Elevated Trams in Cities Skylines 2! | Dewy del Mar #7

Welcome to Part 1 of this tram corridor miniseries in Cities Skylines 2!
Today we're building a tram line to cover the entire length of our city, Dewy del Mar. It'll start at ground level but turn into something resembling the Miami Metromover or Chicago L once we reach higher densities.
We'll build custom ground and elevated tram stations, refactor some roads, and set the city up for more efficient mass transit.
In part 2, we'll develop the areas around these tram stops.
Shout out to ‪@bjroo‬ and ‪@alexhentschel1080‬ for the community feedback!
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Map: Daybreak by Durwerd (mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/80...)
My complete mods list can be found on my community page: / @skilzthatkilz11
Specs:
CPU: i7-13700KF
GPU: AMD 7800XT
RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z5 32GB DDR5 6000
SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 2TB
Monitor: ASRock Phantom 1440p
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI
CPU cooler: DeepCool AK620
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:15 Community Feedback
3:22 Road Upgrades
9:18 Tram Depot
11:45 Starting Line
18:50 Tram Stops
20:47 Custom Ground Stations
26:27 Elevated Stations
31:33 Central Station
36:42 Library Station

[@alexhentschel1080]

appreciate the shout out!

[@alvarofuster4272]

Looking good, have loved this Dewy Del Mar series!

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Thanks @alvarofuster4272! You've been so kind over the episodes!

[@LukaD90]

New sub here, Just binged all your Dewy vids, man you've become my favourite CS2 KZbinr! I really like the pace you do in creating your city and your detailing! I've only been playing CS for just over a month now, and just bought CS2 but still have no clue what im doing or how things work, but i appreciate that you explain why you're doing something when doing things 🙏 i must admit, i had to watch some videos more than once though, as i been watching at night and your audio and voice is relaxing i end up falling alseep 😅😂 but, keep up the great work! Also im from Melbourne, Australia. The tram network here is huge all throughout the city 😂 but i found helps with how i lay out my cities for when i add trams, in CS1 i would always add pedestrian commercial districts and would add tram lines through them like we have in melbournes CBD 😅 Anyway, love your content, you're fantastic! Cant wait to see how Dewy progresses and see your channel grow!

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Hi @LukaD90! This is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said, thank you so much! I'm glad you're liking them :) And congrats on just getting CS2! A good time to start, now that they've reworked the economy. What do you think of it so far, compared to CS1? And ha no joke, my brother suggested tagging my videos as ASMR when I started out... Also you're the second person in a day to bring up the Melbourne tram system haha. I just looked at a map and was blown away by how extensive it is. And now I'm on an Australian city design binge...

[@artistfkaW]

Ha i was crosswalk guy, no need to call me out. Series is awesome so far

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Lol in the moment in my head I was like "crap, I didn't look them up"

[@knightcomrade2855]

you can adjust the tram stops by moving them at the middle of the elevated paths to simulate it being dropped off inside the station

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Hm not sure I understand. Like, move the stop signs into those pedestrian bridges with Move It?

[@NithinJune]

is “upzoning” a euphemism for gentrifying (i think i’ve been on twitter too long my brain is melting)

[@skilzthatkilz11]

By "upzone" I tend to mean "go from single family housing to medium/high density housing." Though if I add a bougie corner cafe...

[@NithinJune]

@@skilzthatkilz11 lool

[@aluxtube3089]

Keep it up bro When will be your economy 2.0 episode drop I want to see how you deal with it

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Thanks @aluxtube3089! And yeah I've got part 2 of ^this episode queued up (recorded before the patch released today), so the one after that will be my Econ 2.0 reactions. Hopefully by the end of the week. Figured that gives modders a chunk of time to adjust. Curious how all my manually plopped buildings will fare.

[@k_lxndo]

have you seen the tram system in Melbourne Australia

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Oh dang no but I'm looking at an extensive map now. My American bias is coming through lol. Should prefix all my public transit comments with "In the US..."

[@rhysryan8391]

i like the assets you use have you got a list/pack with them?

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Oh I don't have any custom asset mods! All vanilla assets through the Find It mod

[@aywasamuel3477]

Will the trams work with rails blocking the pedestrians?

[@skilzthatkilz11]

Yep! They'll walk right through them. Unfortunately there's no way to remove the rails (and no vanilla elevated tram stations), but yeah it's all functional