Born again
A call for spiritual advice from The Businesspeople!
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In the lives of people and societies, times often come in which the mistakes of the past seem to no longer count and become distant memories. In some cases, these memories bring about a resigned smile at one's past faults. In other situations, they evoke feelings of nostalgic wistfulness with which comes relief that a once serious predicament is finally gone.
Such were probably the thoughts of the Businesspeople when they started to rebuild their capital after it endured a punishment at the hands of Sulka and the Revered Spirits of the St'ropoli Dimension. The fact is, however, that the initial difficulties and challenges of the situation did not defeat the tribe and in the end it remerged stronger and wiser...
The reconstruction of Profit Hill is now complete and the city, although much changed, is an example of an impressive transformation in the face of a disaster. All, made possible with resilience, hard work... and of course a little bit of a well-invested money!
The full extent of the reconstruction efforts in Profit Hill can be clearly seen in the following comparison pictures. It is evident that the city underwent some major redevelopment, especially around the volcano crater and in the area in which the new Downtown rose (according to the victorious proposal #4)...
To build up some suspense before we visit the new Downtown, we shall see other elements of the city where notable changes were introduced as a result of suggestions presented by two of the Revered Spirits of the St'ropoli Dimension (@EffTheGrid, @Girafarig). These proposals met with keen interest of the city hall and so were implemented into the cityscape.
As you can see, the portion of the city that was, no less, evaporated by the volcano, was indeed turned into an interesting park area in accordance with the above mentioned ideas. This green space now envelops the volcano cone in a half-circle of grass, trees and promenade paths. Here are a few more detailed close-ups of this new recreational space...
North of the mountain, in a place where the former Downtown area would start, geologists discovered some hot springs that surfaced after the eruption. This natural peculiarity was incorporated into the park as a tourist attraction. Some visitors complain that the stench from the spring (which contains sulfur compounds and is significantly acidic) is overpowering. 
Still the place is a real draw for inquisitive individuals and school trips.
Another idea that was inspired by the Revered Spirits' suggestions, was an overhaul of two major communication networks in Profit Hill - the beginning of the R1 highway and the expansion of the Silverstock Avenue located in the Southern part of the city.
Presently, R1 highway indeed bypasses the city completely. It now cuts underneath Profit Hill and reemerges in the Sakvalan University District. Then, travelers can exit the highway by seamlessly driving onto Silverstock Avenue which leads directly to the new Downtown. The tunnel under Profit Hill was also featured in the "Engineering Illustrated" magazine last month.
The former starting point of the R1 highway and its initial parts were completely dismantled as well, much to the relief of local citizens. After all, the fairly low number of commuters in this location did not warrant the continuous operation of a highway-grade route. It was downgraded to a 4-lane, narrow avenue which is just enough for local purposes.
Southern Profit Hill underwent some redevelopment as well, just as the Spirits suggested. Instead of sparse, single-family housing, the area was rezoned into higher density neighborhood but with some reserved free space between apartment blocks.
These efforts are of course just supporting elements to the key objective of the Businesspeople tribe - the reconstruction of the capital's downtown which you are about to see. An event that the local citizens and investors dreamt of for a very long time...
Although initial reports raised concerns regarding the investors' willingness to return to Profit Hill, the companies actually clamored to resume their businesses in the city. New skyscrapers rose just next door to the government district and along the aptly named Renaissance Avenue. And thus, after months of planning, hard work and millions of New Udananian Mynts (NUM) invested, the tribe's efforts are crowned with a new, proud Downtown area that embodies their entrepreneurial spirit... *
* Just a little "boast-note" - all buildings in the Downtown (except for rewards and parks of course) are growables, naturally developed in the course of the game. There are no skyscraper ploppables in Profit Hill at all.
This swift recovery resulted in a very "bullish" market and prosperity not only for Profit Hill but also neighboring cities. A pool of skilled employees became quickly exhausted as companies raced to hire the best people possible. This in turn, provided incentive for developers to build new neighborhoods to accommodate citizens flocking to the Businesspeople lands. Population and customer numbers soared, just like the capital's skyline.
The industry, which is otherwise hardly tolerated in the tribe's cities, became a little bit more acceptable too. After all, industrial products are necessary to build houses and offices. Bricks of cash can't replace regular bricks when it comes down to things...
The economic and spiritual revival of the tribe had some other consequences as well. The government, recognizing the importance of the economic and societal ties of the three cities in the capital area, approved new administrative divisions. This is why the trio of cities including Profit Hill, Breadwinner Ponds and Dividend is now officially referred to as the "Profit Hill Metropolitan Area" (or, less officially, "ProHiMetA" in the civil service jargon).
Here is a large mosaic which includes most of this area. There are two versions of it - one, with borders of individual districts and their prevalent character and another, without any annotations. Also, please take a special note of the area marked with green "x" in the Southwestern part of Miriolam district. If you can, please vote to determine its future purpose. These are quite large images, so it may take a while before they fully load. Your patience is appreciated. Enjoy.
Despite the challenges of the past, the Businesspeople capital reemerged stronger and as prosperous as it ever was. The disaster cast doubt about the city's stability into many hearts but it seems to no longer be the case and the tribe's economic prowess was no doubt instrumental in saving Profit Hill. If, however, you are still in doubt whether to invest your money here, then perhaps some climatic, night shots will convince you to give it another chance...
Comment replies:
@Girafarig - Thank you. 
@Tamijo - All answers correct!
@TogaMasterJohn - Happy to hear you like my nature, though sorry to hear you are so allergic. But did you know that New Udananian trees have non-allergizing pollen? 
@Karlito4 - Thank you for a very nice comment Karlito4! The fences you asked for come from this pack. Some of them are edited though, because I didn't want paths near most of them.
@unaguayabita - Thank you!
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