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Perhaps you should check out the intersections thread for some ideas, someone like Haljackey will probably already have one made for this situation, if not he would probably make one.

neat interchanges aking88

I love that american style city! That elevated rail is fantastic. Overall, just great! Where can I get the rail station with the island platform in this picture: ? Also, where can I get these brown retaining walls?

Nardo, I love your railways! Soon I will post some of my urban rail network that I've been working on. Actually, I was going to use this picture for help/troubleshooting, but it does give a preview of my railroad: The main line is the one going through the sunken station. Just out of the picture is the bridge into the downtown island/borough.

I believe the texture replacement mods don't affect puzzle pieces, so you'll always be stuck with original textures for some pieces.

Here is a new 'hood I just created in my new city Bayside.

The_sanderson: I really like the highway terminus and the raised land in downtown really makes the area much more interesting! 9/10

You definitely need to satisfy the Cs $ demand.

Excellent airport you've got there.

Well I figure they can't hurt. They probably increase desirability a tad.

I found that the game was more appealing once I got rid of money concerns. Now I can focus on planning and making a realistic city, that's why I use the money cheat. When I start, I know where my downtown will be. I usually start developing the mass-transit network for my downtown right away, tying in major bridges and a general avenue layout. I have a basic idea of where my freeways will go, but I just build out from downtown and see where it goes. Just remember to take things slow, pay attention to detail and the needs of the city. Keep checking your data views. Planning the whole network works for some, not me however. I plan section by section, otherwise things become too generic and repetitive.

I don't think there is a definitive list of essential addons. You just have to explore this and other sites, look at CJs and the STEX and find what you like. And don't be afraid to ask questions, there is always someone to help.

Keep up the great work! This CJ is an inspiration.

Welcome to ST paeng. I can offer some advice. I'm no way a veteran at SC4 but I have planned a few good cities. You're right, the sims need a quick way to get to work, if you can't make this happen, bring the jobs closer. Place commercial along your busy roads - high traffic is good for business and it keeps job nearby. Also one of the mistakes I always made was to do things too quickly, without any foresight. I would always be tearing things down to put in transit that should have been there from the start. Before you plan an neighborhood consider its transportation: how will it connect to the rest of your city? Are there any major networks that will need to pass through? Always think ahead and plan ahead. Consider jobs - will there be any nearby or will the sims commute? Check your services like police, education etc. Set it all in place before zones. Edit: also, welcome Evilmexicandictator!

Cool stations by jasoncw - here and here In fact, all of jason's BATs are excellent, download them all! If you are interested in tram models check out these Also, ill tonkso has an excellent GLR station but I can't get to the link as the site is very slow as I'm typing. Enjoy the STEX!

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Make sure that you have only one way roads connected to the ramps, avenue will not work. You can convert the one ways to avenue a space or two away however. The space right in front of the ramp MUST be one way road.

Cool downtowns! Your city is very nice =]

This looks great. Can't wait for more. I've never attempted a European city, you do it well!

Have you considered a landfill? Also, simgoober made a cleaner waste to energy plant. I'm not totally sure but I think it also deals with more trash. https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14358

You could get more custom buildings.

3/5 I always though faith no more were poseurs. Kyuss - Gardenia

Grand Rapids