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Ipswitch Borough

By bluemoose,

Okay, so you were probably expecting to see a smorgasbord of Light rail and subway stops today, eh. Too Bad! Instead of doing a mega update of the subway system, I will show bits of it in each setting. Today, we will look at IpswitchAs I said before, Ipswitch is a borough in Sunderland City. It is located in the East Valley of the City and it is one of the more historic boroughs, though the others also have historical buildings. Ipswitch is serviced by the C-Crosstown (Red) line of the Sunderland...
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Sunderland Rapid Rail

By bluemoose,

Hullo Everyone! Just a little peek at the next update! Now, I have a MAP for you guys! This is Sunderland Metro Rapid Rail, a system of Subway and Light rail that circulates the people of the area. It's not quite finished, as the North bit of the green line and the west bit of the red line are not even built yet, but for now it looks good! Thanks for stopping by everyone!
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Midtown Sunderland

By bluemoose,

Thanks for the Comments! REPLIES in comment threads like always! Midtown Sunderland is just north and east of Downtown. It is made up of mostly Middle to Upper Class residents and several service businesses. Cumberland Central High School, grades 9-12, is named for CaptainJames F Cumberland who discovered the valley. Sunderland Central Terminal, the Primary rail station in Sunderland, and the Church of St Mary, located a couple blocks east of the High School A few blocks Southwest of the Terminal is Park...
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Region Maps!

By bluemoose,

Replies coming Later, Sorry! I have two region views for you today! (Sorry for them all, but the closeups aren't quite ready!) Click here for A region view! Click Here for a Political Map! Yellow: City Borders Orange: Boroughs As I said before, Borough may be part of a City or a Township, but I haven't decided on township names quite yet! Thanks for stopping by!
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Hey Everyone. Thanks for your comments! Unfortunately that valley is still mostly empty, but I have a road network set up, and am leaning towards a primarily residential setup, with pockets of parks and industry. Now, I've been playing with the DBE and have made this: It is in the borough of Ipswitch, located in the eastern part of Sunderland City. Boroughs will be areas of either townships or cities that have a significant town center or are partially autonomous. Boroughs in cities are not autonomous, but...
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Thank you everyone for the comments! I've had a bit of writer's block tonight: I cannot decide what to d owith the yellow outlined valley below... I'm leaning toward mixed use industrial/ residential and slight commercial like the orange outlined area, but I want to know what you guys think. This is also a peek at the new neighborhood on the heights there. Your feedback is super important guys!
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Lincoln Heights Teaser

By bluemoose,

Hey everyone! Quick update on the work i got done on this long weekend, besides my Anatomy paper...(check out the previous entry for replies) Sunderland is looking a bit more complete now, still not 100% though, But I thought I should show you guys a pic anyway. This is Lincoln Heights, a neighborhood in the northeast part of Sunderland City. And this is an updated, closer region view. Maybe you can make some more stuff out from this level. Progress is slow going at this point, and I can't promise a...
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Thank you everyone for your comments! They really do mean a lot! Now, I know what you must be thinking "Oh boy, here we go again!" But I warned you about how I get bored with cities. And Alcesia just was stuck. It was going nowhere. But Thanks for your support, everyone! Now, on to Sunderland. Supersecretregionviewtime! Thanks for stopping by! Let's hope Sunderland goes better than Alcesia!
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Eaton County Drills for Oil! Eaton County has indeed decided to sell leases for drilling in the western praries. So today we'll look at the new Oil Port and some developments around the Town. An Overview! The New Oil Port is just past the upper right corner of this photo. Some pics of the Oil Port: To handle all the new residents moving to Alcesia, The Earcester and North Railways have built a spur to Alcesia off the main Coastal Line. Also on this spur is the filling station for the Oil Port. This is...
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OIL!

By bluemoose,

(Replies are coming later in the last comment thread) OILhas been found in the praries west of Alcesia. Environmentalists and Capitalists butt heads in major cities down the coast. The question? Should we Drill? Vote Now. (Hint: Drilling= more growth, more fun)
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A quick update. Alcesia has already grown a whole lot. Several city blocks have been added to the north, eating up farmland. This Overview shows how it has grown: Downtown has been redeveloped quite a bit. Business owners are already beginning to build up. The City has also built a Municipal Center, that is a large Fire House and police Station, as well as a Post Office: A new church has been built, St. Raphael Catholic Church, to service the new Northern Neigborhood, made up of primarily new Catholic...
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A Little History: Alcesia, named for the Moose that were extremely prevalent in the marshes to the southeast, was once a tiny fort village far to the north. Now, It is still a small town, but the Agriculture business has recently boomed. Now, Shipping the produce away is causing the town to burgeon. Ships now come just to trade, the port has become that popular, even though it is small. As of now, Alcesia is effectively the North Terminus of the Coastal Highway One, a National Route similar to US Route 1...
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Alcesia - Moo

