabout (it's also in the "heatwave" pic)?
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Chris (GreekMan): Thanks again, Chris! I'm sure Paul and Jane have their hands (and house!) full now. At least there's a vacation coming up soon for the family... ;) As for more updates with Paul, I want to string this storyline out as far as I can to give myself plenty of time to finish the King Zachary Tower BAT I need for the next construction-based update, but I don't have many more updates planned as of now. (I do, however, have enough construction update ideas to do at least 17 more of that kind of update.)
Daryl (daryl7478): Thanks, Daryl! Funny how that worked out with the names of the children. Nyhaven actually hosted the Simlympics way back in June 2007; the whole thing, from start to finish, is archived at SimSports (http://simsports.darkbb.com/iv-simlympiad-nyhaven-jun-07-f27/).
alexr19: Thank you! That particular house is part of homefryes's American Four Square Homes (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=920) pack on the LEX. As for the hospital, that came from a Japanese SC4 fansite run by NOB; it's on this page (http://tokitoko.hp.infoseek.co.jp/lot.htm), under "LANDMARK", the seventh down in the left column (the zip file is called "Hiroshima_CH.zip").
Remember that church downtown where Paul and Jane got married? Well, I decided that the BAT I was using for it was too small and hard to see, so I made a couple of changes to that part of Nyhaven:
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Not only is the church now much larger, the buildings next to it also no longer block it from view. I'm so happy with this arrangement, I'll show it at night, too:
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Hope you like it!
Well that seems like the perfect church to do my southern baptist evangelical sermon! Horray!
Thanks for the link to the SimSports site. So the Simlympics happened while it was in Simtropolis. Was this move before or after the Simlympics?
Just looked a page back for comparison. This is really a good improvement.
I keep missing a lot of good updates thanks to this busy summer. Fantastic stuff as always here!
This city just keeps on getting better!
It's been ages and I still love your MD.
The changes you made to the area of the church work very well.
:-\
Incidentally, this post marks the start of Page 31 both here and at ST! Hooray!
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i_love_lamp: Sounds cool! Have fun!
Daryl (daryl7478): Thanks! I brought Nyhaven over to SC4D in October 2008, so after the Simlympics.
Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! I was hoping you'd say that.
Battlecat: No worries, my friend. We all have our busy times; you're welcome here whenever you find the time. Thanks, though!
Daniel (danielcote): Thank you!
Myself.or.?: Thanks very much, my friend! I'm glad you like the changes.
For this week, I've decided to take you all on a little detour from Nyhaven to check out some historical photos of another city in Lower Columbia - Seattle. This isn't the Seattle you're familiar with, however - instead of recreating it exactly, I'm making my own unique version, tailor-made to fit the alternate history in which Lower Columbia exists. I'm going to recreate some of the real Seattle's landmarks and other localities in my version, and I'm loosely following the real city's street grid, but I'm also adding some landmarks of my own and deviating from the real street layout in some places.
This version of Seattle was founded in the late 17th century by immigrants who crossed the Pacific and passed through Nyhaven and Lower Columbia's neighbor Illu'a (run by my fellow AIN member emgmod) to reach Puget Sound. Rather than join the new nation of Lower Columbia in 1712, the region chose to remain independent, ultimately forming the Republic of Puget and Fraser in 1813. Seattle then became the capital of one of the states that comprised the new republic.
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Here's how downtown Seattle looked in the mid-19th century, as it was growing rapidly. I hope you like it!
Very nice update, awesome image my friend!!! I liked a lot than you said about what is going to do, and really will be a very interesting work!!! :thumbsup:
I'm looking forward to seeing it!
Nice touch with creating the old photograph style. Looking forward to seeing more!
Very nice now that he has a family. Great job so far! Keep it up Wood! :thumbsup:
Alex
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Tomas Neto: Thank you, Tomas! I'm glad you liked it!
Daniel (danielcote): I hope I won't disappoint!
Battlecat: Thanks, my friend! I hope you enjoy what I have in store!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Thank you, Alex!
I have another historical picture of Seattle for you all; the caption speaks for itself:
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This government center was built around 1800, not long before Seattle joined the Republic of Puget-Fraser. The construction of these buildings and the formation of a government in Seattle resulted in the city expanding rapidly, doubling in area in just ten years. Pictured are the Puget State Legislature building, the government offices on either side of it, the governor's mansion, and the state courthouse.
Thanks for the links, woodb3km! The new update looks great. I really like the dirt roads, they definitely add to the historic feel of the photos. Would love to see more of alt-Seattle.
This should be interesting to follow. I'm from the Puget Sound area so it'll be neat to see how your version compares to the real Seattle. Looking forward to more! :thumbsup:
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alexr19: Thank you, and you're very welcome! I hope to show you some more of the city, though that depends on how my readers feel. I want to post more pictures of it, but it seems like some readers on ST might not have enjoyed this little side-trip. We'll see.
Jayster: Thanks! It's good to have a local reading, and I hope you'll enjoy my take on the city.
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In 1988, Jane and I decided to break from our usual summer routine of vacationing within Lower Columbia and instead take the family on a visit to the United Republic of Illu'a, not far across the ocean from our beloved homeland. All through June and July, we made preparations for the trip. When August came around, it was time to pack our bags.
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Please note that the ColumbiAir 747 shown in this and other pictures will never be available for download.
In addition, all pictures in this update except for the first one and the banner are the work of emgmod, not me.
Early in the morning, we all got into the car and headed for Nyhaven International Airport. It wasn't long before we were at our gate, waiting to board a ColumbiAir flight to Strathmore-Palmona in Illu'a.
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Only half an hour after taking off, our plane was touching down in Strathmore-Palmona.
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We waited patiently (well, maybe not the kids) as the plane approached the gate.
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Once we were off the plane and had collected our bags, we took stock of our transportation options for getting to central Strathmore. The regional light rail system, SPARTA, didn't yet extend all the way to the airport, but there was free shuttle service to the nearest station.
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It didn't take long for the shuttle to reach that station. Once inside, we got our SPARTA tickets and headed up to the platform.
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After a few minutes, we boarded the next train, which took us through the suburbs of Palmona and Strathmore...
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...all the way to midtown Strathmore. Conveniently, our hotel was right next to Strathmore Victory Station.
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We stopped by the hotel briefly to check in, and then walked a few blocks over to downtown Strathmore. There were so manu nice stores there, we spent most of the afternoon shopping.
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After having dinner at a downtown restaurant, we headed over to the Charles J. Mudkipz Hall. They were showing a play that looked interesting, so I bought tickets for all of us for that evening. It was a very entertaining play, I must say.
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Once the play was over, we took the subway to the University District, which was full of eclectic shops and a growing number of coffeehouses. While we were there, we visited the local shopping mall, the Dirka Dirka Square.
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After a while, we started feeling tired, so we took the subway back to the hotel. It had been a fun first day.
Sounds like a very nice family trip! Looking forward to more! :thumbsup:
Sounds great! Nice looking city here!
Charles J. Mudkipz is a funny name. There's actually a Pokemon named Mudkip that is famous thanks to the many I herd you liek mudkipz videos on YouTube.
Great update Zack! All your recent updates/teasers have been excellent, and I look forward to more from Illu'a.
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Nice airport. :thumbsup:
Very nice update!!!
Beautiful cities.
great atmosphere in your city :thumbsup:
This is great work. You put a lot of thought into your city layouts, and it shows.
Your custom and modified lots also ad a lot to the overall feel of your city (cities?). Great job!
That are some really great pictures! The airplane is looking nice, also the parking area is good!
Great work.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
:o Looking brilliant! I'll definately be following this one!
Great update &apls &apls
Thank you woodb3kmaster for this wonderful update!!! And thanks emg for providing the pictures and cities! They look great! &apls
Wow! Just great! And very lucky! You got your plane from Joel. Hehe, looking forward to the next!
Alex
Sorry I haven't been updating lately, folks! It's been a busy couple of months, but I plan on posting the conclusion to The Illu'an Excursion soon. Once that's done, I'll have to put Nyhaven on hold for a while to complete the BATs I'll need to resume the engineering updates you all know and love. But I definitely will return! (Replies will come at the next update.)
Looking forward to it! :thumbsup:
,marshall :satisfied:
"likes this"
What's taking you so long?
spectacular, I loved both the city and the airport.
Quote from: daryl7478 on October 31, 2010, 11:58:31 AMWhat's taking you so long?
I second that question. Any chance of this MD being continued?
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Marshall (marsh): I hope you enjoy it!
mightygoose: Heh, thanks!
Daryl (daryl7478) & Paladin: It's really a combination of SC4 burnout and my job. However, you don't have to wait any longer! Hooray!
kalvar: Thanks! The first airport picture is mine, but everything else was contributed by Daniel (emgmod), so be sure to thank him for his work.
Well, it's been quite a bit longer since my last post than I expected, so please accept my apologies for the wait! I'm still trying to get back into SC4 and BATting, but it's been harder than I expected. However, I can't let this MD languish anymore, so for the next few semi-updates, I'm going to take a hint from our own Fred (mrbisonm) and take you on a tour of metropolitan Nyhaven by following various major streets from end to end. First up on this new string of "Nyhaven Excursions", we're following Main Street!
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Main St begins at the downtown riverfront, where you'll find a string of shops with a maritime feel, as well as a small marina. Looks like it's a busy day down here!
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Just a few blocks east is the heart of Nyhaven - City Hall and Founders' Square. The square has a long history going back almost to the founding of the city, though it took on its modern form around the turn of the 20th century. Nyhaven's city courthouse is also located here, as is Lower Columbia's only stock exchange.
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Down near where Main St leaves Hunters Island and downtown, at the intersection with Fourth Avenue, is Nyhaven's oldest church, which we last saw when Paul and Jane got married here. The TV station next door is unaffiliated with the church.
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Further east, on the mainland, we pass through the densely-populated inner city. Just off Main St, on its own turnaround, are the towers of University Crescent; beyond them is, as you might expect, the University of Nyhaven.
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Main St passes through the southern part of Greektown as it continues to the east. The neighborhood is home to a very vibrant Greek immigrant community.
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As we continue, we pass by a bit of "urban wilderness" - Lake Adams and its surrounding woods.
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Nearby, and more accessible, is Rossmore Park, home to the lake that gives the district of Rossmore Lake its name.
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The R-150 freeway passes under Main St further east from the park.
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Papillon Manor, the home of Nyhaven's mayors since the 1830s, sits next to Main St, just before it enters...
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...Ridgeland Park, which we've seen before. Gorgeously landscaped since about 1870, it forms part of the city's park belt, which divides Inner and Outer Nyhaven.
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After passing through the Townsend Industrial Park, Main Street returns to suburbia in Wilshire Valley. The Eastern Line of the Nyhaven MetroRail system runs close to the street around here.
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At last, we come to the end of development along Main St, at the R-148. This area is home to a number of big-box stores, office complexes and restaurants, like so many other intersections near freeway interchanges.
Fantastic update, very nice!!! :thumbsup:
A happy new year to you!!!
Great update Zack! Nice RHW intersection too.
Nice city! I particularly like Ridgeland Park and that school with track and football field in the shot below it. It does seem like picture 12 would benefit from some terraforming. Look forward to more :thumbsup:
Nice update, love the park. :D
Great work. :thumbsup:
Welcome back! The only thing I have to say that I wish that I had the patience to build a city that elegant! But no, I had to be the one with the attention span of OMG, A SQUIRREL!!!!!!
What a nice city! It feels very alive.
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Tomas Neto: And a happy new year to you too, my friend! Thanks for stopping by!
Daryl (daryl7478): Thank you, Daryl! I do enjoy playing around with all the features the RHW team adds into that mod with each new release.
Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah! I'm glad you like what you see. As for terraforming that avenue in image 12, I'll see what I can do.
scott1964: Thank you! That park took a lot of work to make, so I'm glad you like it.
nbvc: Thanks!
i_love_lamp: Thank you, my friend! I'm sure you'll be able to build cities as good as Nyhaven before long. Just keep working at it!
Jason (Albus of Garaway): Thanks, Jason!
It's time for another full update, something that's been missing for quite a while now! Like Update 46, this one's images (and most of its text) come courtesy of my friend emgmod, so if you like what you see today, be sure to thank him! Now, without further ado...
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The first day of our vacation was loads of fun, but even greater experiences were to come on Days 2 and 3, as we explored more of Strathmore and Palmona.
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Early the next morning, we took the SPARTA Green Line to Downtown Palmona.
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It wasn't the fastest route to Palmona, but it did provide an opportunity to transfer onto the Palmona Historic Streetcar. The days of Nyhaven's streetcar network were long gone, so riding Palmona's streetcar was a new experience for all of us - except Grandpa, who told us many stories of his own streetcar rides as we rolled on. I think that some of the local passengers might have been getting annoyed at him...
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The Streetcar brought us and the kids all the way to Palmona Terminal.
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Since it was Sunday, we decided to attend the service at a nearby Lutheran church, which turned out to be one of the oldest in Palmona. The service was more formal than we were used to, but it was a great learning experience for the family.
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After that, it was a short ride on the SPARTA Blue Line to the world-famous MacGruber Amusement Park.
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The first thing we did at MacGruber Amusement Park was hit the beach. It wasn't the warmest water out there, thanks to the California Current, but the beach was fun all the same.
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Later in the day, we decided to go on some of the rides. However, we didn't ride anything particularly terrifying because of the kids.
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As the night progressed, we decided to end our day on the Liberty Eye, the "center" of MacGruber Amusement Park.
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The next day, the family took a taxi to the Sea World Strathmore and the Strathmore Zoo.
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First up was Sea World. We viewed a nice collection of aquarium exhibits and watched a dolphin show.
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After Sea World, we walked across the street to the Strathmore Zoo. After Sea World, the Zoo was a bit of a disappointment.
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Before leaving Strathmore, there was one more thing we did. We took a taxi to North Strathmore-Francis Airport and booked a plane tour.
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After takeoff, the plane turned south and looped around Strathmore's Downtown and University areas.
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Going to the east, we passed over Palmona's skyline.
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We turned around and were over the deep blue of Strathmore Bay, with the MacGruber Amusement Park in the distance.
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One exciting flight later, we took a taxi back to our hotel, and got ready to board our train to Daloa...
:o Nice update. :thumbsup:
Great to see new updates from Nyhaven. I like the Nyhaven Excursion along Main Street. It really gives a better impression of how the city works.
And engmod's pictures are also great.
Nice update again there Zack. This is a nice place to spend my 100th post in SC4D! Happy New Year!
Excellent update! Lots of diversity. The amusement park is awesome and adds tons of character as well.
Nice update! I really like the church and the big plaza next to it.
Happy New Year! :thumbsup:
Nice update again and fantastic beach!!!
Ahh, it's nice to see the return of one of my all time favorite MD's! Great updates!
Glad to see you're updating again! Fantastic job on the beach, the quality of your texturing work really stands out!
Great update Zack! emgmod's pictures are well done and the effects you added to them give them the 'Nyhaven' touch.
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
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Scott (scott1964): I'm glad you enjoyed the update so much! Thanks for commenting!
Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! I'm glad to be updating again, especially since you (and others) like the new updates so much.
Daryl (daryl7478): Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks for the kind words.
cubby420: Thank you! The cities in this last update are emgmod's work, so I'll be sure to forward your appreciation on to him.
Ioan (io_bg): Thanks, Ioan! I'm glad you like emgmod's work.
Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you, my friend!
eldaldo: Well, thank you so much! I'm happy that Nyhaven is one of your favorites.
Battlecat: Thanks! You may have guessed by now from the other comments, but you're really praising emgmod's texturing on the beach. I agree, though; it's really fantastic!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, Jordan! I'm glad you like emgmod's pictures, and it's great to know that my Photoshopping is so good and distinctive.
We're going to take another diversion from the story so that emgmod can finish preparing our next update, and today, that means revisiting Kendall. I've done more work on Lower Columbia's capital as of late, so there's plenty to see there. It's time for a little "Kendallpalooza!"
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First off, here's a look at Palace Square and the front of Kendall Palace. It's probably no surprise that the palace was among the first buildings to be completed when the city was built in the 1720s.
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A large public housing project between the Houses of Parliament to the west and the R-3 freeway to the east.
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Salem Theatre is Kendall's oldest major performing arts venue, having been built in the 1840s. While the nearby Kendall Cultural Center and Fitzsimmons Square's Royal Opera House have larger auditoriums, this theater has a sense of 19th-century grandeur that those newer venues lack. It remains a popular choice for the city's theatergoers, especially for foreign dignitaries and the royal family.
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Finally, an overview of the city, stretching to the CBD. Please excuse the dilapidated and repeated buildings, both unfortunate side effects of my preferred strategy of growing my cities.
