Fulton & Floriston: Twin Suburban Cities

12 April 2009, Sunday · Leave a Comment

Overview of Fulton
Population (2008 est.)	29,650
Mayor	Jonathan Irving (2006-present)
Number of Councilors	4
Congress Representative	Samuel Gonzales (2006-present)
Elevation	45 meters
Major Attractions	Carlton Shopping Center, Fulton Public Square, Alexander P. Gayley Museum of Art, Molowaku Supreme Court, Princeton Business Park
Number of Schools	Public: Elementary: 2 Middle School: 0 High School: 1 Private: Elementary/Middle School: 2 High School: 2 Charter: 1
Number of Colleges & Universities	Colleges: Community (Public): 0 Private: 1 Universities: Public: 1 Private: 0
Number of Hospitals	Public: 3 Private: 0
Median Income	MR 242,701
Unemployment Rate	4.2 %
Crime Rate	4.1 per 10,000
Number of Bus Routes	Loop: 0 To/From Downtown: 5 Cross-town: 1 Intercity: Basic (Daily): 11 (all from Leicester) Commuter (Daily/Weekdays-only): 2 Intra-Community Service: 3
Number of Subway Routes	None
Number of Telephones & Mobile Phones	101 per 100 people
Wi-Fi Internet Service	Provided by MoloNetwork

Overview of Floriston
Population (2008 est.)	17,304
Mayor	Sarah Stokes (2006-present)
Number of Councilors	4
Congress Representative	Rolando Hernandez (2006-present)
Elevation	45 meters
Major Attractions	Curtola Village, Downtown Floriston, Floriston Canal, Floriston College, Fulton Ave. Auto Row, Union Square
Number of Schools	Public: Elementary: 1 Middle School: 0 High School: 2 Private: Elementary/Middle School: 3 High School: 1 Charter: 0
Number of Colleges & Universities	Colleges: Community (Public): 0 Private: 1 Universities: Public: 0 Private: 0
Number of Hospitals	Public: 3 Private: 0
Median Income	MR 242,196
Unemployment Rate	3.7 %
Crime Rate	per 10,000
Number of Bus Routes	Loop: 0 To/From Downtown: 4 Cross-town: 1 Intercity: Basic (Daily): 10 (all from Leicester) Commuter (Daily/Weekdays-only): 3 Intra-Community Service: 7
Number of Subway Routes	None
Number of Telephones & Mobile Phones	102 per 100 people
Wi-Fi Internet Service	Provided by MoloNetwork

In many instances, I have heard a distinct title as “Twin Cities”, and I have wondered what it actually means or how it is actually best described. Probably not because the cities are next to each other that twin cities exist in Molowaku (in definition, twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centers which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time); it is that Fulton and Floriston have been coordinating together in harmony, as suburbs of Leicester, to create a new capital south of the so-called “Twin Cities” to lessen the burden of Leicester. Although Metropolitan Leicester will remain the key government and economic nerve of Molowaku, a new city south of the Twin Cities will become the new government capital of Molowaku while retaining Leicester as the economic and social capital. The Twin Cities’ main role is to act as a key component to the growth of the Oahu Region and Molowaku by providing special government, economic, and social centers for the region’s (and eventually the country’s) growth into a full-fledged developed nation.

Fulton is now temporarily one of two “Government Capitals” of Molowaku (the other being Leicester) wherein many of the nation’s important agencies are located, including the Department of Agriculture and Department of Internal Affairs (at the Princeton Business Park). It also has the satellite office of the Supreme Court of Molowaku wherein it has the same exercising rights as the Molowaku Supreme Court in north Leicester (it, too, will move soon to the new “capital”). Being close to Leicester, Fulton enjoys excellent commercial and transportation ties with its western neighbor, and the capital’s growth has helped this town to vitalize itself as an alternative to the “Big City” life.

Floriston, just north of Fulton, can bill itself as the “Town of Orchids” due to the town’s growing orchid industry. Although commercialized in nature, Floriston still prides itself in working with orchids, cultivated from nearby Broward, and it is being made into various art forms for the garden and home. The town also holds a key role as the Twin Cities’ social hub, as clubs and shops open way late into the wee hours of the morning, and being a suburb of Leicester, it has attracted a lot of students hanging out from colleges and universities close by. The town also has the nation’s first ferry terminal, at the east end of the Floriston Canal, and it also holds the nation’s longest continuous road bridge, the Floriston Bridge.

Below are pictures from the Twin Cities. Enjoy!

From Floriston: