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Category Archives: light pollution
Planning for the EVolution in charging stations
As the number of EV (electric vehicle) charging stations have increased, their design and appearance have grown in style and variety. While many EV charging stations are currently accessory uses on the site of other uses like hotels, theaters, parking … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, architecture, branding, Cars, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, electric vehicles, energy, environment, futurism, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, light pollution, marketing, pictures, planning, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, video, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged charging, charging stations, design, electric cars, electric vehicles, EVs, hybrid electric vehicles, hybrid/electric vehicles, planning, zoning
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Arizona DOT ponders paving over paradise
Are they NUTS? Among the alternatives being considered by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for future Interstate 11 (I-11) are two (2) options that would loop it west of Tucson through the stunningly gorgeous Avra Valley. Who in … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, archaeology, cities, civics, civility, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, light pollution, Maps, Mexico, nature, planning, pollution, shipping, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, topography, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Arizona, Avra Valley, expressways, freeways, Future I-11, highways, interstate, Interstate 11, maps, Pima County, Sonoran Desert, Tucson
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Astronomical metro areas
The following cities have the highest metropolitan area concentration of astronomical and radio observatories and related uses in the world. A minimum of three (3) such facilities was required for inclusion in the list. As can be seen from the … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Astronomy, cities, environment, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, light pollution, nature, Outer Space, pictures, planning, Radio, Science, spatial design, sustainability, technology, topography
Tagged Arizona, astronomy, observatories, Science, star gazing, Tucson
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Dim the lights and celebrate International Dark Sky Week!
Begun in 2003, International Dark Sky Week celebrates the awesome glory of the night sky while also informing the public of threats from sky glow, glare, and other forms of light pollution. In 2015, International Dark Sky Week takes place from April … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Astronomy, cities, climate change, education, environment, fun, geography, health, history, land use, light pollution, nature, pictures, planning, pollution, seasons, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, weather, zoning
Tagged astronomy, cities, climate, environment, glare, International Dark Sky Week, land use, light pollution, nature, pollution, sky, sky glow, stars, weather
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The dark side of bright lights
Fascinating and useful data on the effects of light pollution on the environment is provided in this poster. Is your city one of the top 10 brightest cities in the world? In this particular case, “brightest” is definitely NOT a … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, climate change, energy, environment, geography, globalization, health, humanity, land use, light pollution, nature, planning, pollution, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged cities, dark skies, ecology, environment, green, light pollution, lights, nature, pollution, Science, sprawl, sustainability
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Clues you might propagate yard blight
Below are a list of clues that indicate you might inflict yard blight on your neighbors, beyond the obvious example of derelict structures and unkempt yards. For this post, “yard blight” is generally defined as: The overuse of, display of, … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Advocacy, airports, art, Cars, civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, entertainment, fun, holiday, Housing, land use, light pollution, planning, politics, pollution, satire, seasons, signs, technology, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged bad taste, blight, bumper stickers, cars, decorations, eye candy, eye pollution, holidays, junk, PODS, pollution, sarcasm, satire, signs, storage, vehicles, yard blight, yard waste, zoning
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Let’s reach for the stars – International Dark Sky Week!
Taking place the week of April 5-11, 2013, International Dark-Sky Week is meant to “highlight” the problems arising from light pollution and its negative impacts on the night sky, ourselves, and the environment. According to the press release from the … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, art, Astronomy, cities, civics, climate change, Communications, culture, density, energy, environment, film, geography, globalization, humanity, infrastructure, land use, light pollution, nature, peace, placemaking, planning, pollution, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, technology, tourism, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged astronomy, cities, environment, geography, Global Astronomy Month, IDA, International Dark Sky Assocation, light pollution, nature, night sky, outer space, planning, pollution, space
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Turning the bland into grand
As an avid bicycle commuter who resides in a community where bikes are permitted to ride along certain roadside paved pathways (sidewalks of 7-8 feet wide), I find the gray blandness of most sidewalks/pathways to be quite boring and uninspiring. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, Communications, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, light pollution, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged arts, bicycling, cities, infrastructure, landscape architecture, landscaping, pathways, sidewalks, streetscaping, trails, urban planning, walking
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Excellence in small city planning
I had the honor last week to vacation in Brevard County, Florida. Of all the communities of this dynamic county, the City of Cape Canaveral immediately stood out as exemplary in its community planning efforts, particularly in regards to land … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, aerospace, Alternative energy, Animals, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, Cuisine, culture, density, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, light pollution, marketing, nature, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, walking, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged bicycling, Brevard County, Cape Canaveral, cities, community planning, complete streets, design, environmental planning, Florida, land use, nature, planning, sustainability, urban planning, visioning, walking, zoning
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Two new dark-sky place designations
The International Dark-Sky Association has announced the designation of two more International Dark-Sky places this week. The two new sites are: Death Valley National Park in California (now largest of all the dark-sky parks). Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales – designated … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, environment, Europe, geography, humanity, land use, light pollution, nature, North America, Outer Space, peace, placemaking, Science, skylines, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, Travel, UK, visual pollution, weather
Tagged astronomy, California, dark-sky, International Dark-Sky, light pollution, nature, night sky, sky, space, stars, Wales
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