Reno ( "English respelling pronunciation"> REE -noh ) is a city in the state of Nevada, located in the western part of the state, about 22 miles (35 km) from Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Largest Small Town in the World", Reno is famous for its hotels and casinos and as the birthplace of Harrah's Entertainment (now known as Caesars Entertainment Corporation). This is the county of Washoe County, in the northwestern part of the state. The town is situated in a tall desert at the foot of the Sierra Nevada and downtown (along with Sparks) occupies a valley that is informally known as Truckee Meadows. It's named after General Union who murdered Jesse L. Reno.
Reno is the most populous city in the state outside the Las Vegas Valley, with an estimated population of 241,445 by 2015. Reno is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, which comprises all Washoe and Storey districts and has an estimated 2016 population of 457,420.
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Histori
Archeology finds an eastern border for prehistoric Martyrs in the Reno area.
In the early mid-1850s, some pioneers settled on Truckee Meadows, a relatively fertile valley where the Truckee River runs from Lake Tahoe to the Pyramid Lake. In addition to subsistence farming, these early residents can take business from travelers along the California Trail, which follows Truckee westward, before branched out at Donner Lake, where the tough obstacles of the Sierra Nevada begin.
Gold was discovered around the City of Virginia in 1850, and a simple mining community developed, but the discovery of silver in 1859 at Comstock Lode led to a mining rush, and thousands of emigrants left their homes, heading west, hoping to seek luck.
To provide the necessary connections between Virginia City and the California Trail, Charles W. Fuller built the toll bridge across the Truckee River in 1859. A small community that will serve tourists soon grows near the bridge. After two years, Fuller sold the bridge to Myron C. Lake, which continues to grow the community with the addition of refineries, kilns and stable livery to hotels and restaurants. He named it "Lake's Crossing". In 1864, Washoe County was consolidated with Roop County, and Lake's Crossing became the largest city in the county. Lake has earned himself as the "founder of Reno".
In January 1863, the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) had begun installing the eastern route from Sacramento, California, which eventually connected with Union Pacific Railroad in Promontory, Utah, to form the first Transcontinental Railway. Lake hands over the land to CPRR in return for a pledge to build a depot at Lake's Crossing. After the railway station was established, the city of Reno was officially formed on May 9, 1868. CPRR construction supervisor Charles Crocker named the community after Maj. Gen. Jesse Lee Reno, a Union officer who died in the American Civil War at the Southern Battle of the Mountain.
In 1871, Reno became the seat of government in recently expanded Washoe County, replacing the previous county seat, located in Washoe City. However, the political forces in Nevada remain with the mining community, Virginia City first and then Tonopah and Goldfield.
The extension of Virginia and Truckee Railroad to Reno in 1872 provided a boost to the new city economy. In the following decades, Reno continues to grow and develop as a business and agricultural center and is a major settlement on the transcontinental path between Sacramento and Salt Lake City. As the mining boom waned in the early 20th century, Nevada's political and business activities center shifted to non-mining communities, especially Reno and Las Vegas, and today the former mining metropolis stands just a little over ghost towns. Nevertheless, Nevada is still the third largest gold producer in the world, after South Africa and Australia; the country generated 6.9 percent of the world's supply of world gold production in 2005.
The "Reno Arch" was founded on Virginia Street in 1926 to promote the upcoming Transcontinental Highway Exposure in 1927. The arch includes the words "Exploration of the Transcontinental Nevada Highway" and the date of exposure. After the exposure, the Reno City Council decided to keep the arch as a permanent downtown gateway, and Mayor E.E. Roberts asks Reno residents to suggest a slogan for the arch. No received slogans are accepted until a $ 100 prize is offered, and G.A. Burns of Sacramento was declared the winner on March 14, 1929, with "Reno, the Greatest Small Town in the World".
Reno took a leap when the state of Nevada legalized open gambling on March 19, 1931, along with the passage of a more liberal divorce law than places like Hot Springs, Arkansas, offered. No other country offered what Nevada had in the 1930s, and casinos like the Bank Club and the Palace were very popular.
Within a few years, the Bank Club, owned by George Wingfield, Bill Graham, and Jim McKay, is the largest company in the largest state and casino in the world. Wingfield owns most of the city's buildings that play games and take a percentage of the profits, along with the rent.
