Could Large Language Models (AI) be used as a tool in Planning? It was used in my submission to the Planning Bill that had included "blueprints" if my submission was to be followed. So, could it now be used alongside an urban simulator like Cities Skylines which has already been used as an illustrator and … Continue reading Can AI be used in Planning? And could an existing Urban Simulator like #CitiesSkylines 1 and 2 assist?
Category: Urban Geography
A Brand New City Continues: Waikato and That Infrastructure. | Part 2.1 | #citiesskylines2
Slow but methodical; continuing to lay the skeleton and arteries that will support the brand new city! Infrastructure building can be rather dry, or wet, smelly, electrifying, soothing, enlightening, administrative or any other term you can think of. And certainly it might not make the most enthralling video in Cities Skylines but without infrastructure your … Continue reading A Brand New City Continues: Waikato and That Infrastructure. | Part 2.1 | #citiesskylines2
A Day in Motion: Discovering Marsden Point’s Transit Heartbeat
A city with a pulse is a city in motion! A similar post was done as part of the Ben Does Planning Series. A Day in the Motion on Ben's Cities blog is where we just sit back and reflect on all that is Marsden Point in Cities Skylines 2. Marsden Point: a City in … Continue reading A Day in Motion: Discovering Marsden Point’s Transit Heartbeat
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
Strategic Review: Urban Planning and Development of Manukau Ranges #CitiesSkylines2
The Evolution of Manukau Ranges: A Planners Journey in Cities Skylines 2 1.0 Introduction and Review Mandate The development of Manukau Ranges presents a compelling case study in the disciplined application of transit-oriented development principles, from initial foundation to a mature, polycentric city of 200,000 residents. This strategic review provides a comprehensive analysis of the … Continue reading Strategic Review: Urban Planning and Development of Manukau Ranges #CitiesSkylines2
5 Surprising Lessons from Building a Megalopolis in Cities Skylines 2
Manukau Ranges: A Planners Sandbox indeed! Introduction: The Unpredictable Life of a Digital Mayor Every Cities: Skylines player knows the feeling. One moment, you’re admiring a perfectly zoned neighbourhood; the next, you’re staring at a hundred little icons screaming about a garbage crisis, a collapsed power grid, or a mysterious city-wide thirst for beverages. It’s … Continue reading 5 Surprising Lessons from Building a Megalopolis in Cities Skylines 2
Making Cycling Work for YOU and Your City | Part3 | #citiesskylines2
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’s Brave New World | Part 2 | #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
Cycling’s Brave New World (in #CitiesSkylines2)
Bikes are here, and it is time to put them to work! A brave new world has come to Manukau Ranges, and all my future cities in Cities Skylines 2. That brave new world being all things cycling (and even scooters), and it is time to put them to work! But it will be no … Continue reading Cycling’s Brave New World (in #CitiesSkylines2)
Introducing Marsden Point with new DLC | Manukau Ranges Part 7.0 | #citiesskylines2
Bridges and Ports DLC gets a work out with functional port! I also prattle Urban Geography concepts The Bridges and Ports DLC (along with the patch) is out from Colossal Order and it time to get port building in Manukau Ranges! However, I engage in a quick urban geography review as the new game simulation … Continue reading Introducing Marsden Point with new DLC | Manukau Ranges Part 7.0 | #citiesskylines2








