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- Best brewed mobile coffee shop names
- A BOLD transit-oriented development plan
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- Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
- Catchy, clever, and weird transit names and acronyms
- States with the most heliports and seaplane bases
- Tallest lighthouses of the Indian Subcontinent
- The UK’s loneliest commercial airports
- Urban Areas within Rift Valleys
- Simple New Year’s resolutions to help our planet
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Category Archives: urban planning
Best brewed mobile coffee shop names
Some more fun with coffee shop names, except this time it’s ones that are mobile instead of fixed/stationary. The mobile hops are broken down into three categories – bikes or carts/trucks, cars, or vans/trailers. My personal favorite names are shown … Continue reading
Posted in business, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, shopping, third places, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged coffee, food
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A BOLD transit-oriented development plan
There are transit-oriented developments and then there are BOLD transit-oriented developments. Here is Traverse City, we are fortunate to have a transit agency with a bold vision for a better tomorrow – the Bay Area Transportation Authority or BATA. Being … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bus transportation, cities, climate change, economic development, environment, government, health, Housing, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged affordable housing, BATA, Bayline, TOD, transit oriented development, Traverse City, Traverse City Housing Commission
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Catchy, clever, and weird transit names and acronyms
Below are some weird, wacky, clever, and catchy names for transit systems. While more examples from other nations would be nice, it’s difficult to decipher so many languages. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions, especially from overseas, to this list are … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, airport planning, airports, branding, Bus transportation, cities, fun, infrastructure, planning, rail, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged acronyms, bus, light rail, people mover, rail, transit, transportation
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States with the most heliports and seaplane bases
The following data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics identifies those ten (10) states with the most public and private heliports and seaplane bases in the United States. A separate list is provided for each. One of the more surprising … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, Statistics, topography, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged air travel, airport planning, aviation, design, engineering, helicopter bases, helicopters, heliport base, heliports, seaplane bases, seaplanes
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Urban Areas within Rift Valleys
Many are familiar with the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. But, it is certainly not the only rift valley on Earth. In fact, there are a number of rift valleys (also sometimes referred to as grabens) located on the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, ecosystems, environment, Europe, geography, Geology, history, India, land use, Maps, nature, North America, Oceania, planning, rivers/watersheds, Science, South America, spatial design, topography, urban planning
Tagged earthquakes, erosion, geography, geology, grabens, Great Rift Valley, rift valleys, seismic, subsidence, volcanoes
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India’s five colorful cities as an urban art form
Five cities in India are famous for their mesmerizing colorful images. Depending on the city, natural and/or human-made forces helped create their artistic and elegant appearance upon Earth’s canvas. These lovely cities are presented in alphabetical order. All of them … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, culture, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, India, land use, Maps, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged blue city, colors, design, evergreen city, golden city, hues, India, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, pink city, Trivandrum, Udaipur, white city
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Fictional cities of television commercials
While writing this post, I’ve been trying to recall past examples of where imaginary cities were created as a part of a product’s television advertising campaign. Thus far, I have struck out – any help or suggestions would be appreciated. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, commerce, consumerism, culture, entertainment, geography, history, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, technology, Television, toponymy, urban planning
Tagged advertising, branding, cities, marketing, television
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Largest exclusively Esports gaming arenas
Zhongxian E-Sports Stadium – Chongqing, China = 7,000 seats (2018) Fusion Arena – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania = 3.500 seats (2021) Esports Stadium – Arlington, Texas = 2,500 seats (2019) Esports Arena – Santa Ana, California = 1,400 seats (2015) Esports Arena … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, esports, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, sports, technology, urban planning
Tagged arenas, computers, esports, gaming, technology, venues, video games
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Ten Planning Lessons from Chicago’s Northside Neighborhoods
Below is my list of top ten planning lessons garnered from visits to nearly all of Northside Chicago neighborhoods over the past few years, especially those located to the north and east of I-90/94 (The Kennedy Expressway). Even with … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, density, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, Railroads, shopping, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Chicago, commuter rail, neighborhoods, Northside, Southside, Terra Cotta Row, transit
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Problems with Charter Townships
If you are not from Michigan you may have never heard of the term “charter township.” They are different from standard “general law” townships, in that: “Charter township status is a special township classification created by the Michigan Legislature in … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, commerce, demographics, diversity, economic development, geography, government, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, planning, racism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Charter Township Act of 1947, charter townships, government, Michigan, segregation, townships
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