Bridges, Ports, Railways and Highways | Waikato 5.0 | #citiesskylines2

Time for those Bridges, Ports, Railways and Highways Bridges, Ports, Railways, and Highways. No endless business cases, no political partisan pontification, no dithering apart from a fast growing city catching me a tad short. Just a spatial plan, a long-term-plan, and some serious construction! With Waikato hitting 60,000 (large town or small city status) it … Continue reading Bridges, Ports, Railways and Highways | Waikato 5.0 | #citiesskylines2

MOVE THAT BUS. Here come the first residents | Waikato Part 4.0 | #citiesskylines2

Huh? 42,000 cims already? Stormy Weather does not stop excited cims moving into new city! The weather might be a bit yuck but that does not stop our first 8,000 cims arriving by car, train and coach (bus) to stake their claim as the first residents of Waikato. Captains of industry also also scrambling as … Continue reading MOVE THAT BUS. Here come the first residents | Waikato Part 4.0 | #citiesskylines2

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

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

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