In the last entry, Alpine City built its first airport. A lot of changes in nearby towns and transportation systems are made to suit the new airport town. Below is a museum and performance hall built as part of the airport town. 

The airport town provides jobs and tourists spots, attracting more citizens to settle at nearby area such as The Big Slide and Castle Peak. The number of houses has increased significantly around the area.

Following the construction of airport, a new cable car line was installed in The Big Slide. By now, there are 3 cable car lines in Alpine City, and cable car has become the second most popular mode of public trasnportation in Alpine City, following buses. 

As for the old town of Rosewood itself, there are not a lot of changes. If anything, the residential area near the Rosewood train station has been developing steadily.

There are also minor changes on the road layout south of Rosewood, with a highway exit that ends in a large roundabout at the edge of old town. 

East of the old town is a large piece of flat land. Years ago, this entire area used to be a deep valley with a river. The valley was then filled up as an urban expansion plan. This flat land is named Newgrounds, with a total area larger than the old town itself. Now, this area is finally ready to be developed in detail. 

First of all, the infrastructure. Newgrounds connects 4 highways from different directions. However, building highways and several large intersections will take up a lot of valuable space, especially when the space is acquired very expensively by reclaimation.

As a solution, 2 out of the 3 highway intersections are now built underground, and with that, most of the highways in the area are also built underground, leaving the surface free for future planning. 

The intersection towards Southern Highway as shown below is the only one that is above ground.

Below is the underground view of Newgrounds, highlighting the extent of underground highway. As Newgrounds develops, more exits and entrances to the underground highway will be built. 

As for the city planning of Newgrounds, Alpine City has always been lacking in generic industry. The center of Newgrounds is therefore allocated to high tech generic industry, and will also be the new site for the Nuclear Power Plant for the city. The highway network is designed to take up the heavy cargo load for the industry area. 

Surrounding the industry area will be several sectors of residential zones. To preserve the view from the Old Town, no high rise will be allowed on Newgrounds. However, towards the east, medium density buildings may be allowed. 

A new cable car system will also be implemented to better connect Newgrounds with the existing train station, and link up the town of Sunrise Summit in the process. 

The development of Newgrounds will take years to complete in phases. 

Apart from Newgrounds, the area surrounding the Great Lake to the north also see a lot of changes lately. Most notably the town of Irindale and Tenpine. 

Irindale is developed further into a modest town. Population has grown steadily. However, this area is still considered too remote from Alpine City, and the town still has to rely on the local wind farm and water service system.

The Irindale train station is the major reason for this town's existence. Any tourists coming into Alpine City by train must go through here.

Along the coast line of the Great Lake, the area known as Tenpine is now gradually turned into a forestry industry area. Thanks to the local climate, the area is well suited for growing pine trees. Large area of Tenpine has turned into tree farms, with anxillary industrial installations. 

Years ago, Alpine City depended solely on forestry industry to survive. The economy slowly shift to tourism as more landmarks and old town was established. Now, forestry industry made a strong come back in Tenpine, producing lumber and paper at a much higher rate than ever before. 

The dam built on Rosewood River now powers the forestry industry area. A garbage incineration plant is also built to provide power. 

The Great Lake also provide another source of income - fishery. Along the coast, numerous fish farms and fishing piers are being developed.

To better connect Tenpine with Rosewood and Newgrounds, a new road along Mt Lilac is built. From here, people can enjoy the view of Rosewood River.

With the Cratercove Mine, the new proposed industrial area in Newgrounds, and the new Tenpine forestry and fishery area, Alpine City will no longer rely solely on tourism. Forestry, ore extraction, fishery and generic industry will also take part in contributing to the city's economy.

In the next entry, we will see more on the development on Newgrounds. 

The latest city map is as below.