My biggest city is dying | Cities Skylines 2

[@CouchPotator]

The Post Sorting Facility does NOT handle mail delivery, only the Post Offices do. Without a local post office, it has nothing to do.

[@Infrastructurist]

Ah, alright. But wasn't it actually bugged at some point? I just found it strange there was no activity when I did have active post offices :-)

[@Kiwi2703]

@@Infrastructurist It was bugged a lot, for me the entire postal system didn't work at all. It was reported all the time, CO knew about it, I don't know if it's fully fixed already.

[@Zlatoyar]

@@Infrastructurist All game is still bugged as shit. I'm get tired cleaning abandoned HiRes buildings (with high demand for HiRes) so I quit this beta-test untill develepors will do smth.

[@nbeerten]

​@@Infrastructurist I heard somewhere that the whole post sorting facility doesn't work if you have a cargo harbor (or terminal even I think) in your city

[@TheGrimHHH]

@@Kiwi2703 It has been mostly fixed from my understanding. There was a way to fix it before they patched it, but it required deleting you cargo train terminals and them placing them down again. I suppose there was some sort of conflict, so vans would only collect mail, but never take them anywhere.

[@eduardpuiggarcia6584]

I thing a major hospital in downtown is very much needed, and the bus station plot would be perfect.

[@TheFrenchPlayer]

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[@ForthrightSatire288]

Yeah

[@Wareitar]

This! For sure! Who knows, might even help the population as well.

[@Merecir]

A medical university!

[@TheFrenchPlayer]

@@Merecir the asset is relatively big, it would require some destruction of buildings around

[@Zirillion]

I think due to the city's size now, the old bus station could be better used as a large hospital with possibly a medical university campus. Being ideally suited in the middle of the city. Keep up the great content!

[@luks303]

As someone running for city council, I say we should focus on fixing these statistics, by improving our health, educational and law enforcement systems. I approve this message 👍

[@joshuacaalim]

Aside from a small university, maybe you should add a downtown hospital, too? I know the default asset is huge, but an area that dense needs more healthcare services, to be honest. (Maybe a mid-size custom hospital?) Also, those poor sims living in the new suburbs are walking to the nearest transit hub 😭Please improve the connectivity in New Chelsea and its closest suburbs.

[@danonck]

I like the idea of a major hospital mixed in with a medical university on the bus station plot and its surroundings which are pretty underdeveloped. I'd also like for Northside and maybe even Chelsea to get their own primary/high school campuses given their growth in density and population. I love this series, keep 'em coming. Last but not least - oh how I wish you'd give us at least a farewell episode of Coniferia!

[@AydanRoper]

so excited to watch this new episode! Keep up the amazing work, this is my favourite series/channel for all things city skylines!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thanks a lot, I will do my best! :-)

[@VBS67]

I love all of your content, the only thing I'm missing is to sometimes see the buildings and the life on the streets from a close-up perspective. Keep up the good work 💪🏻

[@ifpstopmotions9720]

I love your videos! The level of detailing you're getting into is insane!

[@MacBolzack]

The old bus station plot in Downtown should be what you suggested; a Downtown branch of the main University. Also, you should look into public transport to New Chelsea (tram/bus)

[@Vortx110]

Who Wanna be stuck watching boring news with dad when you got this epic content to chill with over dinner ❤ Love from Australia 🇦🇺 Mate I recently discovered your channel and believe me you have become my favourite cities Skylines creator 😁

[@owenschmidt6166]

University would be a great idea in the lot. Maybe stitch one of the older Uni with with an office building to make it fit in downtown.

[@jonathanvandenklaassenvrie4022]

i think the university departmant in the city centre is a good idea, however, I also feel like the ciy center needs some cultare, so maybe the arts departmant and across from that a Museum! Loved the episode and love the series, looking forward to the next one!

[@randomwaffler]

you should definitely work on your services next episode: power, water, sewage, waste, education, police (prisons), health, fire etc.

[@andreasilvestrin7643]

Hi man, regarding the small river branch you mentioned you wanted to change, maybe you could do a sort of "canal" uplifting, adding commercial/tourism attractions and high-end housing, as well as a park that crosses the whole city. Love the content!!

[@danonck]

That'd be lovely!

[@sol_in.victus]

YOOO I MADE AN APPEARANCE! Lol For whatever it's worth i think the parking lot next to the high school looks way better now! And the massive up-zoning was well needed! City's looking awesome, for sure my favorite city from CS2 launch!

