Lexington County

[jmyers2043]

My wife and I spent a three day weekend in Lexington last fall when the horses were running at Keeneland. Are you going to try to recreate the rolling hills of the Kentucky countryside with all its horse farms? Lexington has a lot of tobacco warehousing and nearby fields. Corn crops for the nearby Bourbon industry are other things one could try to do.

Nice journal. I am surprised how green the Painted Desert mod looks. I'll have to give that mod a try.

[amapper]

Replies:

RON-E - Glad you like Lexington. Hope you stop by again.
thundercrack83 - Thanks! I should have time for a bigger update Sunday or Monday.
bat - I want to create a recreation environment around the lake, with homes and camping areas.
rooker1 - I agree!! Will work on it.
sebes - Yes, it looks like a nice area to live in. Good urban feel.
paroch - Me too. I plop when I can. Growing is too unpredictable for me.
dedgren - Thanks dedgren, I really appreciate the recognition.
patfirefghtr, rooker1, bat, Ennedi, Danthe, thundercrack83, tooheys - Thank you all for the kind words. Looking forward to all comments and suggestions.
jmyers2043 - Probably not as I am not sure how to duplicate the horse farms. Any ideas will be welcome. It seems as though the CP_DiagonalFix_Standard.dat file has to be there to give the consistent green of the grass.

Update 6:

[bat]

Great looking two new pictures and great update!

[amapper]

Replies:

bat - Thank you for the visit. These next pictures give a better idea of what's going on around the county.

Update 7:

This first picture is a little blurry, sorry...

[bat]

Fantastic new pitures of these areas! Wonderful work!

[Ennedi]

I must say your building style is very interesting for me

You are the first person I know who build industrial plants on the large space, separated one from another by meadows and forest. It is very realistic for some kinds of modern Hi-Tech industry. Most people build industrial objects one close to another.
I'm afraid I will not have any chance to do something similar in Shosaloza , but I like it very much.

Your road network looks excellent. It is vell planned (I think it's very functional too) and it looks very clear.
BTW, wchich road mod do you use? It looks very good!

And I like the general view of the city Again, everything looks clear. I know where is the center, commercial and industrial areas.

Excellent work and different from the main stream MDs, definitely worth the award!

[amapper]

Replies:

bat - Thanks! Here are a few more. Hope to do a second post later.
Ennedi - Very nice to have you stop by. I guess the style I use reflects the way most cities develop here in the USA, at least since WWII that is. What you don't here said much is that America's mass transit is it's highways, and that will not change appreciably for the foreseeable furture.

Update 8:

[bat]

Nice new pictures! Great work on that area!

[thundercrack83]

I apologize for missing a few updates, my friend! But I'm caught up now and I must say that you're doing very well here! I'll be looking forward to seeing what you've got for us next!

[amapper]

Replies:

bat - Thanks! I am working to get more residential areas developed to give the region more realism. US cities tend to cover a lot of area. You usually go through miles of suburbs before getting to the central core.
thundercrack83 - Thank you for visiting again. As I mentioned to bat, I am concentrating on establishing a lot of suburban development out into the surrounding area. Even the modest buildings downtown would only exist in a fairly sizable city. The region currently has only about 120K.

Update 9:

[bat]

Beautiful pictures of that city! Fantastic work!

[sebes]

Hi friend, thanks for putting that picture of the entire region in your last update. It shows a great planning of the area. I love the way how you have centered the town, have the airport in a distance, and just a few rural areas in between. Great! 

[tooheys]

I like the surburban layout, nicely planned with plenty of green between estates. 

Also you have used the ave roundabouts very well.

Downtown Lexington looks good and I'm impressed by the way the residential and commercial merge wih no distinct boundaries, a realistic look in my opinion for a smaller community such as this. Looking forward to more.

Cheers

Dave

[JBSimio]

Urban  sprawl at its finest!  You have a great feel for open space which I have so much trouble with.  I really enjoy watching downtown grow with each update.  Nicely done! 

JB

[nedalezz]

When I look at this MD, I get the feel that its very "American". which is a good thing considering its what you're modeling your city after. Reminds me so much of the town I used to live in in suburban Boston. Great stuff, and fantastic picture taking.

[Ennedi]

Again very good update - you are a very good planner and the structure of your city is clearly visible! It is not very common in MDs 
Also, I like your work with space very much, I think it would be comfortable and pleasant to live in such city!

[amapper]

Replies:

bat - Thanks. Here is a panorama (only two pages) creating Lexington's newspaper.
sebes - I wanted the airfield to be close but not too close to the city, and have plenty of space for development around it.
tooheys - Back where I'm from traffic circles are more common than here in the southeastern US.
JBSimio - Yes, sprawl is in the eye of the beholder I guess. I am attempting to keep the city open but not spread too thin. We'll see...
nedalezz - Boston has both. Old world compactness in it's older areas and American sprawl further out.
Ennedi - Thank you. I hope to preserve open areas to help relieve the urban impact some.

Update 10:

[calibanX]

Wow, you have an amazing eye for building realistic rural towns and pleasing suburbs. I often look to great CJ's for ideas and inspiration. I'll be coming back to yours very often.

[bat]

Good looking newspaper there! Wonderful update 10!

[tooheys]

Email to Lexington HR

1.Outgoing, well yes, i walk out my front door every day.
2.Friendly person, of course, pacification, I have a big club.
3.Good communication skills, 10 pints and I can speak any language you desire.
4.Thick skin, well on the soles of my feet.
5.Attention to facts not strictly req'd, well I'm an Aussie, say no more.
6.Ability to flexibly interpret, well if it ain't a cat, it's a dog.


What more can I say, with those qualifications the job has to be mine 

Nice work with the newspaper 

I'm sure I'll be working in the region shortly

Cheers

Dave