Sinopolis

[joshphillips999 0]

Welcome to my first Cities XL CJ; Sinopolis (which by the way, is in no way affliated to the name of this website, its a total coincidence).

First off, I'd just like to say that I know these shots aren't really that great, but at the current population its hard to make some amazing shots. But I hope it will give you a good outlook for whats to come in the future; and I plan on updating and reworking this city (and of course, this CJ) until I've finished with it (probably around 4-5 million population, a long way away). Also, please be nice, Its my first CJ and I know they would never look as good as Asheroo's, jazyje's and skimbo's, for example.

But without further ado, here's my first Cities XL CJ; Sinopolis.

Introduction.

Hello! And welcome to our small town of Sinopolis, founded 1997. It is situated in Wisconsin, USA. The small village began rapid expansion in 2007, mostly due to emigration from Veriton Bay (my other city) because of overpopulation, which currently stands at 4.8 million. Since then, the small village has expanded and began to industrialise.

The mayor of this city decided upon the area in which city hall (and therefore the original inhabited areas) would be held a long time ago, and as a consequence of this; the oil that has been discovered covers around a third of the current inhabited areas in the town. The extraction of this oil is taking place between the gaps, and so unfortunately, a minority of the unskilled workers have had to live in houses which are quite litterally opposite oil rigs.

However, the Mayor has since introduced schemes which have greatly reduced the negative effects, which include adding greenery to every square inch of the city possible, and adding parks to make the air fresher and their lives more pleasent. He has also tried to make it up to his citizens by giving them all very high satisfaction rates, keeping employment consistently at 100%, and keeping income taxes to the bare minimum, whilst at the same time, allowing the city to have a high budget surplus (in comparison to the size of the city), which will later be used to improve public services such as education and infrastructure. This budget surplus comes as a result of the high employment rate and exports of food and fuel, and the town being self-suffcient in that it does not need to import anything.

The city's infrastructure is one that seems to have moved away from typical grid-like structure, and has moved toward a more free and ambient one.

Screenshots

Anyway, here are some typical shots from downtown:

Morning in Sinopolis

The main road which goes through town.

Some homes in the more affluent areas of town.

Some greenery, with some homes in the background

Homes in the foreground, and some retail in the background

A small shopping mart, with oil rigs in the background

A typical street in Sinopolis

Morning

Another morning shot

The Ferris Wheel.

Some more retail

Here's some shots of my offices:

Now for some industry:

The morning commute to the Industrial estate.  A popular route for workers and freight alike.

As you exit the tunnel, you approach the district

Some close ups of the industry:

The district at night

A few shots of my farms (built away from the town to allow for future growth; of both the city and the farms, that is):

The main scenic road to and from the farms

The town looks amazing at sunrise:

A more distant shot

Closer to the town centre

Some houses at dawn

The night gives the area a totally different feel:

The view from a cliff

The view from overhead

Some houses at night

The Ferris Wheel and the luxury hotel

Night-time congestion

Some neighbourhoods

A night time view from afar

Of course now we have the necessities.

The Mayor ensures that traffic in the town is always good, evident from the following shot:

This shows the population, cash flows, satisfaction rates and the current conditions in the city:

And finally, some overview shots:

Thanks for reading the first update of my City Journal of Sinopolis. Sorry if it was too long, but I wanted to gve you a clear idea of what the city is like. Hope you like it.

Goodbye from Sinopolis!

[jazyje 1]

A very nice start -- Sinopolis looks like it can expand very rapidly given its location + access to major highways!

[Damastius 5]

It was an excellent start! ( Just ignore Jazye he needs to get some pills ) I love how you write such a good introduction. The update was a bit long, yes, but not too long. Next time just pick out some of your best shots and put them in, then the update would be very good. Hope you understand my tip!

Damastius

[Cob92 360]

It's a good start. And small doesn't equal bad. We already have dozens of megacities on here; there's plenty of room for a small town.