I was just wondering...

[hi mum 0]

i have been working on this city with only vanilla and will be getting RH, it has 25k pop and this is the downtown, dont be too hard i just started playing!! It isnt very clear neither

[bgn 4]

Looks like a nice little downtown to me.

[hi mum 0]

do my buildings grow any bigger than that?

[rodent1989 9]

yes definitely they will get alot bigger!  4x4's that hold 2-3 thousand people in one building

[callagrafx 3]

depends if the zoning is medium or high density....to get Skyscrapers, you must zone high density housing and commercial.

[rodent1989 9]

go look at the "show us your accompishment" thread to see some really impressive cities, and maybe get some ideas for your own.

[SC4Noobie 5]

Downtowns are usually commercial. That could be a very nice midtown. Continue expanding residential, and zone high density commerical in the central core of the city.

[hi mum 0]

this is my plan...

[SC4Noobie 5]

That looks good for a future city plan! Just make the residential hug the com zones, and move the industry to other city tiles. Do this with power supplies, garbage, ect. Basically anything that pollutes.

[paperboy15 4]

Don't forget neighborhood commercial...very imortant for a healthy city.

[JohnMK 0]

How so, paperboy15? I'm not disagreeing with you but I wouldn't mind a little education. Thank you if you have the time.

[paperboy15 4]

It provides some close jobs for those residents, thus lowering congestion on some of the roads and lowering commute times for those workers. This makes it ideal for the wealth of the commercial service to be similar to that of the wealth of the nearby residential.

In a large tile city I usually have 1 or 2 large commercial areas, then a bunch of residential and neighborhood commercial (I try to put this on the busy corners) scattered around. Plus, I usually have 2-4 Industrial areas...High-Tech is the only industry I use, so its vicinity to residential and commercial doesn't hurt desirability for those zones.

[danob 1]

Originally posted by: paperboy15 Don't forget neighborhood commercial...very imortant for a healthy city.quote>

 

Just look around the city or neighborhood you live in.  Is there a convenience store, Wal-Mart, mall, car dealer or doctors office near.  This is what paperboy is refering to.  You need to have local businesses as well as major downtown businesses in order for a city to prosper.  After all who likes to commute to their job?

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: danob

Originally posted by: paperboy15 Don't forget neighborhood commercial...very imortant for a healthy city.quote>

 

Just look around the city or neighborhood you live in.  Is there a convenience store, Wal-Mart, mall, car dealer or doctors office near.  This is what paperboy is refering to.  You need to have local businesses as well as major downtown businesses in order for a city to prosper.  After all who likes to commute to their job?quote>

 

As it says in the Prima guide, "think strip malls".

[hi mum 0]

thanks guys i have had to start my city again, i didnt like the griddy look and i needed better traffic