Transit Authority

Learn how to manage your Transit Authority funding in SimCity 2000. Discover the consequences of underfunding and how to set specific budgets for roads, subways, and more.

Alright, let's talk about the Transit Authority (TA) in SimCity 2000. This is where you decide how much of your city's budget goes towards transportation infrastructure like roads, bridges, and subways. You can set this funding level anywhere from 0% to 100%.

Now, here's the kicker: if you don't fund the TA at a full 100%, get ready for an angry advisor yelling at you. Seriously, he'll freak out if you cut funding, saying, "YOU CAN'T CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!" It sounds dramatic, but there's truth to it. If you consistently underfund, you'll start seeing your roads, rails, and bridges literally crumble and fall apart. Keep ignoring it, and eventually, your city's transportation network will completely collapse. So, that's why the TA gets so worked up when you don't give it 100%.

Opening up the TA's budget section lets you fine-tune funding for specific transport types – roads, bridges, subways, and so on.

A cool little detail from IcthyoidMecha for the Windows 95 version: it seems subways are a bit more forgiving. If you set their funding to 0%, they'll actually keep working just fine without any track loss. This is different from roads and rails, which will definitely suffer if you skimp on their funding.

So, you can actually set subway funding to 0% without any apparent negative effects, which is a neat trick if you're looking to save some cash.

At the very bottom of the budget window, you'll see a summary of all your costs and credits. This is super important because it tells you whether your overall budget is going up or down for the year.

So, that's the budget window in SimCity 2000. Use it wisely! It's a powerful tool that can either lead to your city's prosperity or its downfall, depending on how you manage it.