Good job Zack! I like how the park goes with the elevation rise.
I just wanna say that I'm super impressed by this MD. I've tried imitating similiar cities/regions, and have failed. I'm going to be sending you a list of stuff that I'd like to get links to for me to download via private message if that's ok with you. It'll probably be a couple of days before I send it because I have to work. Keep up the good work!!
Great update the mix of mid rise and high rise buildings is awesome
Will
Funny, there's a Kendall forty minutes from where I live. Nice work!
Good job :)
To be honest, the picture with the large public housing project is creepy :o
Three great looking pictures there, woodb3kmaster!
And the mosaic is also wonderful!
You have there a really nice city... :thumbsup:
Nice city my friend, and I like the paths and plazas too!!!
Nice update! That public housing project is very appropriate, uniformly ugly buildings are unfortunately the norm for that style of development!
Great update Zack! I like the large park in the centre of Kendall ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Great work! i hope to seeng more updates soon!
Really Nice So Far. I sugest biulding a more downtown branch of rail. :D
Ouch that gotta hurt
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Daryl (daryl7478): Thank you, Daryl!
Teufel285: Welcome to Nyhaven and SC4D, and thanks for your kind words!
Will (penguin007): Thank you, Will! I'm glad you like how it looks.
Ryan B.: Thanks, Ryan! Oddly enough, I lived in a Kendall for a few years when I was growing up.
Elias (Terring7): Thank you! I suppose it is, but then again, that's true for a lot of housing projects.
bat: Thank you very much, bat!
Tomas Neto: Thanks, Tomas! I'm glad you like all the various parks.
Battlecat: It's all too true. Thank you for the kind words, my friend!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan!
Chris (GreekMan): Thank you, Chris! You don't have to wait any longer...
lilly72 (x2): Welcome to SC4D and Nyhaven, and thanks for stopping by!
It's time for another Nyhaven Excursion! This time, we'll follow Market Street, which, like Main Street, is one of the main thoroughfares connecting downtown Nyhaven to the suburbs. Also, while Main St divides the northern and southern halves of the city, Market St divides the western and eastern halves.
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Market Street begins to the south of downtown Nyhaven, and to the west of uptown, where 30th St turns to the northwest just past 4th Ave. This part of town is part of the extension of Hunters Island that was added in Update 26, "Terra Ex Mari". The realigned, elevated guideway of the MetroRail Hill Line follows Market St from here northwards.
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Near 25th St, Market turns north to follow the street grid that it plays a part in defining. The Hill Line also turns north here, paralleling Market St about half a block to the east. Near 20th St, the Port Line joins the Hill Line on its guideway, as you can see in the picture. You can also see the approach to the 20th St Bridge here, west of where 20th St crosses Market.
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North of the reclaimed land, the highrises begin. The skyscrapers here are residential, in the Southhill neighborhood that lies just south of downtown.
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The center of Nyhaven is right here, at the intersection of Market and Main St. City Hall and Founders' Square are at this intersection; not far away is the MetroRail's City Hall station, the undisputed hub of the metro area's rapid transit network. This is also the center of downtown; although the intersection is in a small, skyscraper-free area, office towers and five-star hotels extend for about 5-6 blocks in every direction from here.
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Some of those skyscrapers are over here, around the intersection of Market St and Broadway. Part of the architectural history of the city is visible here, with skyscrapers from different points in the past century crammed into this picture.
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As we cross the slough that separates Hunters Island from the mainland, we can see the effects of Nyhaven's continued growth, as highrise construction has started spilling over onto the mainland. Nearby is another very important transit station, Nyhaven Central Station.
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After crossing the railroad tracks, we come to Spring Square, a cozy (if somewhat distressed) residential neighborhood centered around its namesake square.
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Just a short distance further north is Spanish Town. As in Nyhaven's other ethnic neighborhoods, past immigrants built buildings here that reminded them of home; those same buildings now give the neighborhood a unique flavor. Sandwiched between Market St and the Hill Line, the district's Auditorio Mayor is a popular gathering place, and plays host to traditional Spanish fine arts events and community meetings.
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Continuing north, we pass through the suburb of Melrose. After crossing the Parks Line, we enter Science Park, home to many museums and other cultural facilities.
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One of those museums happens to the the rebuilt Old City Hall, which was moved here back in Update 23, "Pimp My City Hall".
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As we climb the foothills approaching Sunset Mountain, we pass Sunset City, a large shopping mall, and its associated Hill Line station.
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Market St finally ends here, in a residential neighborhood on the slopes of Sunset Mountain.
Very interesting update. I like how you present us Nyhaven as if it was a real city. When I read your updates I get a feeling like I could just get on a plane, fly to Nyhaven and find my way around. :D
Great set of new pictures there.
Your city is looking really good. :thumbsup:
Fantastic update! This is, by far, one of my favorite MDs. It's great to see you back, Zack. :thumbsup:
Fantastic as always! I love the urban core.
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Raphael (RickD): Wow, that's high praise coming from you, Raphael! Thank you very much!
bat: Thanks, my friend!
ScottFTL: And it's great to be back! I'm honored that you consider Nyhaven one of your favorite MDs. Thanks for the kind words!
Battlecat: Thank you! I'm glad you like it.
Here are a few pictures of my newest project. No captions, because I'm keeping the identity of this city under wraps for now ;) However, if you decide to look at the image URLs, I'll just tell you that no, this is not a recreation :P
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Hope you enjoyed that little teaser!
Why do I forget about this cj all the time... :(
Anyways I love the city (as I always have.) :P It's interesting that you keep adding all kinds of things to the city since it is so massive. :P
,marsh :thumbsup:
A recreation of Vancouver with the Reichstag and the Eiffel tower would be a bit... strange :P Can't wait to see more of that city!
Nice update my friend!!! :thumbsup:
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marsh: Thank you, my friend! This is actually another city in another region entirely (Vancouver, as Ioan said), but I appreciate the compliment!
Ioan (io_bg): Yes, it certainly would be a weird one... Good thing this isn't a recreation, then! Thanks for the comment!
Tomas Neto: Thank you, Tomas!
To hold you all over until I can put together the next Nyhaven excursion, here are a couple more mosaics of my alternate-reality version of Vancouver (which, as some of you guessed, was the subject of the last update). Don't worry if you want to see more of Nyhaven - that next update is coming very soon (hopefully by the end of the week).
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If you're wondering why the CP seasonal trees are acting weird: It seems that I have a plugin that's messing them up. I'll try playing again without that plugin and see what happens.
BTW, my Vancouver is still very much a WIP, so not everything you see above will stay the way it is.
Fantastic mosaics, really very nice work!!! :thumbsup:
Hi.
I just spent three days reading (on and off that is) this MD from start to finish.
Really, I'd like to say this is the most well thought out, and realistic MD I have ever seen.
You definitely have a knack for building large cities, including doing amazing landscaping.
At first, I was gob-smacked, I seriously didn't know what to say. As I read further and further into the diary the work just increasingly more detailed. Congratulations on such a great MD. You are well deserving of the 670 replies and countless over views. Especially the OSITM.
I'll definitely be sticking around to see what else is in the future.
Yours,
jzmajor
Very nice :thumbsup:
Fantastic work Zack! ;D
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Tomas Neto: Thank you!
jzmajor: Wecome to Nyhaven, and thank you very much for taking the time to read through the whole thread! I'm honored to receive such high praise from you, and I really appreciate it. I hope my work here will continue to exceed your expectations!
Elias (Terring7): Thanks!
Dryan (976): Thank you, Dryan!
The next Nyhaven Excursion is here! Today, we're following Skamokawa Road.
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Starting in the eastern parts of metropolitan Nyhaven, the first point of interest on Skamokawa Rd is its interchange with the R-148 freeway. This interchange is unusual due to its being crossed by a railroad, as you can see. Development hasn't yet caught up to this part of the freeway, but it isn't far behind.
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Once we get into the suburbs, things look pretty normal for suburbia, with shopping centers like this one every so often.
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Skamokawa Rd marks the northernmost extent of Ridgeland Park, which by now probably needs no introduction. An older business district lies just north of the park, across the road.
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A few blocks further west, Skamokawa Road enters the inner city, and things get busy. Here, you can see the MetroRail Parks Line branching off from Saint Mark's Line, as well as the road's bridge over the R-150, Nyhaven's oldest beltway.
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Now things are really busy, as Skamokawa Rd intersects the western end of the R-48. This radial freeway currently dumps all its traffic onto local streets here, but there are rumors that it may soon be extended to downtown Nyhaven. That's likely to be one expesive project, let me tell you, and it's still far from certain how the extension will be built...
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Not much further west, Skamokawa Rd meets Ilex Avenue. This intersection is home to the Nyhaven Country Club, the city's oldest golf course. One of Nyhaven's busiest - and nost dangerous - railroad level crossings is nearby, which might soon be grade-separated.
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Continuing to the west, Saint Mark's Square and Church, the namesakes of the MetroRail line we saw earlier, lie just a block south of Skamokawa Road. We're getting closer and closer to the center of town...
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At the intersection of Skamokawa Rd and University Avenue (which will be the subject of our next excursion) stands one of Nyhaven's oldest housing projects, Kingsley Towers. The upper floors of these towers overlook Elochoman Slough and the North Downtown neighborhood on Hunters Island (which, as you might imagine, is just north of downtown Nyhaven).
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Just east of Market Street, Skamokawa Rd passes in front of Nyhaven Central Station, which by now is probably a familiar site. (I think I'm just going to have to remove those pencil towers from my plugins folder... *sigh*)
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After a long east-west stretch, Skamokawa Rd finally turns to the northwest as it passes through the Jewish Quarter.
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Then it turns north to pass by Riverside Park, Nyhaven's oldest waterfront park.
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After another turn to the northwest, the road finally arrives in its namesake town of Skamokawa and ends in its downtown, afgter splitting into a short one-way couplet.
Nice. I particularly like your parks. They look so realistic.
Overall, great update. c:
I love the way you do your parks, especially the pathways!
They really look eye popping, which goes in line with the rest of your pictures :)
These new pictures are beautiful!
Wonderful parks there! :thumbsup:
Great couple of updates Zack, I'm looking forward to more of this alternate Vancouver, just to see where I live in this alternate world :P
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
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jzmajor: Thank you! I definitely put a lot of work into my parks, so I'm glad you like them so much.
Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks, my friend! Those paths are part of texture pack I've been working on, which I intend to release... eventually... :-[
bat: Thank you very much, bat!
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks, Jordan! There's plenty of my alternate Vancouver left to build, so I'll be sure to post more pictures of it as I progress.
A couple of updates ago, I showed you Spring Square, and I got a few comments suggesting that the area could use some improvement. So, I decided to place a few ploppables and change some of the nearby zones to encourage different W2W BATs to grow. Here's the end result, looking west:
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And a shot facing north:
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I hope you like it!
Nice update. :D
Again, you deliver some fantastic park pictures.
It might be small, but it is full of character, especially the pathways.
I will be waiting and hoping you will release them sometime soon!
This park is looking really beautiful!
Fantastic work on it. :thumbsup:
Nice work, really great plaza!!!
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scott1964: Thank you, my friend!
Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks, Nedal! I'm glad you like Spring Square so much. It's one of my earlier lot creations, but it's great to know that it still looks good in its surroundings.
bat: Thank you!
Tomas Neto: Thanks, Tomas!
After building the Capitol area in Vancouver, I thought it looked grander than the Parliament area in Kendall, and I wasn't happy about that. So, I decided to try replacing the BAT I was using for the Houses of Parliament with the Hungarian Parliament building, which forced me to change some things around in order to make it fit. I thought I'd show you the results and let you tell me whether the new Parliament house and its surroundings look better than they used to.
First, here's how the area used to look:
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And here's the area now, facing east. I'm going to replace the Maxis growables next time I play SC4.
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And from the back:
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Finally, at night:
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Thanks to yoder7562 for making this great BAT!
Always great to see another update from you, Zack! :thumbsup:
The new parliament building is much grander, and I think the park area in front is a great improvement. I still love the old building, though. Maybe it could be relocated somewhere else in Nyhaven and preserved?
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ScottFTL: Thank you very much, Scott! I'm thrilled that you like the new Parliament house and its new surroundings so much. As for the old building, it certainly is a great BAT in itself, so I'll be sure to reuse it in another city. I don't plan on rebuilding it elsewhere in Kendall, though; its replacement is really a retroactive thing, so it's as if the "new" building had always been there, at least within this alternate universe. It would still make a great state capitol, though, so I'm not going to completely discard it!
It's time to continue with our series of excursions! This time, we're going to follow University Avenue, from the northern suburbs all the way to midtown Nyhaven.
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Development around University Ave starts at the R-148 beltway, up north in the Sepulveda Valley. Ah, suburbia...
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I hope you like suburbia, because there's a lot of it along University Ave. There's also the MetroRail's Central Line, which parallels the avenue for much of its length.
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Further south, we get to some of Nyhaven's older suburbs around University's intersection with Sunset Mountain Road.
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After passing through the Melrose Industrial Park, we come to Nyhaven's famous park belt, the greensward that encircles the inner city.
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From here onward, the surroundings are much more urban. The Central Line's tracks are once again visible on the surface here.
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Once we cross the R-150 beltway, we come across Nyhaven's movie studios, which have a long history in the city. Nyhaven is a popular filming location for Lower Columbian movies because of its status as one of the country's iconic cities.
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There's a string of interesting neighborhoods along University Ave between here and Skamokawa Road. The northernmost of them is this high-rise development, which was built back in Update 24.
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Before passing under the railroad viaducts near Nyhaven Central Station, we enter New Moscow, home to much of Nyhaven's Russian community.
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On the other side of the viaducts lies the city's Arab neighborhood, Little Baghdad. The centerpiece of this ethnic district is the Arab Christians' church (yes, church, not mosque; these Arabs are mostly not Muslims, although I might just add a mosque nearby anyway).
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At last, we come to University Avenue's namesake, the University of Nyhaven. We've seen the campus lots of times before, so I'll let the mosaic speak for itself.
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After crossing Elochoman Slough, University Ave enters Midtown and becomes Ninth Avenue, bringing our journey to a close.
The area of the previous update is really nice!
Also great new update with beautiful places and cities... :thumbsup:
That was another very interesting excursion through Nyhaven. I also like the parliament area in the previous area. You build some pretty impressive parks.
Very cool Zack! I like the number of parks you've managed to get in the city ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Nice city. The bridge on the last pic is pretty awesome.
-Ernst
Very cool your MD, I'll be following more closely!
could you show us an updated region pic at all? fantastic work btw :thumbsup:
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bat: Thank you, bat!
Raphael (RickD): Thanks, Raphael! I'm glad you liked both of those. I definitely put a lot of effort into my parks, so I'm happy you're so impressed with them.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, my friend!
Ernst (peter007): Thanks, Ernst!
ricardomiranda: Thank you!
jigsaw: Your wish is my command - see below! Thanks for stopping by!
After a long hiatus, I'm back to honor jigsaw's request with a new region picture! You can click the picture below for full resolution.
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The whole region now has a population of 4.5 million residents, if you're curious.
WOW!
How long have you been playing and developing this region? Its massive!
Very impressive! &apls
Superb work on that region!
It is looking fantastic. :thumbsup:
Awesome region!!!
As a new member, I have to congratulate you first! The region itself is amazing. I'm impressed by the level of detail you put into every part of the city. My cities tend to have a unique downtown for each city but the suburbs all end up the same.
I was wondering, do you plan on merging Kendall and Nyhaven in the future to become one supercity?
- Thomas
thanks w3k, it's beautiful. &apls
too many ppl dont show region shots in their MD's. i dont care about stories, close-up shots of common buildings, just show me the region shots, as that is the true representation of a person's work.
Nyhaven looks fantastic. one of the best regions of seen in a long time. :thumbsup:
Wow, phenomenal region shot! &apls
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Nedal (nedalezz): Thank you, Nedal! I've been working on this region since December 2006, so it has a million residents for every year I've played it.
bat: Thanks, my friend!
Tomas Neto: Thank you, Tomas!
Thomas (Infurno): Welcome to SC4D and Nyhaven, and thanks for gracing my humble MD with your first post! I'm glad you like the region so much. As for merging Kendall and Nyhaven, that's actually in my short-term building plans, so it should happen fairly soon.
jigsaw: Thank you! I agree that region views give a great impression of somebody's work, although I like dabbling in storytelling, too.
Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah!
Well, it may not officially be summer yet (in the Northern Hemisphere), but it's time for another roadtrip through Nyhaven! Today's excursion is a fairly short one, since it follows a shorter street than the others - Broadway only runs for a few miles. I'll make up for it next time, though, with a super-long excursion that will actually start in Kendall. But that's still a ways off... Let's get started on today's trip!
