MariusMR

I would like to show off one of your masterpieces - the Gautrain - that is zipping up and down in all my cities and towns It is my favourite train in the world! Both in-game and in real life! Thanks!

Surprise! Schriefer?

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I'm going back and catching up with this amazing CJ (and I'm only on page 6), and this is looking great!

I am increasingly using traffic (freight, bus or all motorised transport) blockers to control the flow of traffic and encourage use of alternative means of getting around (walking or public transport). This also gives me a lot of freedom to plan and layout roads and transport networks that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional (with greater emphasis, I guess, on form over function).

I pace up and down, scratch my head (a lot!) and drink a lot of tea!

Wha? Belarus

Thanks for all the comments everyone! The biggest update yet is up, so please have a look! :)     Thank you! :)   Thanks for picking that up! At first I was very confused and thought you were referrig to the Goldiva palms, but then I saw it! The street tree mod ads Maxis palms on the R$$$ streets... it's easy to click away, but I'm looking for a way to permanently remove it.   Thanks! :)   If only it were real :( lol Thanks!   Indeed! As we find out in the next episode / instalment I posted! ;)   Thank you very much! It's the kind of neighbourhoods I would really love to live in :D Thanks again for all the comments! :D

Our business is not quite done in the seaside resort town of Bradley. We finally leave Meyer's Pond, quite satisfied with our sighting of not one, but three, rare herons (and a long abandoned row boat)! Can you spot them all? Click for original We head to North Beach, on the northern end of Strand Street to take in the late afternoon sun and views over the great river. Click for original (3264 x 768px) Turning right into Prestondale Road, we pull up in the driveway of the stately home of Congressman Ross and his wife Alberta (the one with the swimming pool), where we will spend the night. The next morning we are joined by Congressman Wayne Ross - also known as Double Cross Ross - a nickname unbefitting a man known widely for his squeaky clean politics and business. We travel to Ocean View - a Wayne Ross Development - to discuss a business proposal. Our journey takes us east on Prestondale Road, past the Bradley Police Station, through Newtown Junction and past Meyer's Pond and Park. After we cross the railway tracks we turn left onto Main Road and head to Reef Road in Ocean View, right on the beach. More about the full journey along Main Road next time! Click for original (1366 x 6199px) For now we've arrived at our destination - Ocean View - where we will spend the day discussing business with Double Cross Congressman Ross in Prestwich Manor (the one with the pink flowers and cypresses on Reef Road). Let us not bore you with the details - yet! Go and enjoy the sun, sand and scuba diving offered on the Gold Coast! (Mind the sharks though, they don't bite, but they are very curious!) ________________________________ Replies to comments at the previous entry! Thanks again for all the great comments and feedback! I really appreciate your continued support! Sorry for the short update. Until next time! M

Great work with the harbour and the beach! I also love all the trees! :D Looking really good! :)

Interesting new format, and I'm sure it takes a lot of hard work and preparation, which shows! The effort pays off! Well done! :D

So much of love for this! Looking great! Love it! :D

A little work in progress for my CJ: The New Frontier.

Amazing job with that valley, the river, rapids and surrounding terrain! Really great to see it done!

I LOVE animations, comedies and sci-fi / fantasy. My job in politics has enough real life drama, trauma and horror in it... I don't want to have to deal with it on the big / tv screen too! Speaking of politics: What's your political orientation / affiliation?

Can't wait to see what is in store!

I object! :P

Looking great!

Wow! This is spectacular!!

Great start and a good looking region! I love the diversity of terrains and textures - so many great areas and opportunities! I look forward to seeing where you take this!

  Thank you very much! As I mentioned on the previous entry, I think it's probably my own (interesting?) mix of experience with South African, British and American towns and cities. Let's see how that unfolds! :)   Thanks for stopping by!        Thank you very much!       Thank you! I am really bad at MMPing, so those ponds are the Diggis Grass Streams and Pond set (available at SC4Devotion here). They're really beautifully done and very versatile!       Thank you! There's a new update up with a few more pics! I hope you like them! Thanks for stopping by!       The citizens and eco-terrorists treehuggers "greens" of Bradley agree! Also, a recent sighting of the great herons (see the new update) have strengthened their resolve to fight any proposed expansions!       Thank you very much!        Thank you! Glad to see you in these parts again, and thanks again for your inspiring comments and feedback! Really appreciate it! :)

The development of the new old town around Bradley Square - as seen in our previous visit to the town - was soon matched with work in what would become the new new town, or, quite simply, Newtown. Newtown is, quite literally, an attempt at establishing a new town centre north east of the old one and east of Prestondale - the leafy suburb where Mrs Ross resides. The area soon became synonymous with the Newtown Blues - not to be confused with the soccer / football club - for the failed attempt that it was in the end, and the disappointment and sorrow that followed. Click for original The concept attracted sufficient interest - and investment - but the expansion possibilities soon proved to be limited Prestondale - home to the aforementioned Albatross - was not going to move (or tolerate any further intrusion into its leafy haven). Newtown was also on the wrong side of the railway tracks. Literally. The railway hemmed it in and limited road access, soon decreasing its foot traffic and attractiveness. Nonetheless, it became the home of jazz, big band and swing which attracted a diverse crowd to the area at night. Click for original The Meyer's Park and Pond - a local bird sanctuary east of Newtown - also made expansion possibilities very difficult. Apart from ornithologists, birdwatchers and amphibian enthusiasts, Meyer's Park was not particularly loved by locals. But, it was forced upon Bradley due to it being the home of an endemic toad species and the similarly endemic heron species that fed on said toads. Thus, to protect and preserve these two icons of Bradley, the pond was declared a protected area. Click for original In the end Newtown was limited to the area between Newtown Junction - the circle in Prestondale Road, which runs east-west north of Newtown, Meyer's Park, the railway and Prestondale. Alternative options had to be explored, and they were. But, more about that next time! ________________________________ I will reply to your comments as soon as possible, hopefully tomorrow (it is currently 23:18 here in South Africa). Thank you very much for your comments, I really appreciate them all! Also, thanks for reading and your continued support! Until next time! M

Well, they certainly got it right. Everyone has this basic right, no matter how dissolute. Agreed and agreed.

South Ossetia Armenia.