New to Simtropolis and SC4 - Suggestions

[Mayor_Ralph 0]

 I have a few questions, and have done several searches without much luck, so i thought i'd start a thread... 

1.  What is a good size population ??  The most I get is around 90k in city on a pretty large block.  Not sure if i am doing something wrong, or not zoning right? or missing other fundementals?

2.  the most my income has gotten to is close to 30k then I have close to that in expenses - again, am i doing something wrong?

3.  Am i being impatient, As i have only ever gotten as far as about 100 years or so on the clock.  Is that why my cities are small?? I have seen posts on here where people make 200k+ in income.

Any help people could give i'd really appreciate it.

[erbush 8]

Yeah let them run a little longer.. You can fit 200,000 people in a small size city but you have to be patient and keep the land value up

Oh you have any screenshots?

[timcravey 168]

90k is about average for a region without a highway system. Also growth can be limited by under-development in the region -- Make sure that all or most of the city squares in your region are occupied by something, even it's just a couple farms beside the road. Try to integrate your transportation system by connecting roads and avenues to highways, adding more bus stops and rail/subway access. In my experience, a city will not go over 90k unless at least one of the surrounding city squares is reasonably close to the same size.

[Cobraroll 138]

1) I've got 301 000 inhabitants in a medium city too, but I know it's theoretically possible to achieve the millions. Though, that includes a lot of low-income run-down buildings, and the city won't be pretty.

But yeah, once your region has reached a certain size, cities will grow like there's no tomorrow. I can basically fill in zones with whatever now, and they'll grow.

2) Income is dependant on how you run your city. Expenses can run wild easily, but you'll have to work for the income.

3) How many cities do you have in your region? It will take a while before the growth spurts kick in.

[trooperjoe 0]

I make a Charter on what Cities can fit as many ~ [To note, you can get as equal Commercial Jobs in the City aswell. So I'm merely stating all Cities that can support there own jobs and residency as such]

Small blocks = 200,000 Max.

Medium blocks = 600,000 - 800,000 Max.

Large blocks = 1,600,000 Max.

Although this only qualifies If you don't do It with downloads and with the games default buildings as such ~