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The CJ that's always under construction! Tarkusian Cities follows the travails of various transportation authorities across an alternate universe version of Western North America

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Tarkus
Hi everyone- Tarkusian Cities has returned for 2024, and we'll finally take a look at further progress on the West Chemeketa Reconfiguration project. This particular project is focused on improvements around the Murdock Way N and 5th Avenue N corridor, in preparation for new development in Downtown Chemeketa. In Update 107: 5th Avenue N/NE was converted from two-way to one-way westbound operation, with 4th Avenue N/NE (one block south) being upgraded to serve as the eastbound portion of a new one-way...
Tarkus
(This update was originally posted on August 23, 2020 on the SC4 Devotion edition of Tarkusian Cities. It has now made its way to the Simtropolis edition, with minor edits, alongside Update 106. -Tarkus) Hi everyone- Thanks for the warm welcome back--I'm here with the next part of the downtown Chemeketa roadwork, focusing on the reconfiguration going on along the 5th Avenue/Murdock Way corridor. Here's the map again for the vicinity of the projects we'll be watching. This update (as well as the next...
Tarkus
(This update was originally posted on August 3, 2020 on the SC4 Devotion edition of Tarkusian Cities. It has now made its way to the Simtropolis edition, with minor edits. -Tarkus) Hi everyone- Well, after a little over two years away, Tarkusian Cities is finally back in action--and will hopefully stay that way for at least a little while, as I have quite a few projects to show in Chemeketa, some of which are, to quote Johnny Carson, "really big" (and maybe even a "lost update" from a past region)....
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Having a small bit of downtime at the moment, I'm going to sneak out a few updates of Tarkusian Cities for the first time in over a year. In this update, at long last, we will see the completion of the northern segment of the Chemeketa Red Line Light Rail, up to its terminus in the Lila Engel/Starpoint neighborhood. First off, long overdue replies: On 6/17/2017 at 9:32 PM, raynev1 said: Since I used to do road work , that is a good part of what makes me enjoy your CJ . And how you explain...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- I'm back to share even more Tarkusian Cities progress, by picking up where we left off with the construction on Chemeketa's Red Line. For those of you who commented on Update 103, I've replied to your comments over on that thread--I appreciate the support! Coincidentally, an alert reader at the SC4D edition, SimCity V6, pointed out that June 17th--still today here in the western US--happens to be the 10th anniversary of my first-ever post in Tarkusian Cities, so it's a rather fortuitous day...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Thank you all for the warm welcome back! As many of you may have hoped after my little teaser three days ago, I am happy to confirm that Tarkusian Cities is indeed returning from its 3 1/2-year hiatus. The plans to bring Tarkusian Cities back actually happened as a happy accident--Simtropolis' own Dirktator and Cyclone Boom tasked me with obtaining some NAM-related screenshots for a project. I dusted off Chemeketa and both versions of Argentum to that end. I wanted to get a good sampling of...
Tarkus
Note: This update was originally posted in 2013 in the SC4 Devotion edition of Tarkusian Cities, as part of a special feature, but had not made it over to the Simtropolis version. It has been slightly edited to fit with the context of the Simtropolis edition. Hi everyone- The Tarkusian Cities update splurge continues. Last we left off, the Ashcroft overpass had been built, along with a good bit of the new routing of Tweedy Blvd, and work on the light rail line. Now, we're going to delve a little further...
Tarkus
Note: This update was originally posted in 2013 in the SC4 Devotion edition of Tarkusian Cities, as part of a special feature, but had not made it over to the Simtropolis version. It has been slightly edited to fit with the context of the Simtropolis edition. Hi everyone- Something you don't see very often--two Tarkusian Cities updates in a week. We'll delve further into construction on the Tweedy/Ashcroft Corridor and the light rail project this update. Last we left off, Tweedy Blvd had been closed,...
Tarkus

Chemeketa Plans

By Tarkus,

Note: This update was originally posted in 2013 in the SC4 Devotion edition of Tarkusian Cities, as part of a special feature, but had not made it over to the Simtropolis version. It has been slightly edited to fit with the context of the Simtropolis edition. Hi everyone- Well, at long last, after a couple teasers, we've rolled the odometer to Update 100. And aside from the fact that there's three digits now, this update will simply be a dose of good old-fashioned Tarkusian Cities, something which has...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Well, I'm back with the first "post-doctoral" update. We'll be getting a close up on the New Argentum this time around. Appropriately enough, today also happens to be the birthday of one especially loyal Tarkusian reader from the SC4D edition, our Amsterdammer friend sebes, who created the "drunk engineer" term to refer to the quacks who built the original Caldera Lane/Barnaby Drive interchange in Old Argentum. For those who don't remember it: Yeah. That wasn't pretty. Fortunately, New...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Well, it's been a rather busy 6 months since Tarkusian Cities last saw some action. RL's been good, but hectic (finishing my dissertation and finally seeing light at the end of the Ph.D. tunnel, plus teaching this spring), and my SC4 time has, for much of the past several months, been consumed with NAM 31 and its "point-x" releases. My updating here will continue to be sporadic, going into the future, but in the meanwhile, as I have a little bit of content prepped, I figured I'd drop Update 98...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- There's been one big thing here that I haven't shown with respect to Chemeketa--a full region view. So, without further adieu, here it is--you can click it and get the giant version: Also, if you're curious to see my transport layout overlaid onto the terrain, here's a full blast version of that. You can actually see Update 98's end product on there, so it serves as a bit of a teaser, too. And another thing I haven't shown, which I may start doing more often given the transportation focus of...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- For those who may remember that far back, before Tarkusian Cities, I had a short-lived CJ called "Argentum". Argentum (which eventually got appropriated into the stream of Tarkusian Cities). While that particular region was a bit rough around the ages (particularly in its early days), as I worked with it for so long, and it was the first region I built with the NAM in mind, I've always had particularly fond memories of it. Coincidentally, the first ever RHW I built was in Argentum--a roadway...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- I'm back to share the completion of the eastern portion of the Eriksen-Scarlet Corridor Project in Chemeketa. Eriksen-Scarlet Corridor Project, Phase 2 When we left off last time, the section of Eriksen Drive NE between Ashcroft Street NE and the S-curve had been widened to 4 travel lanes. This is the east end of that phase, right before the intersection with Scarlet Street NE (facing north). A section of the new alignment has been built, but not connected. The western portion of Eriksen...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Another construction project, another update. We'll be getting back to some familiar territory for this update . . . I've posted up replies to the last update here. Eriksen-Scarlet Corridor Project, Phase 1 Full regional map [link] Project Area Map (dashed lines indicate realignments): The Eriksen-Scarlet Corridor Project is Project #6, as identified in the current list of Chemeketa-area capital improvement projects. Eriksen Drive NE was built to serve as a neighborhood collector route,...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- I experienced a boot sector failure on my laptop's hard drive about a week ago, but fortunately, I've been able to recover my important things--including the Chemeketa region. I'm now running on a semi-new (larger) hard drive I scavenged out of my old HP laptop (itself a replacement for when the boot sector failed on that laptop's original drive), on which I've installed the preview of Windows 8 after a re-format. Now that the technical issues are sorted out, it's once again update time. I've...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Construction season is still in full swing, and another new update is upon us. We'll be taking a look at the completion of the Highway 36/Sorenson Street interchange. Replies to the last update are up here--thanks for all your support and feedback on it! Highway 36/Sorenson Street Project (continued) Last update, we left off with the northern segment of Sorenson Street being realigned and widened to 4 lanes, between 5th and 16th Avenues NE. This construction update will focus on the southern...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- After a nearly 4-month hiatus, Tarkusian Cities is back in the thick of construction season. I have a few capital improvement projects all around Chemeketa to showcase, which, for the first time in awhile, will entail visiting the south side of town. I've replied to everyone who commented on the previous update on the end of that update's comments section--thank you all for the support! First off, a current region map, to reacquaint yourself with Chemeketa. (Trying out a new color scheme here,...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Tarkusian Cities latest "spurt" continues. Replies are now posted in the last update as well. This update will focus on a variety of miscellaneous projects on the north end of Chemeketa and Vivien Heights that are in various stages of completion. As we saw last time with the Wallace Road widening, the construction moratorium has been lifted in North Vivien Heights, and the land north of Highway 221 (which crosses the Willamette and turns into the very familiar 52nd Ave NE in Chemeketa) was...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- I'm back with more Tarkusian Cities . . . the start of another brief "spurt" of updates, beginning with a brief little "prelude" this update. First off, here's a new map . . . this shows the Chemeketa Parkway (Highway 215) completed, as well as giving a peek at the direction of future improvements in Chemeketa. You'll notice some red boxes with numbers, denoting projects, as well as some dotted lines. http://gmapuploader.com/iframe/xEvZ3cVDhr Wallace Road NW Widening (South of Greenwich to...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- Well, I'm back again with some more Tarkusian Cities . . . at long last, we'll be finishing up the Chemeketa Parkway. Chemeketa Parkway (Highway 215): Phase 4 (Ashcroft to Highway 15) As we left off last time, with Phase 3B, the Chemeketa Parkway (Highway 215) had been built up to (and slightly past) Ashcroft Street NE, almost to its eventual endpoint at the West Oregon Freeway (Highway 15). Here's the map again for reference purposes: http://gmapuploader.com/view/rNw5WI20v0 This final segment...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- First off, thanks for your patience between updates . . . RL's been beating up on me pretty good, but I seem to have emerged victorious from it, fortunately. :thumbsup: I'd also like to thank everyone who nominated Tarkusian Cities during the Trixies over at ST . . . it ended up winning Best Roadgeek CJ for 2011, which was a very pleasant surprise. Without further ado, the update: Project Map: http://gmapuploader.com/view/rNw5WI20v0 Phase 3B of the Chemeketa Parkway project will continue the...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- I'm back with another installment of Tarkusian Cities. We'll be continuing the Highway 215 Chemeketa Parkway project with Phase 3, which will construct a freeway to connect Downtown Chemeketa to Highway 15 to the northeast, through the fast-growing northern suburbs. Because there were so many images that resulted during the construction of Phase 3, I've actually split Phase 3 into two parts. Project Map: http://gmapuploader.com/view/rNw5WI20v0 Phase 3A of the Chemeketa Parkway project will...
Tarkus
Hi everyone- RL reared its head up a good bit before I could get into my planned conclusion of this construction arc, but with a little bit of a respite, I'm finally back with the concluding arc of this "spurt" of updates--the Chemeketa Parkway project. Project Map http://gmapuploader.com/view/rNw5WI20v0 The Chemeketa Parkway Project will complete a "quarter-loop" freeway connection, between downtown Chemeketa's Division/Commerce Street couplet and Highway 15 (the West Oregon Freeway) through North...
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