Dornelles

Quite some interesting city designing ideas you are sporting here! Might copy that. The city isn't actually that messy, I think, this is something that comes with the game. You can't zone diagonally, that will always result in some boring look. You might perhaps consider downloading more custom plugins to increase the variation, if you want, but for me, it's OK. Also, you might want to consider which zoom level to use when making pictures. Large areas with a lot of repetition look better when seen from zoomout. Also, I don't mind the plop. That's how one needs to clean up the mess the game causes.