Gotham's traffic is still a common problem, but the traffic improvement project and the building renovation project started almost simultaneously, so good results have been achieved so far.
Before the renovation, Gotham's main traffic problems were the lack of public transportation functions, too many private cars, and the fact that ground roads had not been repaired for a long time, resulting in most traffic being blocked on a few roads.
Unlike the Metropolis, Gotham has difficulty building a subway due to structural problems with its underground water system. In an era when subway construction in major American cities is in full swing, they have not been able to solve such technical problems for the time being, resulting in Gotham not even having a remaining subway.
, there are only two lines in the center of the main city, which is an area with relatively good geology. This is a disaster for a big city with a population of tens of millions.
And Gotham's car market is very prosperous. It has the largest second-hand car market on the East Coast. In addition, car prices and gas prices are not that expensive. Any family with some savings will choose to buy a car.
The topography of Gotham is different from that of the metropolis. Most places in Gotham are hilly and have many slopes. Riding bicycles and motorcycles is just asking for trouble, so many young people choose to buy cars after working.
This results in the private car ownership in Gotham being much higher than in the metropolitan area with a larger population next door.
In contrast, Gotham has a poor road maintenance system. The roads in the early stages of construction were not wide, the materials used were not good, and there were too many outlaws driving over and overweight trucks to run over them.
And repairs and maintenance require occupying roads, so Gotham's city center is always clogged with traffic.
The technology of subway construction has indeed developed a lot in recent years. Even without the Wayne Group, Gotham's subway could have started construction. But with the Wayne Group, they decided to do it in one step, not to build the subway, but to build it directly.
High speed rail.
However, there are basically no groups in the United States that can undertake the construction of high-speed rail, because this mode of transportation is not very important to them. The main transportation methods in the United States are still roads and airplanes.
If Gotham wants to build a high-speed railway, it must either find a team from another country or start research from scratch, but either way is unrealistic, not to mention that what Gotham wants to build is a high-speed underground railway scattered throughout the complex water network.
Basically there is no similar technology and experience in the world.
At this time, a technology came into the sight of Wayne Group, that is, maglev. In history, there are many examples of maglev trains being used for high-speed urban transportation.
But again, this type of patented technology is basically mastered in Germany, Japan and China. The United States does not have patented technology in this area, so it can only either hire a team or do research on its own.
But in order to improve Gotham's transportation network, Bruce obtained a lot of dark energy. In fact, the essence of magnetic levitation is to convert electrical energy into kinetic energy, so he can also convert other energy into kinetic energy, as long as there is energy.
So Bruce decided to start the technology tree from scratch and use the endless dark energy obtained from Barbatos to build a floating subway in Gotham.
But before that, he took advantage of the previous relocation wave to build many new roads and overpasses to alleviate existing traffic problems. Then he added buses, ferries, and even cableways, and frantically built bridges in the Gotham River and Delta areas.
, which can be regarded as easing the traffic situation a little bit.
In the commercial part, the Southern District, which was originally a commercial gathering area, is also undergoing new commercial integration. To put it bluntly, it is also gathering scattered commercial shops into business districts and commercial centers.
This is actually a task that should have been completed more than 100 years ago, but Gotham has its own situation. The poor public security environment makes investors uneasy about putting all their properties in one basket and building such a large commercial complex.
Isn’t the center just for people to rob?
Even if no one would rob every day, gangsters would come to your door every day to demand protection money. If they didn't pay, they would blow it up. Damage to a storefront might be acceptable, but the cost of destroying an entire commercial center would be too high.
Therefore, Gotham has never been able to complete its business agglomeration. Until recently, Gotham's security situation has greatly improved, traditional gangs have completely declined, and modern corporate gangs need new means of making money, which has prompted the entire South District to start large-scale construction and build various
Bustling business district.
In fact, from the perspective of municipal planning, it is best to place the industrial zone in the North District to strengthen connections with inland industries and keep a distance from the wealthy areas. It is best to place the consumption and entertainment center on the border between the West District and the South District to promote consumption.
Good choice.
But on the one hand, historical conditions do not allow it, and on the other hand, many people are gradually realizing that the consumption power of the rich is actually not that strong, and giving them a luxury street is enough.
On the contrary, a commercial district adjacent to a dense residential area with countless affordable goods and numerous experience centers for eating, drinking and entertainment is the real hen that lays golden eggs. Real consumption still depends on mass consumption.
And this is the most important reason why the city of Gotham was able to significantly surpass other cities after the Great Depression.
