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No desalination required – saving the Great Salt Lake
“Given the potential environmental, health, social, and political consequences of doing nothing or not doing enough, it seems to this retired planner that the truck and train tanker option in conjunction with strong water conservation measures should be employed at least as a stopgap measure until long-term solutions can be established.” Continue reading
Posted in Animals, cities, climate, climate change, deserts, ecosystems, education, environment, geography, Geology, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, lakes, land use, Maps, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, politics, pollution, rail, Railroads, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Science, shipping, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, water, weather, Wildlife
Tagged cities, drought, environment, geography, Great Salt Lake, history, land use, pipelines, planning, Salt Lake City, salt water, tankers, transportation, Utah, water
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North America’s deepest lakes and reservoirs
The following list identifies the deepest natural and human-made lakes on the North American continent. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions for this list are most welcome. Great Slave Lake, NWT = 2,010 feet 2. Crater Lake, OR = 1,949 feet … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Canada, Caribbean, climate change, ecosystems, environment, food systems, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, history, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, Native Americans, nature, North America, pollution, recreation, shipping, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, underwater preserves, water trails
Tagged ecosystems, lago, laguna, lakes, North America, water bodies
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Primary interstates that are now bypasses of major urban areas
This list identifies those primary interstate highways (one or two digit) that have over time become outer bypasses for major urban areas. This list does not include bypasses of small and mid-sized urban areas, nor inner bypasses that now incorporate … Continue reading
Posted in business, Cars, cities, commerce, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, planning, shipping, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, trucking, urban planning
Tagged bypasses, cities, distribution, Interstates, traffic, travel
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How do you solve a logistics problem like Chicago?
If you have traveled through metropolitan Chicago by car, truck, train, or plan, you know how difficult it is to negotiate. Being situated near the base of Lake Michigan makes it a natural choke point for travel and distribution. As … Continue reading
Posted in air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, business, Cars, cities, commerce, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, economics, geography, Great Lakes, highways, industry, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Passenger rail, pictures, planning, rail, Railroads, shipping, spatial design, Statistics, topography, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, trucking, urban planning
Tagged air travel, airports, bottlenecks, Chicago, congestion, delays, distribution, highways, logistics, rail, trucking
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The Home Depot’s e-commerce direct fulfillment centers
Unlike distribution centers which mostly supply brick and mortar stores, fulfillment centers are meant to send out online orders s quickly as possible to customers. The list below identifies the e-commerce direct fulfillment centers opened by The Home Depot to … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, shipping, spatial design, Statistics, Trade, transportation, trucking, urban planning
Tagged ecommerce, fulfillment centers, The Home Depot, transportation
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Geography of Chewy.com’s fulfillment centers
The table included in this post lists the current and future fulfillment centers developed by Chewy.com, an e-commerce pet products company. As is clearly evident, there has been a rapid expansion of fulfillment centers since 2014. Pennsylvania has seen the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, branding, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, Food, geography, health, Health care, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, Pets, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, technology, Trade, transportation, trucking, urban planning
Tagged Chewy, Chewy.com, distribution, ecommerce, fulfillment, fulfillment centers, logistics, pets, shopping
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Crafting Michaels nationwide distribution network
The following table lists the distribution centers, their location, size, and year opened for Michaels stores. The company began operations in 1973 in Dallas, Texas. As can be seen from the table, there are now eight (8) distribution facilities nationwide, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Trade, transportation, trucking, urban planning, zoning
Tagged arts and crafts, commerce, distribution centers, logistics, Michaels, shipping, transportation, trucking, warehouses
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The lowdown on Lowe’s distribution network
Below are three (3) tables identifying the regional distribution centers (RDC), fulfillment centers, and bulk distribution centers for Lowe’s. Smaller, local distribution facilities and cross-dock facilities are not included. As is evident from the tables, Pennsylvania leads the way with … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, technology, Trade, traffic, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged bulk goods, distribution, distributions centers, ecommerce, freight, fulfillment, logistics, Lowe's, shipping, trucking, warehouses
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Longest rivers that outlet into the Great Lakes
The following list identifies the 43 (two ties) longest rivers that outlet into the Great Lakes in the United States and Canada. The longest river for each of the Great Lakes and for Lake St. Clair is identified in bold. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, civics, Climate Change, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, North America, pictures, planning, pollution, recreation, rivers/watersheds, shipping, States, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, water trails
Tagged Great Lakes, rivers, watersheds
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Seaport suburbs of major inland cities
Some of the largest cities in the world are located a relatively short distance inland. As a result, their primary seaport developed at a coastal suburb instead. Secondarily, several of these cities once had harbors, but due to their shallow … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, business, cities, economic development, Europe, geography, globalization, history, India, industry, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, logistics, Maps, Mexico, North America, planning, rail, rivers/watersheds, shipping, South America, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged container ports, cruise ports, cruises, harbors, ports, seaports, shipping, suburbs, transportation
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