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- Longest roadway tunnels under North American airports
- Tall Timbers – The rise of the wooden skyscraper
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Category Archives: economic development
Geography of Tractor Supply’s distribution network
The list below identifies the existing eight (8) distributions centers in Tractor Supply’s warehouse network. The oldest is located in Pendleton, Indiana (1999), northeast of Indianapolis on I-69, while the newest (2018) is in Upstate New York along I-90 in … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged distribution, distributions centers, geography, logistics, Tractor Supply, warehouses
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Tall Timbers – The rise of the wooden skyscraper
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). Use of these natural materials have the benefits of … 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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Ten Planning Lessons from Phoenix
Prior to 2019, the last time I had been in Phoenix was 1970. While I certainly expected the city to have changed in those nearly 50 years, I was unprepared for the largely unchecked growth and monumental differences that had … Continue reading
Posted in air travel, airport planning, airports, Cars, cities, climate change, commerce, deserts, downtown, economic development, geography, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, pollution, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Arizona, Phoenix, Sky Harbor Airport, Sonoran Desert, Tempe Town Lake
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Geography of North America’s Current Underground Salt Mines
Below is a listing of the currently operating underground salt mines of North America. Underground mines are primarily used for excavating rock salt. As is evident from the details provided, the majority of these underground mines are enormous in size, … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, cities, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, Geology, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mexico, Mining, nature, North America, pictures, planning, rivers/watersheds, shipping, spatial design, States, Statistics, topography, Trade, transportation, tunnels
Tagged American Rock Salt, Cargill, Compass Minerals, Dominican Republic, Hutchinson Salt, Independent Salt, Kisser Group, Morton Salt, salt, salt dome, salt mines, subsurface, underground, United Salt
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Ten Planning Lessons from San Antonio
Here are my ten (10) planning lessons from one of America’s most enjoyable and dynamic large cities – San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio’s River Walk can easily be classified as one of America’s “most iconic planning efforts.” It helped set … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, bicycling, branding, cities, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, food trucks, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Mexico, placemaking, planning, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, third places, tourism, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged HemisFair '68, missions, RiverWalk, San Antonio, Southtown, Texas
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Top engineering/design marvels seen to date by state/province
Alabama – U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville Alberta – Calgary’s Light Rail System (CTrain) Alaska – Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Fairbanks Arkansas – Bobby Hopper Tunnel in NW Arkansas Arizona – Glen Canyon Bridge and Dam in … Continue reading
Posted in airports, architecture, bridges, Canada, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Outer Space, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, Railroads, revitalization, skylines, States, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged airports, bridges, buildings, cities, design, engineering, infrastructure
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Ten Planning Lessons from Pittsburgh
An aging industrial city can successfully reinvent itself; but despite doing so, Pittsburgh continues to face the challenge of population decline. As the photo above indicates, pedestrian access to the waterfront from the downtown triangle is too often hindered by … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, architecture, Cars, cities, civics, culture, demographics, downtown, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, topography, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Urban Gondolas, urban planning, walking
Tagged Hill District, history, Pittsburgh, revitalization
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América Latina – El líder mundial en góndolas urbanas (Latin America – The global leader in urban gondolas)
Desde Medellín hasta la Ciudad de Mexico y La Paz, América Latina lidera el planeta en el desarrollo de Metrocables o Teleféricos (góndolas urbanas). La siguiente tabla identifica las ubicaciones de las góndolas urbanas y proporciona detalles sobre los sistemas … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, placemaking, planning, product design, social equity, South America, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, transit, transportation, Travel, Urban Gondolas, urban planning
Tagged Aparecida, Bogota, Cablebus, Cali, Caracas, Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de Panama, gondolas, La Paz, Lima, Medillin, Metrocables, Mexicable, Oruro, Puerto Vallarta, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Salta, Santiago, teleféricos, trams, urbanas gondolas, Zacatecas
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A mix of old and new in the Old Pueblo of Tucson
Above and below a photographic sampling of the unique mix of old and new architectural styles you can find in the Old Pueblo of Tucson. Enjoy!
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, Arizona, design, Old Pueblo, Tucson
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El edificio más alto por país en América Latina
(The tallest building by country in Latin America.) Torres Obispado: Monterrey, Mexico = 1,002′ (2020) Gran Torre Costanera: Santiago, Chile = 984′ (2014) J.W. Marriott Hotel: Panama City, Panama = 932′ (2011) Yachthouse Residence Club 1 & 2: Balneario Camboriú, Brazil … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Caribbean, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, skyscrapers, South America, spatial design, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Caribbean, edificios, edificios de gran altura, Latin America, skylines, skyscrapers, South America, torre, towers
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