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This roundabout on Tenasillahe Island is where Broadway begins, thanks to a project from an earlier update.
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At the other, eastern end of the bridge, Broadway enters downtown Nyhaven.
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Driving through downtown on Broadway is like taking a trip through Nyhaven's architectural history. Many of the city's oldest skyscrapers are on or near Broadway, standing right next to some of the city's newest buildings.
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Further east, Broadway crosses over to the mainland and passes through the city's oldest suburbs, which are now much denser than they once were. Just a block to the north is Saint Mark's Square.
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Broadway passes through the heart of Greektown, one of Nyhaven's many historic immigrant neighborhoods. Here, the Old and New Worlds come together, as you can see from the different architectural styles of the local buildings.
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Continuing to the east, Broadway eventually passes over Nyhaven's oldest freeway, the Inner Beltway, also known as the R-150. Just visible at the bottom of this picture is James Johnson High School, where our regular story's protagonist, engineer Paul Franconi, went to school.
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Finally, Broadway ends at Ridgeland Park, that massive garden you've seen so much of already. It's lovely this time of year, isn't it? Makes me want to go there and just enjoy the outdoors...
Great trip through that nice city!
And the Ridgeland Park is beautiful. :thumbsup:
Wow my friend, this park is amazing!!! Awesome update!!! :thumbsup:
I don't know what got me into reading this MD. I really can't say, however, I actually took the time to read it from beginning to end.
I loved the narration, loved the story. Can't say I especially liked the lack of slope smoothing on the roads, and other transit networks.
I love the amount of time you have dedicated to your MD. Not many people have that kind of dedication anymore.
I just have to ask, though... Why use the road left-turn lanes, but no left-turn lanes for avenues?
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bat: Thank you, bat! I'm pleased you like Ridgeland Park so much.
Tomas Neto: Thanks, Tomas!
legoman786: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for taking all that time to read through the thread! Some of the slopes you noticed are leftovers from before I started playing with a slope mod, so rest assured that you won't see nearly as many iffy slopes on my more recent transit networks. As for the lack of avenue left-turn lanes, that's due to a problem I tend to have with that plugin when I use it. Because it makes all avenues change their wealthification textures at the same time, sometimes it causes CTDs when I play with it, which, as you can imagine, gets very frustrating in my larger cities. Thankfully, TuLEPs don't cause the same issue, but they require a certain amount of space to look right, and I don't always have enough space on my avenues to use them. I'd like to use them more often, though...
While I prepare the next excursion, here are a couple pictures of some more mundane scenes from Nyhaven's suburbs. As you probably know by now, realism is important to me, so I try to include things like malls and office parks in my suburbs. Here're some examples of each, from a couple of Nyhaven's newest suburbs. If you hate suburbia with a passion, avert your eyes :P
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Enjoy!
Nice!
I love the Forest Hill Mall shot :)
How can anyone hate suburbia? It has become such a huge part of any urban area.
Yes, the mall looks good. It's not easy to find a spot for this massive thing on uneven terrain. ::)
Looking good! lovely suburb!
That makes a lot of sense. Although, I can't say if I've run into the same problem as you have with my plugin for avenue left-turn lanes. Very annoying indeed.
Your mall kinda looks like the Park Place mall from before I moved to where I am currently. I miss it there, but the wife insisted. Heh.
Hehe , was the Mall built on liquidfying soil? :P
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Nedal (nedalezz): Thank you, Nedal! It's true, and with light rail everywhere in my suburbs, I can't imagine many people would still dislike them.
Raphael (RickD): Thanks! I agree; with that lot as big as it is, you pretty much have to make your own spot for it as best you can. I'm glad you like my placement of it, though.
Dryan (976): Thanks, Dryan!
legoman786: I'm glad you see my dilemma. Thanks for commenting again!
Corey (Nexis4Jersey): No, the mall was built on a hillside.Those dojos next to it, though, maybe...
The time has come for us to go on our longest Nyhaven Excursion to date, following 10th Street. This excursion is so long, in fact, it actually starts in Kendall!
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10th Street begins here (as Whitehall Road), at the seaport of Pelargir-upon-Columbia, just north of downtown Kendall. This port was built in the 1960s to replace Port Nyhaven, which was too small and unable to be upgraded to a container port. It now handles much of Lower Columbia's imports and exports.
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East of the seaport, Whitehall Rd continues past a major railroad junction connecting Nyhaven, Kendall and the port to points beyond. This land is currently undeveloped, but local roads have already been widened in anticipation of future growth.
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Eventually, we enter the town of Whitehall Shores, one of Nyhaven's most distant suburbs. This civic center of sorts straddles Whitehall Road and includes Whitehall High School, a local medical clinic, a train station, a library and a fire station.
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As Whitehall Road crosses the west channel of the Columbia River, it enters Wahkiakum County and takes on the name 10th Street.
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As it passes through the suburbs on Tenasillahe Island, 10th St crosses the R-250 freeway (AKA the Western Beltway) at this interchange. The R-250 was built back in the early 1970s, under the direction of none other than our own Paul Franconi (when he was still a young bachelor!). Now it looks like the freeway may be overdue for some widening...
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On the east side of Tenasillahe Island, 10th St passes through this denser neighborhood known as West Nyhaven. It also passes by Nyhaven's largest Catholic church, Our Lady of the Delta.
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10th St crosses the main channel of the Columbia into an area south of downtown Nyhaven on this bridge. Until the opening of the Broadway Bridge, this bridge was regularly congested during peak hours. It still sees a lot of traffic, but the Broadway Bridge has helped somewhat.
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It then passes through this dense residential neighborhood, along with Chinatown, before returning to the mainland.
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10th Street forms the southern boundary of the University of Nyhaven. Across the street from it is a shopping district popular with students.
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Elochoman Creek passes under 10th St a bit further east, and forms part of the university's eastern boundary.
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A ways further east are these housing projects, built by King Michael the Great in the 1930s.
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Rossmore Park is just north of 10th St, a bit west of where the street crosses the R-150. That's one tiny interchange!
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Continuing to the east, 10th St crosses Nyhaven's park belt here, with Ridgeland Park to the north and Dawson Park a block south. Those groundskeepers have been slacking off, it seems... Letting trees grow on the soccer field...
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We finally come to the end of development along 10th Street here, in the neighborhood of Doheny. The paved part of 10th continues for a ways further, but there's nothing of interest out there yet.
Wow... fantastic seaport and mosaics too!!! Awesome update!!! :thumbsup:
any nice updates since my last visit in here =)
Your port looks superb. But I miss some ships ???
Nice city, but I find the buildings on the first image a bit too... repetitive ::)
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Hmm, I thought I had commented on this update. ???
Rossmore Park is beautiful. And image 10 is also great with the University and the creek.
Beatiful city !
These last few updates have been very impressive. :thumbsup:
Just one question - how did you get those paths for Ridgeland Park? did you make you own custom lots, or is there a pack for them?
Great work on your city!
Some nice views of it.
The tour of 10th Street is really well done, and ties together different sections of Nyhaven in a very helpful way.
Nice work.
David
Great MD and region. &apls
Just read thru all 36 pages, looking forward to more.
This just keeps getting better and better!
The Rossmore Park is one of the biggest and coolest parks I ever saw. Keep it up :)
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Tomas Neto: Thank you! I'm glad you like them.
Skimbo: I'm guessing you meant "many," so thanks!
Ernst (peter007): Thank you, Ernst! Yes, I suppose a few ships couldn't hurt...
Guillaume (Sciurus): Thanks! Unfortunately, when you grow your industry, you have to put up with some repetition, but I don't mind it too much.
Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! I've enjoyed playing around with the draggable paths and ploppable water, and I'm glad you like what I've dome with them in Nyhaven.
ricardomirandaThanks!
apeguy: Thank you! The paths in Ridgeland Park (which you can also see in the first picture below) are my own custom overlay textures. I haven't released any of them publically yet, since I'm still making more of them, but I definitely plan on making them available to everyone.
bat: Thanks, bat!
David ([dedgren[/b]): Thank you very much, David! That was very much my intention with this tour, so I'm happy you like how it went.
ZenMonster: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for taking the time to read all the way through it! I hope you'll be back for more!
wallasey: Thanks, wallasey!
Terring7: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the park.
Sorry to disappear for so long! It turns out that I got somewhat burned out on SC4 for a few months, during which time I focused on my other hobby (http://www.aanhrush.com/gomain/Gomain%20Reference%20Grammar.pdf). But now, with a mountain of new custom content to play with, it's time for me to get back in the game! Rather than jump right back into Nyhaven, however, I've been playing around with the latest goodies in the NAM and its related mods, and I've chosem to use my non-recreation of Seattle as a testing ground. But first, how about a look at my last project before I got burned out, just to refresh your memories?
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Last summer, I was working on a set of custom lots and textures for the Seattle Center, which when finished will be a large park and sporting/entertainment venue (and maybe, just maybe, a Simlympic park!). There's still a lot of work for me to do before it's completed, though...
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Here's a quick look at the private University of Seattle.
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The streetcar network is expanding. Here's one line crossing the North End before going under the Seattle Center.
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One of my first FlexSPUIs over the R-5 highway, an RHW-6C.
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A mosaic across downtown Seattle, showing part of the waterfront.
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Downtown is growing taller - so tall, now, that it's getting harder to see the ferry terminal.
I'm glad seeing the new update. Welcome back.
Ooooh, nice comeback! Great ghetto / residential shots. :)
I love seattle :) I'm a fan from "Fraiser" :) Fantastic Comeback. :o The districs and parks looks great :thumbsup:
Welcome back! Nice work with the new content &apls
Incredible. &apls The park with the Space Needle is awesome. ;D ;D
Welcome back! Glad to see you're back and running again. I love the streetcar network in particular.
Looking forward to seeing what you've got planned!
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! It's good to be back in business.
TiFlo: Thanks!
Dantes: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for the welcome back! I'm glad you approve of my, erm, non-recreation of Seattle.
Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah! You and the rest of the NAM Team have really done a great job with the latest releases. It's great to finally be able to play around with all the new features.
apeguy: Thank you, my friend! There's more to come with that park, and I hope you'll enjoy what I have in store.
Gordon (Battlecat): Thanks, Gordon, and a belated congratulations on your promotion!
Well, how fortuitous! I was just about to post the latest specials at ST when I decided to check and see if these forums were back up, and here they are! Last time, I showed you all what I was able to do with the new NAM, NWM and RHW versions in Seattle. Now, though, it's time for a look at those mods' effect on Nyhaven. Let's get started!
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Thanks to the new AVE-6 <> Dual OWR-3 draggable transition, I can finally have Main Street split around the central fountain in Ridgeland Park exactly the way I want it to! Also, now that the TLA-3 can have (some) diagonal intersections, it works as a network for the western and eastern boundaries of Ridgeland Park. Now there are only trees where I want them to be!
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Further east, Main St now transitions to a TLA-5, with no interruptions in the sidewalks, thanks to another draggable transition. That MAVE-6/AVE-4 intersection, though, looks a little funny...
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Turning our attention now to Nyhaven International Airport, a long-time dream of mine has finally come true... OWR-4s serving the terminals! The wider sidewalks give passengers plenty of space to maneuver.
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The airport service road branches off here, where the main loop turns around. It seems the OWR-4 diagonals aren't yet able to handle such tight 90° turns...
2 fantastic updates there! Nice images of your city!
Looking forward to more... ;)
Great updates, nice job with the avenues! &apls
Nice to see you back. I always look forward to your updates my friend. Also, I have been in the same boat as you lately with SC4, it's getting stale. But I think I'll be back soon. Hows everything else?
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bat: Thank you! I'm glad you liked them.
ricardomiranda: Thanks!
Alex (KoV Liberty): Nice to see you still here, too, and thanks for the kind words! Yeah, I got tired of playing after a while, but with an upcoming (secret for now) SC4 project, I hope to be keeping this MD going for quite some time (even into the SC5 era). Everything else is going pretty well, thanks for asking.
It's time for another excursion! This time, we're following the R-50 highway. It actually runs all the way across Lower Columbia, from the Pacific coast to the American border, but we're only going to be following it from metropolitan Nyhaven westward. All the same, it should be enough roadway to last three episodes altogether. First, then, is the R-50 as it cuts across Nyhaven!
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The R-50 enters the Nyhaven metro area near here, out in the eastern reaches of Cathlamet.
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As the freeway gets closer to uptown Nyhaven, it has an interchange with the R-150, the Inner Beltway. Next to the interchange is the Sporthaven entertainment district, home of most of Nyhaven's major sports teams.
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After crossing the Elochoman Slough onto Hunters Island, the R-50 follows the island's eastern shore past ColumbiAir Arena.
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Further north, the elevated freeway passes near Koreatown.
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As the slough turns westward, so does the freeway, passing Midtown's skyscrapers, theaters and nightclubs in the process.
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Cutting across Hunters Island, the R-50 makes its way to this bridge over the Columbia River's main channel, alongside the 20th Street bridge. Curiously, neither bridge gets any traffic. I wonder why...
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Now on Tenasillahe Island, the freeway continues over this small creek and under the MetroRail's Grey Line.
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Before crossing another channel of the Columbia, 20th Street merges with the R-50.
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Finally, at the western edge of Nyhaven's suburbs, the freeway turns north as Nyhaven Road, the old highway between Nyhaven and Kendall, splits off from it. They'll both enter the suburbs of Kendall before long...
Nice trip through Nyhaven. I am curious about this secret project. ;)
I always love reading updates from Nyhaven. The pictures are such a pleasure to view.
You're BACK! I've really looked forward to visiting nyhaven again! ;D
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! If you want a hint about the secret project, have a look at one of dobdriver's recent LEX uploads (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2771). My most recent thread in the "Where can I find this?" forum should also help. ;)
SeanSC4: Thanks, my friend! I am honored by your kind words.
Elydion: Welcome back, and thanks for waiting so long!
We continue our westward journey along the R-50 freeway today.
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It isn't long after leaving Nyhaven's suburbs that we enter those of Kendall, capital of Lower Columbia. Our first views of the capital are of the neighborhood of Holborn.
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As we get closer to Kendall's CBD, we pass a few blocks north of Fitzsimmons Square, the city's major cultural destination. The Kendall New Opera House is one of several landmarks on the square.
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Just north of the CBD, the R-50 has an interchange with the southern segment of the R-3, which bisects the CBD to the south, and the R-350, which heads north through the seaport at Pelargir-upon-Columbia (which you may remember from our excursion along 10th Street). This interchange, popularly known as the Kungakorset, has yet to be upgraded to RHW because I need diagonal ERHW-6 (S or C) capability to do it right.
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There's more to the Kungakorset than just those two freeways, however. Just west of the main cloverleaf, a diamond interchange with Meade Street is interwoven with the cloverleaf's ramps, giving drivers heading east on the R-50 access to both of the other freeways as well as Meade St. The 18th- and 19th-century apartments north of the interchange may soon be neighbors to modern housing, as the industrial park beyond them is in decline and may soon be redeveloped.
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To the west, the R-50 crosses from the mainland to Camden Island on the King Michael III Bridge. A series of public housing projects lie just to the south.
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Once on the island, we reach more of suburbia.
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A bit to the south of the R-50, however, there's the Kendall National Cemetery, the final resting place of thousands of Lower Columbia's veteran soldiers and diplomats.
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Before leaving Camden Island, the freeway skirts Kendall's answer to Sporthaven - its very own sporting development. All of Kendall's professional sports teams play their home games here.
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Further west, the R-50 crosses over to Karlson Island and passes near Kendall Municipal Airport. This airport is much smaller than Nyhaven International Airport and serves mostly business passengers and the federal Lower Columbian government. Almost all commercial air traffic to and from the capital goes to NHN.
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After crossing back onto the mainland west of the town of Knappa, the R-50 meets the R-250, Kendall's southern bypass route, and heads out of the capital. Further west lies Astoria, and then, the freeway's end at the Pacific coast...
Nice work :thumbsup: I'm not a big fan of Maxis highways but I like the ways you've used them--it's like a much-improved version of how I used them before I switched to RHW ;D I'm enjoying the cityscape as well, especially the stadia and landmarks.
Nice techno btw ;)
I have been looking for that stadium the longest! its nowhere on the web
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! If you want a hint about the secret project, have a look at one of dobdriver's recent LEX uploads (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2771). My most recent thread in the "Where can I find this?" forum should also help. ;)
Woohoo! I was drooling about this map when I saw it on the lex. It is one of the best I've ever seen.
Two fantastic new updates. Great work on the highway and beautiful city. :thumbsup:
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Noah (noahclem): Thank you, Noah! A lot of the NAM Team's early, pre-RHW work was very helpful in making what you see of the R-50 possible, and I'm optimistic that as the RHW becomes more flexible, I'll be able to do all the same things with it as I've done using the MHW and OWRs. Thanks for giving my music a listen, too. :)
Houstonkid: Yeah, it seems to have disappeared altogether. What a shame.
Raphael (RickD): It's terrific, isn't it? You're about to see parts of it up close (and much more of it when I reveal my secret project)!
bat: Thanks, my friend!
I still have a lot of work to do before I can post the last part of our excursion along the R-50 highway, so to keep things moving around here, I thought I'd share a few pictures of something you rarely see here in Nyhaven - nature! This is one aspect of SC4 that I don't have a lot of experience in making, but thanks to all the wonderful MDs out there with really fantastic natural scenery, I think I'm off to a good start. These pictures are my first experiments with a wide range of MMPs in a new (but still somewhat familiar ;) ) region.
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This is the first region in which I've used seasonal MMPs. This region is in a part of the world dominated by evergreen trees, so I've kept the seasonal trees close to the river.
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My first attempt at a ford. So far, the region is nothing but unspoiled nature, so there are no roads or trails crossing the river here, but once I start developing the region, that'll change.
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I plopped a couple of rockslides in this gorge and tried to make them look realistic by not planting large trees between them and the cliffs. They aren't extremely recent slides, so there a couple of young trees that have sprung up recently.
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Finally, here's a WIP scene, dated to 1580. I hadn't yet downloaded any MMP boats or people when I set this scene up, but that'll change next time I enter this quad.
Nice work with the natural scenes and seasonal MMPs &apls
For most of the time I've played SC4 I wasn't much interested in nature or MMPing. That started to change with Girafe's trees, the VIP rural set, and the discovery of seasonal MMPing--and since my initial experiments I've gotten hooked ;D Have fun continuing with them and I look forward to more :thumbsup:
Nice work with the river and MMPs. &apls
Great views of the river and nice shot of the ship and boats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah! It's certainly true that the seasonal MMPs released over the past few months have made a big difference in my interest in designing nature scenes. I appreciate the encouragement, and keep up with the great work over in Siilijoki!
nbvc: Thank you!
bat: Thanks, bat!
After much delay, it's time to wrap up our journey along the R-50 freeway! This last leg of our excursion will take us through Astoria all the way to the Pacific coast. Let's get started, shall we?
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Just outside Kendall's suburbs lies the town of Svensen. It's not much to look at, but this small town is the last stop before we enter Astoria's sphere of influence. The former, at-grade course of the R-50 splits off from the modern freeway outside the town, while this diamond interchange provides access to Svensen's commercial areas. It looks like Burger King almost has a monopoly on the local fast food market!
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Closer to Astoria, we come across the R-50's interchange with the R-301, Astoria's beltway. To the north, the R-301 gives access to the Tongue Point Naval Base and the Astoria Shipyards before ending near the Financial District. To the south, it is a bypass route between the R-50 and the R-1.
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Near central Astoria, the R-50 merges with the R-1 at this interchange. It continues to the south, multiplexed with the R-1, out of the central area. The R-1, meanwhile, dives underground further west to pass under the most historic parts of the city and resurfaces in the middle of the Columbia River estuary as part of the Astoria-Megler Bridge-Tunnel.
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The R-50 splits off from the R-1 again at this interchange and heads west (toward the bottom of the image).
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Passing through the suburb of Miles Crossing, the R-50 skirts Adventure Forest, the largest amusement park in the state of Pacifica (only its parking lot is visible above). A large parclo at Miles Avenue gives motorists easy access to the park.
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West of Adventure Forest, the R-50 meets Gray Parkway at this diamond, my first experiment with the FAD-44 puzzle piece introduced in RHW 5.0. It makes even diamonds look pretty!
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Eventually, the R-50 reaches Astoria International Airport, where its eastbound lanes cross over the westbound lanes to make the highway left-handed as it passes the terminal buildings.
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This setup lets cars stop in the right lane to drop off and pick up passengers at the central terminal building, which is connected by underground walkways to the satellite concourses.
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Finally, the R-50 downgrades to a pair of surface streets in the beach town of Clatsop Station. These streets (Center and Broad Streets) then end at Pacific Way, the road next to the beach. At long last, the R-50 reaches its western terminus!
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This horizontal mosaic shows an overview of the R-50's course as we've followed it; each number marks the place where the corresponding picture was taken. (The uneven terrain colors are due to my not having re-saved some of the quads after installing the Olympic Terrain Mod.)
Great to see a new update. Good job with the RHW interchanges. :thumbsup:
Nice work with that update. The RHW interchanges are wonderful. I also liked a lot the city on the last picture, with the highway Splitting into two avenues going to the beach side.
That's some awesome RHW work and more great pictures in general &apls And that horizontal mosaic is just crazy! Keep up the great work and thank you for the nice reply :thumbsup:
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! I'm glad you liked those interchanges.
Arthur (art128): Thanks, Arthur! Clatsop Station was kind of hastily put together to finish the update, so I'm pleased that you liked it.
Noah (noahclem): Thank you, Noah! It's always a pleasure to trade compliments with such a great MDer as you.
We return to Nyhaven proper today with a shorter excursion than usual. This time, we're following Eighth Avenue, which mostly runs down Hunters Island through Midtown and Uptown before ending in the northernmost reaches of the inner suburb of Cathlamet.
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Eighth Avenue begins here at the Midtown Junction MetroRail station, where 15th Street turns sharply south to become Eighth.
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A couple of blocks to the south, Eighth Ave passes under the R-50 viaduct and enters Midtown Nyhaven. The guideway carrying the Port and Puget lines of the MetroRail passes over the busy interchange here.
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Between 20th and 30th Streets, Eighth Ave forms the backbone of the Midtown business district. A few of Midtown's many theaters are also located on Eighth.
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Here're some more office towers at 25th St, along with a major television studio.
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Further south, Eighth Ave turns southeast, paralleling the waterfront a few blocks to the west. This area is somewhat quieter than the chaos of Midtown to the north.
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Eighth passes near the residential highrises of Uptown near its intersection with 35th Street. Uptown is one of Nyhaven's most expensive inner neighborhoods, and addresses here are among the most sought-after in town.
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Eighth Avenue finally leaves Hunters Island just a few blocks north of the South Point Observation Tower.
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On the other side of Elochoman Slough, Eighth enters Cathlamet and narrows to two lanes before ending on Royal University's Nyhaven campus.
Nice night images and also great airport from the last update. :thumbsup:
Very nice update again.
I am saying this as an avid RHW fan: The elevated Maxis Highway is looking surprisingly good in a dense urban environment.
Very nice update &apls I really like the style, touring through one of the city's thoroughfares (also one of the things I like in general about Nyhaven). It would be great to see a map or region view to give it extra context.
A side question: how is Nyhaven pronounced? I always think of it the Finnish way like "Newhaven" but I suspect I'm a bit off ;)
Looking forward to more :thumbsup:
Congratulations! Your work in Nyhaven is legendary, and for good reason. :)
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Congratulations on your OSITM! &apls I look forward to seeing what you have planned for us :thumbsup:
Congratulations on your third OSITM! &apls
Your work speaks for itself as always, the latest updates are amazing as always!
Nice work in your last update. I really liked the double height Elrail over the maxis highway.
A big congrats for a well deserved move into OSITM!!
Robin &apls
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nbvc: Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed those two updates.
Raphael (RickD): Thanks, Raphael! Yes, it's surprising how good the MHW can look in the right environment. Nevertheless, I look forward to replacing that one with an ERHW-8C one day.
Noah (noahclem) x2: Thank you, Noah! A map sounds like a great idea; I've gone too long without giving all of you some context for these excursions. As for how Nyhaven is pronounced, the way its pronunciation is written in the IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet) is /ˈnaɪˌheɪvən/, which would probably best be spelled Naiheivn in Finnish. Thanks for the congratulations!
Joan (Jmouse): Thanks for giving me the opportunity to come back to OSITM, and for the compliments!
Gordon (Battlecat): Thank you, my friend! I hope this will be a very productive OSITM for me.
Robin (rooker1): Thanks, Robin! That's a very tight area where the el-rail crosses over the highway, and I'm glad you like how I handled it.
To start off my third OSITM, I'm showing you all something different: a completely new version of Nyhaven, which is still a WIP. While the version I've been showcasing for the past five years is still playable, it's gotten difficult to squeeze in new construction projects. In addition, I want to try building Nyhaven from its historical beginnings in what could best be called a modified form of natural growth. However, since I'm still waiting to receive one last mod before I begin working on the historic Nyhaven, I thought I'd give all of you a preview of what the modern city will look like. So, without further introduction, here's the first look at Nyhaven 3.0!
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This first part of the new Nyhaven is Royal Square, the city's civic and transportation heart. Nyhaven Central Station (at the top) is right on the square, as are Old City Hall, the King Brandon II Royal Opera House, and the flagship department store of retailer Maison Blanc. Click on this picture to view it in full resolution (you can also use it as a desktop wallpaper if your screen resolution is 1920x1080).
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Turning around to face the opera house, I can't help but admire the great job that xannepan did on this BAT's nightlighting.
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Hmm, today seems to be a less busy day than I thought. Anyway, here's a wider day view to give a bit of context to the square.
The new Nyhaven looks absolutely great. &apls
Yes, these pictures looks fantastic with this European style !! Great job my friend &apls
I like it :thumbsup:
And congrats on your OSITM ;)
Newhaven 3.0 is looking great so far &apls
The open spaces and plazas are very well put together (and I know it's not as easy as it seems) and your selection of historical bats is excellent. Looking forward to more "Naihaven" ;D
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael!
kelis: Thanks! I'm aiming for kind of a blend between European and American styles, so we'll see how well I do.
Flatron: Thank you!
Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah! I'm happy that you like the area so much. Of course, there's my minor gaffe involving the USL light props, but that's easy to fix. I hope to have more of the new Nyhaven ready soon!
Before I completely close the book on Nyhaven 2.0, I have a couple things to share from it. First off, here's a map I put together that shows the paths of all the streets and highways featured in the Nyhaven Excursions:
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Finally, it's time for the long-overdue conclusion of the Franconi family vacation! This is the third and final part of their vacation story; you can review Parts 1 and 2 here (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=5856.msg339424#msg339424) and here (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=5856.msg359370#msg359370), respectively. Now then, time to bring Nyhaven 2.0 to a close!
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All images in this update come courtesy of my friend emgmod, so if you like these cities, make sure to thank him for making this update possible!
Our vacation in Illu'a had been great so far, and we had had lots of fun in Strathmore and Palmona. Now it was time to see more of the country.
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After a long ride through the mountains, our train finally arrived at Daloa Station early in the afternoon. The city of Daloa had recently opened the first phase of its light rail system, so taking it across town was a no-brainer.
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After two fairly short stops through the inner city, the tram arrived at Daloa University, in the historic heart of the city. The line ended here for now, so we disembarked and began exploring the campus.
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At the university visitors' center, we learned that the buildings of the university had stood since 1804. They remained as reminders of Daloa's past, even as the city around them changed ever more rapidly.
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Not too far away was the government sector, so we decided to just walk over and explore the area. The Provincial Courthouse and the Governor's House were our first stops. Watching the local government at work, we realized that Illu'a wasn't all that different from Lower Columbia, despite our countries' different government systems.
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By the time we made our way to the old City Hall, the sun was low in the sky. However, it wasn't too late for us to tour the building, which had been converted into a museum to Daloa's history. Inside, we got to see the very chamber where King Tristan of Lower Columbia (the great-grandfather of the reigning King Zachary) and Illu'an President Henry Edwards signed the treaty ending the Puget Sound War.
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The Puget Sound War was fought back in the 1890s over the treatment of the residents of the Puget Sound area, which had recently become part of Lower Columbia. When we saw the museum exhibit on the war, my dad couldn't help but tell us the war stories he had heard from his grandfather, who had fought in the war. It was the only time in history that Lower Columbia and Illu'a ever went to war.
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We were fortunate enough that the Regents Hotel, Daloa's world-famous accomodations, had a room available that night. We would need a good night's sleep in order to make our train to Colbitz the next morning.
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The next day, we bade Daloa farewell and boarded our train for the Illu'an capital.
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Once we arrived in the city, our first destination was the Colbitz International Marketplace. This street market was legendary for its high-quality goods, so it only made sense to pick up a few sounvenirs here.
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Of course, since we were in the national capital, we simply had to visit National Boulevard, where all of Illu'a's federal buildings were located. We saw the president's house in Presidential Circle (top right), got great views of the Illu'an Supreme Court building (left), toured the exhibits at the National Museum of Illu'a (center right), and took a tour of the Illu'an Senate Building (bottom).
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By the end of the day, it was time to head for the airport and board our flight back to Nyhaven. We were exhausted after such a busy day, but we had still had a wonderful time. We knew this visit to Illu'a was a vacation we would never forget.
Excellent work &apls
The region view with the excursion routes at the beginning is just spectacular--and what an airport! Nyhaven 2.0 has obviously had a lot of work and detail put into it but I'm excited to move on and see what you'll have for us in v3.0 :thumbsup:
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Noah (noahclem): Thank you, Noah! I'm glad you like the map - it really helps to put all those excursions in context, doesn't it? I appreciate the kind words about the airport. :)
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Today's preview is about Ebenezer Square, the heart of Nyhaven's Midtown district. Ebenezer Square is home to many of Nyhaven's theaters and nightclubs, and it has gratuitous advertisements. This is the northern half of the square, between 10th and 12th Streets.
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Ebenezer Square gets its name from this large stone, which itself is simply called "The Ebenezer" (from the Hebrew for "stone of help"). It has stood here since before Nyhaven was founded and is the reason the square exists at all - Ebenezer Avenue has to split to go around it, resulting in a one-way couplet on the square's long sides. Since the mid-18th century, each Mayor of Nyhaven has had the Ebenezer engraved with his favorite inspirational biblical passage at the end of his mayorship as a gift to the city.
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There's also plenty of shopping to be done here. Ebenezer Square is home to the flagship of Lower Columbia's other major department store, Visby's, as well as a large urban mall and Nyhaven's largest Toys 'R' Us. (This picture shows the southern half of the square, between 12th and 14th Streets.)
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At night, Ebenezer Square comes alive. People pack the theaters, and the clubs stay open until the wee hours of the morning.
Looks great and very believable. &apls
Ebeneezer Square's layout and buildings are very well-composed &apls Seems like a very liveable and pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
This central square is very inspiring :thumbsup:
That time square themed area! pretty nice!
where do you get those time square buildings?
wow, outstanding region shoot! I love it &apls
The Ebenezer square is very well done surrounded by all these varied buildings.
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael!
Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah! I'm glad you like how the area is arranged.
Elias (Terring7): Thank you!
976: Thanks, Dryan! I got all of those buildings from the STEX; just search for "Times Square" and you should see a lot of them.
Kergelen: Thank you very much!
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September 1, 1580
"Land ho!"
I could scarcely believe mine ears. After many days at sea, our long journey eastward was finally nearing its end! It had been weeks since we departed the shores of Shushtrepistaz, and months since our party had left Odense. Now, at last, our destination was before us!
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After entering the mouth of the great river, we sailed until we came upon an island which looked promising. The captain gave the order to bring all the people and animals ashore. This task being completed, we held an assembly and agreed to call our new home Nyhavn, for it was our aim to build a harbour here. The captain then turned to me and said, "Bror Henrik, thou art to take men with thee and spy out this land into which we are come. Seek thou out the natives of the country and note their villages, and find thou streams whence we may get fresh water."
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Once I had chosen men to accompany me, we set out across the island. After journeying some distance through the forest, we found a great stone, which we noted before moving on.
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Further on, we arrived at the shore of the island and spied an Indian village across the water. We crossed over to it and tried to speak with the people therein. After much difficulty, we learned that they called the place Cathlamet, and that there were other villages like their own in the country.
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A path led northward from the village across a creek. Following it, we rose many feet above the water which we had previously crossed. Therefore, we named this path the High Road.
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The High Road ended at a river some miles north of Cathlamet. We therefore hauled our boat into the river and sailed upstream. The water was calm and slow-moving at first, for the land was exceedingly flat.
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However, at length we sailed into a gorge. The hills to either side of us were lofty, and the current slowed our progress.
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The gorge was short, though, and before too long, we entered a broad valley. We eventually arrived at another Indian village, and after another difficult conversation, we learned that it was called Elochoman. We therefore called the river and the valley by the same name.
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We turned around and sailed back down the Elochoman River, eventually returning to the water which separated our island from the mainland. It seemed fitting to us to then name this water Elochoman Slough, and we continued northward along it until we returned to Nyhavn.
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The following day, we set out again, this time to the north, for we desired to climb a great mountain which was visible in that direction. After much climbing, we reached the mountain's summit, which afforded us spectacular views of the land and the river.
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Seeing an Indian village to the west, near the great river, we descended the mountain in its direction. When we came unto the village, we endeavoured to speak to the people therein, who told us that they called their village Skamokawa. Having brought with us goods this time, we traded with them, receiving cooked fishes to carry back to Nyhavn. Upon our return thither, we partook of these fishes and found them to be of excellent taste. We then thanked the Lord for His great providence and joined the others in setting up our new home.
Now that is something completely different from what you used to do. Great story. :thumbsup:
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Raphael (RickD): Thanks, and yes, it's definitely different. So far, it's been quite tricky getting everything to look appropriate for the time period of my next planned update, but I'm optimistic that I'll eventually get everything sorted. I'm glad you like it so far!
My, my, where has the time gone? Well, to some extent, it went right past me as I got settled in a new home and started studying accounting, but still - it sure has been a while since I last posted in here! &ops Also, as I hinted in my reply to Raphael, getting SC4 to act like a historical city-builder isn't exactly easy, even with some help from more capable modders. Still, I hope to get back on the road with my historical updates of Nyhaven soonish.
Meanwhile, I have a little something for you from the new version of Kendall, specifically the Parliament House and its surroundings:
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Click it for the full-size picture!
Great job with the Parliament building and its surroundings &apls I also liked the historical pics and am looking forward to more. It's certainly not easy ;)
Welcome back! Nice parliament. And good luck on the historical journey.
Cheers
Willy
Awesome work reloting the parliament area. Looks like that boulevard is extending further down. :)
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Noah (noahclem): Thank you, Noah! Hopefully, the historical city-building will get easier soon, thanks to the new BATs from Alex (xannepan) and upcoming mods from vortext.
Willy (Swordmaster): Thanks, Willy! It's great to be updating again after such a long break.
Arthur (art128): Thank you, Arthur! You're right, and soon you'll get to see more of it.
Today, I bring you a flash-forward to the present day with a look at Nyhaven International Airport (IATA: NHN, ICAO: KLNH).
Nyhaven International Airport serves all of Nyhaven's metropolitan area, which also includes Kendall, the capital of Lower Columbia. Here's a Zoom 1 mosaic of the finished airport (clickable for the full-size version):
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The central terminal turnaround, as well as two hangars for Lower Columbian government planes:
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The main concourse for Terminal 1 is home to all of ColumbiAir's gates:
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Terminal 1 also has two satellite concourses, accessed by an underground train. Concourse C, at left, is for European and African airlines, while Concourse B (at right) is for Asian and Oceanic airlines:
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Terminal 2 serves the airlines of the Americas and Veratlantic countries. Pier C is for widebody aircraft:
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...while Piers A and B serve smaller planes:
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There's also a small terminal for business jets:
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West of the terminals is long-term parking, with train and shuttle service into the terminal area:
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More flash-forward updates are coming, as well as a continuation of the main historical story. Thanks for visiting!
Hello! love the new nyhaven. did you know that there's is actually a place called Nyhaven? It is located in denmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyhavn
Keep up the good work!
That is a purty little airport you got there. Lots of people to cram into those bizjets! If you want it to make it a tad bit more busy, SCAG has some nice MMPs to populate the taxiways with.
I like the parking lots -- I used to have them, but I've completely forgot their name?
Quote from: woodb3kmaster on December 03, 2012, 09:44:20 PM
Hopefully, the historical city-building will get easier soon, thanks to the new BATs from Alex (xannepan) and upcoming mods from vortext.
Hehe, guess it mostly depends on me then and I can already tell you it'll be
at least end January before either is ready. That's all I can say for now. $%#Ninj2 ;)
How big is that? Your city must have like, 5 million residents in the metro area to have that. :o I like it. Though, it would be a little more convenient to build parking garages instead of all those gigantic parking lots.
Great work on the airport. :thumbsup:
This airport is a megalomaniac. ??? If I park with a car I have very far to walk to the bus stop. In the overview, but I like the construction of the airport. :thumbsup:
Makes me want to build airports again! Though I've never plunged in thoroughly. Looks like a pretty good setup you have here. Is that three large tiles? If so, that's a good scale I think.
Cheers
Willy
That is one monster airport! It's easy to forget how much space these take in RL when the Maxis airports which to me look like glorified landing strips are so small. I certainly hope the people who parked their cars in that humongous lot take note of where they parked. Keep up the good work!
:thumbsup:
Krbe, if you're referring to the black parking lots, they are the HH Modular Parking Black lots [linkie (http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/22528-hh-modular-parking-black-version-2/)] by hooha47, along with some addons for the set including HH Modular Parking Add-on 1 Black. [linkie (http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/22530-hh-modular-parking-add-on-1-black/)]
Beautiful airport, particularly the taxiway markings and all that. With all the options available in game and the technical nature of their use it's neat to see one constructed really well like that. The business jet area seems to be heavily used, but then the entire airport is a massive complex. I'm not sure I would survive lugging a load of luggage from the far reaches of long term parking, but great to see plenty of parking was included.
Also, from the prior exploration update, I think that may be one of the best plop-game water transitions I've seen. With the exception of the bits near the bottom where you can still see the jagged edges, the transition seemed more or less flawless. Any tips on how to make it so smooth? It looks like there's a decent drop off in the terrain height underwater there to encourage the blurring.
-Matt
Fantastic work on the airport! :thumbsup:
Great airport &apls I particularly like the way the rail is integrated into the area and the appropriately vast parking area :thumbsup:
Where did you get the business jets?
Excellent work, I always love seeing airports in SC4, and yours is very nice, although I'd like to see some close-ups of the hangars and freight areas. ;)
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Elydion: Thank you very much, and welcome to Nyhaven! I wasn't aware of the real Nyhavn when I created Nyhaven (despite my having visited Copenhagen beforehand); I simply knew that "new port" is among the most common meanings for city names, so I opted for an Anglicized version of the Danish for that phrase. I hope my city is as good in your opinion as the real Nyhavn!
krbe: Thanks, krbe! I'm aware of the SCAG MMPs, and I might just add a few of them to the taxiways here and there in the future. metarvo is right about the modular parking lot set I used; I hope his links proved useful to you. :)
vortext: Well, I suppose that my recent inactivity has worked out for the best then. Your work over in Street Geekery continues to amaze me, and I hope it won't be too long before I can benefit from it. Best wishes!
sunv123: Yeah, the Nyhaven metro area is supposed to have over 6 million residents (and hopefully it will, before I'm finished with it), so your estimate is pretty close. Thanks for the kind words!
Dantes: It's pretty big, isn't it? Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Willy (Swordmaster): Thank you, Willy! If you're as good at airports as you are at rails, I look forward to what you come up with. You're right about the scale - the airport takes up most of one large quad and spills over into two others. I'm glad you approve of the scale - I tried to get that as realistic as I could, given the current limitations in airport-related custom content. The runways are 230 cells long from threshhold to threshhold, giving a reasonable length (3,680 m, or 12,073 ft); if the RMIP3 ever comes out, I'll finally be able to make those runways the right width (and I've left enough space to fit the wider runway pieces in).
metarvo: Thanks for stopping by, and thanks as well for helping krbe identify those modular parking lots! Yes, it's a pity that the Maxis airports are so tiny, but at least it gives us the opportunity to design unique, custom airports, along with all the BATs and lots needed to make them a reality.
Matt (threestooges): Thank you, Matt! I really appreciate all your compliments on my airport-building; as a fellow Angeleno, I'm sure you're as familiar with major airports as I am (I hope you've never had to drag lots of luggage from the far reaches of LAX's Lot C, though), so your comments mean a lot. As for the plop/game water transition in the preceding update, the best advice I can give you is actually something I learned from Noah (noahclem), who has really mastered the art of ploppable water usage over in Siilijoki: Modify your terrain mod's WaterDepthForMaxAlpha property so that it's a fairly small number (I set mine to 10 meters). That'll make the game water turn opaque at shallower depths than normal, which will make it much easier to blend ploppable water, especially in combination with a reasonably steep underwater slope (as you picked up on).
bat: Thank you!
Noah (noahclem): Thanks, Noah! I'm glad you approve of those particular touches, as I'm especially proud of how I integrated the rail and parking into the airport.
deanva: If you're referring to the business jets down by the business terminal, those are actually Maxis automata included in the RMIP2 business jet gates.
Alex (apeguy): Thanks, Alex! I'll see what I can do about those close-ups for a future special.
It's time for another present-day look at Nyhaven's metro area! Today, we're examining the second-largest city in the metro area, Kendall, which is also the capital of the Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia. In particular, we'll be focusing on the city's Government Quarter, which is centered on the Royal Promenade, a large park shaped like the cross on Lower Columbia's flag:
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Major public buildings anchor each of the Promenade's four ends, while a circle of 16 Lower Columbian flags sits at its center - one flag for each of the kingdom's states. Let's begin our tour, shall we?
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First off, here's a look at the royal palace and its gardens. Kendall Palace is the royal family's official residence and where they spend most of their time during the year. The vehicles of the royal motorcade are stored and matinatined in the garage at left, which the King, his family members, and their handlers can discreetly access from the gardens. The second-floor balcony in the middle of the palace's façade is a popular place for His Majesty to address the public, who gather in the square in front of the palace (and sometimes spill across Palace Street into the Royal Promenade) to see and hear him. Parts of the offices of the Ministries of Finance (left) and Foreign Relations (right) are also visible.
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This close-up shows the palace garage with its driveways onto Palace Street. Also visible are parts of the Ministries of Transportation (left) and Finance (bottom), as well as the pond in front of one of the larger foreign embassies in Kendall.
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Parts of the Royal Promenade's northern arm and centerpiece are visible here. The imposing edifice in the top-right corner houses the main headquarters of Lower Columbia's Ministry of Defense, making it the command center of one of the AIN's most advanced and effective fighting forces. Situated across Defense Parade and the Promenade from it are the main offices of the Ministry of Home Affairs, just visible at bottom. Also visible here are the Ministry of Health (at top) and the National Cenotaph (bottom left). The latter was originally dedicated to the fallen heroes of the Columbia War, but it has since taken on a wider role as a monument to all of Lower Columbia's soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for King and country.
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Dashing across the center of the Promenade, we come to its southern arm. There are few ministry offices here, with the notable exception of the Ministry of Religion's offices (bottom left, cut off) and those of the Royal Marshalls (top right). Instead, the most prominent buildings on this part of the Promenade are Saint Catherine's Palace (home of the crown prince, who inherits the title of Prince of Saint Catherine) and two cultural edifices: the Museum of Faith (top center) and the King David III Playhouse.
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Finally, we come to the eastern end of the Promenade, which is dominated by Parliament House and the adjoining parliamentary offices. As befits the capital's main rail station, Kendall Union Station is just a block from Parliament House and right across the street from one of the Federal Assembly's office buildings (the Federal Assembly is the lower house of Parliament). Also visible at top is the Columbia Museum, which houses exhibits on Lower Columbia's natural beauty.
The palace area looks great. Judging from the garage doors, the nmonarch prefers very high cars. He probably needs it for his crown to fit in. ;)
It's great, I like the Park very much, even though some zebra crossings would be great at the intersecting streets/roads/avenues...
This is very nice and inspirational, too. The radial paths in the first pic are fantastic. &apls
Hope we get to see more of it soonl! :thumbsup:
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Raphael (RickD): Thank you, Raphael! Yes, I imagine the King does need tall cars. :P
Flatron: Thanks! I agree that some well-placed zerba crossings would work well around the edges of the Promenade, though I don't know if anyone's ever made any for the NWM networks.
Erik (vortext): Thank you, Erik! Those path textures are a point of personal pride for me, so I'm glad you like them so much. I was planning to release them after making a few more of them, but I may simply put them on the STEX as they are. I'm sure there are a lot of people who would find them very useful.
Well, it certainly has been a long time, hasn't it? Between looking for work, leading the best union ever (http://www.aoin.eu) (yes, I'm biased, but who wouldn't be?), and enlisting in the United States Army only to get out six weeks later, last year was pretty busy for me - so busy, unfortunately, that I didn't have much time to devote to even playing SC4, let alone maintaining this MD. Well, hopefully that won't be case this year. Already, in just the past week, I've managed to get beck into playing SimCity, so rather than let my MD languish any longer, I thought it best to post something, even if it's only a few WIP pictures.
To start off, here's a first for this version of Nyhaven: a subway map!
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Now for those WIP pictures! I've completed the portion of the University of Nyhaven campus that's in the Central Nyhaven quad. Once I build the part that extends into the East Nyhaven quad, I'll post a proper FlashForward update showing the entire campus and its surroundings. For now, though, here are some pics of what I've already completed (click for full resolution):
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Finally, here's a question for you all. Trying to do a historical MD has proven much more challenging than I expected. The limited amount of historical custom content makes it difficult to get the city to grow, much less to look the way I want it to. It's come to the point that I have to wonder whether it would simply be better for me to scrap the idea and go back to the transit-oriented story updates that all of you were so fond of in the previous versions of Nyhaven. Which would you, as readers, prefer - the historical MD that I planned to do, or a return to the modern-day stories you're used to from Nyhaven? Let me know in the comments.
That's all for now! I hope to have more present-day pictures to show you soon. Until next time...
Nice campus there!
IMO I like the modern day though since it's more growable (functional) as you said.
Very nice!
Nice campus! Looking foward for more :)
I personally prefer the older transit focused MD's because they allowed me the opportunity to evaluate how you created and organized your complex transit networks.
This campus looks very realistic. Very well done.
Wow Zack, an extremely realistic campus indeed. I love the use of the Duke University Chapel having been there myself, but the way you kill the grid with the fractional angle roads is definitely going down as an inspiration for me, and outright takes the cake. &apls About the journal, I would definitely be fond of returning back to the transportation style updates if it is less of a burden on you and means more updates ()stsfd()
Nice campus and FAR use.
Very nice work. You've helped define the ultimate, archetypal SC4 city with your work, which is by no means an easy task!
It's been a very long time since I either posted or even played SC4. I've just lurked the sites for years. Looking over your body of work is very inspiring. So much attention to detail, appropriate zoning densities, realistic transportation networks, etc. And who can forget your airport?
You're making me really miss working on emulating the same.
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Dryan (976): Thank you for the compliment, Dryan, as well as for the opinion. :)
Guglielmo (Gugu3), Matt (MTT9): Thanks, both of you!
eclipticalstorm: Thank you for your input! I have to admit that, as excited as I was about trying the historical approach in this MD, those older, transit-oriented updates were more fun to put together, so I'm glad you liked them better. Adivce like yours is exactly what I was hoping to get, and it'll definitely help me move forward.
w_swietwoot: Thanks! I hope you'll like it even better when it's done.
Ace (10000000000000): Thank you, Ace! I really appreciate both your praise and your response to my question. I do think that the trnasportation-related updates would be less burdensome for me and would let me post updates more frequently, so we're on the same wavelength there.
Kergelen: Thanks! I don't recall seeing any previous comments from you, so welcome to Nyhaven!
Bipin: Thank you, Bipin! Your BATs and mods are very impressive in their own right (and they'll likely find good use in Nyhaven when I get the chance to try them out), so that's high praise from you.
justcallmesam: Welcome to Nyhaven and SC4D, and thank you very much!
Thank you all for your advice in response to my question; you were most helpful. You all pretty much confirmed what I had been feeling about what direction to take Nyhaven in, so pretty soon, we'll be returning to the more transit-oriented updates you all loved about Nyhaven 2.0. First, however, I plan on posting a series of mini-updates showing different parts of the modern city.
Today's mini-update focuses on the Sporthaven complex of stadiums. First, here's an overview of the complex:
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Sporthaven was built in the late 1970s on what used to be part of the Port of Nyhaven, as well as some adjacent industrial blocks. After the shipping industry switched from break-bulk to containers, Port Brunsmjöd was built just north of Kendall, downriver from Nyhaven. As a result, shipping traffic at the Port of Nyhaven suffered a massive decline, as the only ships to keep using it were barges on the Columbia River coming from ports further inland. The port abandoned much of its waterfront, which the city then bought and redeveloped into Sporthaven.
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Three of Nyhaven's five professional sports teams play their home games at venues in Sporthaven: the Regals (baseball, at Rittenberg Field, top), the Thunderbirds (American football, at Buechner Stadium, center), and the Killer Whales (ice hockey, at Kungsbank Arena, bottom). All three venues are on Buechner Avenue, named for car manufacturer Buechner Limited (whose main factory is across the street from the stadium that bears its name).
