Mapper's Challenge #31 — August 2020 — Green Cities and Neighbourhoods
Posted by zhenkang on 16 August 2020 in English.Hello there. Today is the 15th (or the 16th), which is time for another mapping challenge for this month!
I quite like the responses so far for the previous challenge. If you want, you can take a look at some of the interesting entries there.
Mapper’s Challenge #31 — August 2020 — Green Cities and Neighbourhoods
This challenge is partly inspired by Cities: Skylines Green Cities DLC, plus also some videos I have watched regarding ‘ideal cities’ and efforts made to make their cities more eco-friendly. (see this video, for example.)
Hence, I decided to launch this exciting challenge for all who are considering creating a ‘model neighbourhood’ or ‘model town’. Make it stand out from the rest, like having dedicated cycling routes, solar-powered plant, parks, etc. Gobras City of Gobrassanya has some ‘ecotowns’ as well, such as here or here.
There are a few levels for this challenge:
- Beginner: A small neighbourhood
- Intermediate: A small section of your town/city
- Advanced: A whole town, or a significant section of your city
I am looking forward to seeing what innovations your neighbourhood/city can come up with to make the place enjoyable and pleasant to live in and remain carbon-neutral at the same time.
Have a blessed month, and happy mapping!
Discussion
Comment from KTheBritMC on 18 August 2020 at 12:40
Ooh this will be a fun one!
Comment from stjur on 18 August 2020 at 19:56
I won’t have much time to map this month, however I think this challenge is a particularly interesting one and I hope to see some more responses here. New City planning (with focus on new planned cities of the 3rd Reich in comparison with international new city movements in the same time period) has been a study focus of mine this year. I intend to put the things I’ve studied into practice on the OGF map at some point, in the near or distant future.
What I have to present for now is an ideal city concept I’ve come up with age 14. It shares some similarities with Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City, as I’ve realized later on. I’ve tried to trace one of the city plans I’ve created here, but I’m currently not very glad with the outcome.