Norwich

[d211q2 0]

Hedgerows...

Forgot about them, bugger!!!

Looking really good mate, and think I might end up buying you a Guinness (check my CJ to know what I'm on about - don't spoil it for the others!).

Ed

[MissTonya 2]

wow that is beautiful i enjoyed your region view so much i can huge you right now

 

but if i may ask what in the world is that black stuff in your region view? that looks ugly? farms? by any chances?

 

 

 

Yo it's Tonya!

[oroen 0]

It's partly the way the hedgerows looked here that made me want to use them myself. A couple things: You're missing the three departments stores in your mall (unless you don't want them on purpose). Also, did you get those eight generators in the power station to grow like that, or are those plopped lots? Either way, they look great. It's that sharp mix of industrial and rural that I comment so frequently on. Excellent junction guide and signs as usual.

[dhoppeii 12]

More fantastic development......What caught my eye here was the separation of the Industrial Zone from the farms with the barrier wall.  I also noticed that you seem to have some really unique looking BATs in there......Looks Fantastic...

[aasim45 1]

What an Update!!! Fabulous

[jacqulina 162]

yes awesome update very nice detail,excellent pics,i love the night pics,love your region views

[andrew george 0]

Hi to all and many thanks for the kind comments.

 

d211q2 - Yep, I'd been waiting for months for someone to release something like those - they look great don't they? Of course, they are everywhere in the UK's rural areas. I have visited Poshborough and it's looking good, but I haven't yet checked if my guess was correct..... Thanks again bud.

 

MissTonya - that sounds good - bring it on!!!! Yes, don't worry, it isn't something out of The Ring making it's way through your monitor - those are my unique farms. I really must try and remember to go into the city and see if demolish and re-zoning will improve things. Thanks!

 

oroen - three department stores?? That's the thing with a lot of the downloads, I seem to have problems. I check the dependencies and have them all, but then some probs won't show. Simgoober's Rum Distillery (I think it is) just has the green base texture - weird. The Electric Power Stations (available on the STEX I think) are ploppables. They are my method of cheating (yes, I confess) they cost

[Nardo69 51]

Nice Job with these hedges .. I come from southwest Germany, these a hard to find there that's I don't use them quite often - but in your rural areas : perfect ...

It sounds so ... stupid, repetitious but ...

GREAT WORK!!!

Nardo

[andrew george 0]

Date: 6/13/2005 4:51:17 PM Author: Nardo69 Nice Job with these hedges .. I come from southwest Germany, these a hard to find there that's I don't use them quite often - but in your rural areas : perfect ... It sounds so ... stupid, repetitious but ... GREAT WORK!!! Nardo

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Thanks Nardo69, so, is south-west Germany a rural region of the country? I have to admit ignorance - Germany is a country I don't know much about.

 

Thanks

 

A

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

Date: 6/14/2005 12:17:45 PM
Author: andrew george

Date: 6/13/2005 4:51:17 PM Author: Nardo69 Nice Job with these hedges .. I come from southwest Germany, these a hard to find there that's I don't use them quite often - but in your rural areas : perfect ... It sounds so ... stupid, repetitious but ... GREAT WORK!!! Nardo

Thanks Nardo69, so, is south-west Germany a rural region of the country? I have to admit ignorance - Germany is a country I don't know much about.

Thanks

A

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Yes, Southwest Germany is quasi-rural. There's a lot less density there as compared to Northern parts of the country. Personally, I really like the area south of Stuttgart, particularly the town of Sigmaringen. Quite beautiful, really.

There are a lot of similarities between SW Germany and where I live in southern Alberta (Canada). I'm really hoping to visit the UK soon, as my wife has a lot of family in Norwich. (Another reason I like this CJ )

[Nardo69 51]

I originally come from a small village close to Karlsruhe. It lies between the northern border of the Blackforest and the southern border of the Kraichgau.

The scenery has parts of both landscapes - a lots of hilly fields like the Kraichgau between larger areas of wood like the Blackforest.

What I love there is that the scenery changes every few kilometers. Go over one Berg (german for mountain, allthough these are more hills) and you see quite a different landscape.

Since I am living now in of the few cities that are IRL bigger than your Norwich in SC4 I really do love to do those rural areas as a kind of therapy against homesickness ...

[jacqulina 162]

you are welcome i look forward to more

[andrew george 0]

Bayswater Planning Commission Goes To Work

Hello and welcome to the opening stage of the construction of the City Of Bayswater. Some draft plans have been outlined by a team of Engineers and City Planners sent by Norwich's Mayor George. The fundamental idea behind Bayswater is that it becomes a commercially and economically supportive city to Norwich.

The concept that has been drawn up is that, although it's a completely new city, it will be a representation of a hybrid of some of the world's largest cities. It has been planned with a historic central area, a CBD, a beachfront promenade with hotels and casinos, a large international airport, some open parkland and a modern transportation network.

Some business leaders from Norwich itself have expressed interest in investing large sums of money in other projects - particularly sports. It has been rumoured that two icons of the business community, John McCullen and Barry Atkins - who are rivals to each other - were recently rejected a place on the Board of Directors at Norwich City Football Club. As a result of this, they have now earmarked land which which to build large rival football clubs of their own, to boost the Norwich area's football representation as planning goes ahead for integration into the national leagues.

