Imaginary Maps

The scenario is simple. Instead of bothering with nature preservation and environmental impact studies or long term knock on effects, the planned construction of the Markerwaard polder continues as planned, with works beginning around 1970, about two years after the Flevopolder was completed. Construction of the Markerwaard polder (and the much smaller IJpolder) took until the early 1980s to complete. The first bits of infrastructure and housing construction started in late 1980s, right around the time when the entire thing officially became a province.

Today the city of Almeredam is a major commuter town for Amsterdam. The direct rail connection via Warderwaard to Hoorn also cuts down on commuting times from there, making it viable for people to live in Hoorn and work in Amsterdam. Similarly the planned extension of the northern metro line to Almere, which was historically scrapped due to the enormous costs of tunneling under the IJ, is now built across the IJpolder.

Now everything is awesome and the housing crisis is definitely solved. Just nine more new cities to go...