Time to embrace the brave world that is cycling by using the tools available Commuter, causal, tourism, on road, cycle lanes, separated bike paths, end-of-trip facilities, single seat trip, multi modal! All a big Planning Word Salad when you first look it, but all essential questions that inform how you will lay out your very … Continue reading Making Cycling Work for YOU and Your City | Part3 | #citiesskylines2
Cycling powers your cities both old and new! What was taken for granted in #citiesskylines enters a brave new world in #citiesskylines2 . The brave new world of CYCLING! With cycling now an option in Cities Skylines 2 I will be retrofitting Manukau Ranges with this powerful transport mode. However, I will use my latest … Continue reading Cycling’s Brave New World | Part 2 | #citiesskylines2
Riding through the Papatoetoe Transit Oriented Development, AND the eco district of Papatoetoe West Time to jump on those biofuel buses again to tour the continued development of the Papatoetoe Transit Oriented Development. This post comes with two videos for your viewing pleasure. 2.0 which takes the bus through Papatoetoe West via the monorail/bus hub … Continue reading Riding Through that Transit Oriented Development | Pacifica City Rides 2.0 AND 2.1 | #citiesskylines
You too can go green in Pacifica City! Time to extend the Papatoetoe - Transit Oriented Development via introducing the sub district of Papatoetoe West. What is so special about Papatoetoe West? The Organic Commercial, and Self-Sufficient Residential District Policies were enabled? WHAT? It means houses are eco-friendly, and commercial sell organic and/or sustainable goods. … Continue reading Going Organic and Self Sufficient | Pacifica City | Part 5.1 | #citiesskylines
Catching the biofueled bus - in CITIES SKYLINES ONE! We again return to our Cities Skylines roots with CS1, and my last CS1 city, Pacifica City! Strap in as we take a quick bus ride on the two buses serving this fledgling city as of this video under 10,000 cims. And I mean strap in … Continue reading Pacifica City Rides 1.0 – First Ride | #CitiesSkylines
Urban Development in full flight in Grand Manukau/Layton Cities After some path finding issues with the transit system and realising you can not start a Metro Line at a "deactivated" station (a station that has been built but not online to receive passengers) I got some good old fashioned urban development underway in Grand Manukau/Layton … Continue reading Expanding the City while Riding the Metro. #CitiesSkylines
Match the mode for the space Auckland Transport Executives and the Chair again prove that they are talk and no action when it comes to the livability of a City especially its City Centre. The latest from AT in regards to Customs Street having busses removed to improve the flow of cars through a core … Continue reading Impending Auckland Transport Mess Up With City Centre Street – This is How You Design City Centre Streets #CitiesSkylines
100% clean green power There are several ways I like to keep my cities green in Cities Skylines: Power production will often come from low-carbon emitting sources including hydro or nuclear. I do use the Waste to Energy Incinerators that produce small amounts of air and ground pollution but they make up no more … Continue reading Who Say’s I Don’t Do Green #CitiesSkylines
DLC handles well with a few minor bugs Well one of those bugs is pretty major if I can not place down the International Airport in your map. Anyway yesterday the Cities Skylines Park Life DLC came out so I decided to give it a whirl - once the crucial Mods were updated. I didn't … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Park Life is Out and I am Having an Absolute Blast. Also Urban Geography and Green Utility Skills Tested
No not car parks Paradox and Colossal Order have announced a new DLC coming out for their vaunted hit - Cities Skylines From Paradox via STEAM: We're thrilled to announce Parklife, our next expansion for Cities: Skylines! 19 APRIL - THELETTERZ We're pleased to announce that Cities: Skylines will be getting a playful new … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines New Expansion Out Next Month: PARKS – Lots and Lots of PARKS
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