Smart Moving Bridges & Elevator Traffic Solution in Cities Skylines

[@jakubjakubov6929]

Hi Biffa, few fixes: 33:56 - noone is gonna use this bus, because it's not connected with a path to the new area and they can't cross the toll booth, same thing happened to the monorail on no problem at all 34:22 - you still haven't put a train stop to this area The new bridge looks GREAT! Thanks Biffa for uploading new videos!

[@radred609]

and the bus stop needs to go on the other side of the road so they que up on the roundabout instead of queing up across the intersection!!!

[@derbygaz]

Jakub is correct about the toll booth. It is meant for the highways so therefore does not have pedestrian access, which means no one will walk into the new area, certainly not via the toll booth.

[@DaveVespa]

A city park that you have to pay to enter might work as a path.

[@ScooterBug96]

@@DaveVespa or just add a side gate to the amusement park.

[@kcvangoozen7240]

I was going to say the same as Dave! Use a park entrance as a pedestrian toll road

[@martijndibucchianico581]

With the airport relatively close by, a ferry shuttle to and from the airport to this destination would be fabulous. Get the casino in there together with some mix of leisure and tourism specialisation and the area will be booming in no time! Also, bus lines to both train stations shuttling back and forth should help too!

[@nicdesmedt7443]

Maybe you could make it like a futuristic area? with the domes and the spikes it looks really SF'y allready..

[@murhaf6580]

Hey Biffa, the people waiting on the pavement are waiting for Taxis and not for the Metro. You need at least 20 new Taxi Depos in your city.

[@danielwarren7110]

24:52 you always use these two level quay walls but never use the staircase sections to allow people to walk down and up from the lower sections, with the mods you use you could put a cycle path on top of the lower section or a really nice footpath... enjoyable video as always.

[@matthiasbecker5064]

13:38: You can use the "Slope-Tool" in the "Network-Multi-Tool" to fix the height of the subway 😉

[@simongeard4824]

Yeah, I'm not sure people realise that it works underground too (it's a little clumsy for that), but if you're putting a tunnel under a mountain, it helps ensure that the tunnel goes *straight* under the mountain, instead of attempting to follow the terrain 20m down from the surface.

[@nielsegense]

@@simongeard4824 God, yes.... Tunnels going UP 80degrees just jerks me around!

[@MrMancakes]

I like to imagine the Space Elevator goes to the Space City Challenge, so why not a name similar to that city

[@ftiles7290]

InTEAstellar Tourism. / Transit.

[@MrCheechopelli]

@@ftiles7290E.T. the extra tea restric Luna park

[@abramrexjoaquin7513]

@@ftiles7290 but wait... Hear me out... GraviTEA FALLS Because there's a waterfall close by that river mouth next to it.

[@mathewdigennaro8962]

@Ftiles7 that would make the acronym ITTea! Also, Gravity Falls would be a good name for the elevator as an explicit tongue and cheek joke to what’s actually happening

[@marcusdirk]

If the moon city is called Tranquilitea Base then this elevator must be Tranquilitea Transfer Station, with the area being Tranquilitea Park. And we get a crossover series 🙂 We can watch Hugo board the elevator here and step out on the Moon!

[@HideyHoleOrg]

If you put the bus stop in your new touristy area on the way out of the side road instead of the way in, you can line up excess busses in the turn-around instead of the main road.

[@Styrestian]

Or on the other side where you drive out .. maybe add a pay port for pedestrians at the bus stop? They cant walk through the tollbooth. 😊. That is the same for the tech area with the monorail-stop , they cant get it by walking.

[@thesheq5023]

At @22:00 you need to either use an elevated road or bob to get the effect you want. Also you should consider some form of internal transportation like trams for that area and you can say it’s like a sightseeing tram tours or something

[@scottmitchell8382]

great video as always biffa! the bus line probably wont work as the sims aren't able to walk through the toll gate! you could add a park gate and path so you can still charge the pedestrians to enter the area.

