Paul KedroskyA 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.
Cheeseness@pkedrosky Small correction - that was the lead designer on the franchise's 2013 installment called "SimCity," not the original SimCity from 1980.
Spent a while scratching my head and saying "I don't remember there being grocery stores or parking lots in SimCity..."
https://v-e-n-u-e.com/Sim-City-An-Interview-with-Stone-Librande