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Nyhaven's cruise ship terminal is also located at Sporthaven, across from Rittenberg Field and Parking Structure 4. The ships that dock here tour both the Columbia River and the Pacific coast.
Nice area for sport facilities! &apls
Great work ;D
I first saw this MD a few years ago, it is nice to be back and see you are still maintaining the same high standards :D
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Guglielmo (Gugu3): Thank you, Guglielmo!
jj88: Thanks, and congratulations on your first post here!
It may be winter in the Northern Hemisphere right now, but springtime is just around the corner...
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Soon, people will be out in the parks, enjoying the blossoming flowers and the warmer weather.
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They'll also start fishing in the Elochoman River again, especially those who live just over the levees from it.
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If winter weather has you down, cheer up - spring is coming!
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(Scenery in these images is still being developed and is in no way to be taken as a final product.)
Awesome, simply awesome!
Love the parks, the criss-crossing paths are sweet. And the suburbs, and roads curving around the river is gorgeous.
Awesome work!
Nice update! Really like those paths and plazas within the park :)
Nice park you have there!also good use of FAR and bendy road pieces in general &apls
Where the rail crosses the creek with a bridge have you thought about using road FLUPs pieces to make roads on both sides go under the rail?
Good job!
Cheers
Guglielmo
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sim_link: Thank you very much!
Matt (MTT9): Thanks, Matt!
Guglielmo (Gugu3): Thank you for the kind words, Guglielmo! I don't think FLUPs would work in that situation, partly because those roads have only two cells between the railroad and intersections on each side (which I think means there isn't enough room for FLUP transitions), and partly because they're on levees, which would be seriously weakened if underpasses were built within them. But thank you for the suggestion!
Back in January, I showed you part of Nyhaven's main university, which I was still working on when I resurrected this MD. Well, it's now finished, so here's a look at the complete campus!
Building the University of Nyhaven was a challenge, because the campus crosses a quad border; half of it is in my Nyhaven Central quad, and half is next door, in Nyhaven East. While building in Nyhaven Central, I had to carefully map where all the buildings were, as well as where paths crossed the border, and then make all the necessary connections in Nyhaven East, making sure to put the right buildings on the other side of the border. As a result, each of the pictures below is a cross-border mosaic and required careful image-editing to get exactly right. If I've done my job right, though, you won't even notice the border. Let's find out, shall we? (Click the images to view them in full resolution.)
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The east side of campus contains the university's medical center and football stadium, as well as its largest dorm complex. Just a block north of campus is Papillon Manor, where Nyhaven's mayor lives.
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An overview of the north side of campus.
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This mosaic should put the university into context. Midtown Nyhaven and Ebenezer Square are at the top, with the R-3 double-deck freeway skirting the east side of Hunters Island. Towards the center, across Elochoman Slough, is the university's south side. Finally, the inner suburb of Eastfields is at bottom, tucked into a bend in the Elochoman River.
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Last but not least, here's a overview of (almost) the entire campus.
Zoning in these images is still being developed and should not be taken as a final product.
That university layout really.... Awesome work! I love those pathways
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Dryan (976): Thank you, Dryan! I'm glad you approve of the university.
Today's update isn't as glamorous or spectacular as the last one (then again, that university is a tough act to follow). However, even though the areas it features are more mundane than the university, they're still important parts of the city. Let's dive in, shall we?
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Like the previous version, Nyhaven 3.0 has a variety of ethnic neighborhoods, owing to the city's status as Lower Columbia's greatest engine of prosperity. Chinatown is just one of those neighborhoods. Located along 24th Street, it's served by the Ebenezer Line of the Nyhaven MetroRail, which gives it excellent access to the major employment centers in Midtown and near the Convention Center.
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Historically, however, most of Chinatown's residents took the ferry at the end of 24th Street to their jobs across the river. Ferries are still a popular way to get across the mighty Columbia in Nyhaven, despite the increasing number of bridges and tunnels crossing the river.
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Those ferries take their passengers here, to the Port of Nyhaven. Although it's smaller than it used to be (you might remember that Sporthaven, which we looked at last month, was built on an abandoned part of the port), it still serves all cargo ships heading upriver, since the big container ships draw too much water to sail farther inland (the river isn't deep enough for them). In addition, many of the city's factories are still located near the port, making the port area an employment center that rivals downtown Nyhaven in size.
Nice update! &apls
Wow, last couple of updates have been nothing short of amazing! :o &apls
The university complex in particular is excellent with its meandering river! The large park and your path overlays are awe inspiring as well.
Friggin' good work all around and I'll make sure to check in here more frequent! Keep it up! :thumbsup:
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Guglielmo (Gugu3): Thank you, Guglielmo!
Erik (vortext): Thanks for the very kind words, Erik! I appreciate your compliments on my path overlays, coming from a texture-master such as yourself. I don't know if you're aware, but I uploaded those textures onto the STEX; you can get them here (http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29231-wb3km-texture-pack-1/) if you want them.
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Time for a bigger update than usual! Today, we're taking a tour of Hunters Island (simply called "the Island" by locals), which is home to Nyhaven's main business districts. We'll take a look at two of them, as well as several other points of interest.
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As we start our tour near the north end of the island, here's the Center Street Corridor, home to some of Nyhaven's older skyscrapers, as well as some of its newest. Center Street originally ran straight across Hunters Island, but it was gradually shortened to its current terminus at Church Street when the two largest buildings on Royal Square - Nyhaven Central Station and the opera house - were built in the 19th century. However, it's still an important thoroughfare in the city due to its bridge over the Columbia River, which many commuters from Nyhaven's western suburbs use to get to work.
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This cross-section of the island shows more of downtown Nyhaven (which Center Street is part of), including Royal Square. Market Street is also visible, heading south (right in this image) from the square, with skyscrapers flanking it. More skyscrapers are clustered north of Central Station, around Nybro Street, so named because of the bridge that carries it across Elochoman Slough (the street's name is Danish for "new bridge" - and it was new when it was built in the 1640s). Along the downtown waterfront, meanwhile, stands the International Center, a large hotel and conference center, along with the Wahkiakum County Civic Center.
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Our tour now brings us to Midtown, which has a number of cultural sites in addition to its many office towers. The Nyhaven Central Library is one of those sites. Situated at the intersection of Market Street and Eighth Street, this imposing building is the city's largest research library, housing millions of volumes on its shelves. Its large lawn is as popular a reading spot as its enormous reading hall, and is a welcome green space in the middle of the city.
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Just a block away, and close to the north end of Ebenezer Square, is Okatown, another of Nyhaven's many ethnic neighborhoods. Home to thousands of immigrants from Okatabawashi and their descendants, it hosts a popular street market on Second Avenue. Its pagoda, which is both a temple and a museum of Okataian history, is close to the famous Palais Theatre, at the edge of the Midtown Theater District.
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Further south on Market Street is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Nyhaven. Built in the Neo-Gothic style in the 1890s, it is the center of the city's Catholic community.
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Nyhaven's convention center is located in uptown, next to Nyhaven South Station. The current, two-wing convention center opened very recently, having replaced an older building on the same site. Many of the events that take place here are media-related, due to the many television broadcasters and movie studios whose headquarters are just west of the convention center.
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Our tour now takes us onto the mainland, to downtown Cathlamet. Originally a Native American fishing village, Cathlamet is one of Nyhaven's oldest suburbs, though it doesn't feel very suburban due to its density and proximity to the island. The oldest part of town is centered on Gammeltorv, the square pictured here, which becomes very busy in the Christmas season. Its marina is a popular place for Nyhaven's wealthy to moor their yachts, although many of the city's less affluent residents also keep boats here.
Legal update, I liked the last one was the nicest!
Nice update!nice waterfront :thumbsup:
wow, I really love the last couple of updates! &apls
The park in a hilly terrain, the river, the downtown, the university,....all looks very realistic
With much fanfare, please welcome, for its fourth time, Nyhaven to OSITM!
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Also, I find it amusing that, as an MD that is from "an engineer's point of view" this MD will be featured in this month (March, 2014. aka: 3-14, 3.14, pi).
Looking forward to the month ahead.
-Matt
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Vítor Dos Santos: Thank you, Vítor, and welcome to Nyhaven! I hope you'll like today's update too.
Guglielmo (Gugu3): Thanks, Guglielmo!
Kergelen: Thank you, my feathered friend! Coming from a master of realism like you, that's some high praise, so I really appreciate your compliments.
Matt (threestooges): Thanks for giving me a fourth opportunity to shine, Matt (and the whole OSITM committee, of course)! The irony isn't lost on me. :D
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When I came to Nyhaven to play soccer, I had heard about the city's athletic facilities.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh03/ep03im01.jpg)
There was ColumbiAir Arena, one of the easiest venues to get to, due to its location in midtown and having its own subway station. As the new rookie in town, I got the chance to ask some of the Huskies basketball players what they thought of their home court. "I've never played anywhere like it," one of them told me. "The atmosphere during games is simply electric, and the neighborhood really adds to the arena's appeal with locals. It's easy to head over to Ebenezer Square after a game for a night on the town, so the stands are always packed."
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The three venues at Sporthaven weren't as close to the excitement of central Nyhaven, but they still made for great places to play and watch games. Walking along the waterfront gave me unparalleled views of the skyline!
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What really knocked my socks off, however, was the place where I would train and play for the Nyhaven Cruisers - at Puget Island Athletic Park. It was enormous, and with such good transportation connections, I could practically live anywhere in the metro area and be just minutes from work. No wonder the city chose this park as its Simlympic park back in 1980!
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The park's Melkovitch Center for Athletic Development was full of young, up-and-coming athletes like me, so it made the perfect place to train. With three different venues, each with a different focus, I could get a full workout in one place.
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Right across the street from there was Crown Insurance Park, where I would play all my home games as a midfielder for the Cruisers. The stadium had just reopened after a massive reconstruction program, and it had all the best amenities.
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With my interest in playing for Lower Columbia's national soccer team, though, I couldn't help but visit Jean Le Conte Simlympic Stadium, where the kingdom's greatest athletes had won so many medals all those years ago.
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I ended up renting an apartment in the park's former Olympic Village, which had been opened to the public as low-cost housing after the Games. It was close to work, and with a station on Saint Mark's Line close by, I could hop on a train and be anywhere I wanted to be in Nyhaven in just minutes.
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When I came to Nyhaven, I was skeptical that it was what people claimed it was - the sports capital of Lower Columbia. They couldn't be more right!
Wow, those are some incredible mosaics.
And congratulations on being OSITM - I'm looking forward to seeing what you are going to share with us this month.
Congratulations on being OSITM! &apls
And holy :o! What an amazing sports complex, outstanding work.
Looking forward to what else you have in store for this month!! :thumbsup:
Fourth award, congrats!
Wonderful update. Really nice work on the sports equipment.
Spectacular !
Lovely selections and wonderfully assembled cityscapes. I never realized there was so much variety in the sport arenas out there. I'd be tempted to ask for a list of what all you've used here, but that would be a massive feat to assemble, I'm sure. Is there a particular trick, ratio, or something that you use to get your downtown cores looking as realistic as you do? They're dense, but not in that skyscraper forest way, and it's a lovely result.
-Matt
Congrats on the OSITM &apls
Fantastic sport complex. I agree with Matt on how you manage the spaces on your cities and the good results you get.
Well done, you're number one on Ben's Top Ten this week.
I'm looking forward to seeing what else you have in store during March.
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Benedict (x2): Thank you, Ben! I'm surprised it took me this long to reach #1, but I'm glad it finally happened. I'll try not to go too long without updates of some sort, so as to maximize my time in OSITM.
Erik (vortext): Thank you, Erik! It's a real pleasure being honored a fourth time, and I appreciate your awed compliments.
Arthur (art128): Thanks, Arthur! I'm happy the committee chose me a fourth time.
Buzzit: Thank you!
Matt (threestooges): Thanks, Matt! Many of the arenas and stadiums I used in the big park are, unfortunately, no longer available, since they were among dmscopio's creations, and his website has vanished. I might see if the STEX moderators would allow me to upload the missing ones, just so that people can enjoy them again. As for my downtown cores, I think the main reason they're not very big right now is that this new version of Nyhaven is still relatively small (its region population is less than 1.4 million at the moment, while the population of Nyhaven 2.0's region was over 4.6 million when I stopped playing it), so there isn't very much commercial demand yet. I'm glad that the business districts meet with your approval, though, so I might just try to keep them relatively small.
Kergelen: Thank you, my friend!
Based in part on a comment elsewhere regarding the rail lines feeding into Nyhaven Central Station, and in part on my dissatisfaction with having a big hole in the downtown skyline, I decided to extend the rail tunnels all the way to the station, which required me to switch to a different station. After an exhaustive search and a helpful discussion with Fox, I ended up going with a transit-enabled version of the vanilla Grand Central Terminal landmark. After reconfiguring the area behind it, this is what the area east of Royal Square now looks like (click for full resolution):
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstationmaybe.jpg)
To give you a better idea of how intercity rail fits into Nyhaven's transit setup, I've added it to the MetroRail map. Once I have more commuter-oriented rail lines in the region, I'll add those as well, but for now, here's an updated map (again, click for full resolution):
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nmrmap_20140310.gif)
I'll post more pictures of the area soon, but first I need to expand the suburbs. I'm out of CO demand, so I need all the extra residents I can get to balance it out and get my commercial zones growing again.
I missed the last update &mmm
Nice one by the way! :thumbsup:
A beautiful Grand Cental station, but where do I park my car when I want to take the train? Or where do I catch the bus, the subway, or a taxi? And is there a place where I can kiss my mother goodbye when I bring her to the station by car?
In short: I do miss some of the terrible amount of infrastructure and traffic that is usually killing the beauty of the surroundings railway stations.
Or is it all underground?
I agree with the great comment of Frank and is true what He said, anyway I like so much that Square and all those monuments surrounding the station, so fantastic job as always.
:thumbsup:
Nice map! :thumbsup:
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Frank (FrankU): That's quite the but there. I recommend looking at the actual Grand Central Terminal for some idea as to why I used it the way I did; the real station is in a dense urban environment, so there isn't enough room for many of the facilities you mentioned on the surface. There's an elevated roadway encircling the station, however, which may (or may not) be used for at least some of the purposes you listed. For now, though, I'll just say that all those facilities for my station are underground; I've reconfigured the one-way roads on either side of it to accommodate your nitpicking attention to detail. $%Grinno$%
kelis: Thank you!
Erik (vortext): Thanks, Erik!
After doing a bit more work on the station area and the new business district to the east, I think I'm finally happy with how everything's arranged (aside from RCI zones, which are as fickle as ever). Here's an updated picture of the station:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstation01.jpg)
The only real change I made is turning the one-way roads on either side of the station into ramps into an underground parking garage, taxi rank, and bus stop. The land that the OWRs previously occupied is now home to a pair of short pedestrian malls; removing the extra OWR intersections behind the station allowed me to add the lane reduction I wanted on Station Street as it approaches Royal Street.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstation02.jpg)
The area east of Central Station is now home to another business district along East Center Street. Most of these skyscrapers are newer as a result of urban renewal in the 1970s and '80s. They also have improved highway access, now that the R-3 has new ramps connecting to Center Street (along with an added connection to Nybro Street).
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstation03.jpg)
The previous view of the East Center Street District faced west, toward Royal Square. This view faces east, with the university at the top.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstation04.jpg)
Here's an updated view of Royal Square at night, with the updated station and its surroundings.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstation05.jpg)
To put the redesigned station and new business district into context, here's a wider shot of downtown Nyhaven, facing north. Royal Square is roughly centered; the major business districts visible here are (clockwise from top) the Financial District, the East Center Street Corridor, the Market Street Corridor, and the West Center Street Corridor. Also visible at top are Old Town (north of the opera house), with its more chaotic streets and the Western Cross Church; and the Kilterby neighborhood, with its angled grid, north of East Center Street. We'll take a closer look at each of these two neighborhoods in due time...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nyh3bg-night-competition.jpg) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nyh3bg-night.jpg)
Finally, here's a closer view of Royal Square at night. Click on it to view (and download, if you like) a full-size version that can be used as a 1920x1080 desktop background.
Please excuse the game grid that's visible in some of the above pictures. I was having trouble with an anti-malware tool that prevented me from turning the grid off when I took those pictures.
Excellent views of your city !! I like so much the buildings selection, congrats for your work my friend :thumbsup:
Nice pictures :thumbsup:
Love a good transit map, and I love a good update. Double layer highways like that are something you wouldn't likely see around here, thanks to our predisposition to earthquakes, but they've always struck me as an interesting engineering solution to crowded areas which require additional traffic capacity. Your systems must function quite well given the density of that overview picture. Would it be possible to see a picture of the same area (just after the night shot of the opera house) with the zone map on so we could see the transportation network around it?