[@gplusytCRST]

As Las Vegas has a lot of famous landmarks as replicas and is a tourist destination as well, you could name the area of the city "Las Teagas"! Also two remarks concerning the bus connection: 1. if you put the bus stop on the other side going out of the road, they will not get in the way of traffic on the main road. 2. More importantly: people will most likely not take the bus because they've got nowhere to go. Pedestrians can't walk around the toll booths, so there's no way to walk into the area.

[@ptrgreat7602]

Perhaps Fabulous Las Teagas? With the Tea Towers?

[@greenmachineaustria]

i have a couple suggestions for the new tourism area. - why not putting the arc de triomphe on the opposite side of the junction where the plaza is? this would make a great entrance to your amusement park and prevents people to walk and stand all over your main road. (also it gets rid of that weird surface overlay on the road) - your quay walls could need some hight adjustment as there are bits where the lower level is submerged. and as already mentioned in another comment, why not adding some stairs so people can actually use the lower level? - you should make a path for the visitors comming in by bus. if i remember correctly the toll both does not come with a sidewalk - lastly i would add some more connections to this area. either a highway exit and/or a road/pedestrian connection to the residential area to the right. oh and you have some pooling going on.. 35:20 great series!

[@donnieinman8049]

I'm with you on the parallel tool in the Network Multi-tool. I use that so much to put in roadside paths and fences. Not sure if the multi-tool could ever replace TMPE in terms of importance but it's making a great case for itself.

[@kristinelliot3014]

I love how much newtealand has grown. You have inspired me with ideas for my city. Keep up the great work!!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks! :-)

[@luckyduck3985]

@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines The new space elevator area: The World of Teamorrow

[@riccardobarbierato2607]

The new area could be named “Space Odditea”!

[@nealjroberts4050]

It's really annoying when other people come up with the same name and post it first 😂

[@riccardobarbierato2607]

@@nealjroberts4050 it happens every time 😂

[@CRemy-pk1fh]

"Ground control to Major Tom"

[@kallexiao8592]

Yo Biffa! I think you should add some hotels, and maybe a casino! And why not a huge parking garage too?

[@jackshaw7230]

Still loving this series Biffa! I was just about comment on picking the wrong metro line but you beat me to it! Loving your British series especially. From your last episode I think you need to change the ‘right’ node as you look at it at 08:06 to ‘go straight through’. Might solve your traffic!!

[@ProfessorDenn]

35:16 "help's you have a look around our city a bit more, doesn't it?" *drives past flooded industry*

[@mrow7598]

The lift bridge needs pillars for the road.

[@ChrisDombroski]

Yeah, not sure if the approaches need to be bridge segments or just redrawn entirely to make it work, but it looks really weird with no support for all that distance

[@edwardmiessner6502]

I noticed that, too

[@OpenMindet]

At the beginning of the series, you've built a cable car connection over the mountain. It would be really interesting, how often it's used by those lovely people.

[@stimpyueediot]

Biffa @ 14:00 you are probably thinking of "The World's Fair". Could name the new area "Teas a small world" keeping with the disney theme. You know this also might be a great place to put your Alien rock garden. Would get a lot more tourists.

[@capedkat]

It doesn't happen very often I keep watching a city so far into the game, because usually it's rinse and repeat. But you have found a way to keep it interesting somehow! I love what has happened this episode ♥

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thank you Caroline :-)

[@lordraven2264]

37:06 the walkway has a double node and is not connected. Love the additions.

[@USER-yj3kb]

That part at the start “ THE BARRIERS HAVE GONE DOWN MATE!” 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@januzi2]

It's just like in the real life. People will try to pass anyway.

[@jackimo22]

The traffic keeps going because they continue to follow their predetermined designated routes they started elsewhere on the map. The traffic on the other side probably started their routes after you placed the bridge.

