A clip from an interview with one of the original SimCity designers, on how the game would have fallen apart if parking lots in the game were their actual sizes in modern cities.
@pkedrosky would love to read the rest of this. Do you have a link or citation?
Sim City: An Interview with Stone Librande - Venue

@kittell @pkedrosky thank you!
@pam @pkedrosky You're welcome. I was eager to find it myself. Every time I see a mention of SimCity, it reactivates some dormant part of my brain that put too many hours into it in junior high.