Every time I unlock high density commercial and residential, I go slowly de-zoning and converting my low density stuff into high density, but my question is... Should I do it or not? I see no reason why I shouldn't
Convert to high density or not?
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Why?
Every city IRL has low-density suburbs. It would be strange to all be high-rises and tower-blocks, no?
I like the low-density areas of my cities ...
Every city IRL has low-density suburbs. It would be strange to all be high-rises and tower-blocks, no?
I like the low-density areas of my cities ...
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What I like to do is to unlock and fill in all the tiles first before I increase density. Build out, then up. What this allows me to do, is to have multiple routes and paths for citizens to drive on and for all the commercial and industrial traffic so that you reduce the chance of hitting a nasty bottleneck somewhere you didn't think was possible.
This also usually has the effect of keeping the demand bars like they are in the picture above. (loving the terraced houses there, btw Tim Bo) meaning I'm not only trying to fill one type of demand.
Basically this way you can work out your travel and mass transit links before zoning and filling everything with cars.
This also usually has the effect of keeping the demand bars like they are in the picture above. (loving the terraced houses there, btw Tim Bo) meaning I'm not only trying to fill one type of demand.
Basically this way you can work out your travel and mass transit links before zoning and filling everything with cars.
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I love low density sprawl. It looks more realistic as well.
I waited until my city reached 80k residents before I lifted the highrise ban policy in some small parts of my city
I waited until my city reached 80k residents before I lifted the highrise ban policy in some small parts of my city
That looks.... disturbing
Anyways @OP: unless you're sure your services and road network can cover the additional pops, it's up to you. Just remember that cims tend to live and die at similar age if they move in together. Because, you'll probably be moving from a x population to 2x/3x pop in an instance.
I for my part always let my initial low density districts untouched and give it the name " - Vorort" (suburb).
According to what is written (and I think it can also be shown in observations) the population structure of low density residential areas is different from that of high density areas,
with low density areas having a larger percentage of children/teens, whereas in high density areas the percentage of single adults/seniors is higher.
(with other words: The single family homes in lower density areas attract families ... the appartments in higher density areas attract Yuppies)
Therefore I see my low density areas as breeders for the future generations of highly skilled citizens
According to what is written (and I think it can also be shown in observations) the population structure of low density residential areas is different from that of high density areas,
with low density areas having a larger percentage of children/teens, whereas in high density areas the percentage of single adults/seniors is higher.
(with other words: The single family homes in lower density areas attract families ... the appartments in higher density areas attract Yuppies)
Therefore I see my low density areas as breeders for the future generations of highly skilled citizens
I always have both. High density is fun for those CBDs but low density is easier to work with and less demanding.
I do it all the time
You can if you want
You don't have to
You can have a mix
It is all up to you Mr. Mayor!
I am currently working on my London map (see the journals section if youre interested) and have found that overuse of the high density buildings can lead to problems. As i'm trying to be realistic, most of London's inner city residential and commercial are high density but this had made such a dense city that with plenty of empty tiles, the game doesnt want to expand anymore. I'm currently at about 170k and all three RCI bars are pretty much empty so i'm contemplating using a mod that gives extra demamand but that's not really in the spirit of the game.
So my best advice is do what looks and feels best for you. The only real advantage to high density is you have more people closer to work places etc but also bear this in mind, different types of people prefer different types of building. You will get much more families in Low Density and more students in High density for example.
So my best advice is do what looks and feels best for you. The only real advantage to high density is you have more people closer to work places etc but also bear this in mind, different types of people prefer different types of building. You will get much more families in Low Density and more students in High density for example.
Oh and this looks FANTASTIC! I'm guessing you saw my guide on Steam then?Why?
Every city IRL has low-density suburbs. It would be strange to all be high-rises and tower-blocks, no?
I like the low-density areas of my cities ...
I tend to plan out my areas from the very beginning so yes, sometimes I do that if I intended the area to be medium/high density in the first place. You can basically get medium density by zoning high density and putting a high rise ban on.
Oh and simonmd, if you read this you could maybe boost demand by lowering taxes in small areas, or just generally doing things that will help certain zones. Like for example I notice if I build a cargo station and a shipyard, and have a great highway and offramp connection, industrial demand virtually never goes down.
Well, Manhatten ISNT a city, it a district in New York and i'm sure even the city of New York has some low density suburbs.
Yes, i'm trying that kind of thing and every now and then the orange bar springs to life, I think maybe I just have too many people right now and the commercial/office sector needs to catch up.
Manhattan is not a city, it is a part of the city of New York. And yes, New York has low density areas.
I usually don't do that. I like low-density housing. Even late in the game I'll still build some suburbs. Having a city full of high density grids might be efficient but it's not fun nor aesthetically pleasing, and it's not hard to earn money and there's more space than my computer can handle so there's really no need to try to min-max your cities.
What I though is like, why should I keep a bunch of small houses if I can have a lot of gigantic buildings with lots of people to pay me taxes
That's true but I understand his point. There are no low density areas in Manhattan. They're all in the other boroughs.