I now have the amount of downloads I dreamed of when I was playing in the early 2000s. Just make a post on r/simcity4 about the must-have downloads , programs etc...

Oh man, that sounds great, I'm getting hyped just thinking about the possibilities now. Thanks for telling me about it!

Amazeeeeeeeeeee. Gorgeous shot! 😍 🔥

It's finally stable enough to play for hours on end without crashing and there's a program that enables you to play on higher resolutions and adds auto save. The network addon mod is updated every few months and adds 100+ new bridges , new tunnels , new highways , light rail , high speed rail , new crosswalks , wide intersections , long multi tile commuting , you can force sims to commute by transit or by car or 50/50.

The part of Branch Brook Park that's north of Bloomfield Avenue and south of Heller Avenue is really nice. It goes in kind of a circle and the east side of the circle is nicer. The walkway there is really well made and I see lots of walkers, joggers and exercisers whenever I go. Plus you pass some really nice open fields too and can stop and relax on one of the benches to take a break.

Hey! I’m in this photo.

Put the Newark Penn station homeless in there

Yup, especially the state. The majority of the homeless population in this state is in Newark and the state is happy to keep them out of sight, out of mind.

Wow, used to play SC4 as a kid, didn't realize there was still an active community playing it. Might have to pick it up again.

If its something where there could be a reasonable return on investment, its possible.

They’re not inherently bad, but they’re definitely in need of an update and to be more plugged in with the street level of the city. Theyre still definitely built with a “fortress” like mentality in mind. Even something like what Onyx did with Gateway Center would go a long way here.

NJ transit said in the article that they balked in part due to the $100M est price tag to renovate and the fact that it would have to be done in stages over several years while they were still occupying the building. Developers may be more willing to shell out the former if they don’t have to worry about the latter.

Converting offices to housing is very expensive since the floor plans and building layouts are dramatically different, but I have to imagine it’s still cheaper and quicker to renovate an existing building near a major historic train station and a riverfront rather than raze and rebuild on the same site given potential environmental and transportation concerns/red tape.

Hell even if someone came in and basically tried to make it a “Gateway Center South” that would still be a dramatic improvement IMO.

This will be a very attractive residential development site. Right next to Penn Station, Hugh rise zoning, riverfront views. This is the natural result of WFH: office tenants consolidate into the best buildings and older or less attractive office buildings are converted or redeveloped into something else.

Can’t forget Horizon BCBS (largest insurance company in the state) still occupies 3 Penn Plaza. I think these buildings are reasonably attractive actually. I don’t have any issue with them.

I was thinking a conversion might be a good use for the building. Another opportunity for more TOD.

Since NJTransit owns it outright now, I can't help but wonder if they would consider selling it to a developer with renovation/retrofitting/conversion to something else within a certain period of time as a condition of the sale?

either way, at least Gateway Center should see more foot traffic now.

Thank you! Just my pixel 6a, no filters. On top of one of the buildings downtown 😏

Yeah, especially when places like New York and other places are trying to shift their share of the problem onto Newark.

Same, I honestly find it pretty drab and ugly, but man, the area around Penn Station does not need another giant asphalt wasteland.

I'd be all down for tearing down the Penn Plaza complex...be it not for the very real possibility that such a move would create a parking lot that'd last for a decade before anything got built on it.

Wow, this is an absolutely gorgeous shot! How'd you take it?

I’m glad the city is trying to tackle this problem but we really need federal and state resources. To operate shelters and provide supportive housing.

From here I can’t tell if Newark is big or small, I can literally seeing the ending of the west and south wards. Honestly this pic is super fire

Wow, I forgot about Riverbank Park.

Great pic!