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Part 02 - A Tour of Zephyropolis' Central City
Zephyrus22 posted a City Journal entry in Zephyr Bay Metro Area - Zephyropolis, Groveport and Beyond!
Welcome back to the Zephyr Bay Metropolitan Area journal! In the second entry to the series, we will be exploring the central part of Zephyropolis, the region's largest city. The city of Zephyropolis is commonly divided up into four "districts": Central, which is home to the Central Business District and some of the city's most popular destinations, North, a largely affluent concentration of the city's wealthy residents with an extravagant park system, East, a sprawling plain filled with residences of various incomes, and West, an isolated district separated from the rest of Zephyropolis by a river. This entry will focus solely on Central Zephyropolis, also called the Central City. As the region's premier business, shopping and nightlife destination, the city's core is a great place to discover what makes the city so great - and the challenges that the city faces as an emerging metropolis. Modern-day Zephyropolis stands at a dynamic point in its history. As the city and region have grown, so too have the various factors affecting the city. An increase in suburbanization has created a push to develop freeways through the Central area. So far only one Freeway, the Edmonds Expressway, has been built. However, plans are in place to build more freeways throughout the East and North Sides, and city planners want the new freeways to connect near downtown. While community activists have began fighting such efforts, the city's urban fabric faces an uncertain future. At the same time, the Central Business District (CBD) has began to grow noticeably denser over the past decade. It seems that the buildings downtown keep getting taller and taller. With every new addition to the skyline, the city's "world class" aspirations become ever closer to reality. Many cities pride themselves on being "a city of neighborhoods," and Zephyropolis is no exception. The city has many dynamic districts that cater to different types of people. In the Central City, the most central areas that made up the original city limits are divided into four "Wards", numbered consecutively. After the four wards were established and the city grew outward, city planners took a more creative approach to naming the city's numerous districts. The city's focal point is Central Circle, visible here at the left side of the image. Mitchell Monument stands tall in the circle's center as an inspiration to all who visit the city. Mitchell Monument serves as the starting point for not only the city's grid system, but also the city's crown jewels: Central Park and Zephyr Park. The two sprawling parks are an attraction in themselves and host a multitude of events throughout the year. Spanning four city blocks, Central Park can be seen in the above image. Central Park was once the center of an historic, upscale shopping district. Over the years, as the business district grew, the shopping district migrated North (or down, from the perspective of this image) along Tradewinds Avenue, the thoroughfare in the center that goes outward from Mitchell Monument. Today, only one major department store, Charlesworth's, is still located along the park loop. At the point where Central Park and Zephyr Parks meet stands the Zephyropolis City Museum, which serves as a southern frame to Central Park. This museum is a major attraction, drawing crowds from far and wide. Zephyr Park contains a number of amenities, such as a separated bike path and an amphitheater. The reflecting pool is popular with museum patrons. A busy ferry terminal provides frequent service to Shorewood and Groveport. Another view of the museum and amphitheater. On the park's west side, a large promenade serves as a gathering spot for residents and visitors alike. Several festivals and cultural events take place here throughout the year. Near the water stands the Sculpture Garden, with works on display from both local artists and nationally-renowned masters. In the First Ward, Donnelly Beach is a popular place to relax and enjoy the sunny weather. As a beachfront neighborhood adjacent to the CBD, the First Ward is an affluent, desirable place to reside. As such, it has grown into one of the city's most exclusive and expensive areas. The beach, however, is public property and open to all - much to the chagrin of some of the residents. Immediately to the North of the First Ward is the Second Ward. Largely residential, the center of the neighborhood is the location of the city's Entertainment District. Zephyrus Field is where the Zephyropolis Zephyrs play. Zephyrus, Inc., headquartered in the city, insists this alliterative naming convention is merely a coincidence. A budding theater district nearby is in its early stages of growth. Many well-off Zephyropolians reside in the Second Ward as well, attracted to the proximity of both the Entertainment District and Tradewinds Avenue. The Third Ward is home to the city's emerging Financial District. Many of the city's tallest new towers are located here, as is the city's Stock Exchange. Many residents of the First Ward work here. Surprisingly, the Third Ward is still not a very desirable place to live - the city's former industrial and vice district, Third Ward Docks, was located directly to the west and is only now being