-Matt
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Jonathan (kelis): Thank you, Jonathan!
Guglielmo (Gug3): Thanks, Guglielmo!
Matt (threestooges): Thank you, Matt! That point about double-deck highways is something I hadn't thought about before; I suppose it might also be an important concern in Nyhaven and other Lower Columbian coastal cities, due to them being in the Pacific Northwest. Of course, there are also examples of them in San Francisco, most notably the western span of the Bay Bridge, so maybe it's a more complicated issue than we think. As for your request of a zone-view picture, take a look at this:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/centralstation05zones.jpg)
I wanted to hide the UI so you could get a full view of the area, but the game had other ideas, unfortunately. Hopefully this will give you a better understanding of downtown Nyhaven's transportation setup. :)
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To start Nyhaven's time as the cultural capital of the Alliance of Independent Nations (http://www.aoin.eu), I'm dedicating a whole episode to the city's many ethnic neighborhoods. This isn't the first time I've done this - I first did it seven years ago, at the start of the Nyhaven 2.0 era - but it's only fitting to start the festivities with a celebration of the many cultures that have found a home in Nyhaven. I've already shown you two neighborhoods - Chinatown and Okatown - in previous episodes, but today, we're going on a tour of 13 more.
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We begin our tour at Saint Mark's Square, the epicenter of Nyhaven's Mediterranean immigrant communities. Just north of the square is Greektown, with its Orthodox church and... did you hear that? It sounded like thunder. I hope everyone brought their umbrellas, because it looks like it's about to rain.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im02.jpg)
Sure enough, it's raining as our tour reaches New Cattala (http://community.simtropolis.com/journal/1925-cattala/). The city's Cattalian population has called this area between the square and the University of Nyhaven home since the first immigrants arrived in the 1870s, after Italy invaded (http://aoin.eu/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Cattala#1860-1900) and annexed Cattala. Unemployment was high in Cattala at the time, so the prospects of work in Lower Columbia drew many Cattalians across the ocean.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im03.jpg)
Of course, times weren't good in mainland Italy either, so many Italians also immigrated to Lower Columbia. Those who came to Nyhaven settled down just a few blocks from New Cattala, closer to the Elochoman Slough. Tensions between the neighboring ethnic groups were high for many decades, and gang violence claimed many lives in both districts in the early 20th century. Fortunately, those tensions have subsided in the ensuing years.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im04.jpg)
The storm seems to be passing as we reach the Croisian Quarter, or Rive Croisienne as the locals call it. People have been migrating from Sainte-Croix (http://community.simtropolis.com/journal/3489-grand-duch%C3%A9-f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral-de-la-sainte-croix-ain/) to Lower Columbia since the country's first settlers arrived in the Northwest in the 1560s, but a new wave of Croisian immigrants established this little community on the embankment in the early 1900s.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im05.jpg)
As we reach Little Soviyya (http://community.simtropolis.com/journal/3861-united-kingdom-of-soviyya/) to the north of Hunters Island, the sun is just starting to break through the clouds. One of the three communities of Slavic immigrants near Burgess Square, this neighborhood lies just south of the square and west of the R-3 freeway.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im06.jpg)
On the other side of the square is New Moscow, with its ornate Russian Orthodox church.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im07.jpg)
A few blocks north of Yule Avenue, we come to Hiigara Town. The various crises and conflicts that have engulfed the Hiigaran United Confederacy (http://community.simtropolis.com/journal/2025-hijaran-united-confederacy-ain/) and its member states over the years sent many Hiigarans in search of safer homes. Those who came to Nyhaven settled here, around Lower Columbia's only Kran'et temple.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im08.jpg)
Crossing onto Hunters Island, we come to Little Tokyo. Like most immigrants from East Asia, the Japanese chose to settle on Hunters Island, specifically, just south of East Center Street. Many of the business executives who work in the neighboring towers come here when they want a little taste of home.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im09.jpg)
Further south, close to midtown, is Nakamatown, where Nyhaven's Nakamese (http://community.simtropolis.com/journal/4502-%E4%BB%B2%E9%96%93%E5%9B%BD-nakama/) population is centered.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im10.jpg)
As we approach the southern tip of Hunters Island, we reach Koreatown. Located close to Cathlamet and the local campus of Royal University, Koreatown has become popular with both students and boaters.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im11.jpg)
Returning to the mainland across from uptown Nyhaven, we come to Spanish Town. Our tour is almost at its end...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh04/ep04im12.jpg)
Finally, we visit two neighboring ethnic districts. To the west is New Casablanca, which is home to Nyhaven's largest mosque, as well as most of its Moroccan-born residents. To the east, meanwhile, is Little Ascadylea (http://community.simtropolis.com/journal/1175-republic-of-ascadylea/), on the other side of Hazel Avenue.
I really like the long, narrow W2W buildings in New Cattala. Great tour!
It's been a great month Zack! Your city is quite inspirational, at least to me. In the future I'd love to see some more 'technical' updates (zoning, transit, population, etc) if that's not too much to ask. Keep up the great work! &apls
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Ben (benedict): Thank you, Ben! I'm glad you liked those buildings, and the tour overall.
Erik (vortext): Thanks, Erik! That's some high praise, especially coming from as talented an SC4 player and modder as you. I'll see if I can put together some of those technical updates you've asked for, but I'm sure you won't begrudge me today's non-technical update. :P
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After much too long, it's time for a new episode of Nyhaven! Today, we're looking at some of the city's newer suburbs. All of the areas we're going to visit today are on the islands in the middle of the Columbia River, to the west and south of downtown Nyhaven.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh05/ep05im01.jpg)
We begin our tour on Welch Island, which is home to one of Nyhaven's country clubs. Development on this island has been slow, due to it not having very good transportation links with the rest of the metropolitan area. Welch Island is still waiting to get service on the MetroRail...
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Just across the slough, on Tenasillahe island, this little neighborhood is tucked between the slough and the island's creeks.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh05/ep05im03.jpg)
Farther to the south and west, we come to the southern outskirts of the city of Barrington. The R-50 crosses the island here on its way between Nyhaven and Kendall, with an interchange serving the suburbs just east of its bridge over the river.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh05/ep05im04.jpg)
Puget Island, however, is the largest island in the metro area. We visited it a couple of updates ago when we saw the athletics park. These suburbs are to the northeast of that park, though still on the same island. Near the top is the R-250, which forms a bypass of midtown Nyhaven for Kendall motorists heading to and from the airport. Towards the bottom is the R-150, which connects the airport to Nyhaven and its eastern suburbs.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh05/ep05im05.jpg)
Those two freeways meet at this interchange, and the R-250 widens to accommodate the extra airport-bound travelers at this point. This area is very popular with residents because of its excellent transportation options; in addition to the two freeways, three different MetroRail lines cross the island in this area.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh05/ep05im06.jpg)
Of course, it doesn't hurt that there are lots of shopping destinations around here, too. Petersen Crossing is the largest mall in the metro area, and it is conveniently close to the R-250, as well as the Loup Avenue station on the MetroRail's Saint Mark's Line.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/nyh05/ep05im07.jpg)
The suburbs aren't all houses and shopping centers, though. Parks like this one make them all the more livable, and on a nice summer day, residents are grateful for these amenities.
Really nice work. I am a big fan of the over-saturated colours, yet still realistic appeal regarding those suburbs.
I wasn´t active since a long time, so I had to reread a lot here. And I only can say: nice, very nice! The two mosaics in the last update are wonderful, I like the way you placed trees and other plants near the river and where the golf course is. &apls
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Bipin: Thank you, Bipin! I find that slightly over-saturating my pictures makes them more appealing, so I'm glad you approve. And, of course, I'm pleased that you think my suburbs are so realistic.
carlfatal: Don't worry about being inactive for so long, my friend; I'm happy to have a comment from you anytime. Thanks for your compliments!
Those of you who have been long-time readers of Nyhaven have doubtless noticed that my updates have been getting much less frequent over the past year or so. There are a couple of reasons for this dropoff, mainly a lack of adequate spare time and interest on my part. Unfortunately, it's not going to get any easier for me to prepare new updates anytime soon; I just started graduate school, so free time is at a premium for me now. So rather than let this MD languish in neglect, I think it's time for me to give it a dignfiied end.
I started the original version of this MD eight years ago today, over at Simtropolis, so today seemed like the most appropriate day to make this admittedly sad announcement. To thank all of you for your patronage over the years, here's a sort of mega-mosaic spanning Nyhaven's Old Town and downtown districts:
Click for full size
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In the words of Douglas Adams, so long, and thanks for all the fish!
Gee, Zach. I'm sorry to see Nyhaven go. What a run it's had!
Do please feel free to post random pictures of any building you do accomplish after the end. I'm sure we'd all love to see it even if it lacks definition.
Good luck on your postgrad studies. Hopefully we'll still see you around every so often.
I read thru this whole MD a while ago and really enjoyed it! So, it will be sad to see this MD go. :( Having just started an MD, (which I need to update soon ;) ) I now see how much work it is to keep one up. It's harder to get content that's ready to be shown than I thought it would be.
While it's a understandable decision I'm sad this truly wonderful MD has come to an end. ()sad()
Best of luck in your endeavors. :thumbsup:
Although I can understand your decision, it is sad to see this awesome MD coming to an end after all these years, ! &mmm
Good luck to you, hopefully we will meet you here on SC4D from time to time. And who knows? SC4 is an evergreen... $%Grinno$%
It seems you just can't keep a good MD down. :P
After an extended hiatus, I'm proud to bring you a selection of photos from Kendall, Nyhaven's nearest major city and the capital of the Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia. Today, I have four massive mosaics to show you, spanning most of the built-up area of Kendall. Each of them crosses at least one city border and shows areas I've never shown before, so get ready to see more of Kendall than you ever have! (Click each mosaic to view it in full resolution.)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallmos01.jpg)
This first mosaic, facing east, runs from Parliament House and the Royal Library at the top, past Kendall Palace and the embassies, to the inner suburbs west of the Government Quarter. Fitzsimmons Square the the two residential squares I featured earlier are also visible.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallmos02.jpg)
Facing south now, we start near Federal Circle, the de facto central business district of Kendall, and follow the transverse arm of the Royal Promenade from the Royal Cathedral to the Palace of Justice. After passing by Justice Park, we come to Port Brunsmjöd, the regional container port, and the marina at the Brunsmjöd village.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallmos03.jpg)
This north-facing mosaic starts up by the northern embassy district and shows parts of all three embassy neighborhoods, as well as most of the Kendall Palace grounds. Across Gnat Creek, we come to the campus of Royal University, Kendall - the flagship campus of its system. At the bottom is the university's Dukes Stadium and the neighboring University Village.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallmos04.jpg)
Our last mosaic for today faces west, and it's the longest one I've ever made - so long, in fact, that Photoshop had to shrink it to export it. Starting in some of Kendall's interwar suburbs on the south bank of Gnat Creek, we pass through the western half of Royal University's campus. After visiting the southern embassy district again, we reach the Royal Cathedral before moving on to South Station. Parliament House is just off-screen as we climb the hill that many residents call Flattop, which is home to the capital's largest affordable housing projects. At bottom is the R-50 freeway and its complex interchange with Pacifica and Willamette Avenues.
Of Special Interest Today! &apls &apls &apls
Oh my, amazing comeback!! &apls &apls
Really great mosaics, #2 is probably my favorite because it shows so many different districts. As always I'm in awe with your park layout!
Also, I have to ask: in the last mosaic to the right of the avenue bridge there's this bright building with a brown roof. Any idea where I can find it?
Hm yes, going to grab a cup of coffee and scroll over the mosaics once more. :thumbsup:
Welcome back! What impressive mosaics.
Great use of the new RRW functions, nicely done in front of the station. I like the cross shaped park... Very nice.
Yep, that's impressive...
I like the mosaics because they show a big part of the city with huge amount of buildings. And that allows to see, how the park with all of this governmental buildings and the cathedrall is monumental... even maybe a bit too monumental :D Feels like a capital of a huge imperium in power!
Quite an impressive comeback with those mosaics. I like the diversity of your city :thumbsup:
Wow, great comeback! Those mosaics look amazing!!
Wow Zack, those mosaics are incredible! &apls
Glad to see you back with Nyhaven. Here I thought we'd be devoid of stuff from you for a while now, but it looks like things are going OK.
Guess that's what happens when I let my foruming slow down for a little bit. All sorts of new (and old) things pop up.
I especially like the W2W stuff, and how well the mall/promenade/plaza is arranged. Some amazing work; looks like I need to dust off SC4 and get moving, if I'm ever to think of being this good!
Amazing job, love the university man!
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FrankU: Why, you're too kind, my friend!
Erik / vortext: Thanks, Erik! That building is the Supreme Court of Canada (http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/24966-atx_supremecourtofcanada/) by otty8116.
Arthur / Art128: Thank you for the kind words!
kbieniu7: Thanks! Yes, Kendall is definitely a very monumental city, and that's by design.
feyss: Thank you! Diversity in appearance is definitely one of the things I was trying for.
compdude787: Thanks!
Absalom / APSMS: Thank you, Absalom! I wasn't sure when I'd have more time for SC4 either, but I couldn't stay away forever. While I can't make any promises of regular updates going forward, at least I have time to play during my Christmas break.
David H: Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
Today's update title says it all: I have four images for you, three of various freeway interchanges, and one of a local park. Each of today's interchanges was made possible (or at least easier to build) by NAM 33's new features, especially the improved and expanded FLEXFly repertoire.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nam33im01.jpg)
This picture shows the R-50/R-150 corridor, from Cathlamet to the suburbs east of Midtown. As part of the efforts to extend the R-150 to the north, it has been separated from the R-50 mainline. The interchange between the two highways has also been redesigned to eliminate left-hand exits from the R-50, while still allowing traffic to flow in every direction. Now, the R-150 serves as a sort of "express lane" option to the busy R-50, with no exits of its own to surface streets (although a new interchange at 24th Street, near the top of the image, is under discussion).
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/uwantgardens01.jpg)
This is Cool Hollow Park, right next to part the northernmost part of the above interchange. The observant among you will notice that I've redesigned the R-50/150 split a bit; technical constraints forced me to adjust the split's layout to avoid an impossible situation (i.e. three networks on the same cell).
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nam33im02.jpg)
Thanks to some of the new features in this NAM version, I was finally able to finish the R-3/R-50 interchange in midtown Nyhaven. Unfortunately, technical limitations prevent me from running 16th Street right under the flyovers, so I've had to improvise to keep traffic flowing.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nam33im03.jpg)
Further north on the R-3, we come to the new northern terminus of the R-150. Drivers approaching from the south (top of this picture) can now choose whether to exit the freeway at Yule Avenue or continue onto the southbound R-150. I had to do quite a bit more demolition than I wanted to in the neighborhood surrounding the interchange, but such is the nature of trial-and-error construction.
You use an interesting mix of building-styles... in the last mosaic I find Dutch, German, New Yorkian and Parisian all within some blocks of each other. I think it looks good, because it somehow gives the area a soft and relaxed feeling.
You did nice to fit the highway in the place in the first picture. Two overpasses needing a diagonal section between them, the creek and the fact, that it goes with four carriageways, not only two. I had similiar narrow places, that it seems "no problem"t to put, but they occur to be quite havy situations ;)
By the way, I think you should add more trees along the highway, it would look pretty with colorful trees, like in this creek valley ::)
Wonderful work! You make consistently high-quality cities. &apls
Great combination of interchanges, suburbs and FAR work. As always I love your parks &apls
Those are nice interchanges! It would be nice to see a regional transportation map so we can see where these interchanges are located.
Very interesting interchanges!!! &apls &apls
Nice to see you back into MDing here! It's always interesting to see stuff from your MD with those mixtures of styles. also I like how you use those FAR roads
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Themistokles: Thanks! I'm glad the different building styles mix well; they're meant to suggest something of the city's history and culture.
kbieniu7: Thank you! Yeah, that was a tricky gap to fill, so I'm glad you approve of the end result. I agree that more seasonal trees would help with the highways' beauty; I'll keep that in mind going forward.
Bipin: Thanks! That's high praise coming from such a talented BATter.
Kergelen: Thank you, Kergelen!
compdude787: Thanks! I'll see what I can put together as far as maps are concerned.
Gugu3: Thank you, Guglielmo!
Nanami: Thanks! I'm happy to be back MDing after my long absence.
For those of you who weren't aware, Nyhaven and Kendall are part of the same metropolitan area. In fact, they're the two largest cities in the metro area. The following animation shows my progress in building and merging the two cities over time (up to about a week ago):
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nyhaven_anim_160130.gif)
I've done even more work on the metro area since the date of the last region view here, but Photoshop refuses to export an updated GIF (probably due to a memory shortage or summat). EDIT: After shrinking the image and reducing the animation length, Photoshop finally exported a new GIF. I've edited it into the space above. However, you can see some of my latest work in the Kendall thread. However, you can see some of my latest work in the Kendall thread.
