Trenton: Becoming the 3rd Metropolis
Reply to everyone: Thanks for showing concern and keeping your hopes up! Because they all came true! Sorta, I think.
Hey all! So, I got The BrookStone Region back! Albiet, I lost my entry’s and photos, which means they’re all on Simtropolis which is a tad uncomfortable for me, but, nonetheless, I will proceed with this CJ! And here to welcome you all back is the next adventure of our journalist! Hope you all like the update!
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After a good dinner at Denny’s (Breakfast all day yeah!) I stayed the night at The Cubic hotel. The next morning, I took my time in checking out, since I would be in Trenton for more than a day.
After checking out, I walked down the local train station, and boarded. It was a while before the train left. I was excited to see how Trenton has changed.
Eventually, though, the train got moving, and the moment it passed city lines, I noticed differences.
As our train descended, I noticed to the left there was a huge landscaping project that had recently been completed. I say it added about 5 acres of flat space to the hillside.
The new areas looked very nice. A while later I found out that this project was the biggest earth-moving project ever attempted in the entire region. Approximately 20,000 Cubic feet of earth was moved. An extremely impressive feat.
Soon, the train passed by a new business district. I remember this area used to be composed of small shops and general stores. Now I can see that a developer came in and built some replica office buildings, which were then sold to various companies that needed offices. Some of the small stores still remained, but the area was quickly becoming an important part of Trenton. Our train was coming up to the station, so I prepared to get off.
After getting off, I headed directly to Trenton’s new government quarters. There was the main city hall where the mayor did his busywork, and made speeches and did his thing in front of the camera, and then there was the council building, to the right of City hall. The council building was where all the decision-making and political quibbles happened, and today I would be there to sit in on Trenton’s biggest proposal.
A few council embers got up to introduce the proposal, and they started by showing a map of Trenton’s developed areas. The council members pointed out that the areas circled were under-used, and could be developed more, to further Trenton’s economy.
This is where you can Vote!
Council members are proposing that Trenton develop some of its areas more, so that it can contend better with its Northern counterparts, LexingtonBay and Calgary. There are four areas that can be developed more, and the City is voting on which areas to expand, A, B, C, D? or all of them? Any combination is fine.
Zone “A”, this zone is on the northern end of Trenton, next to the large earthmoving project mentioned earlier. If zone “A” is developed, the highway will be re-located and the rails will be elevated.
Zone “B” is further south, next to the airport runway. Developing zone “B” will be a little pricey, but will yield more space and an opportunity for a unique feature. (If this is chosen, a special development can also be suggested)
Zone “C” Is already developed and has been in this form for over three decades. However, the zone sits on prime land, and many civil engineers agree that it is not being optimally used. Therefore zone “C” will involve a complete re-design of the zone, to accommodate more traffic and higher density development.
Zone “D” is the southernmost tip of Trenton, and the least used. This zone sits next to a marina, and so the land value is moderately high. As well, if this zone is developed, mass transit integration will be easy, since there is already a light rail line on the coast.
The meeting went on for the majority of the day, and by the end of it, I was exhausted from taking notes. I still had a small ways to go to get to my hotel, so I hopped on a tram and started going.
On the tram, I met up with someone going home for the day. He worked at a development company, all-ur-base-r-belong-to-us. He told me theres been a lot of new developments, and that the biggest thing is getting a build permit, since building regulations for Trenton are so outdated.
My new friend continued to tell me that his company was getting a lot of offers from high-tech industries trying to set-up.
Incidentally, we passed two new high-tech industrial shops being built. My new friend had to disembark at the next stop, so we both bid goodbye and he got off. I continued until I got to my hotel, another modern building
Given the hotel’s shape, the rooms were a very interesting shape, but surprisingly roomy. I laid down and took a nap, then got some chow and walked around a bit. Tomorrow I would go to the other side of Trenton, and finally farther south, where my boss wanted me to go. He said out there it was like the wild west, and that I might want to rent a truck.
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Thanks for reading everyone! Hope you all have a good rest of the week! Also, I don't think this is quite the best update yet, but I felt like i needed to let everyone know that I was back, so the next update will be better!
Reply to everyone: Thanks for showing concern and keeping your hopes up! Because they all came true! Sorta, I think.
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