After several entries of development of Newgrounds, we have finally come to an end - as most of the reclaimed land at Newgrounds is now filled up. 

The area north and north east of the central industrial area has been developed into residential districts. The building density has increased to accomodate more citizens. Some of the buildings are built to several stories tall. 

Newgrounds is served by both the tram and cable cars, both connecting the area to the Newgrounds Train Station, which connects back to the old town of Rosewood. There are of course also the bus lines to further connect the areas with no direct tram and cable car services. 

Newgrounds is designed to be a modern town - most of the mid-rises are built in modern architectural style. However, some detached houses further away from the town center remains in European style. 

The tall structure in below photo is the Newgrounds North Community Center. While it is the tallest new structure in this update, it is still not as tall as the University of Alpine City. 

The community center includes a roof top garden, from which citizens can enjoy the city view and an outdoor swimming pool. 

Plenty of leisure spaces are provided within Newgrounds to promote healthy living. 

The below photo shows the eastern end of Newgrounds district. A small section of the original Magnolia River is retained here, and serve as the drainage outlet of the city. All the water are treated before releasing into the river. 

And that would conclude the developement of the town of Newgrounds, at least for now. Surely there will be minor updates in the future...

While there is a large industrial zone in Newgrounds, the old town of Rosewood, and the tourism related to it still contributes over half of the city's income. To further enhance tourism, two major development around Rosewood has taken place. 

The first development is a set of hiking trails around Mount Garret, north of the old town. The entire mountain is converted into a resort town long ago - now with the trail, people can travel around the mountain right after they exited the cable car station, and along the way they could enjoy the view of the old town. 

The trails helps also to reduce road traffic on the mountain. Due to the topography, roads has to zig-zag its way up. Walking trails, however, can be built in higher gradient. 

On the top section of Mount Garret town, there are several hotels that are facing directly south towards the old town. From here, the entire old town of Rosewood and Cratercove can be seen clearly. 

Another major update is the extention of railroad system.

For years, there are only two train stations - while both are well connected to cable car stations, this whole system is still quite ineffective. A new station is now added at the south western end of Rosewood, spreading tourists more evenly across town. 

With this new station, the number of users of railroad has increased significantly. The platforms of Rosewood Station is packed with travellers. 

Excluding bus lines, there are now 3 public transport systems in Alpine City. Each designed to deal with different terrain and urban settings. 

The train line serves as the backbone to connect the other 2 systems together, with the train stations all positioned in major transportation hubs and town centers. 

The cable car helps to connect locations with major level difference and across the Rosewood River. All lines except The Big Slide line ends right outside a train station. 

The tram serves Newgrounds exclusively. Newgrounds is mostly flat land, low gradient makes tram tracks possible here. The wide roads in Newgrounds also make tram lines easier to plan.

Below is the latest city map.  

This is not the end of our story though - the city council is planning something big, even bigger than the Newgrounds expansion project - let's see them in our next entry!