Portburg #3 - Economy back on track!

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Entry posted by Hampi · July 22, 2016

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Portburg #3 - Economy back on track!

Welcome back to Portburg once again!

Portburgs city council has continued the work to improve the citys economy and attract new citizens to Portburg. Now it starts to pay off! Exports is on an all time high and the population has increased dramatically in just a few years.

First thing we will take a look is the expansion at The Bluff close to downtown Portburg as shown in the previous entry.

After the sale of plots started The Bluff was fully built with apartments very quickly. It's now an attractive place for the young generation in town when they get their first own home.

Bluffington Street is the main street in this neighborhood a vibrant place which quickly became know for its bars, cafés and restaurants found here.

Just north of The Bluff on the other side of the motorway a new residential area called Meadow Plain has also been built since last time.

Down at the harbour a brewery has opened up. The Portburg Porter Brewery has quickly become know for their well tasting beer. They are now exporting it to every corner of the country.

Since the opening of the university PGM has been able to hire more and more competent young engineers. They have come up with new products like the robotic toilet cleaner and the automatic sorting machine which many recycling plants now use. This has boosted PGM sales, so they have invested in a new factory floor and an office building for their administrative employees.

A new bus station was also built on the west end of Portburg avenue, currently two lines stop here. Line 100 to Amber Forest and Line 120 to Barlow (More about Barlow soon), more lines will probably follow soon to cover the increased demand for public transport.

Now lets get on a bus on Line 120 and take a trip to Barlow county. The bus route first takes us out on the motorway a few miles south where the bus turns off at the newly rebuilt South Ridge interchange.

The bus now drives along Country road 12 more commonly know as the C-12 a winding road through the hills west of Portburg.

After a few miles we reach Barlow countys small manufacturing district where the bus takes a detour into the area to pick up commuters.

Then the bus drives down the hill to the town of Barlow. Barlow county is a relative small rural county but has recently seen an influx of new citizens when the industries in Portburg started to employ again.

Most of the citizens in Barlow own their plot of land where they have built their houses, almost no apartments exists here. Many middle class families have moved here from Portburg to be able to build their own house.

In the center of Barlow lies the Barlow Park which is well visited on weekends. It's also here that the main bus stop in Barlow is located.

Next to the Park is Barlows town hall located, they meet their Portburg counterparts several times a month to try and coordinate the expansions of housing and commerce during the now rising economic boom in the area.

This is High Street where all the shops and cafés in Barlow is located, usually a very busy place.

Now we leave Barlow and continue along the C-12, in car this time since now bus line exists between Barlow and Amber Forest yet.

A mile or so later we drive past the exit to the village of Monson located across the Baker Creek. They have a wind farm located on top of the hill behind the village, wind farms are pretty common in Barlow county.

Next we pass by Manderley village, pretty new built and most of the inhabitants works in the forestry industry down at Amber Forest.

Now we are close to Amber Forest! And what a view when we drive down into the valley.

And here the exporting of forestry products are in full swing, several freight trains leave this terminal every day. Further boosting the growing economy in Portburg.

Back in Portburg you can see that the town has invested in a new trainstation. Portburg Central is right now only used for long distance trains to cities in the country making it easier to travel. But more is planned for the future! The city council has some grand plans yet to be put into practice.

Welcome back next time!