redeveloped - so the area still has a large amount of low-income housing. Those days are numbered, though, as new luxury housing has already began to pop up on former industrial land. The Third Ward Docks was once one of the city's major manufacturing districts, and also had a reputation for vice as well. For several decades it was a major industrial jobs center by day and a place to go for illicit goods and services by night. In recent years, many of the old industrial buildings have been demolished as part of urban redevelopment initiatives. However, one holdout has stood the test of time: the Third Ward Market, a prominent vendor's & farmer's market, has grown even more popular with the onset of gentrification in the Third Ward. Well-established in the community, the market has even become a popular tourist attraction - a notion that people thirty years ago would have been shocked to consider. There's even a cruise ship port right next door! The Fourth Ward, when compared to the other three downtown wards, is rather sleepy by comparison, being mostly residential. The neighborhood has historically been an eccentric mix of blue-collar and middle-class residents, with downtown office workers living next to factory workers in dense flats. In recent years, the rise of the Financial District has residents concerned about gentrification and displacement at the hands of the people who are getting priced out of the First and Second Wards. Technically a part of the Fourth Ward, Chinatown is a culturally distinct neighborhood at the Fourth Ward's Northwest corner. The community's main street became so popular that the street was converted into a pedestrian-only walkway. Zephyropolis' Chinatown is a vibrant, bustling community. Sadly, in recent years the neighborhood feels more separated from the Fourth Ward than ever before. Why, you ask? The recent construction of the Edmonds Expressway has not only created a physical barrier between Chinatown and the Fourth Ward, but has also divided the neighborhood of Millview completely in half! These two images show what the area looked like before the highway construction compared to today. Fortunately for the Fourth Ward and Chinatown, their portion of the expressway was elevated, making travel by foot or bicycle more accessible. The residents of Millview were not so lucky. The ground-level highway has made travelling across the neighborhood only possible at two points, and nearly impossible without a car. The neighborhood of Millview - along with Harpertown, its sister neighborhood to the North - has historically been a working-class community. Millview was named after its proximity to the factories in the district now known as The Junction. With so many of the neighborhood's residents working at the local factories, Millview was known as a sort of pseudo-company town. Sadly, Millview experienced disinvestment and depopulation as changing social and environmental factors made the community less desirable. The recent division of the neighborhood by the new freeway has further cemented Millview's status as a fractured neighborhood. In recent years, Millview has seen some signs of gentrification. As the new Junction Research Corridor begins to take shape, Millview is expected to become a more desirable community to live in - or, at least the land west of the freeway will be. On the west side of Central City, adjacent to the Fourth Ward and Millview, stands The Junction, a mostly industrial neighborhood that is beginning to see changes. With the rapid changes occurring to the south in neighboring Third Ward Docks, the city wants The Junction to transform into the city's new hub for tech and innovation. The Junction was chosen as the site of the new Junction Research Park facility, which is expected to be a catalyst for further high tech development in the area. Currently, however, it is still home to a number of factories that have so far resisted displacement. In the center of the city, directly north of Mitchell Monument/Central Park and between the Second and Fourth Wards, is the Tradewinds Avenue Shopping District. This multi-block stretch is home to a variety of department stores and attractions. Locals and tourists alike flock here to shop and dine. The Galleria Grand Central Station, a major terminus for the region's commuter rail network, is located here. The Divenere Tower, once the city's tallest building, stands as the tallest building in this part of the city. Finally, the last stop in our tour takes us to the neighborhood of Hortonia. Somewhat similar in layout to Millview, Hortonia became an upper-middle-class community early in the 19th century. As a result, a variety of boutique condo towers were built in the western part of the neighborhood, closest to Tradewinds Avenue. Over the years, Hortonia has managed to avoid the same fate that has plagued Millview. However, with the onset of new highway development proposals, the people of Hortonia are apprehensive about changes that might destroy the community's urban fabric. A grassroots community organization, Protect Hortonia, is dedicated to fighting against highway expansion into the neighborhood. Whether or not they are successful, however, is anyone's guess. --- This concludes our tour of Zephyropolis' Central City. We hope you've enjoyed learning about the various neighborhoods in this part of the city, as well as their histories and the issues that they face. Next time, we will be exploring the North Side of Zephyropolis, where a grand boulevard and parks system has given the district a sense of oneness with nature. I hope to see you in the next tour. In the meantime, feel free to post any questions or comments below, and I will hopefully not take so long to get the next journal entry posted. Thanks for reading! EDIT: for formatting corrections- 2 Comments
