Sights Across Canada

[Schulmanator 5,793]

Great roads! Makes for some fun driving in a cool sports car!

[beebs 129]

I'll just get this out before someone comes in and pulls a ...huh?!

The "maze" referred to by Palpatine in his last post is a second design for the new interchange the City has drawn up. Quite basically, the new design is a mess to navigate, but keeps traffic moving very smoothly. Bah, what am I doing trying to describe it... pictures tell a thousand words anyways.

Here's the original design, first off, which you've already seen in the last update.

And, here's the second version the city has concocted.

I'll have a full update tomorrow for you guys. Feel free to let me know which one you like better!

[Mikeaut1 261]

As I told you before, I think the second one is better. It's pretty interesting! It would add a nice touch to Capilano Valley!

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

construction looks great, nice pics beebs, looking forward to more!

edit: oh, theres another page... that last intersection thing makes me feel sorry for the poor sims who have to navigate it... rofl

[jacqulina 162]

i like the second one too,looking out for more my friend

[patriots_1228 51]

second,but the first was cool 2

[SamTheMan 0]

I like the first one, the second one would be a nightmare to drive.

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Definitely the second one, great pictures.

[Gamer 0]

1str design good 2nd = Nightmare. with capital N. o and i like your city.... i want too live there...

[Interchange 0]

well?

[beebs 129]

It's update time! I'm sorry about the delay for this update, real life got in the way of things a bit. Nevertheless, here it is! Enjoy!

As promised, Patriots, here's a closer look at the Capilano Arena. While not terribly obvious, the areas which appear to be holes are actually glassed over. Open air arena's wouldn't handle so well in the climate the Valley has.

A shot across the H3 from Capilano Park, some more residential. The keen eye of you folk might also spot something that ties into our next picture of Capilano Valley...

No more mast! The lone one you see in this picture was recently constructed for the interchange... the final results of which will be seen in the next update, along with a newspaper featuring it!

Leading up to the city limits, City Council has decided to leave the mast lighting up, so as to increase the lighting in a generally dark and dangerous area. With so much wildlife crossing the road, good lighting is essential to safety.

The H3 meets the H7. Quite simply, an interchange out of town.

And finally, here's some new developments outside city limits. When the mast lighting removal took place, these houses hadn't yet existed, and as such they remain for now. While there are plans for removing them within 18 months, nothing will be happening in the near future.

That's all for now folks! Check back in the next update for the final results of the H3/Capilano Ave. interchange!

daniel01: Thanks!

Mikeaut1: Thank you!!

defcon pilot: It's on the STEX.. I believe the BAT itself is called Arbordale stadium... at least I assume so since that's the name on the side.

jacqulina: Thank you!

homeandaway: Thanks a lot!

Mike the Mayor: Thanks!

Krio: Hehe, yep!

Deever: Not too  shabby a job indeed. thanks!

Palpatine001: The maze option, eh? Check back tomorrow and see the result. And bus stops... perhaps

Schulmanator: Thanks!

Mikeaut1: Two votes for the maze... we shall see.

BlondeTwiggy: Yeah, it's a bit of a mess But with proper road signage, it shouldn't be too bad!

jacqulina: Wow, another for the second! Seems like a landslide.

patriots_1228: Should we just declare the second the winner right now?

SamTheMan: And #1 is on the board. Thanks for the comment!

Mike the Mayor: Taking note. Thanks!

Gamer: And another for the first... we shall see! And thanks!!

Interchange: Well, here it is.

[Krio 624]

Nice suburbs, but you should download more custom content. And tunnel is nice, how did you do that?

[Mikeaut1 261]

Those suburbs are so nice, excellent work!!!

[Deever 23]

The highway snakes through the burbs and woodland quite nicely, and a good H3-H7 interchange too.

