Layout Templates

[razor4888]

Are there any sources out there for layout templates? 

I am only level 13 but I am having trouble getting efficient coverage for fire, police, and parks. Right now I am sitting at 100% happiness so I am good, but I bought a medium size police station when in retrospect I could have gotten away with the small one. I know I don't have the most efficient layout. 

[Elvellon-V]

Check out my layout below, because I have study the effective area of every service. Work well with my city!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HFpLdIXVlv3pHiOhQJzeJd7L0QqhPPol32h79yASois/edit?usp=sharing

Elvellon-V

City ID: 140314900

[ncfroc]

Here's a 2 million population layout:

http://scbuildit.com/simcity-buildit-2-million-population-layout-guide/

[ravendarkstorm]

That 2million layout was more or less how I was thinking the road layout would ultimately end up being given the current way everything has to touch a road. My current layout is 90 degree rotation of that layout but with 4 cross streets forming 4x14 blocks. So I guess ultimately I will have to take those out so I might as well do that sooner than later. I'll have to check when would be best for me to do that.

[czeuch]

I've someone on my FB that has 2.51 millions population, using a similar layout to this one from SC Buildit site.

It's efficient but ugly. The city looks fake. I took 4 screenshots of the person's 4 pairs of Universities. They all look a screenshot taken from the same spot.

If you are looking for an efficent but fake/ugly city, go ahead :P

My city for instance, has not a fixed and simetric street layout. I did group some residences to make mini condos that usually is not so common in real life, but I have vertical and horizontal streets.

Additionally, I have PLENTY of room for parks in my city. They give a nice look to the city and quite a boost to population. I've currently 650k (counting the destroyed buildings). I can boost this to 700k or more after all my upgrades from this area are done and with more parks. And that is half the map. I don't intend to reach 2 million. My goal is 1.5 million.

Check some screenshots from dusk :P

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t16/czeuch/Screenshot_2015-01-20-17-25-461_zpsc83f0f47.png
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t16/czeuch/Screenshot_2015-01-24-18-32-52_zpsx0ovsjib.png
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t16/czeuch/Screenshot_2015-01-24-18-32-59_zps60qykjtz.png
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t16/czeuch/Screenshot_2015-01-24-18-33-03_zpspdect71w.png

[skaffaNL]

yeah the guide on scbuildit.com has been updated to 2.5 million mileylol:

[czeuch]

Good luck on trying to achieve 2.5 millions. It'll take some time.

My goal is 1.5 million, which is much more realistic and doable. I also use a mix of horizontal and veritical streets, so my city doesn't look fake.