Another RCI problem...

[Yo-Han 0]

Hello

I have this problem with the RCI demand in almost all my cities. The demand for recidents, commercial and industries are almost always so low that I can't advance, I can't zone anymore because then the demand will be negative. So, if I can't zone more, then how will my city be able to grow?

The city opinion polls shows that everything is perfect and I have good connections with other cities in my region and everything that I can think of is also good... (including the desirability)

My cities are never able to grow over at least 50.000 cause then this problem occurs

What am I doing wrong?

[ThePilotGuy 10]

Did you check your traffic? Sometimes that can lower demand. Also, think about lowering taxes. The largest thing you should do Is build a neighbor city. When you have 2 cities with seperae demand next to each other, the buildings in one city will influence the demand in another city. That means if you have low res. in one city, and you build ind. in another, that will produce more res. demand for your other city.(start a new neighboring city) Also, check your plugins for a demand mod and sometimes if you've installed a demand mod and deleted it,It totally meses up demand for every city-even new ones

[local_authority01 3]

Try over zoning. You may have to let Industrial and Commercial Demand become negative temporarily to drive up Residential Demand. If conditions are right the negative demand will soon sort itself out as the cycle of new residents demanding new jobs demanding new residents starts and continues.

[Yonk 2]

Make sure to check that you have put down enough demand cap relief structures (parks, certain reward buildings) or else your demand will stagnate above a certain population level, especially with residential. This leads to a lack of demand for commercial and industrial as well. There are certain mods avaliable that allow you to check the status of demand caps in-game, and they can be helpful for this.

- Yonk

[Yo-Han 0]

The traffic is as far as I can tell pretty good, only a few intersections is a little piled up. I already have several neighbor towns and the demand there is also low. I think I have pretty much parks and other structures so that may not be the problem either...

local_authority01, So if the commercial and Industrial demand are low and I want to raise them, then I should zone more residential lots? I've always been afraid to do that in my cities because of unemployment. But that may not happen then... (?)

Thank you for all the help this far....

[local_authority01 3]

Originally posted by: Yo-Han

local_authority01, So if the commercial and Industrial demand are low and I want to raise them, then I should zone more residential lots? I've always been afraid to do that in my cities because of unemployment. But that may not happen then... quote>

Dont be afraid to over-zone.  The game will typically over build anyways, which lots of times results in negative demand for a short while.  If you are not zoning enough, growth will be restricted. 

There is a symbiotic relationship in this game between Residental demand and Commercial and Industrial demand.  One bar must go down for the other bar to go up.  In small cities, like the 50k one you have, the RCI bars will have to go negative to allow for another type of RCI growth.  This is a game mechanic and happens in all my small starting cities.

When you have a higher population, the RCI bars will not be affected so much with a little over-zoning and demand should be more steady.