said “This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are”, to imply that the people within the city or country are the ones that dictate what goes on in the city not the city itself. St. Louis falls into this category because cities were once the focal point of the national agenda and presidents sought to increase the importance and services of the city. This was done in St. Louis with programs being created, unions and the attention that the World’s Fair brought to make St. Louis one of
mobile devices; they are literally glued to our hand and city government is racking in money based on our addiction. Many cities are making it accessible to pay for parking meters using our cellphones. Instead of running back to put more coins in the meter or taking the risk of getting a costly parking ticket, the ease of refilling the meter is literally at our fingertips. In 2015, the Obama Administration announced, “a new “Smart Cities” Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal
Each September the city hosts balloon races, for which it is nicknamed the Balloon Capital of Texas. The city has one daily newspaper, the Plano Daily Star Courier, and one radio station. In 2000 Plano had 7,726 businesses and 222,030 inhabitants. Between 1900, when the population numbered 1,304, and 1960, when it