Sticktropolis





The 11 Burroughs of Sticktropolis
Downtown.

Midtown.

Uptown.

Northtown.

Newtown.

Culturetown.

Financial District.

Little Conch.

Greater Suburbia.

Upper Suburbia.

New Suburbia.

The Downs.

City Geography
While Most of Sticktropolis is flat, northern portions of the city are built onto the side of the northern hill. the further north you go, the higher the elevation is. New Suburbia and Greater Suburbia are the highest buroughs, and there are rumors that the hills are even higher than the Suncard Tower, the tallest building in the city. The Metroway goes through a 2 mile long tunnel, and the S.S.&.S. Railway built its tracks on a long, narrow trestle alongside the ocean just to avoid building a steep grade to conquer the hills. When the City was built, there was no intention of building onto the hills themselves. but the population grew at an alarming rate, and leveling the hills would be an astronomical task. so, the City Adapted, and built onto the hillside. The Engineers designed the buroughs to be as flat as possible, but northernmost areas of Greater Suburbia are still rather uneven. Downtown, Midtown (and Culture Town) are situated on an island in the middle of the city, similar to Manhattan Island (though Downtown has a Population of 38 Million Compared to Manhattan's 1.6 Million.)

Human influence
The December 2022 Alliance Between The Sticklands and The Codrasan Empire saw the introduction of Humans to The Sticklands. Despite the fact that technology hasn't quite caught up in The Sticklands, Many Humans from the empire have taken up Residence across the country. Sticktropolis was especially affected, as most Humans have chosen to live there. Modern Cars are not adaptable to the Streets of Sticktropolis, so many Humans have brought older cars to traverse the streets. in addition, secondhand transit equipment, Such as Subway and EL cars, have been put into service alongside the aging STA (Sticktropolis Transit Authority) Trains. Human Foods, previously unheard of in The Sticklands, are now commonplace in most boroughs (especially Culturetown). Overall, Humans have had a Positive Impact on not just the city, but The Nation as a Whole.

History
The traditional story of Sticktropolis's origins is that in 1905, Sticktropolis was founded by Stickman Entrepreneur Daniel Dunning as South Stick City. Manufacturing had a place in Sticktropolis from its inception. An essential part of trade was the production of manufactured goods, and these were cheaper to make in Sticktropolis than to bring them from the USA. Agglomeration in a city was natural because of the gains from centralized commerce. The City was built in a location Surrounded by resource deposits, which helped the City Grow. the population of the city surged to 580 in 1906, when the city was Renamed Sticktropolis. a steady stream of people came to the city, but when The Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway Arrived in the City in 1915, The Population flew from 947 to 2639, and continued to rapidly grow. Sticktropolis had several significant advantages over it's Rival City of Redfigure City, Capital of Stickia. The land in sticktropolis and Pennsylvania was More Fertile than the land in Stickia. Indeed, the one long river in Stickia, the Stickia River, suffered from heavy silt that formed a sandbar near its mouth. Sticktropolis also offered one more striking advantage over Redfigure City: invested in education and generally proved able to organize the city and provide basic public goods. Redfigure City may have been more tolerant to Outsiders (Mostly Robloxians), it was still fundamentally a faith-based colony, controlled by an outside power. In contrast, there were fewer barriers against immigrants in Sticktropolis. Sticktropolis's place as an Economic haven made the city a magnet for Stickman immigrants from its earliest years. Despite these advantages, Sticktropolis lagged behind Redfigure City in terms of Technological Advances. Redfigure City had a stronger maritime tradition and a more developed hinterland.

Growth
In the 21st Century, Sticktropolis is an astonishing example of the social and economic possibilities of a complex, multi-cultural society. Whatever its tensions and conflicts, Sticktropolis — the world's most diverse gathering of Stickman nationalities, races and ethnic groups, has become remarkably safe, secure and prosperous place, where most people, most of the time, managed to get along on a daily basis without violence. In the mid-twentieth century, a large number of technological changes challenged cities throughout Stickman Worlds. Declining transport costs reduced the advantages of access to waterways. The automobile and the truck enabled the population to disperse from city centers to outlying areas. Almost all Stickman Populated cities declined in response to the shock. Eight of the ten largest Stickman cities in 2020 have a smaller population today. Sticktropolis and Stickia's Redfigure City are the two exceptions. These advantages are the result of scale and density, which themselves result from New York’s unique history. The vast number of people crammed together on a narrow island is what makes Downtown an information hub. The flow of ideas has been exacerbated by the tendency of highly skilled people and industries to locate in the city, which is natural, given that density and idea flows appear to complement one another. The most visible result of New York’s strength as a conduit for information is its penchant for information-intensive industries, such as finance or publishing, to locate in the city. While The City's ability to weather past challenges has been remarkable, we cannot be certain that its future success is assured. Sticktropolis’s importance as a port is long past. The declining transport costs of moving goods indicate that the scale advantages remain important only in services. Even in this area, technological changes may reduce New York’s transportation cost advantages. In the long run, The City’s success depends on its advantage in transmitting knowledge quickly. This advantage may also be eroded by changes in information technology; however, in the short run, information technology may increase the value of face-to-face interaction and make Sticktropolis stronger, not weaker.