The AMA CJ

[leleone 0]

AMA it's the name of the newly-born Alameda's Metropolitan Area, a decree of the Italian government approved last week imposes to the cities with more than 1mln of inhabitants to abandon the old geographical-bureaucratic system of province to turn it into the new concept of metropolitan area. The AMA is inhabited by almost 1,800,000 people, it's the third metropolitan area of Italy after Rome (3.6 mlns) and Milan (3.2mln) and precedes the Turin and Naples ones (both around the 1.6mnl).

The government organism is the 'metropolitan council' constituted by the mayors of the various cities included in the region, all coordinated by a supervisor denominated 'City Manager'.

The new City Manager declares that the birth of the AMA will bring notable benefits to the whole region, it will handle to furnish a plan of global and unified development overcoming the division among singles cities, whose effects can bee seen already today.

The guide-lines of some development's projects will bring to the growth of the population until and over over the 2mln inhabitants, thanks to projects submitted to great architects and international designer (as 'i-city' and 'post-ville') and to the already initiated construction of the new international airport of the city, the candature to host great international events as an engine for the development are not excluded (the city have already shown the interest to host the first Winter Simlympiad and the 2009 International EXPO).

The AMA metropolitan Council approved yesterday the city's development plan in 7points, each point interests a specific area of the city in which is decided to intervene radically, with great investments and great yards. The main objective is to transform the face of the city, attracting new great enterprises, to create occupation and to develop the infrastructures.

In the map below you can see the areas interested by each point.

Point 1: safeguard the historical center of Alameda

The characteristic historical center of the city and his 18th and 19th century buildings will be deeply restored, government incentives will be created for the restructurings, the services for the citizens and for the tourists will be improved, existing commercial activity will be developed and will be created new ones

Point 2: strategic retraining of the city of Newark

The city will lose its industrial role, the old airport will be dismantled, whole areas of the city will be converted to commercial and residential use, polluting industries transfer will be favorite, and an ambitious urban project of retraining will be realized: submitted to projects of the greatest international architects will born a new commercial district conceived with great parks and ultramodern skyscrapers.

Point 3: A new concept of city 'i-ville'

A human-friendly concept of city, a low residential district full of green zone, with pedestrian zones and commercially based on tertiary services.

Point 4: Post-ville

It derives from a project of the 70's for an enormous protective dome, at the times the dome would have been realized for protecting the population from possible nuclear attacks, today the realization of this project will have nobler purposes: an agricultural community for the recovery and the employment of the most marginalized bands of the population

Point 5: the sports park

A new park where the structures built for the August 2008 Symlimpics bid now dismantled will be transferred

Point 6: Intra and Mayland

Two new cities in construction to the north limits of the region, will increase the metropolitan's population from 50,000 to 200,000 units.

Point 7: The New 'Urbe National and International Airport'

S.A.A. the society that manages the airports of Alameda, with an unanimous deliberation, decided to centralize in an unique zone the 4 airports present in the city. An unique airport will be realized, for national, international and charter destinations, with the capacity 10mln of travellers by year.

Photo and info will be available a the completion of every project.

The party for the 'Team Italia'

In occasion of the departure for the August Simlypic Games Penthesili2008

This evening at the presence of the highest positions of the State, a great party is held at the ballroom on the last floor of the Sanpaolo Foundation Building in the downtown of Alameda. During the party the President of the Simrepubblic has made his best wishes to the Italian team that will depart tomorrow for Penthesili. The president in a private talking with the major of Alameda has expressed the wish to support Alameda in the case of a new candidacy to host the Games.

The Italian team will depart tomorrow morning at 10:00am from the international airport of Newark, the arrival at the Simlympic Village is anticipated for the 12:30am

A special Billboard appeared this day on the Sanpaolo Foundation Building in downtown Alameda

Great inauguration of the 'Ibla Palace'

Will be hold tonight the great inauguration's party of the 'Palace of ibla' to.

One of the most spectacular residences of Savoy Royal House has finally opened to the public after years of long restaurations. Through the years have been entirely restored frescos, tapestries, furniture and original suits of the 17th century. A great patrimony now at disposition of the public, a special mention deserves the garden, exactly reconstructed according to the original projects dated 1784.

