Why is this Subdivision RURAL instead of URBAN? | Clearwater County 72

[@ryanbledsoe6697]

I moved into a neighborhood that was once a family farm and “Farm” in the name. They’ve kept 2 silos as part of the aesthetics next to an open air event barn. So, not weird to see them still in the neighborhood 😊

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

Yeah. I could see those getting painted with the development’s logo, featured on its brochures, etc. of course you can’t really do that in the game though.

[@jordandegraaff]

@@jasonlescalleet5611 oh yes you can. With the right mods, anything is possible.😉

[@Collgab2050]

Do we live in the same neighborhood? lol

[@zachwak]

I live in a 'rural' unincorporated area about 15 minutes from downtown Raleigh NC. its nice having low taxes and less rules while also having proximity. Im able to own horses and goats and chickens, but live only 2000ft from a grocery store and shopping complex. very enjoyable

[@micahsarm]

so you find 2000ft close

[@brandonrico6223]

It's pretty good for US standard

[@SonicGeneration]

I hope they buy your unincorporated area & build a big mall tbh

[@blazingfiery4632]

@@micahsarm It's what? 600 meters? That's close

[@johnson0618]

NC gang gotta represent 💪💪

[@akmwngtk]

i love that vb and cwc are in the same city planner plays cinematic universe

[@Salmoddi]

I'm sure VB's city planner is quite jealous of CWC's city planner who has mod super powers.

[@aaronsirkman8375]

And don't forget Nicolet Bay, which is even in the same state as Clearwater!

[@jonathanskarberg2776]

CPP Cinematic Universe

[@jase_allen]

@@jonathanskarberg2776 A colossal, ordered universe.

[@devinhock8549]

This was a fun episode to watch. I work as an environmental consultant and we work with developers to identify wetlands, headwater drainage features, and the like to make sure they avoid/preserve/buffer those wet areas to maintain the integrity of the local watershed. It would be cool if the next iteration of the game took microtopography into consideration with more small streams, wetlands, and other natural areas that you have to build around, enhance, or reroute.

[@juliahenriques210]

That'll be natural as Cities Skylines 2 ups the fluid simulation. Right now water behaves as huge jelly blobs with no viscosity. As these get smaller and acquire some viscosity, water physics might become even more impressive than it already is (for a computer program that hasn't been made with high resolution fluid simulation in mind).

[@sparkzyfulton5774]

Needed boulders and a small gazebo and or fishing dock in the little pond

[@badams1037]

It’s interesting how the idea of rural varies. To me and how I grew up rural, this is total suburbs. But I know a lot of people that would view this as a nice rural neighborhood. Awesome build to to break up the density of Ashland

[@delvinwolf6611]

Yeah, it's definitely interesting to see. From all of the different things I've seen as I've traveled around the U.S. I personally wouldn't call this development "rural". But, I also wouldn't call it the "suburbs", either. It's something in-between, to me.

[@stevengaines5856]

@@delvinwolf6611 maybe a rural suburb?

[@SuperPope69]

Yeah, I was watching this thinking "this is literally just a neighborhood with land around your house" Which is usually placed between cities and what I consider rural where I'm from

[@tomasroma2333]

​@@delvinwolf6611 Sometimes people use the term "exurb" to describe semi-rural developments. Not sure if its appropriate for this but it could be

[@PrayingToTheAlien]

I love how the addition of fences makes it look like actual parcels. One place Cities: Skylines could improve on.

[@daltonbedore8396]

i think the current mechanic is pretty good. vanilla game just needs to be more liberal with placements in C:S2

[@Ilaeria]

I recently moved to a rural area so I really loved this episode. The only thing I’d suggest is a lot of rural residents grow their own food including fruit trees - nearly everyone has at least an apple or lemon tree in my area. Maybe you could have added fruit trees in your landscaping?

[@jase_allen]

22:17 Seeing this fence being added to the new neighborhood makes me homesick for my childhood home. I grew up in a neighborhood that was carved out of farmland. Days when I missed the after school bus and had to walk home, I'd walk past several horse pastures on my way home that used that style fence. If I was lucky, there'd be a horse on that side of the pasture wanting some pats and attention. [Mumbles] years later, and the pastures have also been replaced by houses. But that fence remains as a reminder of what once was.

