[Jasonhouse]

Yeah. Some sort of annexation process would be cool. I t woudl also be very cool if there were then other governmental entities (cities and townships and stuff) which were also growing on the regional map.

I also wish that there was some sort of preexisting imptetus for a city to exist. It's usually something geographical, like a natural harbor or a navigable river. But I think it would also be cool if a city started out, and already had an interstate running through the region (connecting theoretical existing cities off the map), which had traffic (and thus commerce) flowing on them. Or maybe there is some sort of natural resource, which will be exploited, thus fueling the growth of a city. I've always thought it's odd how a player just gets to start zoning in the middle of nowhere, and it grows no matter what.