In late autumn, the big thing that Gotham people are paying attention to is not the second Great Depression that the whole United States, or even the whole world, is paying attention to. There are many more important things that deserve their ears to prick up and seize the opportunity.
One is that Mayor Roy has become the strongest candidate to run for governor. His achievements in Gotham are obvious to all. Even the mayor of Metropolis cannot compare to him. He has stated in interviews several times that he has little hope.
Roy is the one everyone hopes for.
Their mayor is going to become governor, which is good news for Gotham people, but they like their current mayor very much and feel that no one in the future will be able to surpass him, so they still regret his departure.
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But no matter what, Roy is definitely going to be promoted, and the citizens are very worried about who will be the new mayor.
Among the current candidates, the most promising is Oswald Cobblepot. He has also made considerable contributions to the construction of Gotham, but has been criticized because of his gangster background.
Of course, James Gordon also ran for the election, but he said that he was just running with him, because if he becomes mayor, Gotham will indeed not be able to elect a competent police chief. The citizens agree with him.
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Another candidate is Harvey Dent, but he is on the same page as Gordon. If he becomes mayor, what will happen to the attorney general?
There are also many people calling for Bruce Wayne to run for office, but most people have no hope in this. They think that if Bruce Wayne participates, he will also participate in the presidential election, and he will not become a small mayor.
Some of the remaining candidates also have the same problem as the above people. They are either from bad backgrounds or unable to leave their responsibilities. Therefore, in the past few days, local news has been discussing this topic, even the Great Depression has been brought to mind.
It's over.
Another major event is that Gotham University is moving. To be precise, it is building a branch campus and moving most of its majors there.
The reasons are, on the one hand, Gotham University is too old and many teaching buildings are under maintenance, so it is better to demolish and rebuild them. On the other hand, the floor space is really too small, and many high-tech laboratories have no room for expansion.
Moreover, the land where Gotham University is located is very important. It is more profitable to build anything than to build a university. In urban planning, this is the best terminal for Gotham's levitating train, so even a university must be built.
Give way.
However, the advantage is that the target location for Gotham University's relocation is the West District, which leaves a large area for the construction of a university town. The high-tech laboratory can also interact well with the high-tech industrial zone, so that professors and technicians do not have to travel both ways. , and it is also closer to the densely populated East District. The commute to and from get off work has become shorter, which most faculty, staff and students are happy to see.
Of course, the same is true for Schiller. His manor is in the West End. Although it is on the suburban line of the West End, it is basically the same distance to anywhere in the city, but it is closer than before.
However, after the completion of the industrial zone, Schiller also considered moving, because the few facilities to support people's livelihood in the West District had to be moved to other places. Even if a manor area was left in the end, it would be impossible to live without supporting facilities.
Schiller now has two choices, either move to the South District and buy a similar villa in the wealthy area of the South District, or move to the East District and buy a single-story house.
Indeed, no matter how you look at it, the former is better, but the problem is that the United States is now in a serious economic crisis. There is basically no one who can't think of buying an estate that is destined to decline. Schiller's estate in the West End cannot be sold.
In other words, he can only buy a house with the funds he has on hand, but you can imagine how expensive the houses in the South District are.
Some people may say that if a manor is unaffordable, is it so difficult to buy a villa? In fact, villas are the choice of most wealthy people. Even if Wayne is rich, it is not the Middle Ages anymore. The living comfort of the manor
The facilities and conveniences are not as good as modern luxury villas, and no one says he is sick.
In fact, Bruce was shaken more than once because Alfred was old and it was hellishly difficult to clean up such a huge Gothic manor.
Moreover, the children are getting older. Dick is about to enter college, Jason and Tim are about to enter high school, and Elsa has not graduated from elementary school because she has not grown enough. However, she has been growing faster and faster recently.
They are exposed to modern equipment in school and live like normal modern people. They skateboard and play basketball when they have nothing to do. Jason also wants to join the football team.
The Gothic Wayne Manor is indeed very high-end, but what they are taking is not the vampire or werewolf graduation exam. If they want to play basketball, they have to go to the basketball court in the opposite community, otherwise they will break all the bottles and cans at home.
It is a damaged cultural relic. Who can bear this?
But Wayne Manor was built too early, and now this area is not a suburb but an urban area. The surrounding communities and supporting systems are too mature, and there is no room for expansion. If you want to have a sports field or the like, you have to demolish the garden.
But Bruce has another way, which is to dig underground. The technical difficulties for others are not a problem for him.
I used to laugh at other Batmans digging holes under their homes, but in the end, I ended up having to build a Batcave anyway.