[@Firehead9531]

I love the arts college idea in the heart of downtown, and perhaps you should add a medical university to the existing college campus space so people can have more access to higher education in one area, or have some more medical care in downtown with a college next door.

[@ch1cky_br1ky27]

While I adore your small projects with their impressive detailing, which truly set you apart from other content creators and give you your unique "voice," it's also refreshing to watch your significant city expansions. Thank you for your amazing and varied work! Additionally, the idea of repurposing the old bus station site for a compact downtown university is brilliant. It will not only add significant historical and contextual depth to the narrative of the city as a whole and to the downtown in particular. The classical architecture will serve as an essential pocket of traditional beauty, offering solace for office workers looking out from their windows or IT workers moving between glass towers. It will also spark amazement and aid with orientation for tourists. Undoubtedly, it will become a monument to the local pride and a shining beacon for local patriotic sentiment for the residents.

[@WelshAvenue]

So excited to see the different universities get dedicated campuses next episode!

[@Hackerman747]

You could use the empty lot, left behind by the old tram depot, for a university in the middle of downtown. I think that would make sense, as the vanilla university asset looks quite historical, so a building which would have been there for quite some time. Where better to place it than in the middle of the city (the oldest part of the area)

[@japes7]

The vanilla asset is probably 3 or 4 times the size of that plot though.

[@Hackerman747]

@@japes7 yea, I just realized that but I think his idea of using the smaller “custom asset” as some sort of inner-city branch of the main campus would still fit the idea. Also with the smaller building now fitting the idea of a historical building as “back in the days” when the uni would have been built, the city was way smaller and therefor didn’t need the big main campus we would be seeing in present time.

[@chickencosmix6331]

This is the most pretty city I have seen in city skylines 2. It really inspires me to return to playing the game again. Love the tram line you built last video.

[@Crispified]

I had the same problem with the unreliable mail service! To properly fix it, you need to deactivate all of your cargo terminals and then reload the game. I'm not totally sure if it'll work for you, but it resolved my issue. Hope this helps!

[@StephanvanVuurenza]

a downtown arts college sounds great!

[@RatchetGamingNation]

Love how you transformed the college area! Trees are great, but having big open areas for public recreation definitely add so much more character to builds like this. Thanks for another great upload, can't wait for the next one!

[@errolikalina1998]

Wow! This looks amazing. I didn't realize its gotten to this stage now where its playable, I guess the mods help fix things. Might just buy it now.

[@datboib3432]

Pretty soon you’re gonna have a Bloomberg article written about this city explaining how the declining demographics is why your bus routes don’t work

[@jaydenanders9814]

Loving the videos. I think the second smaller river needs to be revitalized. Riverview has so many rivers but they are disconnected. Nice parks and pathways along with expensive homes and shops could be good along with tourism and leisure opportunities such as a museum

[@hkan_theswed]

When I see you building I get a lot of ideas you are a real influenser for me thanks for that. You got a great set of Cities there.

[@Cz8916]

To help with your population, you need to improve your education, health care and services like police and fire. People want to live where they feel safe can get educated. People like third places like parks. People won’t have children if they don’t think they can get their children, proper education or amenities for the children like parks and such. I enjoy your content, and your city is looking amazing. It just needs to think about the people living in the city.

[@Cz8916]

A modern arts college in the dense area would be awesome

[@aconitum1878]

ive checked your channel like 2 times today alone waiting for a new upload lmfao thanks for delivering!!!

[@zvigomez8152]

the waves of people moving away might have to do with clearing houses for new development

[@Bahnfanatiker]

I think, on this free lot, there could be the general university of Riverview, so the whole main building. In the outskirts you could probably build the technical university and the medical university.

[@BrokeHungarian]

You know it's a good day when infrastructurist posts.

[@siri6930]

Pls build underground metro(or above) between the downtowns of new Chelsea and riverview and east riverview and the university

[@jacksmeey]

just an idea but if you want to get rid of the small river dividing your main city you could think about creating like a "natural dam" like a beaver and a very small creak running through where it was then transform the emptied space into a park with long winding paths

[@NO_BS_ME_LIKE]

Cool stuff and thanks for your great content! Talking about growth problems in conjuction with realism: I think your commercial and office demand isn't broadly satisfied - i am also missing more smaller commercial strips spread out along major artierials in the outskirts of the city. I also think the fields next East Riverview and New Chelsea are too close to higher density buildings. Usually cities with such dense centres - the centres are just small island floating in an huge lake of row housing and then again the row housing surrounded by an ocean of single family homes.