By bluemoose,

YAY! I'm alive! Anyways, heres a sneak peek at the new Region I'll be showing to you as it develops. It's called Alcesia right now. Extra Points to whoever can gues why Iv'e named it that. (^ hint up there somewhere!) Here it is: Moo!
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What's to Come

By bluemoose,

Hey everybody... I just want to let you know whats ahead, and maybe hear some input about what you'd all like to see. My plan as of right now is to finish up Cumberland with a few updates, maybe come back to it after a while. There will most likely be some more small towns (Waxby, Whitehall, Darby), a look at Easton, the Lehigh Valley's secondary city, some more roadgeekery and hopefully a transit upgrade... we'll see what comes. But I've been having the idea lately to start a city from scratch and do...
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Today we'll have just a couple pics of the area north of the very center, known locally as NotC, north of the Center. An overview: City Church, the oldest building in Central Cumberland, now an "emergant church", popular with the young people. Next door is the Regal Community arts Center. Although Cumberland is an industrious city, its culture is rich. There are tons of local acting troupes, the best of which is the CTL, Community Theatre League which calls the Regal home. the RCAC also host famous music...
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A Region View

By bluemoose,

Region Views First, a pristine, clean, out-of-the-census sattellite view: Click for Full Resolution! Second, a roadgeeky look at the major roads of the Lehigh Valley. M=Motorway, compare to Interstates or British Motorways (2 digits are cross country, 3 digists are spurs.) N=National Road, compare to US routes or British A roads Post Roads, compare to State Roads c=Connectors. c40 connects to M40, for example Please Click for Full Resolution! (you kind of have to, to read the labels ) Thanks for coming!
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The Riverfront of Cumberland is dominated by a strip of land betwwen Market and Water Streets known as the Mall. The East portion of the Mall contains the East Commons, a gathering area for citizens of Old Cumberland, now a place for concerts and rallies: The Cumberland Public Library is located on the Mall, East of the Center: At the Center, Defined by State Street (the N/S Avenue), is City Hall, containing City, County and Federal Offices, as well as some of the most architecturally stunning Offices and...
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Welcome back everyone! Today we'll look at a cross-town mosaic of Uptown and Center City Cumberland. At the top is Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Cemetery, and a small outlying business district. The Churches of St. Maria's Catholic and Eliezar Presbytrerian line Church St, while Antioch Baptist is only a block away on 8th and Fillmore. Pearson Middle School Services most of Central Cumberland and is located on Miller and 7th. And at the Bottom, we have the Mall. City Hall and Federal Offices Share a...
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Welcome back everybody! Today we'll look at Torham University, the Area's premier university of the Fine Arts and Architecture, Law, and a bunch of other things . The Main Quad is located on Market Street, West of Cumberland's center. Wesmont Square is the official West Limit of the Cumberland Central Business District, and is where Cambria and Market Streets merge to form only Market Street. Some Dormotories by the central pond on Vine Street, the Major Northwest Route into/out of the city. The Fischer...
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A Sunday Drive

By bluemoose,

Hey Everyone! Today we'll take a short drive down M40, the main Motorway through the southern region of the Lehigh Valley, servicing Cumberland form the East and Southwest. We'll start out from the East, headed westbound towards South Cumberland. Here, M40 winds its way over a ridge and down into the Lehigh Valley: Here is the Exit for South Cumberland. It is almost directly south of Center City, but since it is a small interchange, most traffic to the center is rerouted via Avenues and other motorways. If...
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Hey Everyone! This is just a quick political/sattellite map of Cumberland Metro so far. As you can see there is a long way to go! Region View Be sure to click the link as the small preview is useless :/ Anyways, Thanks for visiting!
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NOTE: Replies can be found in the previous entries' comments threads. Hello All! Today we will look at the Lower West Side and South-West Cumberland. Lower West Side is located directly West of Bloemfont and south of Torham University. Cumberland BLVD carries most E/W traffic through and past Central Cumberland. To the West it becomes West Cumberland Expressway. Both exits take drivers to other shopping districts. The Trumpet leads north to Woodlawn. The partial interchange takes traffic south to...
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Cattaxqua

By bluemoose,

Welcome Back! Today we'll look at the Borough of Cattaxqua, located just East of the Cumberland City Limits across the Lehigh River. Lets start at the Borough's exit on the Northern Lehigh Expressway, which also services the Borough of Whitehall to the north. We encounter the Midway Business District on the way to Cattaxqua. It is so called because of its location roughly halfway between Whitehall and Cattaxqua. And Cattaxqua Itself: Thanks for Visiting!
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Welcome Back Today we'll look at Bloemfont, the City's polished financial district, and Westend, the Shopping District just West of City Center. Westend is located around West Market and Cambria Streets Just to the West of City Center between Eighth Street and Eleventh Street. The Cumbria County Vetrans Arena is a major part of Westend and is home to the Cumberland Jackals, the areas hockey team. The Cumberland Bus Terminal is a relic from the mid 20th Century located on Eleventh Street, headed south...
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