Nyhaven: Views From Within (AIN)

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Wow, thanks for all your replies! If you liked that teaser, I'm sure you'll enjoy today's two mosaics! They're both night shots of downtown Nyhaven. First, a fairly short one looking north:

Now, let's see something a little different. Here's another mosaic, this time looking east:

That's all for today. Check back on New Year's Day for our final teaser before the new updates begin!

[Twenty20 28]

Nice mosaics ! I love these realistic night shots, the buildings are beautiful.

[buildsolid 4]

Great night pics, now can't wait for the teaser!

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Thanks, you guys! I appreciate your replies.

Well, it's a new year, and you know what that means - only two more weeks to go before regular updates resume here at Nyhaven! With that, here's the last teaser before update 13:

This is a little shot of the royal palace in Kendall, the national capital. Hope you like it!

[GreekMan 246]

yeah jan 15 Nyhaven makes a comeback!

nice looking teaser

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Well, folks, the time has finally come! Starting today, I intend to post a new update every other Thursday. In these new updates, the pictures will be bigger than before - the maximum allowed by ST, 800x600 (all the images in the older updates were 640x480)! Are you ready? Well, let's get started!

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

By September of 1976, the Gold Line tunnelling had progressed as far as the north side of downtown.

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.

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.

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...

[jacqulina 162]

excellent pics my friend,wonderfull close ups,very nice transport system

[fabsies55 5]

talk about a big city far out the whole world could live there, way unrealistic (if its meant to be) and your airport is huge i could put like hong kong new york and chicago in that area... needs work,

but you have some good buildings and some good things in the cj.

[GreekMan 246]

Thank you! you are back!!!!!

woohoo!

looks great as usual zack!

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

cool pics...how do get those pics with the underground view?

[suplado! 23]

wow -- awesome update i really like the map and the town looks really great!!

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wow awsome cj!!!

I remember reading this when it first was started (i was only a lurker then)... and now it is still as great as it was back then!!!

Lookin forward to more!!!

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Jacqulina: Thanks so much! You're always welcome in Nyhaven.

GreekMan: Thanks yourself! It's good to know I haven't lost my talent. I'm sure you'll love today's update as well!

Petrovar Ambassador: I took those pictures just like any others you might take in-game, but first I selected the subway tool to get underground. If you want to make some yourself, I wish you the best of luck!

suplado!: Thank you, friend! I do my best on those maps.

Hakweye9: Wow, so you've been with Nyhaven from the beginning! Thanks for posting!

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:

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It was a foggy summer, but work continued apace on Runway 4. It was around then that its southern blast pad was being paved.

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.

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...

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wow, great update!!!

I love the construction lots and how you incorporated them into the cj!!!

AND WOAH that airport turned out awsome!!!!

Ill be back for more!!!

[Zezug 6]

NIce job with the terminal, and I love the picture of the TBM, great stuff!

[Ntq€310 1]

Nice airport! It looks really nice

[kj3400 178]

The airport's amazing. Like the diagonal "runways!"
Looking for more!

[GreekMan 246]

Great update Zack!!! Great Airport!

You are lacking one of my favorite parts which was getting up and going to work like in the first few updates

looking forward to more

[Benedict 3,119]

Great subway update! You know what a sucker I am for transit...

[rklesc 0]

Just stubbled into your CJ... what an effort. The storyline that you have developed with the actual construction activity is terrific. Awesome aerodrome

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Hawkeye9: I'm glad you liked the update and the airport! I hope you like today's update.

zezug: Thank you, my friend! I really tried to make the terminal look good.

Ntq$310: I appreciate your compliments on the airport!

kj3400: Thanks! I do my best given the lack of real diagonal runway lots.

GreekMan: I appreciate your input, my friend! You might just get what you like soon...

Benedict: Thanks for your compliments on the maps! I haven't forgotten your love of transit.

rklesc: I'm glad you like my style! I try to make my story follow a realistic path.

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Today's update goes back to June 2007, when Nyhaven hosted the fourth Simlympics. Here's what our Paul Franconi thought of them...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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!

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.

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!

The next day, the events began. Across the park, at Johannes Melkovitch Stadium, were the 800-meter races.

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:

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:

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...

[Schulmanator 5,813]

Awesome! I love those venues.

[Interchange 0]

Wow! I'd love to see a zoomed out view of this.

[Follarch 327]

Beautiful sports complex. You guys always do such hard work on these for the simlympics. Wonderful work, truly wonderful.

[SounderBruce 173]

Wow...nice Pacific Northwestern CJ!

[GreekMan 246]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Great update wood!

what a breathtaking city!

Can you put up a new sat pic?

BTW: hmmm "Pacific Northwest", "Columbia River" ,"Puget"

Let me guess your a fan of the Seattle area aren't you?

I finally realized this after i visited Seattle! These names come from Washington!!!!

 Have you been there?

What's wrong with LA names like Beverly Hils, Torrance,Watts and others???

[SirUnger 13]

WOW, awesome update! I really like the city and I espacially love the night shot with those fireworks (image 9). Keep up this amazing work, I can't wait to see another beautiful update!

[fabsies55 5]

nice range of stadiums and your cities look real nice,

just one question since you have 3 olympic stadium which one do you use for for when the olympics come?

[Simbourgeois 139]

Those fireworks look just spectacular - the image 9 is so beautifu  You've done a great job in building this sports complex  The cauldron's plaza looks very nice!

Keep up the great work!

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Thank you all for your compliments! GreekMan, as it happens, there's a new satellite picture in today's update. As to Nyhaven's local names, I only chose the Pacific Northwest names because the region Nyhaven is in happens to be the Columbia River Delta Extended map by flamesrock. I wanted to stay true to the area's geography, so I made sure I used all the right names for rivers, islands and nearby towns. I do, in fact, have plenty of LA names in Nyhaven, but they're street names instead of city names. It would be more obvious if you had my region to look at, but just consider the neighborhood names I've mentioned: Mulholland Heights, Melrose, Fairfax... See what I mean?

fabsies55, when Nyhaven hosted the Simlympics, I made sure there were events at all three stadiums in the park. They didn't all get used on the same days, but when it was time for the soccer competition, every one of those stadiums was in use. Hope that explains things!

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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.

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.

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

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.

"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.

"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.

"Saint Mark's Line, for instance, could be extended eastward from its maintenance yard.

"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."