Land & Public Works

LL should work with trusted users (well-known builders/creators) to fix some of the most glaring deficiencies on mainland roads. (EDIT: I understand people have proposed this before, unsuccessfully, because it involves giving people rez rights on the mainland. I get that, but one workaround would be for a Linden to take a copy of the relevant pieces of road, let the builder/creator fix it in a sandbox, then give the fixed version to a Linden who can rez it in-world.) Many roads on the mainland look way out of date, and there are a number of trouble spots that vehicles consistently have a hard time handling. I've attached some pics, but any resident who drives regularly can name 4 or 5 spots off the top of their head. It seems that some roads were designed to be “bad” to make them challenging, but the ever-present lag issue, among other things, makes them more frustrating than fun. Not to mention some of these roads are just plain ugly. In the ~20 years since the Mainland first opened, users have demonstrated the capacity to build roads on their own property that are at least as good as the current mainland roads, and in many cases substantially better. There are plenty of content creators who already sell road pieces, and I’ve even made a few myself even though I’m terrible with Blender. Many of these issues can probably be fixed in just a few hours by a competent builder, and would not require any interference with private property or significant changes to land impact. Users can work with LL staff to design the fixes in advance and simply “drop them in” when they’re ready, with minimal interruption to the traffic flow. Picking users for different projects could work just like a RL city picking a contractor. The Moles seem mainly focused on Bellisseria, and there simply aren’t enough of them to do much beyond that, but there are enough users who are more than capable of doing this for very little compensation, so why waste that talent? The mainland is at risk of becoming a wasteland, and while some problems might take a lot more work, these defects are low-hanging fruit that would noticeably improve the mainland experience with minimal investment of LL staff time.

I think Cliffside Neighborhood will be great. Different from the current themes that seem to embrace real life traditional building. These homes would offer a step toward making dreams real in SL. Here are some examples: https://gyazo.com/e016b07a76da1499d15f6c0dba5fb737 Instead of bicycles and boats you could give some kind of flying pod or da Vinci wings. I bet a lot of the non-human avatars (vampires, lycans, monsters, flying avatars and such) would flock to these cliffside homes.

Suggesting a warehouse district theme for Linden Homes. This would solve a bunch of things at the same time. Camera clipping through the ceiling or awkward navigation for people who play really zoomed out. "It feels too small. I'd rather be on this platform in the sky." (Paraphrased from real conversation I had yesterday.) More options for people who don't want to mimic real life. (This also checks the "I wish I could do this irl but zoning laws exist" box.) Free usage of the entire parcel while still following the covenant. (Since warehouses are rectangular, can extend all the way up the road, and usually don't have windows.)

i was touring what remains of the right of way for the WARR. and believe that it could be put back in covering a least twenty sims and stopping at the coast. it could be done as there's one band and property and a small corner of one mass them that borders near the open water way that would need to be claimed in order for a deterrent to make it through cleanly the rest of it can run on parts of the roadway i definitely believe that this project could be done . i've listed the above sections that the be a problem or need negotiations . 2025-12-15 : Abandoned Land, Tiretta (241, 253, 75) - Moderate a small section of this parcel would need to be procured for as a train to go through. the parcel nearest this location would need a small section cut from it Linden Right of Way, Andraca (35, 28, 33) - Moderate for it to be used and this would be the end of the track http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elpenor/106/51/42 which ends right at the roadway year the western coast at the south. i think it's very well could be done and only having to procure part of an abandoned land and talking to one you person who owns a part have a small section that could easily be split off not needing to take their entire land. linden lab could buy the small section off the land near Andraca (35, 28, 33) it definitely would be very cool and i'm very sure of that so parcells would be very interested and hooking up to the railroad .

For this idea, I'm suggesting that 3-4 regions of abandoned mainland are built out as forest on each mainland continent. A 'real life' example might be something like a national forest found in the US. Each continent could have it's own theme for the forest (jungle, swamp, redwood, beachy?, etc.), and have trails/plants/flora/fauna. Each forest would have a small rez zone (so you can rez a bike or a horse or something). PROS You don't need to make any new regions. Claim 3 to 4 regions in areas that are mostly abandoned. Every mainland continent has spots like this. You add instant real estate value to all of those parcels near the new forest that didn't have any value before - a 'protected Linden Forest view' on the mainland would be awesome. Volunteers could build it. The precedent has already been laid for volunteers to build large scale events/projects in association with the Mole and Linden teams. I am confident that a call for volunteers would yield an amazing a list of mainland loving builders. Cost to build it would just be whatever time is needed for the Linden / Mole to keep an eye on how the builder team is doing. CONS I have no idea how you'd 'sell those parcels' near the forest in a fair way, but I'm sure there are lessons learned from 'the old days' about how to release new land for people to purchase etc.

Here's what I'd like to propose: There are many homes vacant, but the styles are beautiful. What if there was an option for a premium + member to obtain a P+ existing home in a premium sim. What if there is a way to program the house controllers to have both premium and premium+ builds of the same design. ie, a victorian available to a premium acct holder is avail. now, however I love the vic's, but I love my perks from being P+ (extra prims) It doesn't make sense for me to get a Victorian since I can't enjoy the benefits of my premium+ account. Have in the controller the selection of new Vic builds for P+, (Same design names but on a grander scale for the P+) and live in the same sim. I'm not sure about security issues since there would have to be a way to identify what level account you hold, (a premium acct can only choose from Prem, and P+ from both), and I'm sure the land size would require a different neighbourhood, but just a thought to utilize the homes we have now with more options for all. On the flip side, I bet there are alot of premium account holders that would love to have a Tiki, or any of the premium + homes available at a smaller scale for their account. I do apologize if this is a little confusing. :)

So This is in regards of the 349 USD To Set up a Single sim. -- I feel its Train Robbery and should lowered to 249 or even 250 but 349 to set up a single sim.. is a Bit much. id love to hear how everyone else feels about this Cuss i personally feel if they can go 209 for monthly Then "what exactly are we paying for for 349 USD"

I have really enjoyed the Linden Homes over the years, but we are in need of land more for opening a store at this point. I have a full sim which we're utilizing partially for that, but I was thinking it might be really cool to have a Second Life shopping district. I would still keep my sim, but if there were an option like this, I would also select a Linden store building in a well-maintained shopping community like we have with the homes. Perhaps premium+ members could choose between a Linden home or a Linden Store. Just a thought. :)

Rezz parcels in Luna http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Luna/56/56/28 shown in this image outlined in red https://gyazo.com/4b065b590fde7663432be1b430a7dcfd were deleted recently! These were very important for a lot of people and store owners. Many used them to rez their inventory items so they could match what they have to what they want to purchase. Others used them to rez their vehicles. I used it to rez the holiday Dore - Luna Trolley. Yes you can still rez on the store parcel but when you do that you temporarily block that store. It was much better to have those nice big 5 minute rez zones away from the stores where people need to stand. They were used often and it would help to have them back.

Many/most water canals in Heterocera are too shallow. For example, the canal running through http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sylvata/122/102/12 Likewise, it's continuation through several other regions going eastward. There are many other places.