[Frankie_Grove 33]

Wow! I love that highway overpass....i've never seen it before...great job on this update. (btw, your love for maxis low density houses and stuff shows )

[SamTheMan 0]

Looking good man. So do you name all of your highways and roads? Thats a massive satdium to!

[waldner 0]

Nice!

[jacqulina 162]

very nice canals my friend,excellent downtown great transport system,excellent pics

[trich daddy 0]

Very aesthetically pleasing city. I like the design of your transportation system. BTW, I think the original interchange int he previous update is best.... the second is way too busy. My girlfriend agrees and she's always right so....

[homeandaway 1]

that is utterly amazing my freind!, very nice indeed - im always loooking forwards to seeing more!

take care

~Alex~

[patriots_1228 51]

thanks, i love that arena!

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

great building, i love the park, its very pretty! i want to live in one of those little housesnext to it lol. i like the 4th pic too. its probly a good idea to have lighting out there lol, and that interchange is cool!

[Cjah 15]

I am still wondering how you made that simple underpass...it is awesome!

I think the bats used aren't ready yet...so...are you a beta tester or just a really good friend?

lol great work!

[Palpatine001 57]

Option 2 looks good and I think you went with it

As for bus stops, your sims should be crying out for them, there are the Maxis options plus my larger capacity options (which are due for renovation) to help out in busy thoroughfares

Otherwise looking good and I have a similar indoor arena for indoor events as well for Solarian City, which reminds me TIME FOR UPDATE TO MY CJ

[cowcorn 11]

Those are really great roads. Great use of the canal curces to create a flowing effect.

I think I'm the only one to say that but I usualy wouldn't use a steel arched bridge so low. The metal structure going into the water isn't very realistic. Just a suggestion. That's me being picky... Keep going this is an awesome CJ.

[beebs 129]

It's update time!

And this, my friends, is the completed design of the interchange. Slightly simplified, and it also has some traffic control, not allowing the traffic coming off the service road to get onto the H3 westbound directly. High mast lighting was also added for safety concerns.

Just another view, looking west.

A zoomed out shot, showing Capilano Ave in relation to the residential in the area. The first stage of the upgrading of the Avenue ends shortly after the picture.

And just for fun, here's a few pictures of the Valley in general. Enjoy!

That's all for now folks! Sorry about the lack of the newspaper these last few days, I promise I'll have one within the next update or two.

Krio: I've tried looking for good residential custom content, but I can never find ones of the style I want.. until then, the Euro tileset suits me just fine. The tunnel is used with buddybud's lots... essentially the same idea as the BigDig, just on a smaller scale.

Mikeaut1: Thank you!

Deever: Thanks!

Frankie_Grove: Thank you! (and yes, I'm a little in love )

SamTheMan: So far, just the major ones... If any other roads need mentioning, though, I'll be sure to have a name for them.

waldner: Thanks!

jacqulina: Thank you!

trich daddy: Hehe, darn girlfriends. Hope you like the interchange, and thanks for the comment!

homeandaway: Thanks!

patriots_1228: Glad you like it!

BlondeTwiggy: Thanks you!

Cjah: For how I made it, check out my comment to Krio. The BATs were released, and I was so freaking excited when he did lol.. I had these interchanges prepared for them, even before he released them.

Palpatine001: Partially . And no, they whine about more important issues. These guys luuv their cars.

cowcorn: Thank you! And yeah.. I uhh...... blame that on uh... high flood waters! Yes, that's it! (I know, it's not realistic in real life.. )

[Deever 23]

Your  "just for fun" segment of the update is what I like the most (it reminds me so much about my hometown. So many trees) Do the residents carry shotguns for the potential wildlife living in the nearby forest area?

[cheese91 9]

Very nice update, beebs.

I like the little stadium

Keep it up!

[Schulmanator 5,793]

Lookin good! Great mix of green space with development.

[Cjah 15]

I really like the suburbs on the hill...really nice and the slope is fairly normal and looks realistic!

Great job on the interchanges.....I better keep my eyes open!