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[beebs 129]

Welcome to the Valley!

There will be more pictures coming later today.. in the meantime, read the paper and get caught up in the current events of Capilano Valley.

[Krio 624]

Can I advertise my CJ in your paper? Hah hah! I think that I have never seen a newspaper-starting..

[Frankie_Grove 32]

That region is incredible! And the newspaper...so awesome (and my my, it's rather cold )

[Zelgadis 638]

Eek! Beebs is doing a CJ!

Geekgeekgeekgeekgeekgeekgeek!

Oops, made a mistake.  Let me try that again.

Dorkdorkdorkdorkdorkdorkdork!

Ha ha! Payback!

ISF

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

thats awsome beebs!! it looks really cool. i love the region

[Yoman3 5]

Yay beebs is doing a CJ! Now make a downtown

[jacqulina 162]

wow thats an awesome region my friend,great start with the newspaper very nicely layed out interesting read fantastic pics

[Glenni 1,444]

this cj sucks, and  you're dumb!

Nah, it's great beebs, cool to see you start a cj!Now get of my keyboard!

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

that newspaper looks great, very realistic,& i love your region! looking forward to more

[thatmonkeysim 8]

nice!

its actually great to see you actually doing some WORK around here

[Voar Tok 4]

See? I told you that newspaper was cool!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

[beebs 129]

Alrighty, here's the proposed location of the Monument, as laid out by Mayor Mandel. Right on the riverbank, and off Capilano Avenue. Fitting location, no? Some changes will need to be made, such as a relocation of the transformer you see near the bridge, it's a bit unsightly to have beside a park celebrating the city, IMO. My plan was for walking paths extending out into the strip of land, with a nice statue, or something similar on the bank. I'll lay it out in more detail on my next update. (Stay tuned!) For now, here's some more pictures from around Capilano Valley.

One of the TV and Communications towers found around the hillsides in the valley. Also seen is H3, the highway that runs directly through the city. While there are no real overpasses yet, the Mayor has proposed the idea of upgrading the intersection you see at the top left to a full overpass. With some 3000 cars passing through there, it gets to be a bit of a mess come rush hour. However, any changes won't be for a while down the road. (haha, pun!)

The high mast lighting you see was installed before the city expanded so close to the highway, and there has been started a petition to remove them, as it shines quite brightly on the houses built against the highway. Stay tuned for updates on that.

A shot of the H22 snaking through the mountains. If you read the newspaper, you would have noticed that sections are awaiting upgrading from the province..

... Areas such as this. While there are concrete guard rails on the edges of the highway, it is still perilous to drive, especially once winter hits. Thrice already this year have cars gone off the edge, all in but one occasion involving fatalities. After much lobbying by the municipal government, the Province has agreed to help fund an upgrade to the highway. In some reports, there will be a large strip of land between the highway and the edge, in others the highway will be rerouted completely. News on this front should become available to the press within the next few weeks.

At this time, I'd like to point out some mods and (gasp) cheats I've used to create this city. I use the NAM (who doesn't?) as well as cycledoggs tree mods. I also make heavy use of Buggi's new cheats, specifically the Moolah cheat. Lets just say that Capilano has a large oil reserve somewhere? Also, I'm using a small 1x1 grass lot to provide all the services to some of the city tiles, as I consider it unrealistic to have a coal plant in each city. Also, I use the super demand ordinance to kick start the city into getting it going. Finally, I have a small 1x1 grass lot which provides commerical $$ jobs to some of my cities. In order to make this a realistic impression of a city, it's impossible to keep the supply/demand up in each tile. Hopefully you guys can understand that and live with it; I just don't want to hear about how I'm evil since I 'cheat.'

krio: Hehe, we'll see... Thanks for the comment!

Frankie_Grove: Thanks so much! And, that's Canada for you

zelgadis: Dweeb.

seahwak fan121: Thanks a bunch!!

Yoman3: Hehe, my second attempt at a CJ actually. We'll see about a downtown.. might be more like a commercial strip mall.

jacqulina: Thanks so much!

Glenni: Well I think your breath stinks, and your keyboard is a lovely bed. Thanks for the comment!

BlondeTwiggy: Thanks so much, be sure to check back.

thatmonkeysim: HAH! Thanks!

Voar Tok: Indeed you did.

schulmantor: Hehe, thanks!

[Krio 624]

Your suburbs look fine and so red, hah hah! And the describtions below pics are nicely done and that last highway picture! Ooh!

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

hey i dont think it is bad to cheat lol i cant play sc4 without cheats, the pics are beautiful, esp the last one, and the suburbs are impressive too as well as teh circle... haha!