[@robbiebiel7840]

Love the new neighbourhood, especially the pond; grass and environment looks amazing. I just miss some park benches there, seems like an ideal place to sit down, read a book, maybe feed the ducks etc. :)

[@Anne5440_]

Many rural folks just sit on the ground.

[@kgannet29]

Agreed. It also looks like a fun place to ice skate on in the winter when it freezes over.

[@wm-nu1yf]

To still use Building Themes, set the entire city to International and then just set up each district like you normally would. I was having the same problem with the array errors after I bought Financial Districts. Game was unplayable. Someone suggested this trick and it worked perfectly. Themes still works and no more array errors. District Styles always ignores some of my themes and just grows whatever it wants.

[@artistfkaW]

19:53 after years of playing, I finally learned to love plopping in my current build. And it is absolutely my best city ever. I got so tired of having 3 of the same building on one block. And it’s so much easier to control height, do cul de sacs, etc

[@suitepee555]

Really, really, really glad to see another Clearwater County video. These, and Nicolet Bay are my absolute favorite!! They are just so few and far between all the Verde Beach episodes, which I do appreciate, but the level of detail and satisfying visuals truly lie with the two aforementioned cities. They are just so satisfying and the lack of crippling limitations is refreshing. Anywho, keep up the excellent work!

[@masers1184]

Such a great episode, I prefer these more realistic sub-suburban builds! I know it's tedious and time consuming, but I'd utilize moveit to make sure the driveways are connected to the actual street as it definitely kills the realism a bit. I know the cul-de-sac homes will be a little more challenging but maybe the use of surface painter could help. So excited to see what develops next!

[@cdw2468]

was thinking the same, the gap is jarring

[@shawms38]

I grew up in this kind of near-rural housing development, and one thing I would expect to see is some more variety in the types of fences used. Or even redundant fences - I remember one neighbor built a privacy fence just so he wouldn’t have to look at his neighbors fence 😂

[@kevinfranklin4014]

I live in Maryland, and there are a few counties in Maryland that are mainly rural, and you are right. It's hardly any street lights except for the main roads and maybe a light here and there on streets leading into the communities but its primarily lightless

[@s3nd3r5]

I grew up sorta on this style of suburb into rural cross over. behind my neighborhood development were farms (I was in walking distance of an orchard). And we'd have silos remaining and I always loved looking at them. And we greatly lacked that type of access added here. if I wanted to go into town I'd have to bike or walk on the main county route into town, no sidewalks, 40mph roads. Was not fun (and why my mom wouldn't let us, lol) Inside our neighborhood off the county round had sidewalks and allowed inter neighborhood play, but gosh. Every road needs SOME sidewalk. So I appreciate the path network and bike roads :)

[@CitiesByDiana]

The characters have photos now! Governor Johnson is a real person now! 🤩 Also just loving the concept for this video, these types of rural areas are super common but it's rare you see someone build them in CS.

[@jz4163]

I actually learn a lot from those beginning segments! Thank you for putting those in your videos!

[@NooBoo_Girl]

I live in a rural subdivision, that once upon a time was military barracks, then just farmland, and now houses converted from old barracks. I would say maybe adding flower fields in some of those blanker spaces. Since this used to be fertile farmland, and wetland, there would be flowering fields for at least some of it. When you talked about cotton I thought instantly of those fields of red flowers we get here when they stopped planting cotton. Just an idea :) Loved this episode!

[@trudynasty738]

Wow! Your green detailing looks amazing!! Should put landscaping along the multi-use paths too!! I really like the grasses.

[@Rengray2]

This was a really fantastic build! Very realistic in pretty much every aspect. We have one near us that has an elementary school within its boundaries, along with walking/biking paths, playgrounds, and water access. (Woodlake - Richmond, VA) The only thing I would change about the build would be to plop one or two willow trees around the pond. 🙂

[@jon-from-tx]

Love the way you think about these districts as you build them out.

