Westfield finally reaches 32,000 citizens by rezoning downtown blocks to high-rise and demolishing small houses so they rebuild bigger. The milestone unlocks the eco water treatment plant: two of them replace the regular plant and pollution drops quickly. A new tile is bought, and a highway extension built with a parallel road tool starts a bypass around the busy centre.
What happens in this episode
Episode 21 let several areas rebuild and fixed education in one district. This one has a single goal: 32,000 citizens. After that, the next tile can be bought. The best candidate is an area where a faster connection would let incoming traffic bypass the centre.
How it was built
Demolish to rebuild
Small houses in the downtown-ish area are rezoned to high-rise and demolished so bigger buildings can grow. The old district stays as it is. I switched off the day-night cycle and weather, and turned fog down, so viewers can see what’s happening. The population fluctuated, which is normal.
Expanding and a plaza
A bigger road leads into a new high-rise area without a specialisation (no tourism here). A picnic plaza, placed with Anarchy, plus offices and high-rise commercial zones filled in fast. Then: 32,000 reached. It’s one of the hardest steps, because it needs schools, healthcare, parks and good planning.
Eco water treatment
The milestone unlocks the eco water treatment plant. The regular plant cost 640 per week. Two eco plants replace it, and once the pipes were connected, pollution got visibly better. The universities gained students and became recognised. A new tile was bought, the only one available for now.
A highway bypass
The highway is extended with a parallel road tool for a cleaner layout. Trees growing under the highway need removing later. Beautifying always comes after progress. Some drivers and trucks made U-turns at a junction, so lane rules restrict them. A standard large intersection is a temporary solution; I’m not a fan, but sometimes you have to use one.
Video chapters
- 00:00Demolishing to rebuild bigger
- 03:29High-rise downtown, old district kept
- 07:04Expanding along a bigger road
- 10:20A picnic plaza and more offices
- 13:2532,000 reached
- 16:49Two eco water treatment plants
- 20:02Pollution drops, a new tile
- 23:16Extending the highway
- 27:22U-turns and a big intersection
Clicking a chapter starts the video above at that point.
FAQ
What do you need to reach 32,000 citizens?
Room for high-density housing plus enough schools, healthcare and parks. In Westfield the last step was rezoning downtown to high-rise and demolishing small houses so bigger ones could grow.
Is the eco water treatment plant worth it?
In Westfield two eco plants replaced a regular treatment plant costing 640 per week, and the pollution started fading almost immediately.
Why build a highway bypass?
So incoming traffic heading to the outer districts doesn't have to drive through the busy centre.