MORAINE

[redrummage 9]

Congrats Brock can't wait to see your improvements.

[Raysfan16 5]

Hey Dan, glad to hear that your views are quite equal to mine. I'm not trying to get across a meaage, but it seems like a realistic win for Brock.

I wonder what politics are like up in Virginia, I know that even at my school in Florida stuff gets way too political to the point at thich it gets sickening. (I think it was 46 faculty members who have left since the new principal came in, soon it will be more) But real political stuff is pretty interesting as long as Rick Scott's not your governor.

Nice to see you commenting in here still, and I hope you enjoy the first real update in a long time.

Thanks, redrummage! Looks like you'll enjoy this update, as well as the next one.

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Dion Brock's first order of business: rail.

To increase mobility between the east and west ends of Moraine's metro area, Brock proposed a commuter rail, and a streetcar connecting the two downtown stations. The proposal was met with wide praise, and it rocketed through the planning stages.

The streetcar system connected the station, a possible future station going northwards, the Moraine Arena, the central square, the baseball stadium, the convention center, and the central station. It would serve downtown workers as well as commuters who rode the train.

Construction began immediately.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, fellow Simtropolians!

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Glad to see things are moving forward in Moraine! I look forward to seeing some construction pictures soon. Merry Christmas!

[1.21_Jiggawatts 4]

Wow, that city is the prettiest piece of crap I've ever seen. Horray for corruption!

[Benedict 3,119]

can't wait to see the plan for commuter rail implemented.

[dfnva 34]

And the renaissance begins...

I agree with you it's interesting, how politics is everywhere, even in work places and schools.

Happy Holidays!

-Dan

[Raysfan16 5]

Snowy day in Moraine. I've never seen snow in my life so bear with me here.

[DITRO 15]

Ah! What ever happened to the third party candidate? We Libertarians never catch a break! lol

Looking forward to some transit-oriented development!

p.s.  Your pic pretty much describes the blizzard we just had up here in New York.

[GreekMan 246]

Very good work here! sorry I haven't been here in a while! looks very good!

i see traces of Eureka in this CJ........

[One Rincon Hill 0]

This city has been great to read through...I love seeing the worst parts instead of just the best. You make it work so well. Here's to a new beginning for Moraine!

[+Guest mondayrain]

I love your cj. I love the story you weave. Corruption, politics, renewal ... I can't wait to read more.

[Raysfan16 5]

In case there were any holdouts...

It's been a long time since I've even touched Moraine, much less provided some sort of update for it. So here's the story. SimCity and all of the custom content I've accumulated over the years outgrew my computer's capabilities, and with the nine minute load time accompanied with the high risk of crashes at any moment, it wasn't any fun making any real progress with the city. So I completely deleted my Plugins folder a while ago, and even started a new, smaller collection so I could build cool cities on other regions. But that's boring! I've pretty much stopped playing SC4 altogether, and Moraine is done for good. I can't access it anymore without it being an insane compendium of black boxes. It's not worth the time anymore, which I don't have either. Real life 1, Raysfan16 0.

In other news, I've been accepted into the University of Illinois, and I'm going to be majoring in Urban Planning. Ain't that something, huh? And I've got to say, there's quite a possibility I wouldn't have known these career options without Simtropolis and the wonderful City Journals that have been published throughout the years. Without City Journals, I'd be either undecided or taking something I'm not really interested in, while SimCity would only be a fun little (Maxis-only) diversion from the drudgery of real life. So while this is only a lighthearted picture dumpster for some, it's helped me and my future.

That being said, from me to the Simtropolis community, I'd like to thank everyone for the comments and compliments along the way (even if it was a "Nice work, can't wait to see more!"), whether it was during Skagit County, Loretto Valley, or Moraine. If it weren't for you, I'd probably be pulling my hair out studying Physics or something.

Oh, and Dion Brock saves the city and Moraine turns into a global metropolis and success story for the world and suburban sprawl ends and everyone lived happily ever after. The End.

[GreekMan 246]

wow! congrads on getting accepted into the UI! great job!

good luck in the future rays!

[Benedict 3,119]

I always enjoyed your work, as well as your visits to my CJ - have a great time at UI.