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Category Archives: downtown
A city center without traffic/Centro de la ciudad sin tráfico
Yes, it may be hard to believe, but there is such a place. Due to its steeply sloped and narrow topography, as well as the foresight of the city’s leaders, the historic city center of Guanajuato, Mexico has limited traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, engineering, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, Mining, mountains, natural history, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, Stairway networks, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban design, urban planning, walking, water, water conservation
Tagged car free, cities, environment, fun, geography, Guanajuato, history, land use, Mexico, planning, tourism, traffic, transportation, travel, tunnels
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World’s highest skybridges – 2024 UPDATE
The following list identifies the world’s highest skybridges that connect parts of one or multiple buildings. As new skybridges are constructed the list will be updated from time to time. The minimum height above ground for inclusion on the list … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, China, cities, climate change, downtown, entertainment, fun, geography, infrastructure, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged architecture, design, skybridges, skyscrapers, skywalks, skyways, towers
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Potential planning implications for second tier data center clusters like Columbus, Ohio
The map provided below show the locations of data centers in and around Columbus, Ohio. As first tier data center clusters like Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley fill up, get more expensive to develop, and/or receive some push back from … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, architecture, business, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, data centers, digital communications, distribution, downtown, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, environment, geography, health, history, industry, infrastructure, internet, land use, Maps, planning, pollution, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, ai, cities, columbus, data center clusters, data centers, geography, history, land use, noise, Ohio, planning, secondary data centers, setbacks, sustainability, technology, zoning
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Does the world really need luxury car branded condominiums?
Apparently, the latest fad for the high-rent condominium market is branding them with luxury car names. Seriously? Aren’t we already assaulted enough by advertising and marketing on a daily basis? Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, and Bugatti are currently involved in this trend, … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, branding, business, Cars, cities, civility, classic vehicles, commerce, consumerism, culture, downtown, economic development, engineering, entertainment, history, Housing, humanity, land use, marketing, new urbanism, opinion, parking, pictures, planning, product design, shopping, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged advertising, autos, Bentley, branding, Bucatti, capitalism, cars, cities, condos, Gossamer, housing, land use, logos, luxury, marketing, mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, opinion, planning, travel
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Welcome to the ‘Jenga’ and building block era of skyscrapers
Any kid (or kid at heart) who has ever stacked classic wooden building blocks, Legos, or even Jenga pieces atop one another to create a tower will rejoice in one of the latest trends in skyscraper design – irregularly stacked … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, China, cities, downtown, economic development, engineering, Europe, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, skyscrapers, South America, Statistics, technology, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged architecture, art, building blocks, cities, cubes, design, fun, games, geography, history, Jenga, Jenga Towers, land use, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, stacked cubes, stacked skyscrapers, towers, toys, travel
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Rascacielos más alto de cada estado Mexicano (Tallest skyscraper of each Mexican state)
La siguiente lista identifica el rascacielos (o edificio) más alto de cada estado de México. Varias ciudades de México ahora tienen rascacielos que superan los 500 pies de altura, incluido al menos uno que no aparece en esta lista porque … Continue reading
Posted in airports, architecture, cities, culture, downtown, engineering, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged Canacun, cities, Durango, geography, Guadalajara, history, land use, Leon, Mexico, Mexico City, Monterrey, planning, Puebla, Queretaro, rascacielos, skylines, skyscrapers, Tijuana, torres, towers, travel
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Tallest federal courthouses in the United States
As a companion to yesterday’s post on tallest city halls in the United States and Canada, here is a list of the tallest federal courthouses in the United States. Peace! 2. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse (2000) – St. Louis, MO= 557 … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, civics, downtown, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, urban design, urban planning
Tagged buildings, cities, courthouses, courts, federal, government, history, land use, planning, skylines, skyscrapers
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Tallest city halls in the USA and Canada
Listed below are the tallest city halls in the United States and Canada. A minimum height of 120 feet was required for inclusion on this list. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections are most welcome. With a 2020 population of roughly … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Canada, cities, civics, culture, downtown, engineering, government, historic preservation, history, land use, landscape architecture, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, cities, city hall, government, heritage, history, land use, planning, public buildings, skyscrapers, towers, travel
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Rising up in Beverly Hills…and adjacent Century City
There’s no such thing as “down and out in Beverly Hills” when it comes to the city’s rising skyline. Better known as the home of the stars, the City of Beverly Hills and the abutting Century City development have an … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, engineering, geography, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, movies, new urbanism, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged Beverly Hills, Century City, cities, geography, history, land use, Los Angeles, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, towers, travel
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