Design Challenges Update - We Want Your Feedback

Guys, while I agree it sounds like the requirements are unrealistic (they are)...I think maybe you might want to step back and take an unfiltered look at your individual designs. As an example a road that leads to nowhere or has unnatural curves like a formula 1 race track (in a residential area) are certainly suspect and perhaps design flaws. 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...it’s just like a newborn, everyone’s baby is the most beautiful (I know mine were) but we all are a little prejudice (except in our case 😎). I always took more stock in the consensus of everyone else’s 2nd prettiest baby...normally that’s more fair and even more accurate. 
I have absolutely no issue with anyone’s design but I will offer a few generic recommendations for folks to consider based on what I’ve seen. Build your design like it was a city...make sure your roads are concise and have a natural flow - build realistic housing based on a community theme. Plan water to support your city but don’t overwhelm it...it defeats the purpose. Limit the quantities of trees to enhance your city (parks are better) and do not use trees as filler and certainly be cautious mixing varieties. When you elect to use prizes won, make sure they actually make sense with the theme and actually fit your design.

I only offer these for your consideration as apparently you haven’t received feedback from officials and they are a few of the things I look closely at when I vote. I’ve had the great fortune of seeing some incredibly well designed and attractive cities as I’ve traveled through the Global Trade HQ and like the mayor that made the suggestion a few years back that appears to have led to the design challenge I would also like to share a snapshot of those cities with the forum to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of those mayors and share great ideas with others just getting started (but where’s the money in that).

I wish each of you great luck with your design.