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About this City Journal

A journal of Emerald Basin, Alaska's Development, a Senior Thesis by Timothy Simm

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goose0183
January 20th, 2055, My South Bank Residence, 4:21 P.M.: Looks like I may have actually picked a decent neighborhood to live in while I observe this incredibly beautiful region develop into a major metropolitan area. Back to South Bank, three schools and a city college downtown gives these residents plenty of opportunity to succeed. Fisherville, located to the immediate east of the community of South Bank, remains completely uneducated. With recent water main expansions to the area, Fisherville primarily...
goose0183
Date: May 17th, 2031 James Forthmeyer, Chair of the Office of Basin Development (OBD), held the first official meeting of the new and improved OBD (formerly the Emerald Basin Development Committee). With rendering of the region and most of the transportation network complete, a more permanent body was needed to serve the interests of the area. Because this method of city administration is unique, the OBD has agreed to allow me, journalism student Timothy Simms, unfettered access to the inner workings of...
goose0183
Finally, a physical building where I can go fight my traffic tickets! It's a pretty awesome area of downtown; very lush with flora and well designed. Props to the Ops Department for doing such a great job with the landscaping. It's also nice to have a City Jail and Central Police station....crime was getting a bit out of control there for a bit, but with addition of the Central Police Station and South Bank Precinct, that appears to be under control. The St. Matthew City Museum was also finished...
goose0183
An article in the paper caught my eye this morning: the hospital blocks from my house was having a funding shortfall, and possible closure was being looked at! First a major fire, now my hospital is going under.....did I pick the wrong neighborhood? I was able to catch the Director of Health, Kathleen Sibelius, giving her briefing at the hospital this after noon. Click on the pic to see a copy of her drivel!
goose0183

Phase 4 complete!

By goose0183,

OBD Ops reports that the base rail network has been established! Once the University's Time Machine GPU fully renders the region, a comprehensive map of the rail and highway system will be completed by the newly formed Department of Transportation. Phase 5 of the ICP1 is being delayed until city incorporation; the Office of Basin Development will be making an announcement in regards to this new information.
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