This British-Inspired Build is Absolutely STUNNING! | City Tips Cities Skylines 2

[@CityPlannerPlays]

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[@christophermcguffey2514]

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[@lordzizo375]

I amazed how much you know about City Planning it almost seems to me you developed in real Life some sort of Cityplanning in your City were you live. Im not a City Planner to much but I live and visits citys with a very old History. The city were I live is founded 850 years ago. It was founded by the Brother in Law of Frederick Barabarossa. Henry the Lion a duke that gave him Bavaria as a Lehn in the Middle Ages. 1158 is the City been founded on the Green Medow. Today the Englisch Garden in Munich. The Largest Innercity Park in the World. As a small Market Town 12 Monks and 4 Royal Families 3500 People. They Town on the River of the Isar was called Monken meaning By the Monks. Today Munich and the Capitol of Bavaria 1.757.000 People Living here. Around this topic I would maybe start a Citie Skylines City. I would want to anti Americinize the City as good as possible. No Effence. Im very Historical Edicated. I worked as a Medieval Decorator for people that want to Decorate a Room or a Appartment in a Medieval Feel. I give you an example www.pinterest.de/pin/618682067529716443/

[@bobua2137]

0:35 such a beautiful view, mountains, river, a bridge, and someone falling off the bridge

[@veldtwalker]

I was gonna say. “No one else saw the dog fall off the bridge?”

[@bobua2137]

@@veldtwalker I think it was a motorbike

[@veldtwalker]

@@bobua2137 less sad then!

[@pixxa37]

hahahahahahh thank you for pointing out that unfortunate biker, I completely missed it!

[@phase1NE]

RIP to the motorcyclist who tragically veered off the bridge at 0:35 🤣

[@arkivuo5284]

Hahha 😂 oh my god

[@SamuPamu]

I was hoping someone spotted that aswell!! XD

[@Kevy_Kev]

so glad i'm not the only one who saw this. 🤣

[@kisho8452]

JAJAJA omg

[@khaelthas293]

I thought it was a piece of the bridge that fell off.😅

[@Max-q5g]

Hey, Max here (Creator of moundsville), I just want to say most of these nitpicks I had fixed before the video was released (including the police coverage and my surprise when I saw it was ) I think the save in the description is updated with the new save and thank you for the positive comments it means a lot!

[@RustyRPGames]

Indeed -King of Rustlandia

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Thank you so much for submitting, Max! I had a great time going through the build and absolutely love it! Excellent work and I really appreciated that you provided an update! Great work!

[@Franimus]

Great job Max! Were you able to solve the police coverage with a single headquarters (like the fire coverage) or did you need multiple stations?

[@Max-q5g]

A single police headquaters did the trick!

[@percyvile]

Would love to see an update in the next episode so we can see how people have integrated feedback

[@petertbbrett]

The highway junction with the 2 roundabouts and 4-lane bridge is an incredibly standard junction design here in the UK.

[@57thorns]

About cul-de-sacs: You touched a bit on the solution. You _want_ a cul-de-sac for cars, to stop through traffic. But those pedestrian and bike connections are absolutely vital to reduce the amount of unprotected road users along the arterials, especially for local traffic (which would to a large extent be kids visiting friends, joggers or dog walkers).

[@nikitasobolev7759]

Regarding the lack of dams, this is actually quite realistic, as English water companies are very reluctant to build reservoirs, which require a lot of investment and this is part of the reason why England is experiencing water shortages more and more frequently

[@shadows4400]

Don't forget to pollute the water and increase fees to the public for the true British experience 😇😬😭

[@jt5765]

I believe it's more to do with wildlife lobbyists arguing against their development than anything else. Thames water has definitely allowed housing to be built on some of their reservoir land though. There is 1 under construction which should come online in 2029 & 2 more in planning for the mid 30s. Our population has grown by at least 10 million since the last reservoir was finished in 1991 though and our farmers are already complaining they dont have the capacity to increase food production due to water shortages. The government need to get a handle on it but fat chance of that with either the Conservatives or Labour in power.

[@fredrikkirderf2907]

I think with the poop smell outlets they just wanted to make an accurate representation of English sewage treatment at the moment ideally it would be untreated and going strait into someone's backgarden but that comes with gameplay problems. also late buses = very accurate

[@shaneintheuk2026]

I’ve never seen this series before but I like it. I would defend the city builder in this case as there are very few dams in Northern England so it probably never occurred to them.

[@PinderProductions]

This feels like a very faithful British inspired city in terms of the design and layout. Really enjoy this series as a chance for some inspiration.

[@shaddaboop7998]

28:00 American bus drivers? Because here in the UK roundabouts are EVERYWHERE. We love those things. Absolutely unavoidable if you're planning a British urban bus route. I used to live in a city with one roundabout for every 1,000 people. Mostly less than five minutes driving time between roundabouts. The buses were always pretty unreliable, usually at least ten minutes late, but I assumed that was because we had a huge influx of car-based tourism in the summer which always led to horrendous congestion all day from like April until November, and then in the winter we'd have ice and snow which would make everyone drive slower. As far as I'm concerned a well designed and placed roundabout will always have greater traffic flow than light-controlled intersections. My bus to uni took ten minutes from the city centre train station but negotiated four roundabouts, one of which was very tight and at the top of a hill haha (Also, while not illegal, it's implicitly stated in the Highway Code that you shouldn't use roundabouts to U-turn, I've never been on a bus which has used a roundabout to do that lol)

[@joshleonard6680]

As a bus driver a well designed roundabout is preferable to a standard intersection

[@kireitonsi]

Hey CPP, love the videos. As someone who struggles with a sensory disorder, I would really benefit from proper subtitling and closed captions on your videos. It’s a great feature for accessibility, and there are many options to choose from that offer very good prices. It would just help more people enjoy your videos. Thanks! ❤

[@adinterxm]

wholeheartedly support this comment! CC would improve viewing experience for many

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I'll look into it!

[@kireitonsi]

@@CityPlannerPlays Thank you!! Much appreciated

[@MMMerangue]

Automatic closed captions work for me on this video. Sometimes it takes a couple of hours for them to become active after a video gets made live.

[@galaxyproductions2076]

Oh boy the debate between subtitles and none will begin. I get frustrated when there are subtitles, as when there are I literally can’t do anything else BUT read the subtitles, hence why KZbin provides the ability to make your own captions with the CC ability so people CAN choose to have real subtitles (please don’t put them in big white text at the bottom)

[@Jonathan_Sherwood]

One thing that could be a neat feature would be a mix between elevation and road maintenance mechanics, and the water system. In Petoskey Michigan, every spring when the snow melts. Theres flooding in areas where the drainage cant keep up with it enough. The north side McDonald's parking lot would often be only halfway usable because of this. The real time weather system could leave puddles in areas. Some could drain faster of you manage it with drains on roads and stuff. Some areas might just have to let the land soak it up. Just a thought. Could be a cool mechanic.

[@Oktopia]

This is an amazing idea! It's so useful to see your opinions on other people's builds. I still feel like a noob but getting ideas and inspiration from more builders can only be a good thing.

[@taviherache5210]

I just want to say something about CPP and his sponsorships,I think he is the only one that makes me actually watch his sponsor part just because of his honesty, it s straight to the point, he shows us the price,keeps it short and informative and dosent mention it 10 times throughoutthe video, good job 👏

[@neilharbott8394]

This is very classically British. The housing estates with cul-de-sacs are everywhere, though I agree that there would be paths from the end to the next road over, and where not "planned" the local kids would cut through wearing out the grass in very short order (I used to do this all the time!). The tight bends on the highway are also a thing, depending upon how old the road is, back when 50mph was fast for a truck, but now these are modern day hazards, and it's up to the local council to get a grant from the national government to improve the road layouts. Also the too many junctions onto the highway can date back to the 1950's, though typically today, it's a cheap option for a council to build up the sidewalk and put a metal fence to block traffic movement, thus easing flow on the highway itself (plus of course the traffic signals on the remaining junctions).

[@maxsigmon8804]

First, Max, great first name. Second, great city! Really enjoyed what you had laid out and thought Phil gave you great feedback.

[@CardStash23]

A wonderful city! Love the storyline and your critique! I would love to see more videos like this! I’m still loving your exit music! You’re the best!👍🏽❤️

[@ballooncoast848]

In uk their are lots of cul de sacs in housing estates and they have paths at the end of then which creates a cut through from street to street

[@dreemah]

I haven't seen any of the CS1 City Tips videos but this was so much fun! I've learned a lot from this video and it really complements the learning from your tutorial videos 😍👌

[@shaunmorrison6448]

My thoughts on this as a Brit: - Our busses *are* always late. - Very unlikely we'd dam that river; also the dam asset doesn't look right for the UK, we would have built an embankment dam. - I think some of CS2's assets aren't quite right, the downtown buildings are crazy tall for a town this size in the UK. Generally we don't have a ton of high rise. - Not sure about some of the names? I assume a lot of the road names are auto generated but unlikely there would be Lafayette Street or Aspen in the UK. - The suburbs look really good. Having that many cu-de-sacs is common in lots of 70s-90s developments. - I think you would probably see more commercial development around the campus? There's usually a lot of student bars and food spots etc. - I think all our railways are built on embankments etc. (I'm sure that's a huge pain to do in CS2 though) - Possibly even more farmland. But yeah this definitely feels like a town nestled in a valley in the Pennines or the Peak District. Should be always raining.

[@MonkeyManMods]

As a farmer myself irl I have to admit this is easily the most realistic farm land layout. Very very rarely do you see farms not along a riverside. Atleast where I am from. I gotta respect this guy for making them right up to the rivers edge

[@Max-q5g]

:D

[@ohnolookwho241]

Must be an american thing gor bus drivers to hate roundabouts. As a UK bus driver i love them, nothing better when you inevitably miss a turn and need to turn round. High traffic roundabouts are a bit of a nightmare for busses to get out at, but that high school roundabout is definitely supposed to be a bus turning circle rather than an actual roundabout for regular traffic.

[@nonameavailable8496]

22:37 no walking should ever take place when travelling to and from the tavern. The booze cruise is epitome of small town living.

[@MrTwisted003]

One of the things I don't like with the public transit is not being able to reduce the number of vehicles on long routes. This is one of the reasons I don't like to do outside connections with busses. 1 outside connection uses up over half of the vehicles. Sure it's like 15- 30 km long route, but I want 2 busses, not 16! When it comes to route layouts I have a rule of thumb. Each area/district should have 1 route, unless it's small and shares with another. And every loop intersects with at least one other. And when I say route or loop, it's always bi-directional. Unless it is an outside connection, or sometimes I run a "Red Line" which connects the bus depot or some point in the main part of town with the train station and another to the airport, so with only 2 stops it can be 1 way. With everything intersecting in some way for the citizens to transfer from one line to another, that gives any citizen a point to and from almost anywhere in the city, and to and from the city. With trams, I feel those are local to one area or small town to get around within the city. I don't make trams connect from 1 place to another, that's what the busses are for.

[@messiermitchell4901]

This city looks really nice! Plenty of roundabouts too!

[@MrPieguyDaBoss]

I was also thinking that the farms shouldn't be right to the waters edge because of runoff maybe a green strip would be nice to stop either livestock from drinking directly from the river or fertilizers polluting

[@amshermansen]

28:10 - Could make the argument for a third lane that has a lower speed with a bus stop off and back onto the highway.

[@kennielassen2839]

Really interesting dive into another city from a helicopter perspective. Some of these tips I can definately use myself!

[@57thorns]

British Technological University - where everything is hot air.

[@Couldnt_let_J.Marston_die]

I love this series, and I'm very happy to see you continue it on CS2. Side note, first place is first place regardless of the number of competitors. 😉

[@loz1672]

Great video. Really nice way to share your professional knowledge and skills in a unique way. Can't find many cities skylines videos that offer this perspective and in this way. Also, clearly you are a lovely guy. Keep it up! Thanks.

[@angelofheavens]

So nice to see a more British/European build!

[@yelnaw]

Mate we just love your videos. Upload whatever you like! I think I’d even watch you play the last EA Sim City.

[@Gandellion]

Tbh I struggle a bit with CS cause the cities do look quite unfamiliar to me, but this one reads so real!

[@Gandellion]

Except for that poor roundabout usage,

[@smlwst]

0:35 the motorcyclist deciding to jump off the bridge got me so hard 😢😅😂😂😂

[@minhuctrinh1059]

i can already see a ton of submissions for this series

[@mekbots]

Oh man, now i want to submit my city just for the chance to see it in an authentic CPP style city tour at the end

[@porina_pew]

One thing I find conflicting is do you build to be realistic, or do you build for the game mechanics? For example, I tend to find myself arranging road junctions for what works in game, which is different from what is used in practice.

[@ЮрійКорхов]

Am I the only one who saw a bike falling from the highway on 0:34 ? )) That sim had a bad day already ))

[@stepdadmagic8258]

I am SHOCKED at how small their industrial area is compared to the rest of the city. Super impressive that this builder was able to supply enough jobs to citizens with all that specialized industry and office space. Sign of a good education system and city growth :)

[@chchzuzia]

Whoa! At 19:20 did I see you use the road upgrade tool to click and gently drag a section of road into a new position? Like we used to do in CS1 with MoveIt! on selected nodes? :O

[@allisonscottnc]

0:35 motorcyclist yeets off bridge!

[@rnd.0m458]

As someone who lives exactly where this city would be, seeing skyscrapers hurts my heart

[@SR1M3]

0:33 poor guy in the motorcycle just yeeted himself lol

[@iainjames313]

This map looks more like northern italy than northern england, but there's no way we'd be putting a great big hydroelectric dam in the middle of a city in england. They'd probably but wiers into the river itself, which isn't something CS2 allows. Just fyi also, though there are plenty of streets named after historical figures, we also name streets after trees species, historic purposes (Smith St, Butcher Lane), churches, destinations and highways (e.g., motorways) and most A roads (national speed limit) are just numbers, like the M2 or the A25 or whatever. "Empire Highway" would never fly lol. As others have said, buses use roundabouts constantly in the UK. It's not a problem.

[@Vallenthorne]

RIP to the motorcyclist that fell off the bridge at 0:35

[@zeberday1]

omg that motorbike falling off the bridge!

[@pedrob.2691]

2:31 someone probably watches Doug Demuro 😂

[@connor31415]

I love that riverside district

[@charissethomas5051]

I was watching this video earlier and then it was deleted lol. So glad I got to finish it. Happy to City Tips back.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Oops! If I need to replace in the future, I'll leave it unlisted for a bit so that you can finish it up! The errors were relatively minor, but it needed to be fixed

[@TonGolem]

Beautiful city!! And great commentary.

[@NelielSugiura]

I should hope there is never a bar/pub next to a swimming pool! Not only because people will absolutely chuck bottles over the fence in hopes of making a splash, but if they were drunk and snuck in, it is extremely dangerous!

[@edenmoon8275]

I will say that living in England I will say that the roads are probably accurate, lots of cul-de-sacs, wonky, janky roads with sharp corners and up and down hills. Probably not great in game though. Also the amount of trees, accurate.

[@aylim3088]

I was waiting a bit to see if the performance issues had been resolved, or at least improved.. I loved CS1 so really want to play this, have you noticed it running smoother lately?

[@ZenOwl]

I'd love to see more of these!

[@raylawson99]

0:37 anybody see buddy fall off the bridge 😭😭🤣

[@sennevnck9268]

0:34 RIP my guy

[@AlbertoCiarrocca]

0:33 did a motorcycle just FALL OFF the bridge??

[@jakepotter4]

I loved this episode! It’s such a good series ❤

[@erisahmetaj6233]

How do you manege with so few industrial zone?

[@karlhenke91]

Random fact: historically, the plural of "cul-de-sac" has been "culs-de-sac".

[@MegaKracka]

Love it!! Keep doing it please!

[@quadski365]

Real question is since there are gas stations now. When will we see kwik trips?

[@AssyriaVR]

I'm from Wisconsin too, but a bar next to a pool is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@slumpsg1901]

Very common in parts of Europe and not a problem

[@AssyriaVR]

@slumpsg1901 pool bars and 2 different establishments, 1 with a pool and other with a bar, are 2 different things.

[@slumpsg1901]

@@AssyriaVR Near my house in Spain is a Bar and a pool ( They are known as Piscina Bars) I can sit at a table with a drink not ten feet from the pool. as I said this is not unusual in the warmer parts of Europe .

[@AssyriaVR]

@slumpsg1901 Piscina bars or pool bars. They have them here in the US, but a bar and public pool would not be put right next to each other.

[@slumpsg1901]

@@AssyriaVR Then it must just be a cultural thing on your side of the pond, interesting

[@pixxa37]

Bravo Max!

[@tyranavalon]

0:30 did someone just yeet themselves off the overpass?

[@OddlySpecificGaming]

The only row house build I’ve not hated - the mountains and the fact it has any kind of skyline downtown is a bit jarring though, never mind the north you barely see buildings of that height anywhere in the UK besides maybe one or two cities outside London. The 7th and 8th biggest cities in the UK, Leeds and Sheffield, both in the north have maybe 10 “skyscraper” style CS2 buildings between them in the “downtown”. Shed loads of high density residential but not this height

[@Max-q5g]

I agree with you and I was thinking this when figuring out if I should do a high density downtown, I ended up doing it because I was like, hey its a game, and I really wanted to try make a skyline as I have never attempted one before.

[@jermainetilmon7793]

Awesome city!!!

[@HenryRoss-wu4lo]

Looks peaceful!

[@ACUK82]

Awesome video but if only the north looked like that 😂

[@rileywhetstone1755]

Well, that was fun. 😃

[@dwnsdp]

Great except the heavily northen american name. My english save is called Hefty Bottom

[@carlosthedeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Please make more I like these

[@tonymack]

So interesting how even in the same country in America regions are so different. The idea of "walkable" is like something from a foreign country here. Things are far too spread out for that

[@cornishpasty4344]

If you reviewed mine, you'd probably reveal some kind of mental ailment lol

[@jamesbalentine8124]

I love these

[@Holli094]

Engagement +1

[@Blueschist13]

Northern English city with low police numbers, sewage issues, and inefficient public transport? Bang on the money for 2023.

[@skate-life9858]

To be fair it is based on a British city so the police coverage and high crime rate is actually spot on

[@tomzitiger]

I'm a transit enthusiast and i do think those bus lines (no matter the usage) were pretty useless. Not trying to spread negativity but if i lived in that city i would drive a car

[@tessie4204]

Should we buy the game now or wait for some big updates?

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Game Pass , tbh. You'll have a ton of other great games to play if the performance isn't what you'd like or the bugs become frustrating. And the commitment isn't much in terms of cost... $1 for the first couple weeks.

[@WhatsleftofTom]

Has anyone here ever set foot in the UK? Lol

[@northbytrain]

I mean I live here in the UK... does that count?

[@WhatsleftofTom]

My point is the this looks nothing like any part of this country dude

[@advancify_]

if you could review other youtubers builds like river view (infrastructurist) it would be really fun to see.

[@thegratelucky]

My favourite emiji 🥸

[@IceDree]

That poor biker lol

[@isaacwriston]

Love City Tips! Has it been that long? 🫣

[@GamerFlair]

That expressway you don't like is a brilliant example of classic British road design! I will refer you to the A406, especially the sections between the Great Cambridge Junction and Henly Corner. That said, there should be lights on those junctions.

[@KyleParkePlaysDrums]

I was actually thinking exactly this. The gripes with how strange the design of road layouts are is 100% the UK haha. You only have to drive around Watford to see that road designers don't care about road layout and hierarchy haha

[@dwainavance]

A couple of these a month would be entertaining 🙂

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I'm going to try to do more of them, so long as everyone is into it! I really enjoy these :)

[@Torgonius]

Please keep the city reviews coming. It's a great way to see how other people are solving tricky issues, and just to see the way thoughts are translated to digital cities.

[@garyklyce713]

So cool, nice city Max and great job on the story. It was definitely a CPP level backstory

[@RosinaEmilyW]

A few comments as a British person. - the interchange is a very classic British design (as has been pointed out) and would be left as-is regardless, especially if usage is low. - Dams are very rare, especially because cities are older than the technology to build them. And trying to pass a plan to build one is… and I think our government’s ability to ruin good ideas (if they take place outside London and benefit the North) is now world famous. *cough* HS2. As for wind farms, they don’t face anywhere near as much resistance. - Flooding on the river… maybe it’s because I’m fairly close to a floodplain, but my first reaction was to think how accurate that was. 😅 Still a bad thing, but I’m quite used to my local sports field flooding since they built a ton of houses along the river. Because apparently a sports field is considered a place which can ‘allowably flood’. - There are generally very few high-rise buildings in UK cities because the downtown is historic. There’s usually only a very small core of 10+ floor buildings. - I would have expected the railway to have a lot more space. Most of the rail system is Victorian, and they made sure to bulldoze if needed. - Parks are considered pretty essential in every new development (and is often a requirement for planning permission), so it’s great to see so many. - Suburbs often retain small areas of woodland as nature reserves or parks for their communities. - they’ve used highways like some of our historic coaching roads (think main roads originally created for fast travel via horse). For example, Gloucester Road (A38) is an old coaching road which at times is a 2-lane road, at other times is a dual carriageway, and other times is a four lane road. There are parts where houses face it, separated by only a slip-road. Other times, slower roads will join it, but the speed limit decreases quite heavily in those instances. It’s bad design, but it’s limited by its surroundings and is still a major route in and out of several towns and cities (the road is horrendously long). But there are rather too many instances like that in their city. Most cities will have only one or two examples of grossly upgraded coaching roads. - Cul-de-sacs galore everywhere outside the town centre. - In short, this city feels so British (including some of its failings) that it’s untrue. 😂 The only reason it feels a bit off is that things like the fact the station being squeezed in makes it feel too new for a British city. For example, even one of the eight new cities designated for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee used to be Britain’s oldest town, and with a few exceptions, most new towns are actually a combination of several old villages or other historic settlements. There are only a few which have been allowed to grow on previously unused land. Which does make this a little more realistic. The no direct route out of the city centre is a big minus, though. Traffic is bad enough as it is. Additionally CS2 doesn’t have the most recent style of houses from the 70s which has persisted until now. - So, taking into account what is actually possible in-game, my Britishness score is 8/10.

