Adjoining Cities: Sharing Industry

[Mr Hoot 1]

I would like to know how the following would work:

City A is a large Residential and Commercial city.

City B is a medium Industrial city.

City A is joined by rail and road to City B.

If I make City C Residential and also join it to City B will it share the Industry or will the city with the largest demand take most of the Industry? Is the AI intelligent enough to work this out?

Thanks in advance.

[jason leo 485]

So, do you mean something like this :

I think something that you try to do is possible, but also don't forget to check everything to make sure the condition is right.

[Mr Hoot 1]

Yes, jason leo, that's exactly what I meant - glad you could do the graphic for me

So will cities A and C share the Industry in B or will the larger city get most of it? Or will one take it all?

[jason leo 485]

I think what will happened is some peoples from both cities will work there, but it's also based on what type of R and I there. My only question right now is what type of I that dominate city B (I-D, I-M, or I-HT) ?

[pfudke 6]

I think it depends on how much industry jobs are available in B and how much demand there is in A and C. It also depends on which Residential city you develop first: it will take the jobs available from B first.

Regarding the type of Industry in city B I think it really depends on your population (in A and C) wealth, education, etc...

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

It will definitely work. Do make sure that you have enough industry in B to accommodate the needs of A and C. A good rule of thumb here would be:

(A( r )+C( r ))/2 = A( c )+B(c+i)+C( c ) where

r is the number of residents

c is the number of commercial jobs

i is the number of industrial jobs

This is a rule of thumb and never exact.

This is an opportunity also here for city A to sell water to B and on to C. You will need a big water plant.

Similarly, B can supply power to both A and C as well as pick up their garbage.

If B is landlocked, you'll need several waste to energy plants as well big power plants.

B will be badly polluted, so you won't be able to get any high tech industrial. Put them in C when you need to. Remember high tech needs the same conditions as Co$$$

[Mr Hoot 1]

Thanks guys!