Retrofitting Simburbia
One of the major discussions going on in the world of planning is how to improve post-WW2 urban planning (especially the American-style sprawl of big box hypermarkets, office parks, banlieues, and sprawling subdivisions) to address new concerns like transit, walkability, and urban food production.
I decided to try my hand at building and then unbuilding some American-style sprawl, and when I was awarded Deadwoods' FLW Larkin Building, I decided to make an office park out of it:
No bus, no train, no mixed uses, and look at all that yummy and wasteful SAM parking!
So I decided to simulate a "sprawl repair" process. I first added some new uses (retail, office, plop W2W industry, and residential) as well as a rail station to create a "downtown" feel:
Note that I added an urban farm to the north.
The final stage involved replacing the parking with parks, pedestrian-friendly streets, and revenue-generating uses:
Ain't that a pretty suburban downtown!
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