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- States and provinces with the most limited access tollway mileage
- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
- Frozen fun: The ascent of ice climbing parks
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- India’s longest road/highway land tunnels
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Category Archives: food systems
Placemaking airports: A rooftop airport vineyard “Under the Tuscan Sun”
Congratulazioni to both Florence, Italy and Rafael Viñoly Architects for planning and designing the world’s first airport with a rooftop vineyard. The 19-acre vineyard will provide a green rooftop on the 538,000 square foot structure at Toscana Aeroporti Firenze. The … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, agriculture, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, art, aviation, cities, commerce, Cuisine, culture, ecosystems, engineering, environment, Europe, Food, food systems, history, infrastructure, land use, mountains, Native Americans, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aeroporti, airport, airports, art, cities, environment, Europe, Firenze, Florence, fun, history, Italy, land use, placemaking, planning, Toscana, tourism, transportation, travel, trnasportation, Tuscany, vineyards, wine
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Hatching fast food chicken chains worldwide
The following list identifies 62 fast food chicken restaurants worldwide with the year they were founded and the location (if known). A couple of interesting notes from the list include the propensity for chains established in the United States to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Animals, Asia, branding, business, Canada, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, entrepreneurship, Europe, Food, food systems, geography, history, industry, land use, Latin America, Maps, North America, Oceania, South America, Statistics, Travel
Tagged chicken, cities, dining, fast food, food, fun, geography, history, restaurants
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Preserving history amid the surging skyline of Chicago’s Fulton Market District
The hottest real estate market in Chicago and perhaps the entire country is the Fulton Market District located just west of the downtown Loop. Shown below is a list of the numerous skyscrapers that have been built, are under construction, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, business, cities, Cities, civics, commerce, Cuisine, culture, distribution, diversity, economic development, Economy, engineering, entertainment, environment, Food, food systems, fun, gentrification, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, industry, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, marketing, nature, new urbanism, parking, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, population, product design, rail, recreation, revitalization, shopping, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged architecture, art, biophilic design, Chhicago, Chicago, cities, culture, design, environment, Fulton Market District, fun, geography, green roofs, historic preservation, history, land use, maps, open space, parks, planning, skylines, style, tourism, travel, zoning
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Twelve planning lessons from failing cities
There are likely many more planning-related lessons from failing cities that could have been added, but these are ones that initially came to mind. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections are welcome. Do NOT chase the latest fad project without doing … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, business, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, food systems, geography, government, health, Health care, Highway displacement, highways, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, industry, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, blight, codes, failing cities, historic preservation, master plan, NGOs, non-profits, parking, parking lots
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“Enlightened” city planning amid rural Iowa cornfields
In the film Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s father asks him, “Is this heaven?” His response is, “No, it’s Iowa.” Well, to some, Iowa may just be their slice of heaven, especially those who reside in and around the City … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, agriculture, Alternative energy, architecture, art, Asia, Astronomy, cities, civics, civility, climate change, colleges, commerce, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, ecosystems, entrepreneurship, environment, food systems, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, India, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, Religion, Renewable Energy, social equity, solar, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, urban design, urban planning, Wildlife, writing, zoning
Tagged astronomy, cities, designs, enlightenment, Fairfield, Iowa, Maharishi Internatioanl University, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Maharishi Vedic City, Natural Law, planning, trails, Transcendental Meditation, Vastu Shastra, Vedic, zoning
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Is Burning Man making a mistake at Fly Ranch?
I’m torn. A part of me wants to travel this very minute to Fly Ranch and experience the scenic landscapes on this lovely site, while also visualizing the various art/sustainability projects taking place there. On the other hand, the site … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, branding, charities, civics, climate, climate change, Communications, culture, deserts, diversity, economic development, ecosystems, education, environment, food systems, futurism, geography, health, historic preservation, history, humanity, land use, Maps, Native Americans, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, Renewable Energy, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, technology, topography, tourism, Travel, visual pollution, water conservation, Wildlife
Tagged art, Burning Man Project, conservation, Fly Ranch, geography, humanity, Indigenous, land use, Native Americans, nature, Nevada, planning, sustainability
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A comparison between Burning Man’s Black Rock City and the Greater World Earthship Community
The American West is blessed with two modern utopian communities — Burning Man’s Black Rock City on a high desert playa in northwestern Nevada and the Greater World Earthship Community located west of Taos, New Mexico. As Burning Man/Black Rock … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, branding, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, climate change, Communications, culture, deregulation, deserts, diversity, economic development, energy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, food systems, fun, futurism, geography, government, health, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, Maps, marketing, minimalism, nature, peace, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, recycling, Renewable Energy, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged Biotecture, Black Rock City, Burning Man, cities, civics, community, design, environment, geography, Greater World Earthship Community, harmony, humanity, nature, peace, planning, utopia, utopian
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Using abnormally high-water events on the Great Lakes to help relieve the Western mega-drought
Its time to think about cross-regional cooperation to address our problems related to surface water and climate change. In recent years, water levels in the Great Lakes have been at or near all-time record highs. This has created numerous and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, civics, civility, climate, climate change, ecosystems, environment, food systems, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, natural history, nature, North America, planning, politics, rail, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, Science, States, topography, Trade, trucking, urban planning, weather
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Regional and semi-national fast food burger chains
Most of us are familiar with the national fast food burger chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Five Guys, Sonic, and Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. But, there are many local, regional, and semi-national burger chains that dot the map and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, food systems, fun, geography, history, land use, product design, shopping, Statistics, third places, tourism, traffic
Tagged burger joints, burgers, dining, drive-ins, fast food, restaurants
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The steaming hot market for drive-thru coffee shops
Across the country there is an ongoing boom in freestanding drive-thru/walk-up coffee shops. These units rarely, if ever, incorporate indoor seating, though they may have some outdoor seats. Instead these shops are designed and meant for customers on the go … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, bicycling, branding, business, Cars, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, economic development, food systems, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, placemaking, planning, product design, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, third places, traffic, Transportation, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged BCubed, Biggby, cafes, coffee, coffee shops, double drive-thru, drive-throughs, drive-thru, Dutch Bros., food, freestanding, modular, planning, prefabricated construction, restaurants, Scooters, zoning
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