Cacklington

Cacklington is the most populous city in Cape Pleasant, and one of the oldest major cities in Virgin Shores. Cacklington serves as the economic hub for central Cape Pleasant, and plays home to a number of major financial companies. The city proper is home to 276,555 people, and includes 4.81 square kilometers, while the Cacklington-Abstergo Bay-Landser combined metro area is home to a total of ## people.

Cacklington was settled in 1657 when Adam Winthrop left the original settlement at Teignhead due to differences in opinion with the settlement's leadership, and sailed about ten kilometers up the Masyaf River to land in Annapolis Bay. There a short ways inland, inside a small valley, he established his own town, named in honor of the great Chief Cacks of the indigenous Jibburrows tribe who already lived in the area, and, somewhat unusually, cooperated with Winthrop's settlement. Over the centuries since, the city has grown and modernized, but has been unable to expand outward like other major cities due to its location in a small valley, resulting in a tendency to 'build up'.

Cacklington is a very car-dependent city, and is known for chronic congestion in the downtown area, but recently city leaders have focused on bringing more transit options to the city, including the ongoing Cacklington Rapid Transit subway project.

Road
Cacklington is served by Primary Highway 95, a freeway which traverses the city from Annapolis Plains in the east to Northern Heights in the north, passing through the heart of the city en-route. One spur route serves the Cacklington Plateau south of downtown, P295. Additionally, the city is served by Secondary Highways 82 and 84. S3 begins just across the city's northern boundary in Northern Heights.

Additionally, the city maintains two signed tertiary highways (715 and 787) on the Cacklington Plateau, a rarity in urban areas, and two major arterials that are signed with special shields, Parkway 8 and Aydevlin Boulevard.

Air
Cacklington and the entire central Cape Pleasant area is served by Cacklington International Airport (CIA) , located about ten kilometers north of the city on P95 in Cordale. CIA offers scheduled flights around Virgin Shores and to major destinations in North America.

Sea
While the city proper is landlocked, residents have easy access to the Masyaf River and thus by extension the Pacific Ocean through nearby Annapolis Bay and port city Blackwolf Marina.

Public Transit
Historically cars have been the dominant mode of transportation in Cacklington, but recently the city has shifted its focus towards public transportation due to serious congestion and pollution concerns downtown. This effort has led to the addition of an ever-growing bus network and the recently-opened subway line downtown, both of which are operated by Cacklington Rapid Transit (CRT).