The CDS is full to bursting! We have no vacant plots as far as I can tell and, when new ones do go on sale, they get snapped up quickly. I had to sell one of my own plots in NFS (which I've had a long time) in order to welcome yet another new citizen into the CDS yesterday.
So we need to add a new region quickly and provide some much-needed plots for new citizens to come and join us.
The RA has debated this issue recently and decided to put a referendum question on the ballot for the next elections. I hope we will get a strong positive 'yes' vote so we can make quick progress in the new term. There are still some logistics to sort out. The "In Theme" Expansion Act will need amendment (despite the otherwise excellent drafting *coughs modestly*) to take into account that the Guild referred to no longer exists in that form.
I think, to make quick progress and bring in as many new people as possible, our next region should be built to the East of NFS. The inner city fachwerk plots in NFS are always popular. They sell out instantly when they come on the market. And they're small, so you can fit in lots of them!
There are some good ideas for this expansion in this thread here. We should build on these when we come to plan our next region.