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by AlexMuir 1030 days ago
Almost everything you see is residential. And in the case of the new office blocks (the Canary Wharf shots), the developers are seeking consent for residential conversions. Playing SimCity and building only residential zones doesn't tend to work out great.
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And yet people in all those buildings are still commuting _inwards_. Otherwise they'd be living somewhere further away and cheaper.
How much does SimCity take into account work-from-home?
It's easier to convert residential to other uses than the other way around.

So, if there's demand for housing, keep building housing until the demand dries up.