i always took it to be that all of the neighborhoods are actually a part of the same area, despite oasis springs having a desert feel. in magnolia promenade there's the riverfront and there's palm trees, which i thought might be meant to suggest that it's on a strip of land between oasis springs and willow creek. so the skyline we see in newcrest is most likely a nod to another world which will have more of a downtown feel, kind of like they're building up to having a major metropolitan area for your sims to travel.