Transportation for Small Cities

Learn how to build efficient transportation for your small SimCity 2000 cities, especially in natural or hilly terrain. Avoid common mistakes and keep your city beautiful!

Alright, let's talk about getting around in your SimCity 2000 cities, especially when you're just starting out small. This is super important because how you lay down your roads and transit can make or break your city's flow, even with just a few folks living there.

For those cozy little cities nestled into natural landscapes, or if you're building on those tricky hills, the best approach is what I call the 'branch method.' Think of it like how water flows – it finds its way around obstacles. You probably won't need fancy highways, subways, or even train tracks for a while. Bus stops are fine if you want them, but with a small population, traffic jams are the least of your worries.

Now, if you're building on hills, pay attention here: lay your roads so they go *up and down* the slopes, not running along the top of the crests. This is the smartest way to use the land you've got. Otherwise, just keep your roads as simple and spread out as possible. You don't need to pave every single tile, so don't feel like you have to clutter up a beautiful view with tons of roads just to reach some random spot.

And seriously, avoid making those rigid grid patterns on hills and mountains. It just doesn't work well, looks clunky, and frankly, it's not pretty. Instead, let your roads curve and meander, like you'd see on a real country road. Sprinkle in little bits of property here and there. It feels more natural and keeps your city from looking like a giant checkerboard gone wrong.