Some people believe that Mile High City is a shining example of the good that people can do if they set their minds to it, others say it's a monument to Rockefeller's hubris, one that will be his downfall. Either way, Mile High City is impressive, it's a city with a population of around 400,000, it covers about four square miles of land, and floats a mile above the New Jersey landscape utilizing "perfectly safe", but unknown technologies. The majority of the four square miles is covered with towering skyscrapers, immense factories, and lush green space for the populace to enjoy. At the street level, the city is best described as bustling and there seems to be activity going on at all hours of the day. higher up in the skyline are elevated road ways that travel from building to building, allowing people to never have to set foot on the ground if they desire not to.
Access to Mile High City, NJ is via aircraft as no roads are able to reach it, most people arrive in dirigibles as land area is at a premium in the city and runways would take up far too much space. On all edges of Mile High City are massive hooks and landing platforms for the dirigibles to disembark passengers and cargo, and to take on additional loads for transport to other locales.
Crime in Mile High City is there, just not in as high of numbers as in other places, this might be because of the socialistic nature of the "society", or it could just be that it doesn't really get reported all that often, either way, there is a police force that patrols the streets and skies of the city. The air patrol is equipped with state of the art rocketpacks and semi-automatic handguns, though the "danger-response" team is equipped with fully automatic weapons should they be needed. The ground police are armed with semi-automatic handguns and revolvers, and all detectives on the police force do receive rocketpack training, though the average patrol cop doesn't.
Employment in Mile high City is in manufacturing for the most part, with other places shipping in raw goods, and the city shipping out finished products, it's also a center for technological innovation as Brommell University of Technology and Innovation, which is considered to be an excellent school in the advances of new technologies and power sources, is located near the city's downtown area, not far from the theater district.
Society
The people that live in Mile High City consider themselves to be urbane, educated, and at the cutting edge of the future. Others, including New Yorkers, consider them to be overbearing snobs.
Government
The government consists of a mayor and �board of trustees�, the mayor is elected by the board and the board is selected by the Consortium of Investors, other offices in the city are elected by the people.
The Mayor of Mile High City is elected by the board and serves a seven year term, they may be elected for multiple terms with no limit on their number. However, to be elected, the mayor must show that they�ve been good for the city the board of trustees determines this by looking at employment numbers, taxes brought in, and the general morale of the population.
The Board of Trustees is appointed by the Consortium of Investors, who it�s said can overturn any decisions made by city officials, though this hasn�t happened as of yet. The board members are appointed for life terms, or until they can no longer serve their role. There are fourteen members on the board and each member of the Consortium of Trustees serves for a year on the board to break any ties in votes that may arise.
Police
The police force in Mile High City is setup much like in any other large US city, with one important distinction, the Rocket Patrol and a heavier armed RSWAT. The Rocket Patrol and RSWAT are considered by many, patrolman and civilian, to be the elite of the police force many detective, in fact, are recruited from their ranks.
Laws in Mile High City are similar to those in other large US cities, as is the legal system in the city.
Industry
Mile High City makes its money by developing technology and exporting it to other places. As a result, Mile High City attracts highly educated and skilled workers, thus driving up the wealth of the city further.
The factories in Mile High City are clustered on the southern end of the city in an industrial park and the workers commute to them from other parts of the city.
Entertainment
Like any other large US city, Mile High City has a popular theater scene, one that nearly rivals New York�s to be sure. There are also a large amount of clubs where the city�s society gathers, however as the Volstad Act is in force alcohol is illegal and �not sold� at these establishments.
There are even a couple of movie theaters that can be found in Mile High City and play to packed houses most nights. There is even talk that RKO might open a studio in Mile High City to exploit the futuristic look of the city for some of its productions.
Business
Mile High City enjoys a robust business, they are dependent on food stuff and raw material being shipped into the city via dirigible, and in return, they ship out high tech finished goods. The Board of Trustees and Consortium of Investors have quite a bit invested in the success of the city, so they attempt to keep control of the businesses within the city.
The Mob, on the otherhand, recognize that certain elements want or need certain services that they can't legally get (such as alcohol) and as a result, there is a blackmarket in Mile High City that rivals those in New York or Chicago.
Education
The Consortium of Investors placed a high emphasis on a good education, and as a result have made a high school education compulsory for people who
live in Mile High City. However, many people go on to college as a result of the high tech industry�s important role in the vitality of the city�s economy.
The Brummel University of Technology and Innovation (BUTI) is just north of Mile High City�s downtown region and it focuses on teaching engineering, especially Magnetic Engineering, a career that is very important in Mile High City due to the Diamagnetic field generators that allow the city to float at a mile above the New Jersey coast.
The "Science" Behind Mile High City
Mile High City exists as it does for several reasons, the first is that due to the extreme diamagnetic nature of an ore that was discovered near the Earth�s mantle in the mid-1800s, that when kept in a molten and highly pressurized state seems to be nearly weightless, and in fact there was an evolved species of creature that was indigenous to the deep earth that developed a technology from it. When the group of scientists discovered this secret to magnetic levitation, they excitedly returned to the surface, though the group met with disaster and several of the scientists and foreign envoys that had helped to fund the expedition died as a result. The remaining scientists decided to keep their discovery a secret, however word leaked out and reached the ears of John D. Rockefeller, who immediately gathered the funds together and began construction on Mile High City as his greatest project.
Early on in the massive undertaking, it was discovered that humans could not withstand the great temperatures required to keep the ore in a liquid state, even with pricey environmental suits that were developed, so a deal was struck with the leader of the sub-surface people and several hundred males and females were secretly shipped to the construction site. The city�s powerful Levitron Engines keep the liquid ore flowing through an extremely pressurized tube that encircles the city�s base, the motion of the flow helps to increase the diamagnetic properties to the point where they react against the natural magnetic field of the Earth, thus lifting the city, how high the lift is determined by the amount of ore and how quickly it flows. Within a few years, the city was ready to be unveiled, and the city�s Levitron Engines came online, lifting the base of Mile High City from its construction yards. The press immediately dubbed it �The City of Dreams�, and it remains floating about a mile above the New Jersey coast, a shining beacon to American ingenuity and perseverance.
Once the city�s platform was deemed to be safe by the powers-that-be, people began to flock to Mile High City, and construction began in earnest for what Rockefeller hoped would become a utopian society where nobody went without and where cutting-edge technology was a part of daily life.
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