Also Hinkly is a nice place would be a waste to scrap it. To have more people in cities there is only some thing is needed adding more quest, making it possible to start the game as a resident of some city so they player will belong to that place and more likely stays there, scrapping hp gain from leveling and adding some random disasters to each cities
Redding: wanamingos get in the mine then out to the streets
Gecko: vc patrol comes in and start killing everyone
Madoc: random raiders (killing everyone including players)
Klamath: bandits (same as Madoc)
New Reno: gang wars (killing anyone entering the turfs streets are more or less safe)
Broken Hills: fighting broke outs between muties ghouls humans vs racist humans
Hub: criminals blows up the police and try to take over
Den: rangers try to stop Metzger's business
etc...