Urban Simulators mapping out real life Cities I enjoy the game Cities Skylines, its expansions and of course the Mods. Even when compared to a New Zealand example (given … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Helping Building Better Cities Today
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Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning?
Amenities and urban development. Simple right? Anything but! So how does a City simulator offer some tips? This crossover post with Ben’s Cities offers a cursory glance at amenities and residential developments.
A question often asked
A question often asked in the real world as well as Cities Skylines: How to upscale your residential area – that is how to trigger intensification or how to get a new residential area started.
This is a crossover post with my Talking Southern Auckland blog on amenities and residential areas. Amenities or rather facilities, services, conveniences, comforts and creature comforts are things we all need but things we often forget about when it comes to residential planning. Specifically when a residential area has been upzoned for intensification or a new residential laid down (Greenfield) what encourages their developments.
The question above gets asked in the Cities Skylines forums as players struggle to achieve their aim of a new residential area or an existing residential area upgrading to a more intense and more wealthy one. That struggle can apply to a real life City as well.
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All Aboard! Taking Layton City Metro Line 2. #CitiesSkylines
One for you transit people out there Take the train that takes about an hour in game time to circuit the City. Source: All Aboard! Taking Layton … Continue reading All Aboard! Taking Layton City Metro Line 2. #CitiesSkylines
Layton City is Back #CitiesSkylines
Back to some Applied Planning Winter weather means some good opportunities to nail down a few hours in Cities Skylines. After some earlier issues (still have to fix … Continue reading Layton City is Back #CitiesSkylines
Guess Who Is Back? #CitiesSkylines
Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Flagship returns ? After some teeth gnashing and a reset my flagship City has returned. Find out tomorrow in Ben’s Cities! ?
Wynyard Quarter Goes 30km/h. Time For Residential Streets to do the same
Time for safer humane speeds A debate about Te Wero Island being flipped from parking spaces into a park generated this response from Pippa Coom in regard with Wynyard … Continue reading Wynyard Quarter Goes 30km/h. Time For Residential Streets to do the same
Urban Design: Form and Function or Aesthetics? #CitiesSkylines Assists
I lean to the former Transport Blog yesterday had a post on urban design owing to Auckland Council’s Design Champion recently saying that new apartments in Otahuhu looked ugly. … Continue reading Urban Design: Form and Function or Aesthetics? #CitiesSkylines Assists
Light Rail Running Through Manukau!
The Cities Skylines version that is Well it finally happened with Manukau City Centre and neighbouring Wiri getting a light rail services that connects with bus services and the … Continue reading Light Rail Running Through Manukau!
A Congestion Problem Worth Having?
Rail congestion Most days cities will spend time untangling their congested roading network. In the example it is the case of untangling the congested freight rail … Continue reading A Congestion Problem Worth Having?
Beech District, Opening the Metro Rail System #CitiesSkylines
While we wait for the Unitary Plan to come out tomorrow at lunch time I take a brief return to another City undergoing rapid expansion as Auckland is.
Layton City in Cities Skylines had its heavy rail metro system opened over the weekend with a four station shuttle starting its services.
At the same time expansion continues to follow the main rail line towards the proposed City Centre and its transit hub.
Finally as the continued drive for an 8-80 City continues citywide cycleways open up and boy do the citizens and tourists love using them
All in Layton City as part of Cities Skylines
Beech District introduces heavy rail Beech District while another expansion to the quilt-work that is the Layton City also marks a more historic occasion with the heavy rail metro network no…
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Talking Southern Auckland 