From the majior's briefcase 'reopen the Palace it's only the first step of a long walk that attends us, the yards they have already opened trough te city's center and the citizen has realized it, they will have many uneasiness, but our purpose will be to eliminate all the ugliness of the city, and to make it a magic place as this beautiful Palace'

An Image of the Ibla Palace, his garden, and the Royal theatre.

A view of 'La manica' the corridor that unites the two areas of the building

Get ready for event of the season

The most exciting show of the year disembarks in Alameda, the ' Sticky&Sweet Tour' of Madonna will make its first Italian apparition @ the Windspear Arena on September 5, the pre-sales are already sold-out, get you your ticket NOW!

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Relive here the Bid that brings Alameda close to host the Games of the seventh Simlympiad

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The new airport in Alameda

There is the crowd of the great occasions in Alameda this evening, from the representatives of local government to the curious citizen, the event is one of the largest: the inauguration for the new airport of the city.

It took several years of work and sacrifices, but today the new structure is presented to the public.

Here are the numbers of structure:

1 terminal for charter flights

2 runways

3 terminal for national, european and intercontinental arrivals

3 departures terminal for national, european and intercontinental flights

24 months of construction

8,000 workers

4 studies architects involved in designing

10,000 people attending the ceremony

24,000 passengers daily welcomed at the airport

6,000,000 estimating annual passenger

The 102 tax-free shop within the airport

14,000 employes

104 flights destination

47 different airlines companies

4 Railway lines, 2 highways and 3 underground lines converge towards the airport

Other visions of the complex

[Za 164]

Looks like a great city you've started. It certainly looks like a promising CJ; however, I would suggest that you combine all those into one post before mods come around here, as they've been known to delete/ revamp CJs as they see fit (if they break the two post rule, etc.)

[leleone 0]

thanks for the suggestion ZA, I did many post because I thought it was too heavy for my pc load all those images at once, I'll follow your suggestion thanks

[Schulmanator 5,812]

An impressive amount of development you have here. A fine start indeed.

[leleone 0]

Thank u Schulmanator, some projects were completed (point 6 and 7) as you can see by the differences between the first and second map, now I'm dedicating to point 2.

I hope to be able to finish all 7 points by the end of September

[fabsies55 5]

looks good.

you have variety in your city and your region is fairly good...

that airport is HUGE way too big but those parks and train stations around it are pretty good.

well done.

[WARGOD 11]

omg your lucky i tried making a aiport on my own but i didnt have enough room but might reconstruct it or maybe not

[rct3twins 14]

Nice CJ.

[leleone 0]

Thanks guys for your comments,

it takes a whole day to understand how the LOTs of the airport works, and I was becoming crazy in putting them together to create something similar to reality

I don't think the airport is too big, the region has two million inhabitants, there are smaller towns in real world that have even two airport for less inhabitants

[hamsterTK 93]

That is an incredible region, how long have you been playing it?

nice airport too. It's so big, does it have a people mover? I've found the monorail is useful for this, even if it is of course not functional?

[leleone 0]

Thank you hamster, I'm playing with it for more than two years, is the only region which I've developed (I made and remade it many times)

The airport is not functional, to move from one place to another there is the subway, I've divided the terminals into departures (to right) and arrivals (left), which in turn are divided into national and international arrivals/departure. Nice idea to use monorail, is very showy and gives a sense of modernity.

[jacqulina 162]

great start and intro my friend allready looking very good

[anik 14]

Looks great! I see you used the San Fransisco map
Let's see where this thing goes - I LOVE that night shot of your airport.

[leleone 0]

Here are some updates about the development of new projects to implement in Newark, photos refer to some studies on accommodation of the city, many things are still not final.

The city as looks recently, Mediapark and the airport can be easily noticed, the development plan provides for the demolition of the airport and the reclamation of the surrounding areas that will be used as new medium-density residential zones. Mediapark arise around a new 'city' dedicated to tertiary and business development, will be the third commercial hub of the region and will provide work to more than 50,000 people.

Some photos of the development that is still not definitive, unused areas will see the rise of new residential/commercial zones and parks.

The city now has seen a decline of 10% of the population, rose from 140,000 units to 120,000, and the new projects are slightly slowed by the crisis in the regional budget. At the end of the projects is estimated that residents in Newark will be between 180,000 and 220,000, so the region will exceed two million inhabitants.

Tell me what you think about the plan for the city, because I'm not fully convinced yet, and I like to know what you think and if you have any suggestion for me. Thanks to all those who visited the CJ and have left a comment

[Jillybean86 38]

I like your mix of custom content and Maxis structures. That airport terminal is stunning! I've never seen someone mix the big and small pieces like that. Genius!!

[nihonkaranws 88]

Your city building has great! Some tips: get a water modd, terrain modd, and seawalls. Your airport it AMAZING! Great great great start to a CJ!

[leleone 0]

The new Newark

Work on upgrading the municipality of Newark are about to come to term, tearing operated in the urban fabric were sewn creating new parks and new residential areas.

Newark, today, presents itself as a city of 208,000 inhabitants, which provides work to 115,000 people in the tertiary sector. The most important nodes of the project were the deconstruction of the old airport, the creation of a new clouster of skyscrapers (the fourth in the region, but the first for modernity and functionality of his buildings), production of the new stadium for the city with a 65,000 capacity and the adjacent sports park, and, finally, the creation of new ITC Towers (Italian Trade Center), that together with the historic Mediapark will designate today as the city centre and symbol of transition to the contemporary era.

Air-vision of the skyscrapers

Sunset and lights

One and Two ITC Towers

Three ITC Tower

The Newark Arena, home of the 'Levante Federazione Calcio'

[leleone 0]

The new Newark

Work on upgrading the municipality of Newark are about to come to term, tearing operated in the urban fabric were sewn creating new parks and new residential areas.

Newark, today, presents itself as a city of 208,000 inhabitants, which provides work to 115,000 people in the tertiary sector. The most important nodes of the project were the deconstruction of the old airport, the creation of a new clouster of skyscrapers (the fourth in the region, but the first for modernity and functionality of his buildings), production of the new stadium for the city with a 65,000 capacity and the adjacent sports park, and, finally, the creation of new ITC Towers (Italian Trade Center), that together with the historic Mediapark will designate today as the city centre and symbol of transition to the contemporary era.

Air-vision of the skyscrapers

Sunset and lights

One and Two ITC Towers

Three ITC Tower

The Newark Arena, home of the 'Levante Federazione Calcio'

[ElBarto92 7]

Pretty excellent region you have there! I like how the city is squeezed up against the mountains like that. The airport looks great (I don't know why Fabsies says it's too big - realistically, it looks too small, but in SC4 terms, it's perfect). Anyway, keep up the good work, you've got a nice region going here.

[leleone 0]

Newark Updates

Came today at the end the recovery plan of Newark, missing areas were intended for residential using, the new CRT Tower, headquarters of the first Italian banking group,was built, and came out the construction of the main HSR Station of the region, the 'Newark Gate'.

The station is designed as a major hub, which will serve at full power more than 800,000 passengers a day, 4 HS lines converge here, directed to Alameda, South Bay, while the other two lines will provide a link with the south suburbs and will be useful for the infrastructure's development in areas not yet urbanized.

The stadium's park

ITC Towers

The Gate

The financial district

[Craig91 12]

Ah, didn't know you were on ST LeLe, well done

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Some attractive green spaces in your nice town. Looks great at night too!

[suplado! 23]

wow -- awesome buildings and parks as well as the night and day pics...really admire those itc buildings...where can i find it??

[ElBarto92 7]

Nice update - I like that stadium, and the city looks great. Keep up the good work...

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work and pics my friend,wonderfull city.

[fabsies55 5]

hey where did you get those buildings and stadiums? where you get the newark stadium and that trainstation near the airport and all the itc towers (1,2,3) they look awesome and i really want them.

nice city and it looks really good btw.

[Tia-may 0]

Nice work: very futuristic!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Very impressive updates! The BATs are really, really amazing. I LOVE ITC 3. Are they CAMeLOTs? The downtown night shots are spectacular, as well.