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[kschmidt 6,202]

6 hours ago, kim026 said:

@kschmidt maybe you could finish the aircraft parking area with ramps instead of jetbridges gates. In such a small airport the terminal buoilding could be a small 1 or 2 floor structure with buses available to bring passengers to the gates via tarmac roads. I don't know if you have remote ramps aircraft parking...? But that would be realistic. I say this because before I was a simcitier I was a Flightsimmer. 

Probably, but this airport is beyond that early historic state. DC 6/7/8 are long gone and the runway has been extended to accomodate these newer jets !

[krbe 193]

Jet bridges have nothing to do with the year, and everything to do with cost. Pop down to Rotterdam airport and you'll see it in action.

[MissVanleider 1,851]

@_Michael thought i should spruce up this interchange which was, in its previous form, way too big. I have done so, and i like the concept of the avenue connecting to the rhw in an interesting way but i basically hate the interchange. Does anyone have any suggestions on a redesign?

All ideas welcome but i would like to avoid demolishing the buildings if possible

[_Michael 2,681]

10 minutes ago, MissVanleider said:

@_Michael thought i should spruce up this interchange which was, in its previous form, way too big. I have done so, and i like the concept of the avenue connecting to the rhw in an interesting way but i basically hate the interchange. Does anyone have any suggestions on a redesign?

All ideas welcome but i would like to avoid demolishing the buildings if possible

 

 

My suggestion would be this:

Turn the left side into a parclo - might need a little more space then, I've drawn it as. Why? Cause I think it would look cool

And as for the other side, I'd use a RHW2 E split, then use the 45 flexcurve, rather than the D split and the 90 - it would just look a little moire compact.

Another small thing to consider would be any acceleration/deceleration lanes.

As for the Avenue connection - I love the idea!

[matias93 7,535]

I would go for an even simpler option:

As the avenue should concentrate the most traffic, it is only logical to use it as the crossing network with the highway, to avoid bottlenecks. This configuration also preserves the most right-of-way for other development, without demanding too close curves.

[Haljackey 17,385]

Simplicity first. Once you've got a core concept, feel free to expand on it!

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What I'm working on today: bus hub near a rail station

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[Socold 120]

1 hour ago, matias93 said:

I would go for an even simpler option:

As the avenue should concentrate the most traffic, it is only logical to use it as the crossing network with the highway, to avoid bottlenecks. This configuration also preserves the most right-of-way for other development, without demanding too close curves.

I agree with the use of a Ave, personally I would be combining it with the FA ramps 

seeing you already have the ground sloping done, it should be easy to run the ave under the RHW and the FA ramps down to it. 

P.S. this pic is not mine just wanting to show how it could be done. 

[pclark06 12,052]

this is an all-too-early test of this building in-game but it's somewhere at least. LODs suck so they need to be fixed along with needing some interior design and windows. oh and that hanging wall in the back lol that will be fixed

[RRetail 7,912]

Another city, another plaza

[RRetail 7,912]

37 minutes ago, pclark06 said:

this is an all-too-early test of this building in-game but it's somewhere at least. LODs suck so they need to be fixed along with needing some interior design and windows. oh and that hanging wall in the back lol that will be fixed

Glad to see some more retail BATs being made! If you ever need or would like any help with lotting let me know. I'd be willing to lend a hand.

[Haljackey 17,385]

Building a new bridge in a old city

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Edit: This bridge is part of a larger project to connect several disjointed highway networks into a new inter-regional corridor.

Looks like I'll need some pretty significant expropriation to get the route through here.

[VALASatoshi 1,130]

finished this park/trail/hill space

[raynev1 1,886]

A lot of cool stuff here everybody , inspirational indeed . @Haljackey Real Big project , Population 30,472,724 and rising . 

[simmytu 605]

Just finished my first airport. I would like to thank @kelistmac for his advice!

An overview of the airport location. It's far from finished, but hey doesn't look bad for a first take.

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

18 hours ago, MissVanleider said:

@_Michael thought i should spruce up this interchange which was, in its previous form, way too big. I have done so, and i like the concept of the avenue connecting to the rhw in an interesting way but i basically hate the interchange. Does anyone have any suggestions on a redesign?

All ideas welcome but i would like to avoid demolishing the buildings if possible

Why do you want to have the Avenue connect to the RHW? Seems pretty superfluous to do so. 

