Northeastern Research District

## Overview

Founded by Professor Progress and the Titan Institute of Advanced Science, the Northeastern Research District, or NRD for short, is home to The Dreams of Yesterday’s Tomorrow, Today! It is an optimistic hub of science and technology, blending the modern sensibilities of Armistice Street with a distinct retro-futuristic twist. You can see science and technology everywhere you look: holographic billboards, concept cars, and all flavors of SCIENCE! It’s a fairly optimistic zone, and the perfect place for mad science of all stripes.

## History

Built in the 1950s after retired science hero, Professor Steven Progress, a self-proclaimed Omnidisciplinary Scientist, became unsatisfied with the current state of scientific research. Professor Progress founded the Titan Institute for Advanced Sciences and now the North Eastern Research District stands as Professor Progress’s vision of the future: Elevated highways, towering buildings, lots of chrome and plastic…

The Research District is home to much of Titan City’s scientific and technological research centers, the NRD is also the focal point for scientific endeavors of all types. In 1992, Professor Progress' children, Penny and Peter Progress, inherited the research district following his apparent killing during a demonstration. This caused the district to fall into decay as neither child inherited their late father's zeal for science.

Following the devastation that befell on Titan City in the aftermath of Hurricane Atlas, EdenTech purchased a large swath of land from the Progress twins in order to establish the EdenTech Corporate Biocampus in 1999. This would end up making the Progress Twins immensely rich in the middle of the next decade as nearly every major corporation in the city had a place in the district. This would, in turn, cause the district to experience a renaissance by the early 2010s, having restored the district back to its shining status as the "City of Tomorrow" like Professor Progress had always envisioned...only this time with a few modern sensibilities.

## Architecture

The Northeastern Research District is the City of the Future, though whose vision of the future really depends on what you’re looking at.

In Progress Park, the vision of the future is very Zeerusty and Retrofuturistic. Other buildings have more modern sensibilities. Closer to Armistice Street and the Genesis Compex, things tend toward steel and glass.

Near the Biocampus, the architecture becomes more green and eco-friendly. At RevTech, the buildings can look positively alien. Nothing dates back before 1950. There’s a lot of open space between buildings, and buildings tend to be very large. The streets are whimsically and logically structured at the same time, though that makes it very difficult for cars to navigate. As such, cars do not appear on the surface streets at all. Any and all motor vehicle transport (with the exception of golf carts) occurs in the tunnels under the district. There are no garages, parking lots, or anything of that nature which are visible.

## Locations

* **EdenTech Corporate Biocampus**: Operated by the EdenTech Corporation, The EdenTech Corporate Biocampus (ECB) is an area that sports far more plant life, and is much greener than the rest of the district. A notable element is that the ECB contains prominent access to the Skypark.

* **Innovation Center**: The Innovation Center is interwoven with the Zukunft Skypark and is home to many of Titan City’s labs and research complexes. The ultra-modern, sciencey feel of the neighborhood is where the bulk of the genius that is the innovative businesses of Titan City do their thing.

* **Pioneer Point**: Slightly stranger and more industrial than the rest of the district, Pioneer Point is home to the RevTech Complex. This is the newest part of the district to be developed, and is fully dedicated to the local aerospace industry. It features a dock, mostly for moving fragile equipment by RevTech, but also home to a ferry for commuter use.

* **Titan Institute of Advanced Science**: Titan Institute of Advanced Science, also known as TIAS, is a college for the most brilliant minds in the world and was the first institute dedicated to studying the Advanced (read, superhuman) sciences. Many scientific and technological heroes have a diploma from TIAS. The institution has a very retro-futuristic feel, like Tomorrowland or a World’s Fair. There are several retro style robots on campus that serve as guides and security, and it is a common senior prank to reprogram them to do something funny.

* **Zukunft Skypark**: Built along old elevated highways, which winds through much of the district, Zukunft Skypark is an elevated strip of parkland. There is a lot of plant life in this area, and the walkways double as solar panels. Specialized lifts at key points carry individuals to the Skypark from ground level. Certain buildings have converted their sky terraces into cafes and businesses.

## Neighborhoods

* **Progress Park**: Progress Park is a Retro-futuristic Paradise that is much more open compared to Downtown. This area has several residential areas, shops, and restaurants.

* **Visionary Way**: One of the Northeastern Research District’s many ultra-modern neighborhoods, Visionary Way overlooks the waters to the north, including the private artificial island operated by the Santiago-Yuri Conglomerate. While many of the buildings are high-tech offices and labs, the area is also known for the mysterious creatures that sometimes emerge from the nearby sea or appear from elsewhere.