[@tamerucer8282]

1-) You should give a good walking path to the bus passengers so that they can enter inside easily 2-) You should make an arrangement about the route of the fishing boats. They keep crushing to the garden😊 3-) It's a wonderful area again and my name suggestion is "WONDERTEA"

[@thomasfriis3651]

35:55 looks like one of the roads on the roundabout are missing their right turn arrow. It might just be a graphical glitch but maybe worth looking into :)

[@emmaliefje2005]

I recently found an amazing function of Network Extension tool: use it to connect metro stops, using the Create Curve, Loop, or Connection option, whichever looks better. It makes very smooth and auto-sloped connections between metro stops, I'll never go back to doing it manually!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Now that is a fantastic idea!

[@KnokkieNL]

It would be cool to have some kind of Las Vegas tourist area, with all the famous unique buildings like the Arc, Eifel tower, statute of liberty!

[@sandsquid1683]

there's an option in the TMPE settings to have it automatically create the dedicated turning lanes! I'd recommend turning it on, it saves me a ton of headaches personally

[@theunknowndude1159]

Biffa, little hint: People can’t walk through tolls. So, please make walking paths around. Anyway, good video.

[@Breetai_SDF-1]

Biffa, just a quick mention, pedestrians can't use toll roads so you might want to put a path from the bus stop into the new tourist area. (I only found out about this recently despite it saying so on the tool tip 😅).

[@simongeard4824]

Yeah, they're intended for highway roads, so no footpaths. Biffa keeps using them as security checkpoints or ticket gates, but while they look the part, they do prevent pedestrian access.

[@rons3103]

Biffa, you should move the Metro Station into a Park area so that you can add a gate and make them pay to get onto the Metro. Also add a Gate Entrance by the Bus stop as well. More Money! 👍👍

[@Nefilum]

A cobblestone road might be a good option for this new area.

[@kedoka6603]

I got lost in Blighty-on-the-wold. Forgot how much I love this build. Glad to be back.

[@nemoamphiprion2460]

Dearest Biffa, loved the episode, New Tealand FTW! ...However, it is still missing a passenger harbour terminal. And now with the bridges mod, that could give you a possibility to add another one of those fancy bridges.

[@CJLloyd]

With l'Arc de Triomphe, elevate the road under it to get it go over the pavement. Love the episode, Biffa. I used to live close the Shanghai, and I can say that your Pearl of the Orient is a lot more visible than the actual one. Shanghai has too many tall buildings for any one of them to stand out like that. :D

[@therealjamespickering]

With all those famous landmarks, the park could have been called "Around the World in a Tea-Daze", at 2001 Space OddiTea Drive.

[@tigonologdring9189]

Loved the lifting bridge madness! You may be able to remove the tiling from the Arc by using BOB... A name? *Celesteal* Park and you could level the underground line by simply clicking the node before it goes under the mountains and then select all the way to the other side and setting them all to the same "height" (i.e. depth). It may make those slow _High_ _Capacity_ metro trains run faster too...

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Also that metro tunnel could run in a straight line under the mountains ⛰🏔⛰

[@jamesryan3135]

Gotta name that tourist district, " The Galaxtea District."

[@user-qp6lj6gu7s]

4:54 I think the problem might be that you need to use one either side, since they stop at one end but not at the part that would be in the middle if you used two if that makes sense

[@Marcompam]

thought the same, but at the same time the bridge is modelled with traffic lights and barriers on both sides, it should stop traffic both ways, however it would look better i think if it was a double bridge opening opposite ways, not sure if they can be built against each other that way, or need a bit of road to connect between them in the middle.

[@CrabbyGameGuy]

Tough combination of assets to incorporate but you've done a splendid job of combining them to look like they all fit together. Nice!

