Tag: Urban Design

Riding the Bus Lines in Papakura, and an old one too. Neo South Auckland #CitiesSkylines

Finally Completed Busway moves buses efficiently Time to go riding the new bus lines in what was at the time the latest suburb to be added to Neo South Auckland, the suburb of Papakura. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6VKmOM06o4 Wheels on the bus go round and round In an upcoming video I we would tour the Papakura-Riccarton Bus Way. … Continue reading Riding the Bus Lines in Papakura, and an old one too. Neo South Auckland #CitiesSkylines →

Long (Raw) Playthrough of Neo South Auckland, Establish Bus Rapid Transit Infrastructure to Support Riccarton Centre. #CitiesSkylines

Going to try BRT's again After a break I am slowing getting back into streaming and creating Cities Skylines content using Neo South Auckland as my current example. I usually upload both the RAW version for those wanting the entire run through of a city building session, as well as snippets highlighting specific elements like … Continue reading Long (Raw) Playthrough of Neo South Auckland, Establish Bus Rapid Transit Infrastructure to Support Riccarton Centre. #CitiesSkylines →

#citiesskylines Tutorial: Stylised Districts in Your City (Modded)

Using Themes to create stylised Districts An often overlooked feature using Cities Skylines is that you can stylise individual Districts to your tastes or objectives. Most often we will select what is known as a "Theme" and implement it city-wide. For example my go to city-wide Theme is European and European Suburbia as I don't … Continue reading #citiesskylines Tutorial: Stylised Districts in Your City (Modded) →

One Metro + One Micro District = Another Day in #CitiesSkylines (Grand City of Solaria)

Got to move and house those Cims Another day and more work to do in the Grand City of Solaria. Recently I did a podcast on Micro Districts and the Soviet Union (see: Micro Districts, the Soviet Union and Modern City Planning). In the most recent streams of Cities Skylines I put the Micro District theory … Continue reading One Metro + One Micro District = Another Day in #CitiesSkylines (Grand City of Solaria) →

The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part Two with City Geometries #CitiesSkylines

NOTE: DO NOT OPEN WITH MOBILE DEVICE OR ON MOBILE DATA. DESKTOP RECOMMENDED Part Two covers the Trans-Manukau Link in the day time, it also covers some of the urban geometries I am using in Manukau via Cities Skylines The map I am playing to build Manukau on (this my first city with the Industries … Continue reading The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part Two with City Geometries #CitiesSkylines →

The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part One #CitiesSkylines

NOTE: DO NOT OPEN WITH MOBILE DEVICE OR ON MOBILE DATA. DESKTOP RECOMMENDED The map I am playing to build Manukau on (this my first city with the Industries DLC) has a major transport weakness where there is no east-west connection between two sets of inter-city motorways along the coastal area. As a result and … Continue reading The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part One #CitiesSkylines →

Who Say’s I Don’t Do Green #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 →

Urban Design in #CitiesSkylines? Always! Urban Design and Transport (Integrated Planning) Evolving? I Hope So

Let's see what I have been designing for San Layton City   Since Cities Skylines came out in 2015 I have been honing in my Urban Geography and Urban Design skills. That is trying out different spatial developments, different urban design techniques and most of all working the transport system in so your City does … Continue reading Urban Design in #CitiesSkylines? Always! Urban Design and Transport (Integrated Planning) Evolving? I Hope So →