Ernie Pyle once wrote in one of his columns, "Everyone you see on the streets of Reno is definitely there to get a divorce." In the novel Ayn Rand The Fountainhead , published in 1943, the female protagonist living in New York told a friend, "I am going to Reno," which is considered a different way of saying "I will went to divorce my husband. "Among other things, the Belgian French writer, Georges Simenon, while living in the US, came to Reno in 1950 to divorce his first wife.
Business divorces eventually die when other countries fall in line by passing their own laws to alleviate divorce terms, but gambling continues as the main industry of Reno. While pioneering gamers like "Pappy" and Harold Smith of Harold's Club and Bill Harrah from the Harrah casino who soon set up shop in the 1930s, the 1940s war years made Reno a playground for two decades. Beginning in the 1950s, the need for economic diversification outside of the game sparked a move for a more delicate business taxation.
The disaster occurred on the afternoon of February 5, 1957, when an explosion tore the heart of the city center. At 1:00 pm, two explosions, caused by a leak of natural gas into the labyrinth of pipes and trenches beneath the city, and subsequent fires destroyed five buildings around the Sierra and main roads along the Truckee River. Forty-nine people were injured in the disaster, and two people were killed. The first explosion struck under the store block on the west side of Sierra Street (now the Century Riverside site), the second, in Sierra Street, now the Palladio site.
The presence of a major east-west railway, an emerging interstate highway system, a favorable state tax climate, and relatively cheap land create good conditions for warehousing and distribution of goods.
In the 1980s, Indian game rules relaxed, and started in 2000, California's original casino began cutting casino revenues. New construction projects have been completed in the Reno and Sparks areas. Several luxury communities were recently built in Truckee, California, about 28 miles (45 km) west of Reno on Interstate 80. Reno is also an outdoor recreation destination, as it is close to Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and many ski resorts in the area.
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Environmental factors
Wetlands are an important part of the Reno/Tahoe area. They act as natural filters for the solids that come out of the water treatment plant. Plant roots absorb nutrients from water and filter them naturally. Wetlands are home to over 75% of species in the Great Basin. However, wetlands in the area are at risk of being destroyed due to development around the city. While developers build on wetlands they fill them with soil, destroying the habitats they create for plants and animals. Washoe County has devised a plan that will help protect this ecosystem: mitigation. In the future, as developers try to build wetlands, they will be responsible for creating another wetland near Washoe Lake.
The Truckee River serves as the primary source of drinking water for Reno. It supplies Reno with 80 million gallons of US (300 Ml) of water a day during the summer, and 40 million Million US (150 Ml) of water per day in winter. Before the water enters the house around the Reno area, it should go to one of two water treatment plants, Chalk Bluff or Glendale Water Treatment Plant. In an effort to conserve water, the golf course in Reno uses treated wastewater instead of water treated from one of the reno water plants.
The Reno-Sparks wastewater treatment plant discharges the treated liquid into the Truckee River. In the 1990s this capacity increased from 20 to 30 million US gallons (70-110 million liters) per day. While treated, the wastes contain suspended solids, nitrogen, and phosphorus, exacerbating the water quality problems of rivers and water receiving Lake Pyramid. Local agencies working with the Environmental Protection Agency have developed a number of watershed management strategies to accommodate this expanded waste disposal; to achieve this successful result, the DSSAM Model was developed and calibrated for the Truckee River to analyze the most cost effective management strategies available. The resulting management strategy includes action packages such as land use control in the Lake Tahoe valley, urban runoff control in Reno and Sparks, and best management practices for waste water disposal.
The Reno area is often the victim of forest fires, causing property damage and sometimes loss of life. In August 1960, the Donner Ridge fire resulted in a loss of electricity to the city for four days. In November 2011, a curve from an electrical cable caused a fire at Caughlin in southwest Reno that destroyed 26 homes and killed an older man, and just two months later in January 2012 another fire on Washoe Drive triggered by ash fires destroyed 29 homes and killing an older woman.. About 10,000 residents were evacuated, and an emergency was announced. The fire occurred at the end of the longest dry spell recorded in Reno.
Geology
Reno is located east of the Sierra Nevada on the western edge of the Great Basin at an altitude of about 4,400 feet (1,300 m) above sea level. Many errors exist all over the region. Most are normal errors (vertical movement) associated with the increase of various mountains, including Sierra Nevada.