[@Not_Dane_Heart]

your videos really help me with my quadratic homework

[@eyetok_alot]

LOL, at 31:13 you opened up a path to get in the park for free

[@christopherheggen314]

the new amusement park needs to be called Teasneyland since they're on opposite coasts

[@SalmanKhan-bl1ok]

Hats off to the greatest builder of cities skylines. One suggestion I would like to add is give direct access from airport via airport express metros. I think it would be perfect if you could run a line from new area to airport and then to metro junction.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

That would make it a circular tunnel then. So maybe Biffa could link up all the lines into one Circle Line 🙂

[@SalmanKhan-bl1ok]

@@edwardmiessner6502 exactly

[@metromaster2010]

What a spectacular episode of the build this has been. Job well done, as always

[@GaryFerrao]

nice. 4:55 i think that bridge was meant to flip like Tower Bridge, which is why they stopped only on the one side. sadly not many up-voted my earlier comment about Tower Bridge because they thought it should've been called London Bridge. lol

[@JMWZ_E]

Having a metro to Tearantula Station makes sense - but it is going across the island without any intermediate stop. Maybe you could add one for transfer opportunities to those areas that could be reached via more direct connections. For some Tearantula means quite a detour ...

[@zawiszaskiresort]

The vertical lift bridges looks like the one in Houghton, MI, USA. Double Decker, originally had road on top rail on the bottom. Rail has since been removed and is used for snowmobiles

[@sea75300]

Biffa you made my day, since after the last New Tealand episode I thought of the movable bridges as well 🎉. And don't forget you cam change the trees on streets as well as the amusement park paths as well since the Airports DLC update.

[@michaelfenske4357]

with the metro going through the mountains I have always just highlighted all the nodes with move-it and set them at the same height as a regular node before they start to incline.

[@lennartfeil3485]

How about a low density area of mansions built into the mountainside with very narrow, meandering roads right behind that new area? I think that would fit in there perfectly!

[@lennartfeil3485]

U know...give something to the poor rich people in New Tealand🤣

[@MilzyGames]

Hey Biffa, You should add hotels and casinos to the new area and call it “Las Teagas” :)

[@Peregrine101]

A little storytime on the bridges. The bridge you couldn't pronounce the name of, the Koninginnebrug, is Queen's bridge in English. As it states in the description, you can find that bridge in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The bridge you put in, the Hefbrug, also has a real life counterpart in Rotterdam. Basically the name translates to lifting bridge in English. Typically for the people of Rotterdam they decided to just name the bridge de Hef aka the Lift. Rotterdam has a firm connection with the military and the Marine Corps in particular. They use the bridge to train several climbing skills, like rappel from the towers and cat crawling over a rope between the two towers.

[@johnthelesserofthethirdoft863]

The lift bridge is probably the coolest mod I’ve seen in awhile.

[@l4ur4b]

it’s been a month and i’ve finally caught up on this series! Gonna start catching up on Blightea now

[@richardwilson8347]

I love the new bridge ideas Thank you for your channel and showing us new things Once I get my game working again I'll be sure to use the lift bridges

[@richardpartington3559]

I love those movable bridges. They make all the difference.

[@VoodooCollectables]

Biffa. The tourist area would be perfect for walking tours considering every is so close. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you use a walking tour in any of your videos!

[@surreshk]

Yes, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. Great place to hangout in the summer! They also got a Roller Coaster. Also, name it Honey Tealand 😅

[@peterwelly]

on the follow cam with the bus we saw the old original industry area which seems to have sunken below the water level lol :) Ace video as per Mister Biffa! Love New Tealand!

[@blackineese]

If you put a park entrance and build the roads in such a way they have to pass through the park to get to the metro, you will make a lot of money... You did that many episodes ago i think on another map.

[@jaredlash5002]

Olive Garden is the perfect name for that park given the expensive imitations. (Also, why have a path directly alongside the walkable quay?)

[@playtimewithdragonfire]

Biffa, I don't know if anyone suggested this yet. I think the bus stop should be moved to the other side of the road so the buses don't have their back ends sticking into the road behind them and the riders won't have to cross the street.

[@SparkOfMatrix]

I love the new area. How about having a above ground metro station? I think it would add something to the area, and the above ground metro could even stay this way until it hits the p.g. tips.

[@hiddedroppers476]

Touristea bit is a great name for that area!

