History

Overview
The layout and architecture of the city reflects its history, with older districts tending to be more filled-in and densely populated. These parts of town are beginning to show their age, and only those districts with adequate financing for advanced development have kept up with modern changes in design and construction.

The general history of the city can be broken into three main phases: “The Old City”, “The Crash and Recovery” and “The New City”.

The Old City – 2020 to 2070

 * The area called "Paradi" is established as the original “downtown” area.
 * The pre-existing N/S freeway is expanded for the first of many times.
 * Development spreads into Sunridge, and Calibras begins developing.
 * Industry and housing fill the Calibras/Paradi areas.
 * Kaishi becomes the major industrial sector of Union City.
 * The travelport is built. The area now called Nulan quickly fills in.
 * The NE/SW freeway is built.
 * The town center (CBD) moves to its current location in 2063.
 * Derova and Bosing are slated for huge developments.
 * A new industrial sector is built in what is today Hadid.

Crash and Recovery – 2070 to 2090

 * Derova and the Rainier Arcology develop quickly―probably too quickly.
 * 2070 brings a global economic crash with devastating consequences worldwide.
 * Massive flooding on the east side destroys land values in Bosing and Sunridge.
 * A chemical explosion decimates the southern industrial sector, killing thousands.
 * Two decades of slow economic recovery shift the balance of power westward.
 * The sprawls begin to fill in with low-rent housing and small businesses.
 * Collapsed districts like Derova and Bosing become homes to dispossessed squatters.
 * When major development resumes (next generation technology), it is mostly on the west side.

The New City – 2090 to present day

 * As the corporate infrastructure solidifies, more funding goes to the newer districts.
 * The majority of the Projects are built. The western beltway is built. The tubeways are built.
 * The Great Earthquake of 2102 hits the eastern districts hard, and Bosing is hit hardest.
 * Portions of the east side of town are deep in economic despair.
 * The southern industrial sector is completely rebuilt.
 * The district of Hadid is built around it.
 * City Governance continues to be swayed toward further development on the west side.
 * Regular demonstrations are held by independent-class citizens and anti-corporate groups.