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The Right Bank Goes South - Happy Eleventh Anniversary
Patricius Maximus posted a City Journal entry in Franklin County
THE RIGHT BANK GOES SOUTH - HAPPY ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY ------------------------------------------------------------- To Bobolee and PaPa-J, thank you for the likes. I'm always heartened to see that there are people reading this and obviously experiencing it as a positive addition to their lives. I would also like to use this occasion, the actual eleventh anniversary of Franklin County, to announce that all updates starting from the last one will be cross-posted to Franklin County's new entry in the dedicated city journal section. Don't worry - you will still be able to view updates in the forum, and probably will as long as the Simtropolis city journal forum exists. And, at the risk of repeating myself: HAPPY ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY! It has only been one day since the last update, but I do have new developments, namely the most important part of downtown River Bend's planned densification has been completed, and the Right Bank (that's the western side) of North River's dense strip of development has at last been extended southward into River Bend, thus creating a seamless intertile area of city. Before we get to the Right Bank, I'd like to showcase the densification of River Bend. First off is the pre-existing situation, which one might call "legacy" FC development since it is obviously very old: Below is the reconstructed area - much nicer. I quite appreciate the skyline following the freeway, not unlike a particular section of Dubai that is pretty famous as far as cityscape photography goes. The diamond interchange has been converted into a roundabout interchange; also notice that the freeway has been doubled in width: Toward the east we see the pre-existing section before: And the reconstructed section after with more density and more modern infrastructure. Notice once again the beefed-up interchange, in this case a larger version of the previous junction. Also notice the leafy-wealthy suburb look worked in - I didn't have the heart to bulldoze the previous low-density development in this case, since it was so pretty, so I made it blend in with the surrounding environment more. One can also spy a tunnel at top center: Below you see the pre-existing bridges and riverfront area: And here you see the same area after my improvements. Notice the doubled width of the freeway carrying over across the river. Thank you to the RHW bridgemakers, though an RHW-8C bridge would be nice - an 8C was my original plan so I wouldn't have to bulldoze so much, but I was unable to locate an RHW-8C bridge in my search on the STEX and LEX. If anyone reading this can point me to one let me know in a reply to this post. Last but not least below is a zoomed-out view of the pre-existing downtown: And the new reconstructed downtown. This part is obviously not exactly complete, but there's more than enough going on here for you to get the idea. The freeway strip is of course complete now: What downtown journey would be complete without night lights? Below is a night view of the freeway strip in downtown River Bend, with west at the top. Quite nice, isn't it? Note the passenger trains toward the left - the line seems to be pretty busy these days. Below is a more close-in view of the gorgeous buildings, with south at the top: Moving toward the North River border we come across a new downtown, the extension of the Right Bank southward into River Bend. Below, the much awaited development: In keeping with recent trends, below is a night view, with south at the top, showing off how vibrant the temples of commerce and capital are in Franklin County these days: That's about all I have for the eleventh anniversary update, which I suppose could be considered part two of a larger undecennial initiative along with yesterday's post. Before I leave I present to you a regional view showing off the seamlessness of the development, and giving you a larger view as I always like to do: Any of your comments, suggestions, or questions are as always welcome.-
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