LOOK CLOSELY: LOOK LOCALLY
You need to think both globally and locally in your position as Mayor, because your decisions in
SimCity 4 affect both arenas. Watch your neighborhoods. Are the buildings deteriorating? Is
pollution especially bad in one area? Is the elementary school on the east side of the city lacking
in funds? Not only do your civic services have local budgets, in some cases, they even have local
coverage. As you view your city from your omnipotent perch, take in this information and
respond to it. Local conditions can quickly have global effects.
Traffic is more responsive as well. Sims fill the roads for morning and evening commutes, and
search for the most time-efficient route to work. Traffic is heavy in industrial areas, and inter-city
commuting is visible when connections are made. If you have not designed good transportation
networks, your citizens will let you know, and you will see rush-hour traffic jams in areas where
commuters converge. Heed city data views, listen to your Sims, and watch the road! Cloverleafs to
the rescue–if you have the budget.
As your Sim’s eye view of the city unfolds, notice the wealth of detail your city provides. Crime
scenes are designated, cars get backed up at busy intersections, and fire trucks leave their
garages when dispatched. Well-to-do neighborhoods are bright with tended flowerbeds, while
those in lesser-off locales make do with scruffy weed patches. The more you tune your ears and
eyes to your Sims and their surroundings, the more you will see.
WHAT’S NEW
CITYSMARTS
What’s a successful city? That depends on you. Want to grow a huge manufacturing stronghold, or
do you prefer holding the position of Mayor in a more laid-back suburb near an area of high-tech
industry? The outcome of each city you build depends on the strategies you use as Mayor. What
sorts of Sims will want to live in your city? What jobs will they want? It’s not only about building a
city with high population figures anymore–it’s about building a city that works for the Sims and
businesses that inhabit it.
As you build, always keep in mind three basic tenets of city development: demand, desirability,
and demographics. What kinds of businesses are needed in your city? What kinds of people live
there?
What sort of workforce is needed to run the businesses in your city? Do your industrial employers
need workers who will toil for pay at the low end of the scale? And what about your Sims? Are
they looking to put their hard-earned college degrees to use in more skilled, higher paying
positions? Both situations create
demand
for certain business types in your city.
Within your city, certain neighborhoods and districts will attract certain types of Sims and
businesses. The relative attractiveness of each area is its
desirability
. City data views allow you
to track how each area in your metropolis stacks up in the ratings game. Good schools, low crime,
excellent health facilities and low pollution? Chances are you’ve created a neighborhood desirable
to higher wealth Sims. A busy intersection near several diverse residential districts? This area may
be desirable to different levels and types of commercial businesses. Tweak local development to
attract the citizenry you desire, and to provide them with better paying jobs.
SimCity 4 makes it easier than ever for you to keep tabs on the
demographics
of your
population–so you can monitor median age, economic status, health, levels of education, and
general sense of well-being. View data from a specific locale, city-wide, or as a trend over time.
How are you doing overall? Check out your rating as Mayor, and Sim ratings of city services. With
all your mayoral powers, you will have no trouble keeping your fingers on the pulse of your city
and all its neighborhoods.
TIP: A hint to all successful Mayors out there: If you really want a
smart city, develop a demographic of smart Sims. Don’t duck
out on your education system. That’s real city smarts.
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