[@dawsonzdebiak6337]

Hey been loving your cities 2 videos. Would love to see some development of the waterfront more, seems like it’s all very untouched and as the city grows that should be prime real estate. Would love to see a mix of parks, luxury high rises and commercial buildings utilize the shoreline

[@sebastientumahai9560]

I think an episode where you completely densify everything would help your city statistically and aesthetically and improve its realism

[@BraydenDye]

46:23 the collage looks like a question mark ngl

[@ursmersmann6736]

50:41 you should add university buildings downtown

[@sebastianmay36]

This is the most beautyful city i've ever seen! Awesome realistic i cant Imagine 😮😮😮

[@japes7]

Did you remember to add invisible pedestrian paths to those extended college entrances? You made surface paths at the back but using the paths it would make it usable.

[@idbestshutup4424]

personally love the art college idea, or maybe a computer science school with an office development partnership?

[@gp5313]

I like the idea of putting a university in town and also upgrade the elementary school in the new developed area

[@itsthatoneguy2921]

I like everything but I'm not a fan of the lime green trees. Those trees were colored differently, it would look very realistic.

[@glitchedsushi]

I was thinking that maybe the custom riverbed can become a big sprawling park

[@tracycui3800]

no hospitals, literally a clinic next door. no universities cause it does not fit the metropolitan theme. Since downtown needs a park maybe we could build a park with a playground, a pool, and some luxury apartment highrises.

[@kevalgambhava]

i think their should be small hill station or 5 to 7 homes on the hill probably at the mountain near old downtown of new chelsea where nature people moved to mountains

[@MCnoCOMPLY]

@22:52 There is an option in the line tool that automatically rotates 90 and puts them end to end. One of the two buttons next to the "random rotation" dice.

[@ithen75]

Nice improvements, I like it. Maybe the empty big place (bus hub) can be a big plaza instead. I think it could look rly nice there. 🤔

[@mewosh_]

Bro cares so much about improving education that he unlocked universities twice 42:38 50:35

[@mewosh_]

The game crashed, hasn't it?

[@Infrastructurist]

Ahhahaahah. It was actually because I recorded a ton of footage only to find out my microphone was off - so I had to re-record some of it, and make the best of it :-D

[@jasonwilliams8016]

The city will die without higher education. Many higher level businesses require higher education. Those jobs also pay more helping with the birthrate issues!

[@mathiscaselli3154]

this was a great video, keep up with this work! just one thing as i think this city requires a proper sports facility! you should consider adding a football ⚽ stadium in the central part of the city or some type of training grounds/facilities near the city's outskirts to give some type of storyline, given that there really isn't much realted to sports in the city at the moment.

[@ForthrightSatire288]

You should add more low and high density commercial buildings and add more parks and hangout areas

[@strossicro1]

All in all, you built a beautiful and interesting city.

[@catairlines-peciarda]

Perfect rain timing, where I'm now it also rains.

[@0201lemmob]

Would love to see a central stadium or event location like madison square garden but more pleasing to the eye.

[@James_Knoll]

A park build is relatively easy and an investment in education is the smart build

[@dndkujo]

I think the lot in the city should be used for a major hospital but it can also be used for a school of design/arts

[@ForthrightSatire288]

The city is getting too dense so I think you should build more low density housing

[@Infrastructurist]

Sprawl sprawl sprawl!

[@ForthrightSatire288]

​​@@Infrastructurist i changed my mind There are more jobs than adults in your city sooo MORE HIGH DENSITY APPARMENTS

[@heavyhauldude9914]

The hang around area will work but without paths going through them and you must use pedestrian access location markers in locations where you want peds to access and leave the area.. and use walking area for the paths instead of the invisible paths... And again don't forget the pedestrian access location markers... Don't be shy with the location markers... Also put one right next to the actual tram stop... I wish I could share a screenshot to show you my custom station setups...