In February 2008, an earthquake began, lasting for several months, and with the largest earthquake recorded at 4.9 on the Richter scale, though some geological estimates put it at 5.0. The earthquakes centered on the Somersett community in western Reno near Mogul and Verdi areas. Many houses in these areas are damaged.
Climate
Reno sits in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The average annual rainfall is 7.48 inches (190 mm). Despite the low amount of rainfall per year, Reno has a steppe climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen: BSk ) due to low evapotranspiration. Annual rainfall ranged from 1.55 inches (39.4 mm) in 1947 to 13.23 inches (336.0 mm) in 1983. The most rain in a single month was 5.25 inches (133.4 mm) at in December 1955 and the most rainfall in 24 hours was 2.29 inches (58.2 mm) on January 21, 1943. Winter has a mild to moderate snowfall but can weigh a few days, averaging 21.5 inches (55 cm) every year. The snow showers vary with the lowest number (approximately 19-23 inches per year) at the bottom of the valley in and east of Reno-Tahoe International Airport at 4,404 feet (1,342 m), while the Carson Mountain foothills to the west range from 4,700 to 5,600 feet 1,400 to 1,700 m) at altitudes just a few miles west of downtown can receive up to two to three times more annual snowfall. The Virginia Range Mountains in the east can receive more lightning storms and rainfall in the summer, and about twice the annual snowfall over 5,500 feet (1,700 m). However, the increase in snowfall in the Virginia Range is less dramatic as elevation rises than in the Carson Range to the west, as Virginia Range is in the shadow of Sierra Nevada and Carson Range rain. The largest snowfall in the city in a year was 63.8 inches (162 cm) in 1971, and the most snowfall in a single month was 29.0 inches (74 cm) in March 1952.
Most of the rain happens in winter and spring. The city has 300 days of sunshine per year. A summer thunderstorm can occur between April and October. The eastern side of the city and the mountains east of Reno tend to be more susceptible to lightning storms, and this storm may be severe because one afternoon down the west wind, called "Washoe Zephyr", can develop in the Sierra Nevada, causing the air to be pulled down in the Sierra Nevada and Reno, destroying or preventing storms, but the same wind can push the air up against the Virginia Range and other mountains east of Reno, creating powerful thunderstorms.
Daily average daily temperatures range from 35.3 ° F (1.8 ° C) in December to 74.9 ° C (23.8 ° C) in July, with daily temperature variations reaching 35 Â ° F (19 Â ° C). Â ° C) in summer, still lower than most deserts in the east. There are 3.9 days 100Ã, Â ° F (38Ã, Â ° C) highest, 58 days of 90Ã, Â ° F (32Ã, Â ° C) highest, and 2.5 nights with sub-10Ã, Â ° F ( -12Ã, Â ° C) lowest every year; temperatures did not rise above freezing in just 5.1 days. The all-time high temperature record was 108 Â ° F (42 Â ° C), which occurred on July 10 and 11, 2002, and again on July 5, 2007. The record for the lowest temperatures over time was -17 Â ° F (-27 Â ° C ), which occurred on January 21, 1916. In addition, the region is windy throughout the year; observers like Mark Twain commented on "Washoe Zephyr", a typical northwestern Nevada breeze.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 225,221 people, 90,924 households, and 51,112 families living in the city. Population density was 2,186.6 per square mile (844.2/km ²). There are 102,582 housing units with an average density of 995.9 per square mile (384.5/km²). City's racial makeup is 74.2% White, 2.9% African American, 1.3% Native American, 6.3% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Island, 10.5% some other races, and 4.2 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 24.3% of the population. Non-Hispanic whites were 62.5% of the population in 2010, down from 88.5% in 1980.
In the 2010 census, there were 90,924 households, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% headed by married couples living, 11.8% had female housekeeping without a husband's presence , and 43.8% is not a family. 32.1% of all households are individuals, and 9.7% are self-sufficient individuals aged 65 or older. The average household size is 2.43, and the average family size is 3.10.
In the city, the 2010 population is spread by 22.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% ​​from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% 65 years or older. The median age was 34.6 years. For every 100 women, there are 103.4 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 102.7 men.