[@littlebottleseverywhere]

Love it! You could try "BOBing" out the tiles on the Arc de Triomphe & just place them back in around the road. Also, the spacey stuff made me think of SciFi, so how about SciChai Park? :@)

[@ryansmith9771]

Lovely as always. Would have been cool to see a cable car system from the new area to that ferry/bus terminal but I understand the bus need. Lol. Per the wall, doesn't that have a path built into both levels? (Making the second one redundent?). Lastly, that one floating building for the zoo area would look fantastic in the new area.

[@razsegev6415]

26:09 this people are actually waiting for a taxi

[@matthewdalton-eyre7445]

Love the bridge add ons wish they made all mods for xbox it really brings your city to life. I'm a mega biffa fan u got me into skylines now I'm obssed lol

[@leroytan]

The shot right at the end with those biodomes kinda reminds me of Gardens By the Bay, Singapore.

[@xSniper1982]

Not sure if anyone else mentioned it or not, but one of your Park Pathways comes all the way up to your road WITHOUT a side gate. So people could bypass the main park entrance and get in for free if they wanted to

[@jrm78]

Looks like you'll need a walking path from the bus stop around the toll booths because IIRC, pedestrians can't walk through toll booth segments. That will allow people to actually use the bus to get to the new touristy area.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

8:11 that lift bridge is definitely a double decker - traffic goes one way on the top layer and the other way on the other layer. Unfortunately CS does not like building roads like that

[@habsfan5741]

I suggest the name "The EnTeaprise Memorial Park for your new tourist trap area :)

[@aoitrix]

thank you biffa for finding that mod for me :D ... underneath might be prepared for a traintrack... usually those bridges have both, train and gummi wheeled traffic... or for maintanance ... you could lift that bridge just for the underneath platform, put your workers on it and lower it again .... :D Seeing that lift bridge mod, i am waiting for the Niederfinow Boat Lift as asset for ships :D

[@whataqtify]

Just curious but have you seen train tracks that lift up and down? Imagine a track crossing a bridge that's detachable. Now when they come back down if it's off you get a train derailment. Not only that but you ow have a train in the water and a damaged bridge. This is why tracks are fixed in most places. Trains go either above or below the water on fixed tacks. It's another road, possibly a bike/pedestrian path. Train tracks usually have their own bridge and they don't move. I have driven over moving bridges a lot in my lifetime. IRL there's an aboveground highway and an underground tunnel leading to a bridge. The two meet at the bridge and cross together then separate at the end, usually with exits before and after the bridge but only on one side each way. This way you force people to pay a toll to cross the bridge.

[@Clavichordist]

The flickering textures is called Z-buffer fighting. This is caused by two meshes being too close and the video card being unable to render both meshes and textures at the same time which it can't. This causes the video card to display one surface then switch to the next surface causing the flicker. The solution for this issue is to raise or lower one of the surfaces a pixel or two, a millimeter or to usually does it. I run into this often with another simulator I use when placing roads on top of one another and with the night-mesh on buildings which is used to light up windows at night.

[@alvies4505]

Love this series, can’t wait to get cities skylines when I get my new pc

[@ganzgrosseskino]

Seeing the way the predominant architecture is shaped, the new tourism area could be called: Pointea Park Which is also totally advocating for the Eiffel Tower to just add to the... ehm... splendour, surely!

[@MrAbraxus666]

Still powering through the series and I'll be honest, wee bit gutted that the super steep bridge at 1:40 with it's proximity to the Asian area of New Teland went. It always reminded me of the Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan, I could just picture Hugo trying to cycle up it! But progess must be made for the Tea must flow. Edit - Also, a good excuse for any future steep bridges, haha Edit2 - Mass murder of minerals!! 22:39 Biffa, the police have been alerted, alien rock park is on lockdown. #Stoneshaverightstoo

[@weirdalfan1980]

You could move the bus station to the other side coming out of tourist area, so the bendy busses don't pile up at the road. Also, put in a path so passengers can walk into the area from the bus station.

[@mrmacc1312]

In Sydney they have an amusement park like this called Luna Park, love this series

[@Neptunestef]

These are amazing and I'm loving them! Curious if there have been any more bridges created in the last several years like a swinging bridge for instance? Or for rail! That would be especially amazing. Thanks!

[@pgmetcalf]

That first bridge is Pegasus Bridge that ... nearly. Those mountain textures are excellent

[@greenfrog8871]

35:00 park gate for pedestrian toll at toll gate? and the loop around should maybe be a horseshoe back to the road, can then put the bus stop on the exit side to avoid blocking the main road?

[@gyngertano5409]

This city just keeps getting better. I hope it doesn't end anytime soon! Maybe it could be called Altea towers? Reading that back it is meant to be like alton towers, but I love how it sounds like fawlty towers 🤣

[@LarrySkylines]

Instead of trying to make people drive through the toll booth, you should have an amusement park side gate at the bus stop. They will have a reason to get off the bus there and the people will pay more to walk through than driving. I though you were the master at that hack Biffa!

[@3dmaster205]

The Tower of Babylon reached to the heavens and was a ziggurat; here we have a ziggurat and a tower that reaches not just to heaven but beyond the heavens. Also, this ziggurat has gardens, and there used to be the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, so: Babylon of the Tea or Teabylon seems appropriate. Also, that raising bridge, when you upgraded to the the road, it removed the pillars of the bridge, so the whole road seems to be floating, you need to put some manual pillars/supports in there.

[@spookypuptarts511]

Can people coming off the bus get through the toll road? If not, moving the park entrance over by the bus stop (or just adding a new one there) might be a good way to get those people in but still have them pay :]

[@jamesjenkins1258]

Thanks for the wonderful content. The bus stop you put in with the roundabout wont work because pedestrians cant walk through the toll booths

[@prometheus8010]

36:46 should have the stop on the other side so you don't have the bus backing onto the road and so people are let out on the side they need to go to the park

[@YelibamPlays]

I was going to suggest this too! I also think they need a path from the bus stop to connect to the park area.

[@prometheus8010]

@@YelibamPlays I think he has them going through the tolls either walking or popping out their cars

[@davidmunoz8171]

RCE liked this video. Full of bridges I tell ya! 😃

[@crazywill32]

Name suggestion for the new area: The Stiriffic Monument Park

[@_Prince_Of_Darkness]

The real life version of lift bridge model is in fact built for two separate layers of roads or street and in fact its for the different directions one way from each end but another copy of the bridge serves for two different highways or motorways

[@jcosunshine]

Lovely new tourist area, Biffa!

[@dimitrimorselli9506]

Since the path on the coastline is a park you can join it to the bus stop, with a park gate, so people would pay anyway

[@Fa-rowP]

Came to comment section tu suggest the same. Side gate to the bus stop, ppl don't need to pull a car from their pocket to get to Space Odditea.

[@adamiennd8167]

Hi Biffa! I watched every episode of New Tealand and I feel that you are rushing it to the final and that's such a shame. Just take your time, please. Btw you could use multitool network to level down the Subway tunnel from the Tearantula to the Space Elevator with just some clicks. Btw x2 you could use BOB mod to remove the pavement underneath the arch. Btw x3 don't rush please!!!!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I wasn't rushing, I just ran out of time ;-)

[@CaptainSulu]

Awesome Video! ❤️ I would turn the arc de triomphe around in the right direction, so that you see the fancy stuff at the pillars when you come into the TEAristic Oasis 😊

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Great idea!!

[@greenfrog8871]

32:50 if you set up a park gate between the metro & space elevator, makes tons of money

[@piervail]

Hi Biffa. I like this new tourist attrraction area but don't forget ot put a police station there. Just in case of trouble. As well of a clinic for tourists could get sick after a wild roller coaster run. Of course a few great hotels and fine restaurants would do the romance.