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Interesting. I expect if I were moving a city I would first build a layer for transport and utilities, and then build the city on top of that. In the past we've built cites on the ground and then dug sewers and subways etc underneath. But if you built first a layer that was going to be the "underneath" of the city, and then built the city on top (including parks and lawns and what not, you could really do a good job of making sure the connections were solid.



You may be interested to visit (or at least read about) Milton Keynes, then: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Keynes

It's notable for three things, to me: the perfectly planned grid of roads with bike paths, Bletchley Park, and the weekly gathering of car tuners and tweakers in a huge parking lot that fills with neon light and surplus bass.


The problem, of course, is that there's always a resource that's limited. There's not unlimited funds to build ideal utilities etc in a small town...




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