In 2011, the estimated average income for households in the city was $ 44,846, and the average income for families was $ 53,896. Men have an average income of $ 42,120 versus $ 31,362 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,041. About 9.6% of families and 14.4% of the population are below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.8% of those aged 65 and older. The population was 180,480 at the 2000 census; in 2010, the population increased to 225,221, making it the third largest city in the state after Las Vegas and Henderson, and the largest outside of Clark County. Reno is located 26 miles (42 km) north of the state capital Nevada, Carson City, and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe in grassland surroundings. Reno shares its eastern border with the city of Sparks and is larger than the main cities of Reno-Sparks, the Nevada Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), a metropolitan area that includes the Storey and Washoe areas. The MSA has a combined population of 425,417 at the 2010 census. The MSA is combined with the Fernley Micropolitan Statistical Area to form the Reno-Sparks-Fernley Combined Statistics Area, which has a total population of 477,397 at the 2010 census.
Economy
Before the late 1950s, Reno was the gambling capital of the United States, but fast-paced Las Vegas purchases from Las Vegas in Las Vegas, and the growth of Native American games in California have reduced its business. Old casino torn down (Mapes Hotel, Fitzgerald's Nevada Club, Primadonna, Horseshoe Club, Harold's Club, Palace Club), or small casinos like Comstock, Sundowner, Golden Phoenix, Kings Inn, Money Tree, Virginian and Riverboat either closed or converted into condos.
Because of its location, Reno has traditionally attracted most California tourists and gamblers from the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, while Las Vegas has historically served more tourists than Southern California and the Phoenix area.
Several major local hotel casinos have shown significant growth and have moved the game further away from the city center. This larger hotel casino is Atlantis, Peppermill and Grand Sierra Resort. Peppermill was voted the most outstanding Reno gaming/hotel property by the Casino Player and Nevada magazines. In 2005, Peppermill Reno embarked on a Tuscan-themed expansion worth $ 300 million.
In an effort to bring more tourism into the area, Reno hosts several events throughout the year. They include Hot August Nights, Street Vibrations, The Great Reno Balloon Race, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, bowling tournaments (held at the National Bowling Stadium), and Reno Air Racing.
Several major commercial developments were built during the mid-2000s, such as The Summit in 2007 and Legends at Sparks Marina in 2008.
Reno is the corporate headquarters location for many companies, including Braeburn Capital, Hamilton, EE Technologies, and Port of Subs. International Game Technology, Bally Technologies and GameTech have a development and manufacturing presence in Reno.
Since the turn of the 21st century, Reno has been seeing more of the tech companies entering the area, following Seattle's initiative and huge investment by investors & Bay Area. After the Great Recession, the country put an increased focus on economic development. Thousands of new jobs were created.
Tesla's Gigafactory is currently located in the Reno Tahoe Industrial Center, and it is the largest building in the world. The Gigafactory supposedly covers 5.8 million square feet.
The arrival of several data centers at the Reno Tahoe Industrial Center further diversified the previously known region for distribution and logistics beyond games and tourism. The new SuperNAP campus switch at the Reno Tahoe Industrial Center is shaping up to become the world's largest data center once it's done. Apple is expanding its data center in nearby Reno Technology Park and is scheduled to build a warehouse on land in downtown Reno. Rackspace is also building a $ 422 million data center in addition to Apple.
The larger Reno area also hosts the distribution facilities for Amazon, Walmart, Petsmart and Zulily.
Top entrepreneurs
According to the 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report from Reno, the top employers in the city are:
Culture
Reno has a number of museums. The Nevada Art Museum is the only accredited American Alliance of Museums (AAM) art museum in the state of Nevada. The National Automobile Museum contains 200 cars coming from the William F. Harrah collection, including Elvis Presley's 1973 Cadillac Eldorado.
Reno also hosts a number of music venues, such as Nevada Opera, Pioneer Center for Performing Arts, Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, and Reno Pops Orchestra. The Reno Youth Symphony Orchestra (YSO), affiliated with Reno Philharmonic, gives gifted youth a chance to play advanced music and perform nationally. In 2016 they have the honor of appearing at Carnegie Hall.
Reno is served by the Washoe County Library System. Washoe County Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by 2013.