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The Capitol District of Durham serves as the regional business hub and the center of national political power in Sim Nation. The legislative and judicial seats of government are located here, along with a substantial number of governmental bureaus, agencies, and institutions. The National Promenade Park, along the Kubwa River, serves as the "front yard" of the country and is home to many monuments and museums. Adjacent is the central business district and University of Durham. This concentration of governmental and commercial sites makes the Capitol District the most visited and recognizable area of Greater Durham. Being the center of the city, the Capitol District is also the hub of the regional and national transportation network. Capitol District view from the south Capitol District view from the east National Promenade Park view from the south National Promenade Park view from the east National Court National Capitol & Arch of Justice Central Business District view from the south Central Business District view from the east Central Business District view from the east Durham Central Station National Promenade Marina & National Arch Bridge National Cable-stayed Bridge National Cemetery Arena District Arena District University of Durham University of Durham Medical Center Independence Park Asiatown Capitol District night view from the south Capitol District night view from the east National Promenade Park night view from the south National Promenade Park night view from the east Central Business District night view from the east Central Business District night view from the east
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Downtown Nobisco is the primary business district and financial center for the region and one of the largest in Sim Nation. The harborfront is at the crossroads of the regional transportation network, including the cross bay tunnel, downtown tunnel, regional commuter train terminals, regional expressway network primary junction, and primary mass transit node. Some main attractions in this community are the professional baseball ballpark, city aquarium, professional basketball arena, Harbor Market, Central Cruise Terminal, city civic center, Arts & Theater district, and Nobisco Place Fashion Center mall. Downtown core Civic Center & Financial District Downtown Core & Basketball Arena Downtown Financial District Harbor Market Civic Center Nobisco Harbor Penninsula & Cross-bay Tunnel Ballpark Village & City Aquarium Nobisco Place Fashion Center Nobisco Place Fashion Center Downtown East Train Station Union Station & Downtown Stack Interchange Fountain Square & Downtown Junction Downtown Tunnel Nobisco Arts & Theater District Downtown Core at night Civic Center & Financial District at night Central Business District at night
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From the album Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
This is a project started earlier this year, but not completed. The project is a set of rewards re-lotted as piers carrying some Maxis buildings and landscaping. It seems it would have been a hard-sell. The piers would have to be very heavy constructs and piled very deep to support the large concrete and steel structures. I still like the appeal of the waterfront development so the project is back on my list of things to complete.- 2 Comments
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South Downtown, also commonly referred to as the Financial District is definitely the busiest and the well-known neighbourhood of Medrean City. Housing the offices and headquarters of many of the Simland Federation's major companies and financial institutions, including the Medrean City-Ckrystahal Stock Exchange. South Downtown is considered as the historic center of Medrean City where the European settlers founded the city in 1836. Even if most of the oldest buildings have been replaced by some most impressive structures and skyscrapers in the late 19th century, South Downtown is still housing some remains of this period. Whatever could be the reason of your stay in South Downtown, for business or for leisure, you can be certain that this neighbourhood will let you unforgettable feelings. Wishing you a nice visit. South Downtown is a major transportation node, accessible by the city's subway, trains and the Interstate 7 which carries north and southbound traffic from the suburbs. The Intertstate 7 is connected with Colonius Avenue, a major north-south street which is well-known for being the the main commercial street of Medrean City, housing both offices, museums, luxury apartments and many upscale shops. As South Downtown is considered to be primarily a destination for daytime traders and office workers, the neighbourhood is housing many parks where it is pleasant to walk during a lunch break or a day-off. Did you enjoy your stay in South Downtown ? The municipal council hope so and can't wait to present you the next district of North Downtown an other day.