[@tawnyprovince-ward2353]

I live in a rural subdivision I FREAKING LOVE IT! All the nature please.

[@VaingloriousGaming]

My community, Northshore (which is on the south shore of the lake lol), looks and feels a lot like what you've built here. We're about ten minutes outside of town, but instead of being surrounded by farms, we're surrounded by forest (the neighborhood sits on land that was part of a very large private hunting camp). Aside from that, you nailed the vibe of my neighborhood. Despite being surrounded by forest, our homes all have the same four or five trees: one in the front yard, two or three in the back. And it is incredibly dark at night; we have maybe one light per street, usually halfway down each street. Great job capturing the look and feel of the area!

[@tegjwokjohn1839]

I've been watching this series for a long time now and I'm surprised that you haven't run out of nodes given the size of the city and level of detail

[@icantthinkofaname2176]

If you ever want a tiny water source, you can manually type 0.001 before you place the water source. It will display as 0.00, but it's still functional.

[@Kisamaism]

We have these all over my state, and much worse! Most are simple slaps of road forming something akin to a frontage road with five to twenty houses on it before it slips back in, entrances and exits almost completely unnoticed by the majority of the adjoining thoroughfare traffic. Love it.

[@richrichard6520]

I've seen these types of neighborhoods pop up here & there and I think you've captured that setting very VERY well. Regarding adding forests, sometimes there are small stands of trees in the previous farm fields that get incorporated into the new developments. Also, the original few homes would have significantly larger trees from the new ones. I would also think there would be some basic bench seating in a few places around the pond to feed the ducks, read a book, etc. Thanks again for an excellent video.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

This is a very nice build! I used to live in New England towns that have/had bike or bridle paths (Scituate and Arlington, Massachusetts). The paths usually had weeds, bushes and trees grown up on either side even where there were houses nearby. So I would go in and add some landscaping to the new subdivision's bike paths in order to give the houses view privacy as well. Also may I suggest Detaignemint Pond for the body of water since these sort of developments typically have stormwater detention ponds? Thanks.

[@ruubelegant]

New to the series, as someone who's sick of where they currently live, I appreciate how much thought you put into foot traffic, too many places I've lived away from the city have been impossible to leave without a car And that's probably why I tend to appreciate living in more urbanized, city setting. It's easier to walk/bike, or there's public transport!

[@Granulus]

I live simi deep in a rural area and with the housing shortage they have made new homes near my area more Urban with most being 10 feet close to each other breaking the whole reason to live in a rural area

[@wispiwispi1889]

Maybe fountains in the pond to prevent mosquito breeding.

[@Shezaad18]

Just moved to a rural area but it's on the edge of an urban area. So about a 15min drive from a major center as well as great access to major highways. But why I prefer the rural side is because of the lower density, it's situated quite close to a nature reserve and because of the wetlands they built a man made lagoon so we have access to our own beach in an area where the closest large body of water is at least 60km away.

[@Eudiamonia77]

Love it! Lots of farm fields have tree lines between fields. You could put some more dense lines in imagining they preserved some of the more mature trees when they developed the neighborhood.

[@Smackels]

Our rural subdivision in northern Bon Secour, AL is identical to your build. The biggest issue I see as more subdivisions get developed is the lack of pedestrian routes and the 2 lane roads that were not upgraded with the larger traffic flow.

[@victhefoxygamer_6180]

I can't tell if it's because I've been personally displaced for so long, or you're just really really good at your job, but I really want to live here. Looks amazing as always!

[@sokkaoaf2699]

I think having a variation of different fences throughout the area would make it more realistic. Can’t forget some of the privacy fenced backyards.

[@BellatrixLlvr]

I discovered this series about 6 weeks ago and watched an episode (or several) nearly every single day. I just finished this one last night and settled in to watch episode 73 only to discover I had finished the entire series. 😭 Please tell me more are coming! Your builds have helped me with my city tremendously!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Thank you so much, Mark!! More are coming - I'm hoping the next one is Saturday! Glad the videos helped!!