Sports
Reno is home to Reno Aces, a Triple-A minor league baseball league from Arizona Diamondbacks, playing at Greater Nevada Field, a town hall in downtown opened in 2009. Reno has hosted several professional baseball teams in the past, mostly under Reno Silver Sox Name. The Reno Astros, a former professional baseball team, unaffiliated, played at Moana Stadium until 2009.
In basketball, Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League played at the Reno Events Center from 2008 to 2018. They are primarily an affiliate of the Sacramento Kings throughout its existence. Sacramento Kings bought the team in 2016 and eventually moved the franchise to become Stockton Kings in 2018.
Reno is host to amateur and professional combat sports events such as mixed martial arts and boxing. "Fight of the Century" between Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries was held in Reno in 1910. Boxer Ray Mancini battled four of his last five games in Reno against Bobby Chacon, Livingstone Bramble, Hector Camacho, and Greg Haugen.
The Reno Barons, an independent professional indoor football team, played at the Reno Events Center in 2011.
Reno is expected to be the future home of the ECHL ice hockey team, named Reno Raiders, but the development in the matching arena has never started. The franchise has been inactive since 1998, when it was renamed Rage Reno, and formerly Reno Renegades, and played on the now-defunct West Coast Hockey League (WCHL). In 2016, Reno is removed from the ECHL Future Markets page.
Reno-Tahoe Open is the only PGA Tour event in northern Nevada, held at MontrÃÆ'ªux Golf & amp; Country Club in Reno. As part of the FedEx Cup, the tournament was followed by 132 PGA Tour professionals competing for part of a $ 3 million wallet. The Reno-Tahoe Open Foundation has donated more than $ 1.8 million to local charities.
Reno has a college sports scene, with the Nevada Wolf Pack appearing in football matches and ranked Top Ten Associated Press in basketball in 2007.
In 2004, the city completed a $ 1.5 million freshwater park on the Truckee River in downtown Reno that hosts whitewater events throughout the year. This course runs Class 2 and 3 rapids with public access throughout the year. The 1,400ft (430m) northern duct has a more aggressive cascade, drop pond and "hole" for rodeo kayak type maneuvers. The 1,200ft (370 m) lighter southern channel was built as a slalom kayak course and beginner area.
Reno is home to two roller derby teams, Battle Born Derby Demons and Reno Roller Girls. Demons Derby Battle Born competing on local and national flat tracks. They are the only local derby team to compete in the national Derby league.
Reno is the home of the National Bowling Stadium, which hosts the American Bowling Congress Open Championship (USBC) every three years.
List of teams
Small professional team
College team
Recreation
Reno is home to a variety of recreational activities including seasonal and year-round. In the summer, Reno locals can be found near three main water bodies: Lake Tahoe, Truckee River, and Pyramid Lake. The Truckee River comes from Lake Tahoe and flows from west to east through downtown Reno before ending on the Pyramid Lake in the north. The river is the main part of Artown, which is held in the summer at Wingfield Park. Washoe Lake is a popular kite and windsurfing location because of its high wind speed during the summer.
Skiing and snowboarding is one of the most popular winter sports and attracts many tourists. There are 18 ski resorts (8 large resorts) located as close as 11 miles (18 km) and as far as 98 miles (158 km) from Reno-Tahoe International Airport, including Northstar California, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley, Sugar Bowl, Diamond Peak, Heavenly Mountain, and Mount Rose. Other popular Reno winter activities include snowshoeing, ice skating, and snowmobiling. There are many bike trails to drive in the summer. International bike competitions are held in Lake Tahoe during the summer.
Air races
The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, is held every September at Reno Stead Airport.
Government
Reno has a democratic city administration. The city council is the core of the government, with seven members. Five of these councilors represent the districts of Reno, and are examined by residents in each district. In general, the top two voters in each ward are voting for elections throughout the city. The other two members of the council are large members, representing the entire city, and the mayor, chosen by the people in the city. The Council has several tasks, including setting priorities for the city, promoting communication with the public, development planning, and rebuilding.
There is an elected city lawyer who is responsible for civil and criminal cases. The City Prosecutor represents the city government in court, and prosecutes a minor offense.
The city charter calls for a council-manager form of government, which means that the board only designates two positions, the city manager, which implements and enacts policies and programs approved by councils, and city officials. The city manager is responsible for the budget and labor for all city programs. The municipal officer, who notes the board process, makes appointments for the board, and ensures efficient copying and printing of services is available.
