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three plans (30% of sample) were selected from small cities,two plans from medium cities (20%of <br /> sample), and five plans from large cities (50%of sample). It should be noted that the distribution of <br /> plans among population groups may have changed since fiscal year 2001,this is however the most <br /> recent data available on public art programs in the United States. <br /> Small Cities Medium Cities Large Cities <br /> Population < 100,000 Population 100,000—500,000 Population >500,000 <br /> Algonquin Village, Illinois Arlington,Virginia Atlanta, Georgia <br /> Chesterfield, Missouri Eugene, Oregon Austin,Texas <br /> Hickory, North Carolina Louisville, Kentucky <br /> San Diego, California <br /> Washington, DC <br /> As previously stated, a survey of public art programs showed that 31% have a master plan. <br /> Following that survey's identification of 283 government programs in the US, it can be assumed that <br /> approximately 88 programs had a master plan in fiscal year 2001 (Americans for the Arts, 2003).This <br /> would include non-municipal government agencies, such as state government, transit authorities, and <br /> state universities. <br /> This classification by population allows cities of similar size to be compared, and attempts to <br /> account for differences in planning caused by resource availability, due to population size, and a greater <br /> perceived capacity to support the arts in larger cities.This is not a perfect measure, as political <br /> propensity to support public art master planning is not necessarily a reflection of population and could <br /> be tied to a number of other factors.This will be discussed in the limitations section of this analysis. <br /> Additionally, due to the unavailability of a comprehensive list of municipalities who have undertaken <br /> public art master planning, the plans were not selected randomly, another limitation of this study. <br /> Review of Public Art Master Plans <br /> Understanding the components adopted in each of the public art master plans to be reviewed is <br /> important when analyzing the scope of public art master planning. Critically reviewing all ten plans <br /> 9 <br />