Fairview, the region as it stands.

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Entry posted by SteveMSim · July 9, 2009

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Fairview has been a region I have played almost from when I obtained SimCity 4. It is the first region I had reterraformed after obtaining the SC4 Terraformer application as I wanted more variety in the terrain. I did not like the small city sizes so I redid the city boundaries. This meant destroying several cities that had already been started, but I had not advanced far on any of them so the loss was only small. I have since played Fairview on-and-off with a couple other regions since then but lately have largely concentrated on the region. I have incorporated mods, props, and BATs into the cities as sonn as I had downloaded them from the STEX and other sources. I have made extensive use of the NAM in Fairview and cannot imagine the region functioning without it.

Before I go any further, here is Fairview as it presently stands:

Fairview at present has only small cities with the largest having a population of just under 30,000. Since the terrain ranges from mountains to islands and bays, building a large city has especially been difficult. For those familiar with the Sims 2 game, the mayors of some of the cities have been named after Sims 2 characters and some places within the cities also have names connected to that game. I myself play SC4 a lot more than the Sims 2.

Below is the map of Fairview's transportation network:

Since this is a build-as-you-go region, Fairview doesn't have any really organized transportation networks. Avenues are widely used, a railroad network links all of the developed cities, ferries are well-used due to the extensive waterways, but highways are used in only two cities. A couple cities have light rail networks, a new feature in the NAM.

Before examing each city, I will start Fairview at the year 50, which is 50 years after the founding of Bartle's Hollow, the first city in the region. Fairview has enjoyed steady growth since then, but the sprawl has claimed much of the landscape. Some mountain areas have been set aside as nature reserves, with the largest, Capp Mountains National Park in Mountainview Lakes.

Next, we'll look at each city, starting with the first to be established, Bartle's Hollow.