In 2010, there were voice questions asking whether the city government of Reno and the Washoe County government should explore the idea of ​​becoming a joint government agency. Fifty-four percent of voters approved the size of the vote to make an investigation in consolidating the government.
Fire Department
The city of Reno is protected by the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) which operates 14 fire stations.
The Reno Fire Department (RFD) provides emergency services of all risks to residents of Reno City. All risk emergency services are national models of the city's fire department, providing necessary services in the most efficient manner possible.
The department provides paramedical services for residents and visitors of Reno. This is the highest level of emergency medical care that can be provided in the field.
In addition to responding to fires, whether they occur in structures, vegetation/brushes or vehicles, firefighters also provide rescue capabilities for almost all types of emergency situations.
This includes prompt and efficient emergency medical care for residents; a team of hazardous materials capable of identifying unknown substances and controlling discharge disasters; and the readiness and management of large-scale incidents.
Maintaining this level of service requires almost constant training of personnel. This training maintains both the skills required to operate safely in the emergency and physical fitness settings necessary to reduce the likelihood and severity of injuries.
The minimum annual training requirement for maintaining firefighting and medical skills is 240 hours per year. Special team and company-level training add significant hours.
Education
Universities and colleges
- The University of Nevada, Reno is the oldest university in the state of Nevada and Nevada Higher Education System. In 1886, the state university, previously only a college prep school, moved from Elko in remote northeastern Nevada to a site north of downtown Reno, where it became a full state college. The university grew slowly for decades, but it has started growing rapidly along with the rest of the country and currently has 21,353 registrations, with most students coming from within Nevada. Among his specializations are mining, agriculture, journalism, business, and one of only two Basque Studies courses in the country. It's home of the National Judicial College. The University has been named one of the top 200 universities in the country in the newest US. News & amp; World Report Category Index National University.
- The Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is a regionally accredited two-year institution, which is part of the Nevada Higher Education System. The campus has about 13,000 students enrolled in classes on the main campus and four satellite centers. The campus offers a variety of academic and university transfer programs, job training, career enhancement workshops, and classes just for fun. TMCC offers art associations, science associations, applied science associations or general study degree associates, one year certificate, or completion certificates in over 50 career areas, including architecture, car/diesel mechanics, criminal justice, dental hygiene, graphic design, theater musicals, nursing, and welding.
- The Career College of Northern Nevada (CCNN) is a nationally accredited trading school that trains students in technical fields that support a rapidly growing industry. College is owned and operated locally. The company's advisory board directs universities to provide skills training relevant to industry needs.
- The University of Phoenix - Northern Nevada Campus is located south of Reno. The university faculty is a collection business and professional academics from the local Reno area.
- Nevada Law School at Old College in Reno is the first law school established in the state of Nevada. The door opened from 1981 to 1988.
Public schools
Public education is provided by the Washoe County School District.
- Reno has twelve public high schools: Damonte Ranch, Galena, Hug, North Valleys College, McQueen, Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology (AACT), Reno, Truckee Meadows College of Truth, Washoe, and Wooster.
- There are three public high schools in neighboring Sparks, attended by many students living in Reno: Reed, Spanish Springs, and Sparks High School.
- Reno-Sparks has 13 high schools: Billinghurst, Clayton, Cold Springs, Depoali, Dilworth, Mendive, O'Brien, Pine, Shaw, Sparks, Swope, Traner, and Vaughn. Reno-Sparks has 64 primary schools: Allen, Anderson, Beasley, Jesse Beck, Bennett, Booth, Brown, Cannan, Caughlin Ranch, Corbett, Desert Heights, Diedrichsen, Dodson, Donner Springs, Double Diamond, Drake, Duncan, Dunn, Elmcrest, Gomes, Grace Warner, Greenbrae, Hidden Valley, Huffaker, Hunsberger, Hunter Lake, Jesse Beck, Johnson, Juniper, Lemmon Valley, Elizabeth Lenz, Lincoln Park, Echo Loder, Mathews, Maxwell, Melton, Mitchell, Moss, Mount Rose, Natchez, Palmer, Peavine, Picollo Special Education School, Pleasant Valley, Risley, Roy Gomm, Sepulveda, Sierra Vista, Silver Lake, Alice Smith, Kate Smith, Smithridge, Spanish Springs, Stead, Sun Valley, Taylor, Towles, Van Gorder, Verdi [pronounced VUR-die], Veterans Memorial, Warner, Westergard, Whitehead, and Sarah Winnemucca. (some schools included in this list are in Sparks)
Public charter school
Reno has many charter schools, which include the Academy of Career Education, serving classes 10-12, opened in 2002; Alpine Academy Charter High School, serving classes 9-12, opened in 2009; Bailey Charter Elementary School, serving K-6 grades, opened in 2001, the Academy of Sciences of Coral; Davidson Academy, serving grades 6-12, opened in 2006; High Desert Montessori School, serving the value of PreK-7, opened in 2002; I Can Do Anything Charter School, serving classes 9-12, opened in 2000; Rainshadow Community Charter High School, serving classes 9-12, opened in 2003; The Sierra Nevada Academy Charter School, serving PreK-8 classes, opened in 1999; and TEAM A (Together Everyone Achieves More Academies), serving classes 9-12, opened in 2004.
