Vetropolis Land Reclamation Project | Cities & Towns | Forum

OK I have been agonizing over the size and layout of Vetropolis for a while now, seeing it get harder and harder to find land at the city center to build on. We still have quite a few projects we want to include in the city and at the moment there is nowhere to expand to, as you can see from the thread about the Vetropolis Library.

Before I go on, I know I'm kinda the 'mayor' of Vetropolis, but it is the capitol of Vetronia so I do want to treat it as such and not just make an empirical decision without regardless of any other opinions.

The Issues:

• Vetropolis still requires several large scale construction projects (National Archives, National Museum, Theatre, and more) that currently have nowhere to be built without interfering with the southern half of the island
• The southern half of the island is primarily a nature reserve area that we'd like to preserve as much as possible with the exception of the airport and cemetery.

Proposed Solution

• A land reclamation project that encompasses 2 areas: the north shore & the river valley
• Demolition of the government shop (to be rebuilt elsewhere)
• Demolition of the river bridge & road
• Added land would preserve the river, as well as add space for 11 shops & at least 12 more large scale buildings, all in the northern side of the island, still central to the heart of the plaza.

What do I Mean Reclamation?

Most of you know exactly what I mean but for those of you who don't, essentially reclaiming land from the ocean, and rerouting the river to make more room to build. This is a practice that has been very common even back hundreds of years when civilizations run into the issues we have here. Even Manhattan Island has a large amount of reclaimed land that used to be water. Look at how the shore has changed:

Lower Manhattan

1766                                           1834                                          2004

My point here is to show that this is totally realistic and practical and 'legit'.

North Shore Reclamation

The proposal for the north shore reclamation is to basically fill in a large portion of land as pictured here:

This would include demolishing the government shop (rebuilding elsewhere), and running 2 roads north into the area. The layout of the streets here is just an example of how it could be, not a final design. As you can see there would be more room to build quite a few more buildings, and still stay close to spawn. The buildings would be on the same scale we have in Vetropolis already, which is awesome.

River Project

My proposal for the river is as follows:

• Reroute it, keeping it natural, just in a new location
• It will still pass by the portal building
• It will leave room for the national archives without needing to do some integration of the river in the project
• Build a protected area (Park) around the river. 
• Reclaim an area of land near the shop district that would still keep the river in tact, but make room for more shops as well as another medium sized building

As this image shows, the river would be rerouted a bit south, but keep its natural river look, curving through the island. It would also put the National Archives plot in line with 2 city blocks, letting the road come by on both sides, leaving room for 2 bridges if need be.

The area in green would be upkept park area, red would be the National Archives as well as 1 more building the size of the hospital, and the pink represents 11 more shops. As you can see, the river remains natural looking and would still flow and be preserved.

Disclaimer:

I might modify this thread as I think of new things to add to it, but the basic idea is out there now. I really want to know what frelling and the staff think of the idea... as well as anyone else who's been around a long time.