The SimCity Planning Commission Handbook (2024) (thomas-huehn.com)

A review of Johnny L. Wilson’s 2024 “SimCity Planning Commission Handbook” says the slim book uses the classic game as a vehicle for learning how real-world land use, zoning rules, traffic, pollution, and other city-planning tradeoffs interact. Rather than just offering gameplay tips, it repeatedly suggests “house rules” and workaround experiments to compensate for gaps in the game’s simulation, encouraging readers to test, observe statistics, and plan incrementally. The article also notes its platform-specific details, its surprisingly robust discussion of traffic and scenario strategy, and minor shortcomings like small/unclear reproduced maps.