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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A city is a relatively large and permanent urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law. For example, an article of incorporation approved by the local state legislature distinguishes a city government from a town in Massachusetts. In the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, a city is traditionally a settlement with a royal charter. Historically, in Europe, a city was understood to be an urban settlement with a cathedral, hence the official status of St David's as a city in the United Kingdom despite its population of 1,797 in 2001. Cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process. A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban sprawl, creating numerous business commuters traveling to urban centers of employment. Once a city sprawls far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis. From Wikipedia under the
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From Google News Search: "City"  photoatlas.com 412px x 636px | 76.00kB [source page] This is the dream of the Home Builders Associations and the powers that be in Wake County Our Future in 20 Years Downtown Cary in 2025 From Yahoo Image Search: "City" What City of Chicago environmental issues you think go overlooked? Q. Is there anything the city should focus on more? Is there anything you think needs to be researched and possibly corrected? If your city isn't Chicago, are there any issues in your particular city you'd like to see studied more as well? Thanks! Asked by AmyLeigh - Tue Feb 26 23:02:17 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. recycling (please--blue bags in with the rest of the garbage? What were you thinking?) encouraging public transit & lessening the number of cars cleaning the river (altho that has improved over the decades) Answered by Amethyst - Wed Feb 27 10:26:02 2008 What American city do you think has the prettiest Spring and? Q. Brrr. It's freeezing in Nebraska! I need to start planning a Spring road trip so I can get my mind off of how cold it is here; something to look forward to. Can you help me decide where to go? 1. What American city has the prettiest Spring? 2. What American city has the earliest Spring? 3. What American city has the longest Spring? Thanks for your opinions. Asked by Hope W - Wed Jan 30 10:50:23 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Spring in Louisville, KY, is gorgeous--blooming trees, tulips and other flowers everywhere. Everything pops out with green in an instant. The air is fragrant and the city full of color. It's not the earliest--peak is probably late April (the city is timed to be beautiful for the Kentucky Derby Festival, end of April, beginning of May). But it's the prettiest I've ever seen. Answered by Elissa - Wed Jan 30 11:00:15 2008 How can you annex your community from one city to another?
Q. We currently are in the city limits of a city (Birmingham,AL), but we are seperated from the rest of the city and would like to become part of a smaller city that completely surrounds our subdivision. We bascially live in a two street subdivision completely surrounded by a different city than we are located in. Any ideas on how to push for annexing into the surrounding city? Asked by Curtis W - Wed Mar 7 19:09:28 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's quite complex... First of all, your situation is more difficult because your subdivision is currently already part of a city. So, first you have to get approval to be separated from Birmingham's board of commissioners (start at city hall - city manager)... then you have to file with Alabama's state boundary review board to reset your boundaries... petitions, signatures, etc... are involved. Answered by BeachBum - Thu Mar 8 09:54:24 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "City" |