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Welcome to Vice City the Capital of Organized Crime
Ulisse Wolf posted a City Journal entry in Federal Republic of Siculia((OLD VERSION (1.0))CLOSED)
COMMENT REPLIES: International Airport under Development (part 2) michae95l :Thanks alot for the comment Mymyjp: Thanks for the comment but now I am going on vacation with these airports gviper: Thanks for suggestion is in fact there are many design errors jacob814: I'm a fan of Chris Sawyers Locomotion however settle down the problem Kim Sunwoo: A large airport with a lot of problems here is because of that Brawl ezequiel558: Thank you for your feedback Welcome to Vice City the Capital of Organized Crime After the chaos of the airport the judiciary ordered the suspension of work to secure the airport and passengers however was arrested the head of the project so to make a long story short the project has been suspended Returning to our speech do you remember of the Iron bridge located in Taranto? Interstate 36? Well today I must this beautiful city very chaotic. After crossing the Iron bridge and the Vice bridge one arrives in Vice City the capital of organized crime In fact there are two bridges one that takes you somewhere and another goes to the island of Vice city This is the industrial district of Vice City there is a highway construction interstate 76 to OH NO! goes to Escobar international airport Here is a pretty ghetto to find low-cost houses for a living (or to create a gang or to produce drugs) The University of Vice city is located in the safe area Litte Havana A beautiful business district This is the junction of interstate 36 going toward Washington Beach located in the other island This is the military district with lots of tanks armed with missiles and military jets in short if you want to make soldiers come here To conclude this city journal here is a nice view of the city at night HEY BUT WHAT 'S GOING ON? NEXT TIME: THE TWO DIMENSIONS The first Doctor Who special in simcity 4 Disclaimer Doctor Who is part of the BBC I'm just using it for humorous purposes. Note: Vice city is a city in development if you want send feddback are well accepted- 5 Comments
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Greetings! It's been a while. I was so awfully busy at work, Wei Liu (Minister for MIEC) had passed away last week after failure to recover from the complications that arose after he got a stroke. He was among the 512, this is the final tally by the MoT, who died due to the plane crash either directly or influenced by it. So starting today, as approved by the Teiko Regional Council (Central-46) itself, I will be taking over as the new Minister of Internal and External Communications Ministry. Oh great, just silly me giving myself a new problem. Why can't be contended of being just a celebrity... Anyhow, here are the most awaited updates for this week! First off, the final resolution regarding the plane crash was finally submitted by the investigative panel headed by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Transportation - Aviation Safety and Regulatory Division (MoT-ASReD). Teikoninans erupted in joy signifying their support for the decision. The photo below shows the snapshot of the ongoing panel meeting earlier this week. This is the news report article for the resolution. I must admit that Devon News is really doing a great job in publishing news although its a bit bias sometimes but then again it's the only media company in Teiko! I feel bad for them though... It's Light Yagami (Minister of Justice) were talking about here and I'm pretty much sure he wouldn't go easy on them. He had this notebook where he writes all records and there I am taking about it, its suppose to be his secret! You can read who whole article here. For our second update, SZT Properties and Ayala Land Premier had hooked up for a construction of Akashi Global City (AGC) in Kamizaki District. This is a 200 Hectare land development which is the biggest in any district in Teiko so far which will be a new city center. It will incorporate condominiums, apartments, commercial offices and commercial lifestyle districts. This is the poster for the upcoming project. The name is given as a veneration to the current Teiko Premier, Akashi Seijuro. This project is divided into four phases due to it's massive area size. The first phase has recently began construction. This is a new commercial building just before the AGC Underpass. The left is the site of Pearl