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Category Archives: Trade
Geography of North America’s Current Underground Salt Mines
Below is a listing of the currently operating underground salt mines of North America. Underground mines are primarily used for excavating rock salt. As is evident from the details provided, the majority of these underground mines are enormous in size, … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, cities, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, Geology, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mexico, Mining, nature, North America, pictures, planning, rivers/watersheds, shipping, spatial design, States, Statistics, topography, Trade, transportation, tunnels
Tagged American Rock Salt, Cargill, Compass Minerals, Dominican Republic, Hutchinson Salt, Independent Salt, Kisser Group, Morton Salt, salt, salt dome, salt mines, subsurface, underground, United Salt
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América Latina – El líder mundial en góndolas urbanas (Latin America – The global leader in urban gondolas)
Desde Medellín hasta la Ciudad de Mexico y La Paz, América Latina lidera el planeta en el desarrollo de Metrocables o Teleféricos (góndolas urbanas). La siguiente tabla identifica las ubicaciones de las góndolas urbanas y proporciona detalles sobre los sistemas … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, placemaking, planning, product design, social equity, South America, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, transit, transportation, Travel, Urban Gondolas, urban planning
Tagged Aparecida, Bogota, Cablebus, Cali, Caracas, Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de Panama, gondolas, La Paz, Lima, Medillin, Metrocables, Mexicable, Oruro, Puerto Vallarta, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Salta, Santiago, teleféricos, trams, urbanas gondolas, Zacatecas
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Ten Planning Lessons from Old West Ghost Towns
On a recent visit to Arizona and New Mexico, my son and I had the opportunity to visit/view three ghost towns – Fairbank, Arizona; Shakespeare, New Mexico; and Steins, New Mexico. Each had its own history to tell about the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, agriculture, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, commerce, culture, economics, environment, fun, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Mining, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, Railroads, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Fairbank, ghost towns, history, Jerome, Madrid, National Park Service, Old West, rail, Shakespeare, stagecoach, Steins
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Simple New Year’s resolutions to help our planet
Providing a quick list of simple solutions to help save our planet seems like an appropriate blogpost topic for the New Year, as we can all add some/all of these to our list of resolutions. Please feel free to pass … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, air travel, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, civics, climate change, consumerism, ecosystems, electric vehicles, environment, fair trade, Food, food systems, health, humanity, minimalism, nature, Passenger rail, politics, pollution, product design, recycling, Renewable Energy, Science, shopping, social equity, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged bamboo toothbrushes, climate change, environment, folding straws, overconsumption, plastic, recycle, recycling, sustainability, waste, zero waste
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Ten Planning Lessons from Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood
Some planning lessons learned from one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of Detroit. A city’s oldest neighborhood can also be a leader in its revival. The historic site of a former major league stadium (Tiger Stadium) can enjoy a … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, business, cities, civics, culture, economic development, economic gardening, education, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sports, third places, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged baseball, Corktown, Detroit, Detroit Tigers, murals, neighborhoods, planning, The Corner Ballpark, Tiger Stadium
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Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
Favorite craft brewery names/logos/slogans and why they are so good: *BEST NAME: Stormcloud Brewing of Frankfort, MI – This is my all time favorite name for a brewery and they have a great logo, as well. If you’ve ever seen a fierce … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, beer, branding, brewpubs, business, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged advertising, branding, breweries, brewpubs, business, fun, logos, marketing, slogans, taglines, Third places, travel
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Mapping America’s Dumping Grounds
At what point are we going to change our wasteful ways? At what point will we take recycling, repurposing, and reuse seriously? The two (2) maps provided should break every American’s heart. Sometimes, while driving our nation’s highways, I am … Continue reading
Posted in commerce, environment, geography, government, health, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, politics, pollution, recycling, Statistics, Trade, urban planning, visual pollution
Tagged disposal, dumping, garbage, landfills, pollution, refuse, trash, trash dumps, waste
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The First Great Hub of the Northern Plains
Frontier Towns, Part 6: Fort Laramie, Wyoming Don’t confuse Fort Laramie with the much larger university city of Laramie – they are 105 miles and world’s apart. Fort Laramie is a small Northern Plains town of approximately 230 residents located … Continue reading
Posted in cities, commerce, culture, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Native Americans, place names, planning, topography, tourism, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel
Tagged Fort Laramie, Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Indians, Native Americans, Sioux, The West, treaties, Wyoming
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Hell’s Worth of Wickedness in One Cowtown
Frontier Towns, Chapter 4: Ellsworth, Kansas “As we go to press, hell is still in session in Ellsworth.” That’s a famous newspaper headline dating from 1873 about the situation in Ellsworth, Kansas. Ellsworth may have been situated along the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Animals, architecture, cities, civility, commerce, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, placemaking, planning, rail, Railroads, shipping, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged cattle drives, Chisholm Trail, cowtown, Ellsworth, Kansas, National Drovers Hall of Fame
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The Old West Personified in a Town’s Iconic Name
Frontier Towns, Chapter 2: Pecos, Texas Few names portray a better image of the Old West than “Pecos.” The Pecos River is the natural dividing line between central and western Texas, as to the west of this iconic river the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, books, branding, cartoons, cities, civics, commerce, culture, deserts, downtown, economic development, environment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, recreation, spatial design, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Pecos, Pecos Bill, Pecos River, rodeo, Texas, Trans-Pecos, West of the Pecos
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