r/CitiesSkylines • u/donoteat1 • Apr 26 '19

Howdy, it's donoteat, here for the official AMA because they put me on the Youtube AMA (OVER)

Hi everyone, Paradox/Colossal Order put me on the youtube so you can now all see what I look like. I'm not actually 60 years old or a SEPTA token as it turns out...

ask me about

my series, Franklin
my other series, Power Politics and Planning
my assets, about half of which are broken
urban planning/architecture/policy
how Matias from Paradox wound up on BBC International when he came around to film the episode
philadelphia
unions
trains
socialism/anarchism/leftism
my allergies, which are currently semi-debilitating
or whatever!

do not ask me about

workers & resources: soviet republic

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u/The_Human_Y-Wing Apr 26 '19 edited Apr 26 '19

The city I live in is pretty spread out and built with cars in mind, typical Midwest medium city bullcrap and whatnot (250k population). One pretty much requires a car to get anywhere. How would a city like that become less reliant on personal cars?

Edit: also do you know of any good YouTubers who talk a lot about architecture history and policy? I must learn more

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u/Albo_M Apr 26 '19

Dave also makes good urban planning stuff https://www.youtube.com/citybeautiful

If you like something more art- and design-oriented, Betty is really good https://www.youtube.com/articulationsvlog

And of course Jay Foreman and his Unfinished London series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxwf909hUFsM59Y0RC_k9fvV

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u/donoteat1 Apr 26 '19

jay foreman is badass

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u/The_Human_Y-Wing Apr 26 '19

Thanks, I'll check these out!

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u/donoteat1 Apr 26 '19

i mean i don't have a great solution for every situation without actually looking at a map lol

probably a lot of rapid buses though

also, Honker3D is doing great stuff in his "Stupid City" series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVFufralL5k

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u/The_Human_Y-Wing Apr 26 '19

Thanks for the answer! I'm definitely subscribing to Honker. Sorry for my general question, I kinda posted without rereading it. Absolutely love your work!

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u/stevecostello Apr 26 '19

Saint Louis? I live in St. Louis. Spot on description (if your population count is just the city).

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u/The_Human_Y-Wing Apr 26 '19

I live in Lincoln, NE. You guys are way bigger if you count the metropolitan are though?

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u/donoteat1 Apr 26 '19

lincoln is cool

someone there stole my idea for a bar called "Rule G" (the FRA rule against driving trains while under the influence)

their venue is way too clubby for my taste though

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u/The_Human_Y-Wing Apr 26 '19

I didn't know about that place, I'm kind of a hermit though. Sounds like a place next to the Haymarket area, lots of trendy businesses and shithead owners from what I heard. What brought you to Lincoln?

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u/donoteat1 Apr 26 '19

formula SAE in college, lol

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u/stevecostello Apr 26 '19

Ah. Cool! yeah, we are somewhere north of 2M when you count the STL metro area. If we ever actually merge the city and county, then we'll just count that as the STL population.