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- Ten Planning Lessons from Albuquerque
- Temples of Jazz – The Theatres
- Thriving and Inclusive First-Ring/Inner Suburbs
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- Ten Planning Lessons from Traverse City
- Temples of Jazz – The Ballrooms
- It all ends up in the lake…or the bay…or the stream
- Geography of the Jazz Age in North America
- Ten Planning Lessons from Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood
- Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
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Category Archives: States
City/Town Names Based on Indian Band and Tribal Names
The following list of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and unincorporated communities that were named for Native American Indian tribes and or bands. Several ghost towns are also included. This list also includes translation-corrupted names, Anglicized names, as well as native … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, civics, Civil Rights, Communications, culture, diversity, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Native Americans, place names, planning, States, Statistics
Tagged bands, Indians, Native Americans, tribes
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A Sad Place Where Mass Incarceration Thrives
While there are many famous prisons and penitentiaries in the United States including Leavenworth in Kansas, Sing-Sing in New York State, Alcatraz in California, and Huntsville in Texas, there is one county that contains so many prisons, it can rightfully … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, Civil Rights, Economy, geography, government, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, pictures, planning, politics, spatial design, States, Statistics
Tagged corrections, corrections facilities, land use, mass incarceration, prisons
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360 Degree Orbital Beltway Cities
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that are circled by a full orbital expressway system (a.k.a. beltway, ring road, perimeter highway, loop, beltline etc.) encircling the city 360 degrees. Inland cities have an advantage for being included … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, Cars, China, cities, economic development, Europe, geography, India, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mexico, North America, Oceania, planning, South America, spatial design, sprawl, States, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK
Tagged beltlines, beltways, loop, orbital motorways, perimeter highways, ring roads
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My Amazon HQ2 prediction
Ever since Amazon announced they would be establishing a dual headwaters, a virtual cottage industry of predictions and analyses has developed. Everyone has an opinion on what metro will be selected. Here are my thoughts on the subject: My heart would … Continue reading
Posted in air travel, airports, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, business, Canada, Cities, civics, Climate Change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Environment, fun, futurism, geography, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, North America, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, shopping, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, traffic, transit, Transportation, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged Amazon, Amazon HQ2
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247 Smart cities and counting…
Above is a map of showing the 247 cities to date (as of 6/6/17) where the mayor has pledged their city will adhere to the Paris Climate Accord commitments on greenhouse gases. I am very proud to say our own … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative energy, branding, cities, climate change, culture, education, environment, geography, government, health, humanity, Maps, nature, planning, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, States, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, weather
Tagged cities, climate change, fossil fuels, global warming, greenhouse gases, mayors, weather
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Major US suburbs with most murders
Some sobering statistics from the FBI for major suburbs in the United States. Nine of these 12 cities have seen a rise in murders over the 2015 data and this year has several months remaining. It is worthy to note … Continue reading
Birthplace geography of iconic pop/soda/cola brands
The following list identifies well-known soft drink brands (pops, sodas, and colas) from across much of North America. The criteria for inclusion in the list includes: Founded a minimum of 40 years ago – Vernor’s leading the way at 150 … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Canada, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, Food, fun, geography, history, Maps, marketing, Mexico, North America, product design, States, Statistics
Tagged cola, pop, soda, soft drinks
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Cool map of Can-Am megaregions
Found this very cool map of American and Canadian mega-regions on wikipedia.
Posted in Canada, cities, demographics, economic development, fun, geography, history, land use, Maps, North America, planning, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics
Tagged mega-regions
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“Brainbelt” cities
I recently completed reading an interested and insightful book entitled The Smartest Places on Earth. Written by Antoine Van Agtmael and Fred Bakker, the book identifies and concentrates on those Rustbelt cities in the North America and Europe that have … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, aerospace, aviation, book reviews, books, branding, business, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, energy, environment, Europe, EVs and hybrids, geography, government, health, Health care, history, infrastructure, internet, land use, literature, Maps, Mexico, North America, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, revitalization, schools, Science, Small business, Social media, spatial design, States, technology, Trade, transportation, UK, urban planning
Tagged books, Brainbelts, monikers, Science, smart places, technology
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Cities stuck in “The Middle”
Here’s my list of cities and towns whose name refers to being located in the center or middle. One of the intriguing things about many of these communities is the number of them that lack being in the middle of … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Canada, cities, Communications, fun, geography, land use, Maps, North America, place names, placemaking, planning, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged center, central, cities, fun, geography, heart, maps, mid, middle, midway, placenames, The Middle, towns
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