At this point, even the two subway systems have merged, creating a 20-line monster that's so big, it would be a nightmare to try to name each line the way I'd been naming them. Hence my decision to replace the names with letters and numbers, as the latest subway map shows:
Click the images below for full resolution!
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nyktamap_160130.gif)
My latest work on Kendall was almost lost due to the city contracting prop pox. Thankfully, after doing a great deal of reading on prop pox's causes and preventive measures, I was able to continue from a recent, pox-free backup, and my preventive measures have kept the pox from reappearing. Here's some of that work, which includes my efforts to merge Kendall and Nyhaven into a single metro area.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb24.jpg)
The Lords of Parliament, Lower Columbia's two heads of government, now have a residence and office that suits them. The leaders of Parliament's two chambers live and work in separate wings of Columbia House, shown here. This executive mansion is right across Upper Columbia Avenue from Parliament House itself.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb25.jpg)
Based on earlier comments, I've worked on reducing building repetition around Federal Circle. I've also begun expanding the business district that surrounds the circle, so it hasn't completely filled in yet.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb26.jpg)
I also acted on comments regarding the proximity of the seaport to central Kendall and completely rebuilt the area. Now, housing projects rise where cranes and stacks of containers once stood. I also rebuilt Edmonds Junction, the rail junction connecting Kendall's Library Terminal to the port and points beyond, to take advantage of the new FlexTrack features in NAM 34.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb27.jpg)
The rebuilt Port Brunsmjöd now sits on its own island, with many more berths for ships and greatly improved rail and highway access. Pacifica State Highway 32 (visible in the top-right corner) runs through the port areas next to the port's rail line.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb28.jpg)
PC-32 begins at this rebuilt interchange with the R-50, where the latter highway turns south into central Kendall. Due to this interchange's proximity to another one, the R-50 widens to 10 lanes here.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb29.jpg)
That other interchange is where the R-250 ends. This freeway gives Kendall access to Nyhaven International Airport and runs through a number of new suburbs. The R-50, meanwhile, continues east into midtown Nyhaven.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallsb30.jpg)
The largest of those new suburbs is Clifton Mesa, a massive planned community near the formerly-small village of Clifton. Huge earth-moving operations leveled the hills that once stood here to collect land reclamation material for Port Brunsmjöd in the 1960s, and city planners took the opportunity to build a suburb that would serve both Nyhaven and Kendall. Clifton Mesa is home to one of the metro area's largest shopping malls, and is where several subway lines from both cities intersect.
Nice update! I really liked that GIF showing the progress you've made with this region over the years. However, one freeway-related issue I noticed is that the interchange between R-50 and R-250 is too close to that folded diamond interchange to the south and this is going to cause some really bad weaving issues which causes a lot of traffic IRL. I would suggest putting in some collector-distributor lanes or braided ramps to alleviate weaving issues.
This is absolutely amazing!
Nice! The gif is a good idea, interesting to see how much you've developped and how. In fact, looks like you didn't think about Nyhaven and Kendall as one metro area at the beginning, but it managed to be so within the time? :D
Great map as well. That's one of my favourite parts in MDs. I like to analyse them and... I think if a direct line between two centres would not be a good idea? An extension of line C or something like that? That's a huge monster, this network, indeed and I think, that there might be a place for such line - I bet, there would be enough traffic.
Something more: what I love the most in american-style creators are highways among trees in fall colours. It reminds me some pictures from my memory when I was in the US as a 4-years-old kid riding on highways in CT and admiring the colourful trees ;D
Fantastic work Zack, especially the suburbs. Good use of the DDRHW as well.
Nonetheless, a shame of the rail viaduct ramps (sorry I moan on and on about these $%Grinno$%) and I also think your container terminal has a little too few transportation options with so many containers being handled. The residents in those stately homes are surely gonna complain about the truck jams! :D
Cheers
Willy
Lovely update!Great intersections (i loved the rail one $%Grinno$%)
Guglielmo
Your RRW implementation is really great with all those tracks weaving in and out of each other. I also like the network map that you've done. And an el-rail over an avenue crossing, now that's cool :thumbsup:
Lovely work &apls I really like the Federal Circle, the park areas, the mall, and the transit map :thumbsup:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/replies3.jpg)
compdude787: Thank you! At first I wasn't sure if I had enough room to implement your suggestion of C/D lanes, but I managed to squeeze them in after reading your comment. And to address your previous request for a regional transportation map, feast your eyes on this:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/regionmap_160204.png)
This map is somewhat out of date, since I made it before I expanded my region, but it's still mostly accurate. Railroads are in red, ricsways (Lower Columbian federal highways) are blue, Pacifica state highways are green, and freeways have a yellow stripe down the middle. Dashed lines indicate planned extensions.
M4346: Thanks for the compliment!
kbieniu7: Thank you, Kamil! I had actually planned on Nyhaven and Kendall sharing a metro area from the start; it not looking that way just tells me that I did a good job expanding the cities organically. As for the lack of a direct subway line between central Nyhaven and Kendall, I might build one, but for now, residents have several commuter rail lines to choose from if they want to travel from one city center to the other (taken from a much larger map that I'm still working on):
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/nkartamap_wip3.png)
Swordmaster: Thanks, Willy! Yes, as convenient as those ramps are in tight spaces, even I have to concede your point about their unrealism. You'll be glad to know that I've replaced the one in the seaport with an avenue FLUP underpass, and turned some others in the region into earthen ramps (so as to use my slope mod). As for the port's transport options, I'm planning on building at least one freight railyard there (the port island is bigger than it looks), so at least it'll be the passenger trains that have to deal with extra traffic. :P
Gugu3: Thank you, Guglielmo! I enjoyed making that rail junction, so I'm glad you like it so much.
Themistokles: Thanks! I had no idea that that el-rail-over-avenue-intersection was even possible until I tried it. Suffice it to say that I was pleasantly surprised. :D
noahclem: Thank you very much, Noah!
Well, prop pox struck Kendall again, and there was nothing I could do to reverse its effects. Rather than limit myself to taking pictures of unaffected parts of the city, though, I decided I had to start over.
Rebuilding a city as developed as Kendall - with over 500,000 residents and most of the map developed - was a daunting task, to say the least. I was committed to recreating the city as accurately as I could, so I needed a guide to the old version of the city. Thankfully, SC4 Savegame Explorer has a feature that displays a map of all the lots, buildings, or props in a quad (depending on which subfile you open), so mapping out all of Kendall's lots and transport networks was fairly easy. The hard part was labeling almost all of them, so I knew what to plop where. I also needed to make an accurate subway map, so I referred to the in-game traffic volume data view quite a bit. My final map ended up looking like this:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendall_map_full.jpg)
By following this map, I was able to rebuild Kendall exactly as it was. But rather than slavishly recreate every detail, I took this opportunity to make a few improvements to the city. One of those improvements was rebuilding all of the R-3/50 freeway as a RHW (it used to be an overridden Maxis highway). Here are a couple pictures of how that effort turned out:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew01.jpg)
This is the freeway's interchange with Pacifica and Nicholasia Avenues. Based on fan comments, I decided to rebuild this interchange in a trench to minimize the freeway's elevation changes. The new version also keeps the longer offramps grade-separated all the way to their ends, which should improve traffic flow.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew02.jpg)
Further down the R-3/50, I built these overpasses. I ended up having to learn about the RULs the NAM is built on in order to fix a bug that affected the avenue overpass, which led to me becoming a full NAM Team member.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew03.jpg)
I also made a couple new lots to replace temporary layouts. Here's the new Arts Plaza, at the intersection of Puget and Nicholasia Avenues.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew04.jpg)
For the most part, though, I just wanted to get as much of Kendall to look as it once did as I could. I'm pretty satisfied with the results; the new Kendall is as vibrant and busy as the old one was.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew05.jpg)
My efforts even match up across quad borders, as this mosaic shows.
I made some improvements to the campus of Royal University, Kendall, as well. The flagship campus of Lower Columbia's federal university system, RUK was founded by King Edward as the Royal College in 1733. This legacy as a former college lives on in the names of College Street (which ends at the campus administration building) and the College Park neighborhood.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew06.jpg)
This is an overview of the whole campus and its surrounding area, facing west. The oldest part of campus is in the middle, with the residential annex at bottom, and several of the university's newer buildings near the top, along with some of the fraternity houses of College Park. The football stadium's parking lot is also partly visible at left. Farther down the mosaic, College Street crosses the channel into the Federal Circle business district.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew07.jpg)
The western half of campus is home to Mikaelslot, one of the university's largest pre-20th-century buildings. Originally built by King Michael I as an alternative to Kendall Palace, Mikaelslot and its grounds were gifted to Royal University by Michael's successor, Brandon I. Although the former palace was quickly used for classes and office space, the palace grounds were neglected until the 1950s, when the university needed to add new facilities. Most of Royal University's science and engineering classes now take place in the buildings that were built on the grounds.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew08.jpg)
The east end of campus is where most of the dormitories are located. This is another area that wasn't originally part of Royal U's campus; it was purchased from the city around 1960, when the student population outgrew the old dorms.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Kendall/kendallnew09.jpg)
Finally, although Lower Columbia is an overwhelmingly Christian nation, it also has a growing population of Muslim immigrants. They recently built the Malkut al-Hijra Mosque on the edge of the Kendall Heights, east of Parliament House. Its construction was controversial, due to its size and prominent position overlooking the city center. It's here to stay, though.
It's sad to hear about your prop pox problems... anyway your entire region looks really nice and very well planned, so I don't think you will have problems to rebuilding that city from scratch, in fact I think you have a good change to make a new and better version.
Yep, that's bad news :/ But I'm full of respect, that you've decided to rebuild it all over, a lot of work! Still, looking at your major points, especially around Arts Plaza... that's a really spectacular quarter, I try to imagine how it would look, if standing on a street there!
It's always sad to loose work that one has done, but you seem to have recovered very well. In particular, I like that train station. :)
Great looking region you got there.
See a train station but not trains.
Maybe
A word of advice, try to host your pictures in another place. Dropbox is not the best way to share pictures. Loading the pictures take a lot of time (> 5 minutes)
I use imgur.com (http://imgur.com/), which I only can recommend. Easy to use, easy drag and drop the pictures, easy to get links to the pictures as well.
Zack, it's fantastic to see Nyhaven up and going again. Having been through Prop Pox with the main tile of Chemeketa, I feel your pain, and really admire what you've done with that rebuild on Kendall. The green spaces you have throughout that city really give it a nice open feel, and of course, the RHW and NWM work there is second to none. :thumbsup:
-Alex
Nice rebuild! I really like that highway map! Hopefully you don't get prop pox again and end up having to rebuild everything again--that would suck.
Great work, and patience I might add, rebuilding the tile! &apls
The maps are fantastic as well, I really like the Savegame composite map in particular! :thumbsup:
Absolutely amazing update. The government mall is gorgeous with a great selection of BATs and custom lotting. I really like the lush residential areas as well. Superb work!
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/replies3.jpg)
kelis: Thank you! I actually had already finished rebuilding when I posted that update, but I appreciate your kind words.
kbieniu7: Thanks! Yes, it was plenty of work, but I found that it went faster than I expected, especially once I started growing the zones.
Themistokles: Thank you! I'm glad you like the rebuilt city.
vester: Thanks! I prefer to use my Dropbox for pictures because I'm rather distrustful of image hosts; the ones I'm familiar with have either forced their members to pay (e.g. Imageshack) or vanished from the Internet (e.g. Majhost). I have doubts about the remaining sites staying free and open, so I'm happy to just use my Dropbox (which now has extra space, thanks to my upgrading to Dropbox Pro). I could go back to using my personal website as a private image host, but uploading to it is rather inconvenient.
Alex (Tarkus): Thanks, Alex! I'm glad you like my work with the NAM in the new Kendall. You can be sure that more is coming... ;)
compdude787: Thank you! Yes, I'd hate to have to rebuild the city a second time; thankfully, the savegame has passed the size where it would start showing signs of the pox, so it looks like I'm in the clear.
Erik (vortext): Thanks, Erik! That one map is what made all this work possible. I wish that Savegame Explorer could display a map of all networks in a quad (and I'm sure that information is stored in the savegame), but I worked well with what I had access to.
belfastsocrates: Thank you! I'm glad you like all the custom lots and my BAT selection, along with the suburbs.
Today's update is a little more, shall we say, utilitarian than usual (okay, you can stop groaning at that pun now). I've shown Nyhaven and Kendall's transportation infrastructure here plenty of times, but until a couple of months ago, I had neglected the even-more-important electric infrastructure. After all, without a constant supply of electricity, what would power the metro area's economy? (Okay, I'll stop punning now. :P)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/marshland01.jpg)
I recently finished working on my first modular nuclear power plant, the Marshland Nuclear Generating Station. While most of Lower Columbia's old uranium-fueled nuclear plants have been decommissioned or converted to thorium-fueled reactors, this beast of a power plant is still active, just upriver from Nyhaven International Airport.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/marshland02.jpg)
Here's another view of the plant, showing some of the high-voltage wires carrying its gigawatts of power to the whole region. I recently replaced the wired pylons I originally used with these larger, wireless ones; this change allowed me to increase the spacing between them to something more realistic, while the invisible transmission lots I added keep the lines functional. The only catch is the lack of true FA3 pylons; I've substituted the turn pylons to simulate them, since they're at roughly the same angles.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/marshland03.jpg)
Some of the power lines running from this plant follow the railroad west past the town of Marshland (which, as you might imagine, is the plant's namesake). The town rail station was greatly expanded when the nearby industrial park was built. Marshland sits at the edge of the metro area (for now).
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54771042/Nyhaven%20Pics/region_160508.jpg)
But it isn't the edge of the region anymore! The Marshland quad used to be in the southeast corner of the region, but thanks to my painstaking efforts, the Nyhaven region is now twice its former size - 99 large quads instead of 49 (or roughly 44x36 km vs. 28x28 km). In fact, the first two pictures above wouldn't even have been possible before I expanded the region, since they cross the border into two of the new quads. Now I can build Kendall's suburbs as far out as I want - and as you can see, I've already done a lot of work on them. In all, the region is now home to 3.3 million people, thanks in part to those new suburbs.
What's with that big black box labeled "SECRET", you ask? Well, you'll find out before long. Suffice it to say, though, that it will be no flight of fancy... ;)
As I posted on Simtropolis, good stuff; the trees and the forests look great. I take it the top secret area is an airport right?
Wow, that's a quite massive facility, indeed! Looks impressive from the region view (by the way, I know how does it feel and how much time does it take to add new part of region and terraform it!), as well as all those powerlines going inside - I like that attitude to infrastructure. I try to add the same to my region, but I made it far more modest there, hah :D What I could add, it's that in my opinion the power lines are too close to each other, I think there should be a little biger (one tile?) gap between two parrallel ones.
And I guess, that the secret area is a space port maybe? ;D
Nice power plant! One issue I notice is that in the 2nd to last picture, the powerlines running along the stretch of FARR seem to be too close together.
Unfortunately, as a power line enthusiast who's killed way too much time on Google Earth, I'm going to have to agree about the smaller line being too close to the larger line, especially on the FA3 segment. Power lines have right of way areas IRL to keep this from happening, among other reasons, and it looks like a potential cure would be to move the larger pylons a little (given that the smaller ones are closest to development and there would be less room).
Nonetheless, the use of corner pylons to simulate FA3 is a truly brilliant idea, and the attention to wirespan length is a nice touch. That power plant complex is breathtakingly massive and yet true to RL scale, unlike the tiny Maxis plants. I'm on a modularity kick anyway right now, so it's great to see it used so well at Marshland. Nice update, Zack!
&apls
Nice work, like I mentioned on ST :thumbsup: Quite an ambitious project and you did a great job with the entire complex. Once you fix a couple minor issues (i.e. the power lines), it'll be perfect.
Very interesting powerplant, however I'm unsure if smokestacks are needed as well with the two cooling towers per units. However that is still a very nice complex. I would only upgrade the fencing for some high security fence. (Neko has some nice props in his prop packs)
I have however some concerns about the region view: Firstly there are some tall building directly adjacent to the runways of the airport which seems to me like some dangerous situation in case of bad visibility. And also I find the power plant (specially with the high smokestacks) seriously close to the airport and again to the path of the runway.. If it was me I'd move the NPP further up the river on the island near the edge of the region.
Just some points that bothered me a bit, but of course it's your region so you're free to do as you please. :)