I'd say simplify it instead or go with something similar to @Socold's idea

 

[MissVanleider 1,851]

Thank you all. Let me respond in reverse order:

 @DavidDHetzel rationale for connecting to the avenue directly is the avenue is the main arterial road to the city center. The interchange was originally a diamond as you suggest (although with a much bigger footprint). I just wanted something a little more interesting looking.

@Socold I really love the FA ramps, especially on the example you show there. It is difficult to get a tight interchange with them as my slope mod is a little too restrictive to squeeze FAHW anywhere other than quite flat terrain.

@matias93 yours is probably the best example in game terms. The interchange is, (in the context of my imagination) supposed to be a tertiary connection for this town onto the RHW with a more suburban / rural flavour. The avenue just feels a bit too urban for my imagined context. I should mention i also have a phobia of non smooth curves for avenue, if i used the 90 degree smooth ave curve there, i could not intersect the road with it as you suggest.

@_Michael As you can see, i went with your recommendation. The my city (despite  being right hand drive) is quite UK influenced, and this approach feels more like something i see everyday than some of the more rational approaches taken by others! - (who would have thought it, my country being irrational... )

Thank you all, and here a picture. I agree, i like the par-clo too

[RRetail 7,912]

I didn't forget the smaller towns....

This can also be combined with the other one if you really want too and make for an even bigger plaza:
 

[f3cs 1,063]

I'm creating a demand graphic based in the Line 1 of the subway in Bellingham

Graphic of the carry of Line 1

[kschmidt 6,202]

On 12/06/2017 at 8:29 PM, f3cs said:

I'm creating a demand graphic based in the Line 1 of the subway in Bellingham

Public transit allmost always lose to road traffic. American SC4 to European SC4 might differ little. Subway organc aproach lay lines wher to expect lots of traffic. Sometimes sims make reasonable travels, Rail as well. Underground more rewarding than EL or Monorail Subway ? Buses as well scatered do work as well only on short distance !

[kschmidt 6,202]

On 12/06/2017 at 4:27 AM, Haljackey said:

Building a new bridge in a old city

Little interchange and or ramps required to link those citiies well to this new bridge at the eas side !

[kschmidt 6,202]

On 12/06/2017 at 2:07 PM, simmytu said:

Just finished my first airport. I would like to thank @kelistmac for his advice!

Nice layout of traffic lining in between taxiways and aprons, well done !

[f3cs 1,063]

I'm using data given by SimCity 4 simulator. This is a already built line, the first one.

The Graphics help me to change things and to see if I need changes in the line.The main purpose is to understand why am I having 120000 vehicles in the morning peak in my expressway around the city center and just 53000 people in the city only subway going to the CBD. I discovered that people use the central railway station as a parking lot and use the station to get to the CBD (you can see the peak in Central Station). Apparently I'm having a problem with the Suburban rail too, not enough people are using it to get to the city center, or are landing in the Inner center. The fact is that I'm not having enough use from the central station.

 

[kschmidt 6,202]

On 11/06/2017 at 10:19 PM, Haljackey said:

Simplicity first. Once you've got a core concept, feel free to expand on it!

Railstation hasn´t seen that before yet, sorty it only used at one side, obviously a relot of somekine ? Bus terminal bit large somekind of inbetween models wood be nice, customized for Greyhound, Stage Coach, USA bus charer, well done !

[thedjhabbo 64]

First city in my new region.

[thedjhabbo 64]

Other screen captures.

[Simmer2 23,831]

 I'm in the middle of rebuilding my backyard (complete natural stone landscaping!)
It is a long and back breaking job but someone has to do it.   Therefore I have had very little time to dedicate to lotting the SM2 Global Logistics project.

However, last night I fired up my batting machine and started this other project, which I have had in mind for months now. One wonders if I should continue to expand it for a later release. It is a medieval rampart complex complete with 16th century cannons and balls. This is just a small part of it.

Here is a pic of a render. This is definitively still WIP!

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Simmer2

[MissVanleider 1,851]

@Simmer2 thats absolutely awesome!

Since you're still at the WIP stage can i just say that it would be even better if your pieces could be combined with https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3020 the gates from this set. Whilst not strictly like for like the ability to combine the two would add the possibility of much more variety to our olde worlde cities

[Tyberius06 12,250]

@Simmer2

Nice wall project! It something different again! ☺

Are those cannons separate props or part of the BAT? Can they be separate props? 

- Tyberius

[Simmer2 23,831]

They are separate. I created a whole lot of them in different angles.

[Haljackey 17,385]

East end bridge approach is what I'm working on today: