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SounderBruce

Welcome to Whatcom

By SounderBruce,

Hello! This is SounderBruce, the CJ'er formerly known as CG/ComputerGuy, and I've returned to the SimCity community for the fourth (or is it fifth?) time! I'm here with a new CJ that will have some ties to my Republic of Puget CJ, without affiliation with any unions or groups, centered on a megalopolis known as the Greater Whatcom Region. My goal for the Greater Whatcom Region, which will be centered around two urban centers surrounding a world-class city in a similar fashion to Seattle, will be to...
SounderBruce
Tahoma is one of the three principal cities of the Whatcom Region. Boasting a population of 75,000 within the city proper and over 100,000 more in its outlying suburbs, the city has shed its exurban status with the advent of better connectivity to Whatcom, via high-speed rail service and a new, six-lane freeway. From its very founding, Tahoma has been planned on a series of grids, one for each of its somewhat distinct neighborhoods. Downtown, bounded on the west by Tahoma Bay and on the east by the steep...
SounderBruce
Redwood Island, nestled between three of the largest islands in the Whatcom Sound and a wildlife preserve, has recently undergone a rapid transformation that resulted in a scummy stopover for sailors becoming a home for upper middle class families. Attracted by the scenery, the unique and eponymous redwood forests along the island's coasts, and the relative closeness to amenities, an influx of new residents has let the population of the areas above the town's central core to swell over 7,000. The only way...
SounderBruce
Further down the Newport Highway lies Portland, where industry and some well-to-do suburbs are only a freeway underpass and a gentle hill apart. The city of barely over 5,000 prides itself on the newly-renovated Port of Portland, often forgotten in the shadows of the more visible and larger ports of Tahoma and Whatcom, and the their Coast Guard installation. Let's begin with an overview of the entire city, bisected by the elevated Newport Highway and rails carrying freight trains from the port as well as...
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Newport, one of the "big four" ferry terminals in the Whatcom Sound, is home to a thriving tourist resort located at the westernmost point of the Newport Peninsula. The city is home to barley over 3,000 permanent year-round residents, but can swell to over 24,000 during the summer when students and white-collar workers look for a close getaway from Baker City without having to risk losing Internet access on one of the islands. The two docks at the Newport Ferry Terminal are served by frequent "lifeline"...
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