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- 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
- Take a [Late Night Drive Home] to alternative rock bliss
- India’s longest road/highway land tunnels
- Morenci: A look inside America’s largest copper mine
- “Storyliving towns” – A new dystopian blueprint?
- The world’s wildest roundabout is below the ocean!
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Category Archives: States
Geography of the states most/least likely for vehicle wrecks with animals
The following map identifies the states where one is most and least likely to have a wreck with an animal, not just a deer as depicted in a 2011 post on this blog site. Animals could include bear, bison, cougar … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Cars, education, Environment, geography, health, highways, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, natural history, nature, spatial design, States, Statistics, traffic, transportation, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged accidents, animals, cars, collisions, deer, environment, geography, history, land use, motor vehicles, traffic, transportation, travel, vehicles, wildlife, wrecks
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Mapping the eponymous legacy of Aldo Leopold
The following list identifies those places and sites named for the great naturalist, Aldo Leopold. As can be seen from both the list and the accompanying maps, the majority oaf thee locations are in Iowa, where he was born and … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, charities, cities, civics, colleges, ecosystems, education, environment, forests, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, lakes, land use, landscape architecture, lookouts, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, place names, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, sailing, schools, Science, spatial design, States, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, water, water conservation, Wilderness, Wildlife, writing
Tagged Aldo Leopold, environment, forests, geography, history, land ethic, land use, museums, nature, parks, planning, preserves, schools, travel
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Working List: USA’s tallest interchanges & flyover ramps
The following working list identifies the highway freeway interchanges and flyover ramps in the United States. Texas is and has been the leader in building stacked interchanges that are very tall. As land prices increase and older interchange designs (especially … Continue reading
Posted in cities, commerce, engineering, geography, Highway displacement, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, topography, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged cities, design, engineering, expressways, flyover ramps, flyovers, freeways, geography, highways, history, interchanges, land use, planning, transportation, travel
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Tuesday Tunes: Song titles of the rock era that contain state names: A-M
These include, rock, pop, indie, alternative, folk, punk, new wave, country rock, Motown, and similar rock music sub-genres. When known, the years of the release is listed with the song title and artist. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most … Continue reading
Posted in art, branding, Communications, consumerism, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, history, music, music reviews, place names, Radio, songs, States, Statistics, video, writing
Tagged art, entertainment, fun, geography, history, lyrics, music, song titles, songs, state names, states
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Opinion: STOP – Stop Targeting Our Pumas (mountain lions)!
Until yesterday, this blog author was planning to write this opinion post in general opposition to the hunting of mountain lions as a game animal in the United States. That issue remains important, but has been overshadowed by a proposed … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animal rights, Animals, civics, civility, climate, climate change, Communications, culture, ecosystems, environment, history, humanity, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, politics, Science, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged animal rights, animals, bears, cougars, environment, history, hunting, mountain lions, New Mexico, panthers, pumas, Science, travel, trophy hunting
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Eleven planning lessons from the Midwest’s summer lake cottage country
Summer means many Americans and Canadians head to the abundant freshwater lakes across large swaths of both countries. It is also a time to reflect, consider, and be reminded of potential planning and zoning issues that arise with the tourists … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Animals, beer, brewpubs, business, Canada, Cars, cities, civics, climate, climate change, commerce, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, ecosystems, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, food trucks, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, history, Housing, infrastructure, lakes, land use, natural history, nature, parking, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, recreation, rivers/watersheds, seasons, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, water, water conservation, water trails, weather, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged algae, boating, cabin courts, cities, condominiums, cottages, environment, eutrophication, fertilizer, food boats, fun, history, lakes, lakeside, land use, Midwest, planning, pollution, resorts, septic systems, sewage, transportation, travel, water
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Tallest capitol buildings in North America
The following list identifies the tallest capitol buildings in North America. Capitol building may include national capitols, state capitols, legislative buildings, parliaments, and governor’s palaces for government purposes and operation. A minimum height of 150 feet required for inclusion on … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, art, Canada, cities, culture, downtown, engineering, geography, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, North America, pictures, place names, planning, politics, product design, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged capitals, capitols, cities, Cuba, geography, government, history, land use, legislative, palaces, Parliament, planning, state houses, travel
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Least populous capital cities of North America
The following list identifies the 41 least populous capital cities in North America. All are under 100,000 in population, as of the most recent Census. None of the cities on the list are in Mexico and one has zero population … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Canada, Caribbean, cities, civics, culture, geography, Geology, government, history, Maps, Mexico, North America, place names, politics, States, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel, volcanoes
Tagged capitals, cities, countries, geography, history, nations, provinces, states, travel
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Longest intra-state or intra-provincial rivers
Following up on the previous June 14 post on the longest river originating from each state or province, this post identifies the longest river lying fully within each state or province. Interesting factoids of note from this list: For ease … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Caribbean, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, history, natural history, nature, recreation, rivers/watersheds, States, Statistics, topography, toponymy, transportation, water, water conservation, water trails
Tagged environment, geography, history, nature, riverine, rivers, streams, transportation, watersheds
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