Coast Hotel (it's second branch) and the right is the new HQ of Glasglow Glass Corporation. To the right is another unidentified establishment (all of them are secretive about this one!) and the left building is the only finished structure in the area. Well technically, there already two completed structure in the area, the parking garage at the left and Diamond Hotel (the one with hexagonal features) The new Teiko Interstate which will pass by AGC is also being finished by Industrial Illusion, this 8-Lane Highway will be first of its kind in Teiko and will be running south to east connecting the southern districts (Kamizaki, Nakamiya South) to the eastern districts (Tetsuya, Rakuzan) A portion of the Interstate being constructed. If you notice, there will be interchanges in Kamizaki, the first one will be the diamond exchange at western end of the district. The other exchange which is a parclo is still being constructed as of the moment. The whole length of Teiko Interstate and the first phase construction of AGC. Lastly, with this new highway, it also inevitable that mass transport all doesn't want to be overshadowed. This coming Friday, The Loop Line, Teiko's official name for the Teiko Railways whichi is managed by Teiko Railways Corp., will be doing its grand launching. This 57-Station line will be running into 8 districts (Too, Kaijo, Kamata West, Kamata South, Meiho, Shutoku, Kirisaki Daichi, Josei). This is another milestone in Teiko's transportation systems and many people are already waiting to experience riding a train for the first time. This is a inside picture of the train cab. Since it's designed for mass transit, there won't be any special thing here. Wait for the monorail, I guess? Lastly, here is the official complete transit map as published by Ministry of Transportation - Mass Transit Authority Division (MTAD). Notice, it runs in like a loop hence the name Loop Line. Here are some shots of the test run done earlier. That's the blue train and the brown train. For a start, Loop Line will only be using the two of them, Teiko Railways Corp. is hoping to acquire more train cabs in the future. Happy riding! Here are free passes to everyone. Oh, one more thing, lastly, I mean definitely lastly, Ministry of Social Development and Welfare headed by its minister, Quillsh Wammy had started to construct Teiko's first national orphanage. A project designed to empower those children who had seemed to lose direction and purpose n life. Our goal is to give them hope and a future. In behalf of the government, we would like to ask for partnership with the private sector to help realize this dream. I present to you Wammy House! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UNDYING SUPPORT, SEE YOU NEXT TIME! TEiKO. IT'S MORE FUN HERE! Disclaimer: Some pictures are not mine, all of them are credited to their rightful owners. They are used under the fair-usage policy. If you want your pictures removed, feel free to message me.
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I Need Tips On Tackling Redevelopement of an Edge City (Anchor Suburb)
champloo08 posted a topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion
I haven't played Sim City 4 in awhile and just picked it up again. I'm really disliking this growth I had for a suburb in my region before I stopped playing. The city is the 3rd largest in the region with the population just under 200K and the 2nd largest office district in the with the office population at 400K. The regions population is 4.3 million and the largest city is just at 1.2 million with office population at 650K. The largest city and this suburb is separated by a large body of water, but is connected with a large bridge. The suburb connects to more cities compared to the anchor city, technically the suburb is the center of the region, and has a lot of incoming traffic for the office district in all directions. Now I hate the way my suburb looks with all the high rises and would like to redevelop the whole city with more mid rises, very few sky scrapers, and a larger sprawled area of offices. I'm trying to go for the a mixture with Tysons Corner (DC) and Southfield/Troy (Suburbs of Detroit). I'm worried that redevelopment process will have repercussions with the neighboring cities like large loss of wealth, jobs, abandoned homes, basically the affect of a huge drop in the economy. Do you all have any tips to help me tackle the redevelopment? My Suburban City Tysons Corner (DC) Southfield (Detroit) Troy (Detroit)
