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Category Archives: Canada
Humorous nicknames for complicated freeway interchanges
“The Beast,” “The Octopus,” or “East Delay” just east of downtown LA – Source: maps.google.com Below are the humorous names given to complicated freeway interchanges. The most common terms tend to be “Spaghetti Junction” (20), “Spaghetti Bowl” (6), “Malfunction Junction” … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, distribution, engineering, Europe, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, North America, Oceania, pictures, place names, planning, spatial design, sprawl, topography, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged expressways, freeways, highways, interchanges, nicknames
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North America’s busiest RO/RO motor vehicle seaports
Enormous Brunswick, Georgia RO/RO Terminal – Source: lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com RO/RO seaports are those that service ships that import and export motor vehicles including cars, trucks, construction equipment, farm equipment, and even boats; they literally roll-on and roll-off (RO/RO). Almost sounds like … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, distribution, economic development, electric vehicles, engineering, EVs and hybrids, geography, industry, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Mexico, North America, planning, shipping, spatial design, Statistics, Trade, transportation
Tagged automobiles, exports, harbors, imports, motor vehicles, ports, Ro/Ro, seaports, shippings, transportation
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“All aboard”: Ten planning lessons from riding USA railways
Moonlight over Fort Madison, Iowa After completing a long-distance trip across much of the United States this week, it seemed appropriate to list those planning lessons learned from this and previous rail travel experiences. While much of my ridership has … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, air travel, Alternative transportation, art, books, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, engineering, entertainment, environment, Europe, fun, geography, government, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, rail, Railroads, spatial design, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution
Tagged AMTRAK, cities, commuter rail, intercity rail, passenger rail, planning, rail, railroads, railways, tourism, transportation, travel
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Tall Timbers – World’s tallest wooden skyscrapers
*This is a republished and updated article from 2020. In recent years, a new trend in high-rise construction has emerged – the development of skyscrapers constructed largely of wood products (can also referred to as mass timber, cross-laminate timber, and/or engineered-wood). … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Canada, cities, downtown, economic development, environment, Europe, geography, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, revitalization, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Ascent, Brock Commons, buildings, Carbon 12, cities, cross-laminate timber, engineered wood, fire safety, forte, high-rise, HoHo, Light House, mass timber, Mjøstårnet, Sara cultural Centre, Sensation, SKAIO, skylines, skyscrapers, Terrace House, timber, towers, Treet, wood
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Tallest skyscrapers in North American suburbs
Skyline of San Pedro Garza García, Mexico – Source: commons.wikimedia.org The following list identifies the tallest skyscrapers found in suburban cities of North America. The list only includes completed skyscrapers and ones that were confirmed to be under construction. Proposed … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Canada, cities, downtown, economic development, engineering, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Bellevue, Burnaby, Canada, cities, Coquitlam, Jersey City, Mexico, Miami Beach, Mississauga, New Westminster, North America, Paradise, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Sandy Springs, skylines, skyscrapers, suburban, Sunny Isles Beach, torres, towers, Vaughan, Virginia Beach, Winchester, Zapopan
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Most populous suburbs of North America
The list below identifies the most populous suburbs of North America. Cities with the most suburbs on the list include: For countries wholes census or population estimates were more than 10 years old, World Population Review was used as a … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, demographics, geography, Latin America, Mexico, North America, planning, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, demographics, North America, population, suburbs, urban
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Cities and towns that have gone to the dogs: Ruff-ruff!
Below is a list of those populated places (current and former) in North America that include “dog” or its equivalent in their name. Maine seems to be the leader of places named dog with four (4) listed. As alway, any … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cartoons, cities, civics, civility, fun, geography, history, Mexico, North America, place names, placemaking, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged canine, chien, cities, dog, geography, hound, perros, place names, towns
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Incorporating mass timber in airport terminal design
As the use of mass timber design and construction expands in building development, it has also become increasingly used in airport terminal projects. Above and below are images from airports around the globe where mass timber construction has been incorporated … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, Asia, aviation, branding, business, Canada, cities, commerce, culture, economic development, engineering, environment, Europe, geography, health, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged air travel, airport terminals, airports, architecture, cities, construction, design, health, lumber, mass timber, passengers, timber, travel, trnasportation, wood
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Largest h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-e-d city/town by state or province
Continuing with the recent theme of hyphenated cities and towns, the following list identified the largest hyphenated city or town in each state, Canadian province, or territory. As with previous posts on this subject, the population data pertains to the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, civics, culture, demographics, fun, geography, history, place names, placemaking, planning, States, Statistics, topography
Tagged Canada, CDPs, Census designated places, cities, demographics, geography, hamlets, place names, placenames, USA, villages
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World’s largest h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-e-d core cities
As a companion to the previous post on cities/towns with the most hyphens in their name, this post lists the largest cities (core city not metro area) that have a hyphen in their name. The minimum population for inclusion in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, Caribbean, China, cities, civics, culture, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, government, history, India, Latin America, Maps, North America, place names, placemaking, planning, Russia, South America, Statistics, toponymy, UK
Tagged cities, geography, hyphens, place names, placenames
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