Tag: Urban Design

Old McDonald had a farm and TIMBER | Waikato Parts 5.3 and 5.4 | #citiesskylines2

Feeding the City and Building Those Houses! Also introducing the new urban settlements of Clevedon and Waipa! If Concrete and Steel built Waikato then Old McDonald's Farm feeds a hungry Waikato. Also TIMBER otherwise how else is your brand new house, that lovely furniture and those upgrades all get provided for (without importing)? Parts 5.3 … Continue reading Old McDonald had a farm and TIMBER | Waikato Parts 5.3 and 5.4 | #citiesskylines2 →

Ben Tours His Urban Creation | Waikato Special – Part 1 | #citiesskylines

Getting under the hood of Ben's urban creations In the first of three specials with Waikato, I take a tour of Waikato Gardens while explaining urban concepts. Waikato Gardens was built as part of Waikato 5.2 to support the metals and concrete industries, but was not extensively covered in that video. Urban Planning, Urban Design, … Continue reading Ben Tours His Urban Creation | Waikato Special – Part 1 | #citiesskylines →

Transit by Design: Designing Transit That Works | Waikato Part 3.1 | #citiesskylines2

Time for a reading on Transit by Design before implementing said transit into Waikato The Spatial Plan is written, the infrastructure is in place, I finally laid down the Zones, and we are ready to let the first cims and businesses move in. BUT FIRST we have one more of the puzzle to complete. I … Continue reading Transit by Design: Designing Transit That Works | Waikato Part 3.1 | #citiesskylines2 →

Can AI be used in Planning? And could an existing Urban Simulator like #CitiesSkylines 1 and 2 assist?

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? →

Pacifica City goes Racing! #CitiesSkylines

Also, we ride a Blimp Offscreen I built the race track that will be the mainstay of the Pacific Motor City district. In this specialised district not only do we have the race track itself, but also supporting infrastructure including hotels, malls, transit including a blimp stop, supporting tourism based commercial etc and so on. … Continue reading Pacifica City goes Racing! #CitiesSkylines →

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 →

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 →

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 = 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 →