[@hugefanboy413]

When setting up a tag, in Find It!, you can click the Batch button to select multiple objects in the list (or deselect multiple) in order to add or remove them from the selected tag instantly.

[@flynnmckee8442]

The ability to create spaces that feel real in the game is just something else. Great video !

[@BurningRubberNz]

Im glad you went back and detailed it more looks so much better with the fences and hedges

[@subressor1]

This has been my favourite Clearwater County video in a long while! I love the capital city, but little builds like these are what made me really love Clearwater County in the first place :)

[@jnewman83]

2 things….First, I LOVED this build. Even though the neighborhood I grew up in was incorporated, it had the vibe and character of this build. Second, my 8 year daughter has caught City Skylines fever and watched today’s episode with me!!

[@Gamesaucer]

I've seen a bunch of through traffic through the neighbourhood. You mentioned the layout is intended to prevent that, but I guess that's not enough to dissuade C:S vehicle AI. Perhaps it makes sense to slightly lower the speed limit, so cars are more likely to go around? If nothing else, banning heavy traffic would at least stop trucks from barrelling through the streets all the time.

[@Rouverius]

So much good stuff here. But let me say, that pond is a work of art. I'd love to take a walk around it. 👍

[@jimbofergus]

I love how you give a backstory to the developments that you create in this game. 👾

[@papertiger709]

Checking in - this series has been my background watch while I do all manner of work. Utterly dismayed I've reached the end. Thank you for the wonderful series! Looking forward to picking my way through the others. Down with parking lots!

[@gabrielnaranjo271]

Please, continúe making Clearwater videos. This series has been enjoyable and at times soothing, if you can of course.

[@oberongypsy]

So two things about that neighborhood. There’s a chance that somebody would plant that forest. A local school might use it as an opportunity to teach conservation, and it’s also possible that Johnson Aggregates might consider parceling some of that land out as carbon offsets. Given the pollution generated by mining it could help improve their public image. Also, given the measurement of the parcel of land, locals might start calling it the Hundred Acre Green.

[@joshinio]

I love these sorts of videos so much. Not only do I get to watch a real nice guy doing his best work in a game I love, but I get to learn so much about the real world of planning & development.

[@cpreyde]

If any mod makers are watching this, having more wildlife would be pretty cool I think. Ducks and other birds that would be attracted to water and parks. It'd be cool is they'd travel around the map too.

[@Lintary]

A improvement would be some variation in the grassland on which this neighborhood is placed, along with some bushy & higher grass areas. Perhaps also some hedge rows instead of fencing. Also adding some picnic benches and the likes in the 'gardens' would bring more character as that is what people will do often if they have the space and early on before there is budget for grander things like pools.

[@shaneintheuk2026]

Great area. Nice to go back to the very beginning and redevelop. I forget crescents and you reminded me, ta. I just do not have the patience to do this type of build. I love seeing them but it takes hours!

[@stucorbett3795]

Loving this series, started watching a month ago and absolutely blitzed my way through the series! Keep it up, Easy watch, calming voice to chill out after a stressful hectic day at work

[@juliahenriques210]

That close to Ashland these properties would gentrify so quickly... I wouldn't be surprised to just see a couple suburban castles built there after a decade or two.

[@winterfire567]

This is how my childhood neighborhood was developed, I'm pretty sure, from farmland to a rural-suburban development. It's since been re-developed to be much denser, with smaller land parcels and cookie cutter homes to match, but you can still see most of the telltale signs. The streets are long and meandering, confusing, and grossly cul-de-sac'd. There are still smaller homesteads where agricultural production takes place - a couple of crop fields, a small livestock operation and poultry as well. Many of the original homes still draw well water and have signs on their property advising the local authorities of that. There's a stormwater pond that has been turned into exactly the same kind of local park with much of the same foliage, walking and biking paths, and climbing structures. The lighting is also extremely sparse and relegated to intersections. Really the only thing that's different is that the multi-family home buffer between my neighborhood and the city isn't duplexes, but rather they're smaller 6-12 unit apartment buildings. It was very cool to watch this play out, and how I can see everything here for what it used to be, at least in some scope. :)

[@LukeSillies]

My sister in law lived in one of these farm to subdivision places in the midwest, those shared paths have a few space trees but are surrounded by the vegetation of grasses, etc you have near the pond. You could just add a ton of those. They are sparse and sad places to live, but that's what we love to build, yea?

[@Anne5440_]

Finally a neighborhood and landscaping that I like. I especially like the pond area.

[@methosmomomax7470]

16:58 I would place some benches around the lake for sims to sit and take in the view.

[@mtbrocket]

Great video. Phil, you forgot the dog park. Not the place for it but it seems to be a signature piece. I would expect to see trampolines and above ground pools, sheds and bbqs in backyards. What about a club house with a Pickleball court or a church, some place for the homeowners to gossip about politics and how those living on the other side of the main road are ruining everything. 😊

[@Stettafire]

Actually it's exactly where I'd expect to see one

[@jasonmurdick9864]

10 acres with farmland around me. Love the peace and quiet and natural environment.

[@gazzamuso]

Love hearing that Wisconsin accent come through on the word Täêg

[@noemierollindedebeaumont1130]

I know, right ?! I particularly like it as a non-native english speaker, i find it great. Thee first time i heard his accent, i was very surprised, thought it was a word i didn't know 😅

[@cubedgirl]

🐄 This is great!!! I currently live in a community just like the one you built. It's zoned as agriculture and equine made for us! I love this new neighborhood. It's also nice to see us come back to ashland aain. 🙂

[@RyanThomas96]

Love to see more of these types of communities and subdivisions in Nicolette Bay!

[@ynk47]

Finally...... Watched the Entire Series..... Now I will have to wait for New One's But that was One Hell of A Journey 🗿🔥🔥

[@gemstonelabradoodles3487]

I live rural and love it...except when my well froze this past winter!

[@Amb10050]

Clear water county is most certainly my favorite series

[@damontaejanuary5722]

The park in the new area looks like the walking trail in Oregon

[@kevinkorenke3569]

Not only do I love watching these episodes you have taught me that I spent my formative and adult years in the wrong career path. Even after hearing your trials and tribulations concerning internships and unemployment I envy your career path.

[@andblom88]

Never too late to change career 😊

[@cdw2468]

many cities have public planning citizen councils that you can join

[@dinobrains6947]

I grew up in a rural subdivision outside of a town of roughly ~10,000. For two years when I was in high school I live in a village of roughly ~350 people. After graduating I moved to a city of ~1,500,000. Two years later I moved to a large city, Toronto. I couldn't go back to living in the countryside. I hate having to drive everywhere, I hate everything being so far away. I'm starting to feel like I want to move back to a smaller city, but I would move to a megacity before going rural again

[@GISP]

That lake park could use some benches and lightpoles. Maybe even a tiny wooden pier to dive or fish from.

[@jasperhildebrandt]

This live to Detail…. completely worth it I adore this new part of the city

[@bradgibb7518]

Should you consider using a district policy to not have any truck traffic? I noticed some cutting through the new development. Just a suggestion! Growing up in the country downgrading from a farm to an acreage I know my parents were always concerned about what traffic was coming through haha

[@mitchellschwartz6766]

Love this build!! I always enjoy building rural subdivisions.

[@shaneintheuk2026]

17:12 a fence would be popular with parents and dog walkers to separate the park from the road. Dogs and children dart through gaps in hedges all the time.

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

I love that build! There are so many places like that here in central Ohio. The tall grasses around the pond give it a prairie look that is pretty popular around here. I could see more “restored prairies” in the undeveloped centers of some of those blocks. Probably with those split rail fences around them, and possibly with wildlife viewing platforms nearby. Also, viewing platforms near the pond, as that would also likely teem with birds and other wildlife.

[@rudrafel]

Finally been binge watch this series for couple of days, i have couple suggestion : 1. add over or underpass for pedestrian in the uni trainstation rather than make them use crossing and make bad traffic jam. 2. why dont macro your randomizer button to your mouse, so you just need to click 1 button to place and random

[@MrJamesBanana]

Maybe add a place for people to fish in the dam? I would fully expect someone in the area to introduce fish into it, even if the developer didn't. I guess a viewing deck could work if placed into the water. Edit: Do you have any school buses you could run trough the area? I guess it would be a bit far for kids to walk to school from the furthest parts of the development.

[@57thorns]

Or making it a bird sanctuary with a viewing deck. It definitely looks like it would attract a lot of wildlife it it is large enough.

[@black-kawa]

🐟 i don't think is plausible, but living in a rural neighborhood with a pond so close, i totally see someone putting some low cost fish in the pond, just to fishing them now and then. I saw that sometimes, when a pond close to a city or something would have someone bringing some type of fish that lives in ponds, just to be able to do fishing near home. It could even be officialized with a small fishing deck in the pond

[@RestoMog]

Rural, one of the complaints I have about urban developement in oregon is it seems to keep being built on fertile farm land rather than on otherwise unusable land.

[@JaredSvB]

idk if this is something you'll consider fixing/is bothering you as well, but I've noticed a few lorrys and other heavy goods vehicles sometimes cut through the neighbour hood to reach the farms. Would you considering using TMPE to bllcok the trucks?

[@smoore6461]

I have to say, only City Planner Plays could make a suburb seem like a cool thing 😀 great work, sir!! Very nice-looking build!!

[@Stettafire]

Why the suburb hate? That's just odd

[@cbcowart933]

>>> TRAFFIC ALERT

[@Triliton]

Love this rural neighbourhood. :) Id add some bush fences too, and perhaps later on some more details for the gardens in some houses. Just a tad of more details :)

[@gulfELAl9155]

Farm: an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager.

[@flowerblush4171]

Thank you for your channel! I used to be addicted to meth and I remember your videos helping me get through it

[@TheCubzmacon]

Yesss!!! Love, from France !!

[@moomoome42]

I love that storm water pond! It reminds me of where I grew up except with good bike routes

[@russellbarnes5915]

Reminds me of Queens, NY when development was encroaching on the remaining farms in the late 1950's

[@nickkk420]

"you always name a road after what it displaced" i love on otter rd and have a creek

[@michaelfoland2007]

I absolutely love that Rural Area! That was a very nice mulligan there! Keep it up :)

[@jakewillis2484]

LOVED this! Clearwater county definitely needs more subdivisions!

[@AmoebaCulture]

Suggestion: I would've added decals to the ground as a repurposed farm land would've experienced uneven vegetation. You would've have even grass like that.

[@smfbruh2911]

Hi, Fun fact the people who are above are not the first

[@Timmy12309]

This is cool to see. I just build an area like this in my city. As always I love this videos

[@strongheart7861]

OMG, is that adorible Alvin and the chimpmunks...you are the best!!!

[@mikelitoris8809]

So a small note. When adding trees to the neighborhood you mentioned that you had no large trees in your tree selection, then added some. You later mentioned that since it was previously farmland there wouldn't be a forest. So where did all the large trees you planted come from? A young neighborhood like this wouldn't have many, if any, large trees. Just a thought. Also, those are some big, empty lots. I would suggest either putting in a few more homes or filling the lots with things like pools and swing sets.

[@Voodooman60]

This new development looks just like one in Minden, Nevada that was actually reclaimed from Bentley Farms. It's called Windhaven if you wanted to give it a look.

[@skele1]

It took a few months but I’m finally all caught up on Clearwater County. Loved every moment. One thing that’s been bugging me for weeks is in Van Bruen at the transit hub and train station. The crosswalk to access the ferry across the street isn’t right outside the station doors. Passengers traveling between the station and the Ferry have to walk down the street to access the crosswalk or (if the game allowed) jaywalk to directly access the ferry which is an accident waiting to happen. Can you move the crosswalk to right outside the train station doors?

[@WilliamRVela]

"Why is this Subdivision is RURAL" is a great question