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Downtown Llamapolis - The underground tunnel to the west is a viaduct connecting the city's west side. The one-way roads to the north turn into highway traffic to the south and east. Downtown Llamapolis - The interchange below is considered the eastern border of downtown proper and connects the city's northern suburbs across the river and neighborhoods and suburbs further east. This city tile is a continuation of downtown area in the photos above that transitions to a diverse amalgamation of industrial areas, established neighborhoods, low-income housing, and upscale parklike areas built into the foothills of the mountainous terrain southeast of the city. The City of Valhalla - Located approximately 12 km east of downtown Llamapolis and rapidly growing. First pic is facing south and second is facing north. I had fun building this interchange. My favorite feature is how the on- and off-ramps on the north side of the TLA-5 split off to the south and east. Sim Prairie - This is a small farming community about 25 km southeast of downtown Llamapolis. Developers are all too eager to transform it into a mega suburb. This compact stack interchange was also very satisfying to build. Unfortunately, the regional planners went a little overboard on the earthworks and cleared all of the farmland and trees, leaving the area looking rather barren. BUT the interchange itself turned out awesome. Just needs some props and development to fill those voids. I'm really liking the latest NAM upgrade

Here's a few suburban highway interchanges from a new region I'm working on. Compact Cloverleaf Interchange - In real life, these are probably the most economical to engineer and construct but clearly the worst in terms of traffic flow due to weaving of traffic and sharp 270 degree turn radii. Stack Interchange - Ideal for moving traffic efficiently but costly to engineer and build! T-Interchange

The Greater Nottingham region, located in the North Central Midlands region of Simlandia and named after Nottingham, U.K. The region started on a 2x2 large city tile map as a project for me to experiment with the RHW tool. I had so much fun building out the RHW network and watching the region develop that I expanded it to a 4x4 map. I would estimate there's still at least the equivalent of one large city tile worth of undeveloped land scattered around the outer suburbs. Central The anchor city of Nottingham encompasses two large city tiles. The city on the left with the airport and seaport has 557k sims and 1.3 million total RCI. It's divided in half by a large north-south interstate RHW. The city immediately to the right has 330k sims and 620k total RCI. It is linked up to the city to the left by way of a downtown freeway loop, which also interchanges with the western and northern termini of two major interstate highways. Northeast Southeast Northwest Southwest Transit

The scale is impressive! How many city tiles is the Mexico region?

Here's two large suburban city tiles I'm building out. The first city is built on a hill and has quite a few grade changes. A new area being readied for development. Took some time to get the grade just right on all these FA interchanges. The end result was very satisfying! Here's the second city, which is located on the outskirts of the region. I tried breaking up the grid in this one with a combination of curved streets and fractionally angled roads, rails and highways.

What's the large lot in the center of town with the heart shape? I'm getting a medieval/European vibe. Very unique!

Here's several suburbs from the Nottingham region I'm working on, population 2 million sims and growing. Northeastern Suburbs These are all built along a belt highway on the east side of the river. Here's a rich neighborhood with a large high school and suburban office park about 5 km northeast of downtown Nottingham. Another lake suburb a little bit further east with a marina. A suburban park on the east side of the region just past the belt highway. The Mall del Sur in Eastlake and surrounding neighborhoods. Closeup of the freeway interchange in Eastlake. The far eastern edge of the region looking west. Another lake with a marina (grade needs to be fixed... I know) on the northern edge of the region. Northwestern Suburbs Here's Jackson Township, located approximately 5 km due north of downtown Nottingham. On the west side of the river bend is Roosevelt, a small city on the outskirts of the region that transformed into a massive suburb when the belt highway was built. A major shopping area in Roosevelt. Southwestern Roosevelt Belt highway in Roosevelt, looking south along Roosevelt Road. A parkway lined with stately homes just inside the belt highway loop. Southern Suburbs Southfield is located approximately 5 km due south of downtown Nottingham and 2.5 km southwest of downtown Union. A nice aerial view of the sprawling mega-burb, north of the belt highway. A suburban neighborhood located between two highways. The western edge of town. The eastern edge of Southfield looks about the same, except for the smaller lot sizes due to it being an older neighborhood. Southwestern Suburbs This part of town is located on the other side of the river bend approximately 5 km southwest of downtown Nottingham. There is no convenient interstate access or rail transit leading into the main part of the city, and to get into downtown Nottingham, the quickest route is to drive through a large industrial district and a concentration of housing projects on the other side of the bridge. For those reasons, this area has failed to attract wealthy sims and is almost exclusively working class, with a smattering of more substantial homes. (This should be the end of the post... why do photos keep showing up at the end of the post after I edit and delete them?)

Here's four different downtown areas from a region I'm working on that is just shy of two million sims. As a side note, I didn't even know this site and the LEX existed until earlier this year. Kudos to all the BAT developers and building/lot designers who made this possible! Nottingham West Here's my largest downtown area, which stretches across two large city tiles. Downtown west has ~550k sims and over 1 million total RCI. The heart of downtown is a spiderweb intersection with a smattering of real world Detroit buildings immediately south of Central Park Daytime view of the same intersection Central Park from the North Merchandise Mart neighborhood, northwest of Central Park Closeup of some theaters, hotels and office buildings on the north side of downtown Chicago Grand Central Terminal and Stadium District A rich neighborhood in the central part of downtown Several large housing projects immediately south of downtown The mostly middle class west side Large airport and seaport along the river on the west side of town. A neighborhood in the southwest corner of the city Nottingham East Downtown east has ~195k sims and ~450k total RCI. A closeup of the State Capitol and plaza area (SF City Hall landmark) Roosevelt Downtown Roosevelt, which was a small rural city of ~40k sims on the west side of the river before the new belt highway turned it into a booming suburb of Nottingham. An industrial district immediately east of the courthouse square. Union Downtown Union, located opposite Nottingham past the bluffs on the south side of the river. Metro south has ~450k sims and is rapidly growing. Back on the other side of the river, more shots of downtown Nottingham.