[Deever 23]

I use the NAM (who doesn't?)quote>

I don't use the NAM... seriously. Not that I have something against it but I've been growing cities without the NAM. It just makes it more fulfilling for me.

People use cheats all the time (I do, if I'm not in the mood for a serious game). Some CJ'ers sometimes don't indicate that they use cheats in their work. Feel free to use them cheats *insert devilish laugh here*

The burbs are great (including the how the roads are integrated). The general area itself is scenic and very peaceful. Lookin' good!

[BarbulaM1 38]

Wow Beebsy. That is an amazing CJ so far, I see some Canadian influence...

[Blazerhawk 162]

This is beautiful! I'll definitely keep an eye or two on this one!

[cityhawk 12]

Man, that region is beautiful, as well as are the closeup nature shots! The town itself is also very beautiful with all the green, and the newspaper is very well done my friend...I can be a big grammar freak, so I noticed that your newspaper probably has the best correct use of grammar out of any CJ I've seen here on ST (although I shouldn't really talk because, up until now, I haven't looked at any CJs since 2 1/2 months ago).

Great CJ so far! Hopefully I will be able to come back another time. Until then, take care.

[Mikeaut1 261]

Wow that is one nice region!! Excellent work beebsy, can't wait for some more!

[cheese91 9]

Looking good, beebs.

Awesome pics!

Keep it up.

[Interchange 0]

Wow that's great...but no real downtown...cities need a downtown especially if they're isolated...it would be cool to do a type of fishermans wharf bayside downtown too...that would look nice...and then put some shops along the shoreline and some hotels.

[Frankie_Grove 32]

Woah! beebs that is some mighty fine city building there And the trees are very dense too! me likey!

[Amerikaner 42]

wow this is one of the best ive seen ur suburbs kick my suburbs butt BIGTIME keep up the good...no GREAT work

[Palpatine001 57]

Beebs: What to say

One first of all ABOUT TIME!

Second, I am working on the back modding of those super lots

Third, very senic and very cool and refreshing indeed - literally

Fourth, need a centralised Downtown CBD in just one of the areas followed with a sprinking of town centres every so often, I have some lots in STEX that will suit for you

Otherwise its the four thumbs up

Oh and Schulmanator nice pic -

[crazychickensc12 84]

beeeebsy so nice to see you starting a CJ!! I must say that region is amazing!!!! and the development looks like its off to a nice start, can't wait to see where you go with this!!

...now back to WoW

[daniel01 0]

looks really nice.

keep up the good work mate

daniel01

[defcon pilot 0]

Beebs is teh awesome.

[beebs 129]

Construction Begins

Here's just a shot of what everything was like before construction started.

Ok, the first step in the Mayors plan was to remove the large, unsightly transformer from the area and re-route the powerlines that travelled across the river.  He proposed moving the lines under the bridge, and  bringing everything underground after that. Save space, keep things looking pretty.

Here's the look of things after the mayor had his way. Looks better, eh?

Here's where the real construction begins. After a few weeks work, you can see the mayors vision starting to come alive. After clear-cutting all the trees, he set construction crews on the task of scuplting out a seawall. Hundreds of truck loads of dirt had to be brought in, but I think we're starting to see that all that effort is beginning to pay off.

You can see here where there has been some proposed commercial development. There is mixed reaction about this proposal; the businessmen are all over it, seeing the opportunities that such prime real estate could hold. Most other citizens of the Valley wish that entire area remain parkland. We'll check up in the next update to see how the power stuggle plays out.

Krio: Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

BlondeTwiggy: Hehe, glad to hear I'm not alone! Thanks for the comment!

Deever: Hm, I couldn't live without the NAM.. I just enjoy all the new options it gives us, more freedom and that. To each his own though, I suppose. Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you like it! Feel free to check back

BarbulaM1: Just some? Hehe... Thanks!

crushedcar: Thanks so much!

cityhawk: Thanks very much!.. Stay tuned next update for another paper.

Mikeaut1: Thanks, mikey!

cheese91: Thank ya, Pooby.

Interchange: Hehe, we'll see... I'm not planning for any med/high density, but perhaps things will change as the Valley grows.

Frankie Grove: Thank ya! Glad you likey!

Amerikaner: Pleased to hear you like it. Keep working on your 'burbs though.. practice makes perfect.

Palpatine001: Hehe Glad you enjoy it, and thanks for the comment! (We'll see about a business district )

crazychickensc12: Thanks so much! Try not to invade with an army of orcs or something.

daniel01: Thanks, and I'll try!

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

it looks great, nice construction, i hope the park people win lol