[@alisacrowder4833]

you forgot about the commuter rail system for the northen suburbs of the city

[@finwallner9591]

I think the metro riverview college area should have also a big sport facility that is maybe shared with the nearby highschool

[@Sean-ps3ec]

How your not a City Planner or a Developer is beyond me dude

[@nathanielmikusch5832]

If you want to make the transisions from symetrical to asymezrical roads a little more pretty you can use the traffic mod in the upper left conor to connect the the middle line to the symetrical line to get rid of the dark grey Area on the road

[@Kleph.]

A downtown Uni seems like a good idea, but will there be enough room? I think it would be nice, if you do have the space, to have several uni buildings and then parks across the street. Then the park area serves as a mix between more private and public spaces

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

A Dane being tired of rain? Never heard of it!

[@Zezenbeltza]

Yes, art university. Great episode as usual

[@thegaelicgladiator665]

I think you should put a mall in that downtown plot

[@Saya_Orang]

bro, after the city is finished, please make a long duration cinematic video, I really like your city❤️

[@mewosh_]

Crest Street is screaming for a tram line running alongside it...

[@toddbergamaschi73]

You need a downtown Sports Arena in the place of the bus depot

[@Rickikebab]

I see new episode, I click new episode, I binge new episode hihi

[@YukonAdmiral]

wonderful

[@nfaller89]

I've doubled the square footage of my city yet my population has remained the same.

[@BelleMichele99]

a small high school like that would be considered an alternative school for kids who get in trouble often lol

[@alexvanderleen2275]

I think you should stick a landmark in that spot to spruce up dt!

[@sussymapping3360]

That goofy ahh parking can be driving school.

[@abfruits]

I know you weren't detailing, but in the angle row houses, with the parking across the street, do you want to add a couple of crosswalks, so they can get to their cars?

[@tiagocorreia1690]

Maybe your population issue comes from the Mixed Row Mod. Install the Info Loom mod and see if you have too many homeless. If that is the case, just delete all your Mixed Row buildings, and normally it will return to normal. I had the same problem.

[@RbxRave]

My day got better as soon i clicked on this video

[@Antekkubiak0920]

I recommend to create a quater district like in barcelona. It look awesome with multi function housing on 2x2 and 2x3 grid.

[@ivann2779]

maybe a few streetlight on the parkinglots would look good

[@Phayvour_ICT]

"If your kid breaks both leg, easy transfer "💀💀💀

[@arthvader1]

What are your visual settings? The lighting and graphic setting look great!

[@partoslaszlo8622]

I would make the college building symmetrical with two more buildings on the other side, now it looks a bit odd.

[@MohankumarMS-nq2qn]

Should add a hospital with University as part of hospital in the downtown

[@hsngm33]

you should add more bus lanes!

[@Infrastructurist]

Agree! Soon(TM)

[@Nobel_der_Fresser]

@@InfrastructuristEspecially in New Chealsea. It’s so dense but barely any public transportation is provided to the citizens

[@hsngm33]

@@Infrastructurist specifically one very easy upgrade you should do, the standard roads, the ones with one lane and one parking lane each way, upgrade those to two lane roads and turn the second lane into bus only, you can do a lot more but especially this should be very easy in a lot of places

[@nick5884]

Really nice content

[@Arkaine_]

22:17 does that parking mod still work ? What's it called ?

[@oldbore]

Wow you say wonky donky! I thought only I say that! Love your videos bro.

[@georgeoust]

May I ask what map theme are you using??

[@tomascampos7872]

for increase the population you need to create a university with a few low cost buldings, and maybe a college not a high school, for more jobs.

[@testdriver3146]

To add a bit of realism, put in some strip malls. No American city is without those awful inventions. The amount of parking spaces should also be greatly increased to make it more in tune with reality. Still, your skills in handling the design is so good it makes me green with envy.

[@theorixlux]

Might be worth having the game playing with the rain on (maybe while youre afk). Apparently rain increases water levels.

[@ElijahRion]

When is New Haven county coming back?

[@sheo3394]

Definitely need a big downtown hospital.

[@Nobel_der_Fresser]

For the river you wanted to remove you could make like a very long detailed park. It would still be a border between the low density housing and the vibrant city center with downtown, but it would be a much mire substancial one.

[@Cz8916]

The rural police station needs the trees removed so the station is visible… can’t feel safe if police is all hidden being shady looking w overgrowth

[@BlazingsNL]

1:56 is that the wrong screenshot? I couldn't find anything about the crossing hahah