Some maps have been drafted of the plans thus far - however these are subject to change at any time. This is a preliminary map of Bayswater's transport network (Please keep the laughter to a minimum - this is a very rough sketch I've thrown together to outline my plans). The blue lines are motorways, green lines are major trunk roads, black lines are railways and the red line is the Promenade Elevated Rail. An underground system similar to Norwich's Metro, still under construction, is being considered. Other areas and landmarks are indicated on the map key.

Key:

1 Norwich-Bayswater International Airport
2 St. Paul's Square
3 Queen Elizabeth II Park
4 St. Paul's Cathedral & Cathedral Quarter
5 Historic Town Centre
6 Bayswater Central Station
7 Waterloo Park

A spokesperson for the Department Of Transport said today: While it has been a feature throughout the growth of this entire region to use ample space for major road junctions to improve safety, our hand will be somewhat forced in this development. Space is at such a high premium that we will have to restrict ourselves to much smaller junction systems than usual at key points in the city. With safety always in mind, the result of this will be strictly policed speed restrictions, particularly around the proposed Western Bypass.

This is a preliminary map of the historic centre of town. Various landmarks will be catered for as time goes on and Bayswater grows, but a certain amount of land is to be set aside.

Key:

1  St. Paul's Cathedral
2  Bishop Of Bayswater's Residence
3  St. Martin's Church
4  Museum
5  Bayswater Central Library
6  Bayswater Stock Exchange
7  Bayswater Criminal Courts
8  Broadgate Market
9  Broadgate West Station
10 Broadgate Circus
11 Guildhall
12 Eastgate Station
13 Bayswater Opera House
14 Rembrandt Gallery

nb. If anyone would like to contribute some ideas as to buildings that can be used, by all means.....

A City Planning Department spokesperson said: We have modelled this as a hub around which a vibrant and affluent city can grow. It will boost tourism and give the residents a sense of belonging to something historic, as well as providing the key functions needed in any large city.

Let the building commence!

 

 

Please let me have your feedback.

 

 

Thanks

 

 

A

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

Like I said...I can't wait!

[Mikeaut1 261]

Great planning here Andrew George, but I'm not so sure I like the name. Baywater without the s sounds better to me... But its your journal and I can't wait to see some more updates!!

[Nardo69 51]

I saw preliminary drafts from professionel city planners that looked waaay worse ...

The layout looks good but how about establishing the new tramways with the GLR mod instead of subway and elevated trains???

Just an idea ...

 

Can't wait to see pics anyway

 

Nardo

[oroen 0]

Ah, a planned city. Looks like you've got a nice draw-up there.

[jacqulina 162]

look forward to more great work

[aasim45 1]

I am a fan of Planned Cities!

Can't wait to see the development of Bayswater!

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for all the comments guys!

 

mike_oxlong - thanks bud!

 

Mikeaut1 - thanks for the feedback - I don't know but it's a name I've always had planned for a coastal area for like ages and ages.

 

Nardo69 - thanks for the vote of confidence there, glad I'm not as bad as the professionals.... I haven't kept as up-to-date with things on ST as I clearly should, what's this mod you mention?

 

oroen - thanks.

 

jacqulina - thanks to you too.

 

aasim45 - thank you. I only hope I don't let you all down!!!!

 

 

Many thanks again guys.

 

 

A

[GingerBlokey 30]

I can't wait to see Bayswater.

Did you use an icon maker to make that map?

[Nardo69 51]

Go there:

http://www.progressive-anarchists.org/glr.html

They expanded SC's mass transit by creating a tramway!!!! out of the elevated rail while leave them in the game!

Couldn't try out since at the moment I am only developing my cj and Urland is at the moment way to rural for anything else than bus & railway. But I saw really nice pics of it in some other CJs.

Nardo

[Gryphonite 0]

Wow, haven't been to visit this Cj in a while, but the updates are stunningly stunning!

[Alabaster 0]

Bayswater promises to be a great city, and we haven't even seen it yet!

 

The plan looks great. Building off a strict plan makes it much easier to know what you are doing. I made a rough sketch (yours is MUCH better, btw) of a large city I am working on now, and it's so easy to decide what I'm going to do next because it's all been drawn out already

 

Hurry with the update......I want to see the fruits of your labors! On second thought......take your time so Bayswater turns out to be better than I anticipate it to be

[palmgurl 1]

i really don't like farms but your downtown in region view is awsome!!!!!!

[sirgeoj2 1]

Such great work!!!! Inspiring! 

  

[GaryReggae 80]

Fantastic work!

[jacqulina 162]

look forward to more,

[Benedict 3,119]

I am really enjoying the development of your region - here's a Benedict-style metro map to show you how impressed I am.

I only took 2 liberties with station names (boy, you like to have long names for your metro stations!) - see how long it takes you to figure out which ones.

Benedict

[andrew george 0]

Hi everyone, thanks for all the kind words!

 

I have been a little busy recently, my friend has just had a wedding at which I was an Usher. (Not easy trying to seat people when like 50 grannies and grandads pour into the church at once, oh well...).

 

I'm still working on Bayswater - it's going slowly and getting bored and not bothering with it for a couple of weeks hasn't helped either.

 

What a superb map Benedict! Thanks very much for taking the time to do that - I have extensions to add to mine I must do that. It's just one of a number of outstanding things I have on this and it's all getting WAY too much!

 

 

Keep smiling and I beg patience!

 

Cheers

 

A