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- A Town that was Born Through a Scam!
- Best and Worst Live Concerts Seen
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Category Archives: China
360 Degree Orbital Beltway Cities
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that are circled by a full orbital expressway system (a.k.a. beltway, ring road, perimeter highway, loop, beltline etc.) encircling the city 360 degrees. Inland cities have an advantage for being included … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, Cars, China, cities, economic development, Europe, geography, India, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mexico, North America, Oceania, planning, South America, spatial design, sprawl, States, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK
Tagged beltlines, beltways, loop, orbital motorways, perimeter highways, ring roads
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Cities leading the autonomous vehicle (AV) revolution
According to Bloomberg, the cities listed below (Piloting Cities) are hosting autonomous vehicle tests or have committed to doing so in the near future. For more information on what’s taking place in each of these cities, go to the Global Atlas … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Asia, Bus transportation, Canada, Cars, China, cities, economic development, electric vehicles, Europe, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, North America, Oceania, planning, product design, Science, South America, spatial design, technology, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged autonomous vehicles, AVs, research
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Urban atrocities – Aleppo is the latest sad example
All of us bear responsibility for the unfolding humanitarian disaster in the city of Aleppo, Syria. It doesn’t matter whether our nation is involved in the on-going conflict or not. As human beings we should not let such a series … Continue reading
Is there a student housing bubble and is it about to burst?
For many collegiate cities and towns across the United States, the steady influx of international students (and often with their families), from primarily China/Asia, have lifted the local real estate markets out of the post-2008 doldrums. The concern now becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, cities, colleges, culture, demographics, diversity, economic development, education, geography, globalization, Housing, humanity, immigration, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Statistics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Asia, China, cities, colleges, education, housing, housing bubble, land use, planning, real estate, residential, student housing, students, universities, zoning
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Amazing offshore commercial airports
Above and below are a series of images of artificial island airports constructed offshore around the globe. Now and then, such proposals have been made for Chicago, Cleveland, and elsewhere, but to date all of those built have been in Asia (in China, … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, Asia, aviation, business, China, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, airport planning, airports, Asia, aviation, cities, land use, tourism, transportation, travel
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America’s largest ‘countrified’ cities
As a sequel to cities with the same name as world capitals, here is a list of those over 2,000 population with the same name as nations/countries around the globe. Ten cities or towns named Lebanon lead this list, which … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, China, cities, fun, geography, Language, Maps, Mexico, North America, Oceania, placemaking, South America
Tagged cities, countries, fun, geography, nations, place names
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World’s busiest single-runway commercial airports – UPDATED
Every once in a while when you cannot find a list or comparison on the internet, it is time to find the individual data sources and create the comparison database yourself. First it was the tallest airport control towers, then … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, aerospace, Africa, air travel, airport planning, airports, Asia, aviation, China, cities, commerce, economic development, Europe, geography, globalization, history, India, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, planning, South America, Statistics, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, UK, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, airport planning, airports, aviation, cities, land use, planning, statistics, tourism, transportation, travel
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Sky-high altitude cities with 100,000+ population
100,000+ Population City, Country Average Elevation 1. El Alto, Bolivia 13,615 feet (4,150 m) 2. Potosí, Bolivia 13,420 feet (4,090 m) 3. Shigatse, China 12,585 feet (3,836 m) 4. Juliaca, Peru 12,549 feet (3,825 m) 5. Puno, Peru 12,531 feet (3,819 m) 6. Oruro, Bolivia 12,159 feet (3,706 m) 7. Lhasa, Tibet (China) … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, China, cities, climate change, environment, geography, Geology, India, Mexico, Nature, North America, South America, Statistics, topography
Tagged altitude, cities, elevation, geography, geology, statistics, terrain, topography
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The world’s tallest pagodas, stupas, and dagabas
Below is the information found to date for pagodas, stupas, and dagabas of 100 feet in height or more. A separate list is provided of those that may likely exceed 100 feet, but for which specific data has yet to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, China, cities, civics, culture, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, Religion, skylines, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged architecture, art, Buddhism, dagaba, design, geography, history, pagoda, religion, stupa, Temples, towers
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Cities of intrigue and mystery
When a city’s name is mentioned in conversation or in writing, it can conjure up certain images based on one’s personal knowledge of the place. If one has not visited the city, the image is largely shaped by perceptions derived … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, art, Asia, books, branding, China, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, Europe, film, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, Mexico, movies, Music, North America, Oceania, pictures, placemaking, politics, South America, Television, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, writing
Tagged books, cities, culture, espionage, film, geography, identity, international, literature, movies, music, politics, spies, tourism, travel, writing
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