Araynon

Here's the sat view of the region. Most development has centred around the Donburgh and Parkvale areas for the past few days. Parkvale in particular is becoming a great place to live, although the industry there is likely to contribute to the region's resemblance to the real Toronto - it's gonna pollute the Don River something fierce.

Yet another quickie update. I've worked on a few areas of the map lately and started another few cities in the region. Today I share the transit map; there have been some significant upgrades to the network of late. Sadly it looks like I may have to abandon the river ferry idea, though I haven't given up all hope yet. The rivers may be just too small for the ferry terminals to work properly. I could terraform them to be larger, but I don't know. I will have to see. The highway system is roughly following the path of Lakeshore Blvd. and the Don Valley Parkway, though in keeping with the theme of the city, I'm making no attempt to be 100% accurate. The majority of the system is ground level highway, whereas the real life highways are elevated, and there are variations in location as well; the real DVP follows the river more closely, if I remember correctly. The regional population is growing considerably, as you can see. Centreville is up to almost 30,000, and Parkland Bay is approaching 20,000.

A quick update with pictures this time! I'm working on another full update for later, too. Growth in Centreville is phenomenal, for me at least. My glacial play style has not left me accustomed to having cities of 20,000 in 40 in-game years... heh. I've got a lot of mid-size tower apartment complexes, and transit is going through some growing pains, but the new Neo-Toronto LRT subway is growing at a rapid pace (as the budget allows), and has just barely surpassed the 'ol reliable bus system for usage. I started the LRT line when two large buildings were constructed at East Point with over 2000 sims each, and the bus stations in the area went red in protest. (not literal protest, of course. I'm being metaphorical.) This is a screenshot of the subway line at East Point (partially hidden, sorry) and transit usage when the LRT was almost brand new and consisted of only 3 stations. It's now a lot closer to the year 40 than 26, and the NTLRT services the vast majority of the developed areas of Centre Island. As you can see my budget is quite thin; I am making money steadily, but the slow pace has made LRT expansion a slow process. Also of note in this shot: Industrial demand is actually fairly high, but only for I-HT. Dirty and Manufacturing don't seem to like it here so much anymore. Since this isn't a full update, I don't yet have a full set of shots to show off Parkland Bay. I did however notice something I'd been waiting for; a BAT-created Wendys location opened up! Yes, I'm easily excited. heheh. It's a growable lot, not ploppable, which makes me quite happy. More shots of Parkland Bay and the rest of Neo-Toronto to come.

Just to let folks know, I haven't forgotten this; I'm still actively working on the region. Centreville's population is getting close to 15,000 now on its own, with more in surrounding regions. I haven't updated in a while because I'm in the process of upgrading to a new machine which will run SC4 a lot faster than what I've been using up till now. Updates hopefully soon!