Private school
Reno has several private elementary schools such as Legacy Christian School, Excel Christian School, Lamplight Christian Schoo, and Nevada Sage Waldorf School as well as private secondary schools, the largest being Manogue Secondary School and Sage Ridge School.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Road
Reno has historically been serviced by Victory Highway and branches of the Lincoln Highway. After the establishment of the US Named Road system, the US Route 40 was directed along 4th Street through downtown Reno, before being replaced by Interstate 80. The main north-south highway through Reno is US Route 395/Interstate 580.
Bus
The Washoe County Regional Transport Commission (RTC) has a bus system that provides intracity buses, intercity buses to Carson City, and on-demand shuttle service for people with disabilities. The bus system has a main terminal on 4th Street in downtown Reno and a secondary terminal in Sparks and at Meadowood Mall in southern Reno.
Many shuttle and tour services are offered connecting Reno-Tahoe International Airport to various destinations:
- South Tahoe Express provides a shuttle service to the South Lake Tahoe resort.
- The Eastern Sierra Transit Authority provides shuttles to destinations south along the US-395 corridor in California, such as Mount Mammoth and Lancaster
- Modoc Sage Stage provides shuttles to Alturas and Susanville, California, along the US-395 northern corridor.
Greyhound stops at the downtown terminal. Megabus stopped at Reno Silver Legacy, but has since stopped service to Reno.
Rel
Reno has historically been a stopover along the First Transcontinental Railroad; The modern Overland route continues through Reno. Reno is also the southern tip of the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway (NCO) and the northern end of Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Using the NCO depot and road rights, Western Pacific Railroad also provides train services to Reno. At the beginning of the 20th century, Reno also had a simple tram system. Downtown Reno has two historic train depots, an inactive Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot and an active Amtrak depot, originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Amtrak provides daily passenger service to Reno via California Zephyr and some Amtrak Thruway Motorcoaches that connect to trains departing from Sacramento.
Air
The city is serviced by Reno-Tahoe International Airport, with general aviation traffic handled by Reno Stead Airport. Reno-Tahoe International Airport is the second busiest commercial airport in the state of Nevada after McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Reno is the center and headquarters of the non-functioning airline, Reno Air.
Utilities
The drinking water for the city of Reno is provided by the Water Authority of Truckee Meadows. The Truckee River is the main water source, with refining done in two plants, Chalk Bluff and Glendale. The Chalk Bluff factory's main intake is to the west of Reno in Verdi, with water flowing through a series of fumes and ditches into the plant itself. An alternative intake is located under a plant along the banks of the Truckee River itself. The Glendale plant is located along the river, and is dotted by rock dams and concrete debris near the upstream.
Waste treatment for most of the Truckee Meadows area occurs at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility at the eastern end of the valley. Waste that has been recycled into the Truckee River via Steamboat Creek.
Electricity and natural gas are provided by NV Energy, formerly Sierra Pacific. Electricity comes from a variety of sources, including Tracy-Clark Station in the east, and the Steamboat Springs binary power plant at the southern end of town.
Famous citizen
Twin towns - twin cities
Reno has eight twin cities:
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
- The Reno City official website
- The historical app of Reno (Nevada Humanities)
- Reno, Nevada on Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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