[@McCloudious]

Love this city! As a brit I can see how accurate many parts are. Makes me feel like home

[@Spudandrowback7D]

You'd be surprised how realistic that roundabout bus shenanigans is. Have a look at go ahead Ireland route 111 or 63a. Some bus routes in Dublin are not even bi directional!

[@leegriffin1584]

This is a wonderful build, it is so British in so many ways. 'Hemmed in' was used a few times in the commentary, well, that's the UK. There's also game issues, not every city/town needs or has a train marshalling yard (for example), but the game demands one so you can have trains. I think a key improvement, as noted, was the University. Parking and access are endless problems for any campus. I work at one, and we have about 20,000 employees and at least that many students. Sure, some live on campus, but that's a LOT of people and supplies (think food just to begin with, it's a town on its own) to get in and out. In the UK Birmingham Uni (for example) has its own train station to help out. Kudos to Max on so many levels, being brave enough to submit, putting in a coherent growth story, making it feel quite British, so much thought about how things grow and link.

[@Scaldera93]

Had to slow it down to watch that biker fall off the bridge 0:35

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I did the same myself, lol

[@AlanMakbeth]

Oh, i really wanted these series back! I love looking at the cities the community builds!

[@rebecca99994]

The "no bus stops on highways" rule is a bit weird in CS2 - makes sense if they're entry-controlled freeways, but not in the way they're being used here, which at least here would definitely have bus stops on them in real life.

[@123ricardo210]

Yeah, seconding that!

[@Stant123]

This would be where you use the one way streets (and don't zone around them) if you want to keep traffic flows separated out, or to match more closely what was done, instead of the four-lane two way highway, use the medium 4 lane road with dividers (medians) or the large 6 or 8 lane roads with dividers (medians) and add dedicated bus lanes to use as transit expressways so even if it gets busy, the buses can get through mostly unimpeded. You end up with better results in the long run. There are options available in game that fit better than laying down highway through the middle of the city, they just weren't used, which, hopefully in the future are used instead.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I understand it within the context of the speeds - 100 kmh or 62 mph.... but I think it highlights how great it'd be if we could adjust the road speeds in vanilla. I really, really, really hope we get the ability to do that in the future!

[@lukee910]

​@@CityPlannerPlaysThis, or adjustable zoning. At least for me, it looks like highways are used to not mess up the zoning. If we have non-zonable arterials that aren't highways, it'd save me a lot of trouble.

[@tomzitiger]

You can put bus stops on highway and connect a pedestrian path. I do that sometimes

[@DraconicImperator]

Fun detail for the storytelling: I didn't think linden trees could be found in the UK but not only am I wrong, small-leaf linden trees (turns out I might have known them better as pry trees but I live in Southern England not the North) are often an indicator of ancient woodland (woodland areas that have been present for 400 years) which can get protected status as a site of special scientific interest. Good for tourism but also puts restrictions on development to preserve the local environment. On the other hand, it adds to the forestry industry being where it is - that is very likely going to be a coppicing forest if this is ancient woodland. I live near such a designated area which doubles as a local parkland.

[@InfernalGarish]

I have missed this series for quite a bit. Glad to see you haven’t forgotten about this series.