Building a City from Scratch: An Introduction to Urban Planning Through Manukau Ranges. #CitiesSkylines2

From Blueprint to a Living Metropolis Have you ever wondered why your home is on one side of town and the factories are on the other? Or why the subway entrance is precisely on that corner? These are not accidents; they are the result of urban planning, a discipline of deliberate choices that shape our … Continue reading Building a City from Scratch: An Introduction to Urban Planning Through Manukau Ranges. #CitiesSkylines2 →

City Centre = People, LOTS OF People! | City Centre Tram Line (Day) | #citiesskylines2

WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? And more to the point where are they going? Discover Marsden Point City Centre as we take the tram on the City Centre Tram Line, this time in the day! We also see the latest rocket launch as the tram pulls into the Marsden Central Station stop, before returning back … Continue reading City Centre = People, LOTS OF People! | City Centre Tram Line (Day) | #citiesskylines2 →

A Midnight Rendezvous with City Centre Tram Line | #citiesskylines2

A Midnight Rendezvous made possible with 24/7 transit A friend decided to visit and has arrived as Marsden Central Station on one of the Trans Marden Rail services. They made it clear while they could have caught the metro running under the City, they wanted to see the city lights of Marsden Point before arriving … Continue reading A Midnight Rendezvous with City Centre Tram Line | #citiesskylines2 →

Waterfront Views that are lifting off! | #citiesskylines2

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.............. Time to visit family on the other side of Marsden Bay. And what better way to get there by catching the tram from my front door to their front door via some very spectacular waterfront views! But the waterfront views were not the only views I got to enjoy on … Continue reading Waterfront Views that are lifting off! | #citiesskylines2 →

Avoiding the Xmas Highway Blues with Trans Marsden Rail Line 2 | #citiesskylines2

Avoiding the those highway blues : Riding the Trans Marsden Rail Line 2 through Marsden Point Avoiding the those highway blues : Riding the Trans Marsden Rail Line 2 through Marsden Point. Why get stuck in highway traffic or even airport queues this Xmas season only to then circle for ages finding a car park … Continue reading Avoiding the Xmas Highway Blues with Trans Marsden Rail Line 2 | #citiesskylines2 →

Bikes Update for #citiesskylines2 | Also Multi-Modal Transit in Action

One of the transport's GOATS modes long missing from Cities Skylines' successor finally tp make its long-awaited debut! Cycling and cycle infrastructure, one of the GOAT's (Greatest Of All Time) in terms of moving people and goods around efficiently inside an urban area. Cycling shares that GOAT podium alongside rail and when the two work … Continue reading Bikes Update for #citiesskylines2 | Also Multi-Modal Transit in Action →

Riding Through that Transit Oriented Development | Pacifica City Rides 2.0 AND 2.1 | #citiesskylines

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 →

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TIME | Pacifica City | Part 5 | #citiesskylines

Connecting People, Villages, Towns and Centres into Pacifica City. Also MONORAIL Monorail, metro, tram, roads, cycle lanes, transit-oriented developments, industry, all city builders' dreams needing to be reality. So, let's get ready for Part 5 - Papatoetoe, where the first transit-oriented development or TOD will occur! Also, a ride on the MONORAIL! Transit Oriented Developments … Continue reading TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TIME | Pacifica City | Part 5 | #citiesskylines →

Transit Oriented Development = Money where mouth is | Pacifica City, Part 5. #CitiesSkylines

Part 5: Transit Oriented Development Time in Pacifica City. And yes, that is still a monorail line! Time for Pacifica City to grow up. Well technically grow up as the City grows out towards the City Centre. Now to avoid the problem of car-centric based planning, I am planning to engage in my usual standard … Continue reading Transit Oriented Development = Money where mouth is | Pacifica City, Part 5. #CitiesSkylines →

Pacifica City Rides 1.0 – First Ride | #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 →