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- Ten planning lessons from Daniel Burnham’s Chicago
- Aerial tramways – a “last mile” transit solution for airports and stadiums
- Top ten (10) tallest airport control towers by continent
- Tall Timbers – World’s tallest wooden skyscrapers
- From sea to shining sea of wasteful surface parking lots
- New “Austin Towers” will soon be spying over Texas
- Ten planning lessons from mighty Los Angeles
- The top 100 Interstate Highway truck bottlenecks
- Cleverly cultivated cannabis shop names
- Ten planning lessons from the elegant oasis of Palm Springs
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Category Archives: Wildlife
“Enlightened” city planning amid rural Iowa cornfields
In the film Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s father asks him, “Is this heaven?” His response is, “No, it’s Iowa.” Well, to some, Iowa may just be their slice of heaven, especially those who reside in and around the City … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, agriculture, Alternative energy, architecture, art, Asia, Astronomy, cities, civics, civility, climate change, colleges, commerce, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, ecosystems, entrepreneurship, environment, food systems, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, India, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, Religion, Renewable Energy, social equity, solar, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, urban design, urban planning, Wildlife, writing, zoning
Tagged astronomy, cities, designs, enlightenment, Fairfield, Iowa, Maharishi Internatioanl University, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Maharishi Vedic City, Natural Law, planning, trails, Transcendental Meditation, Vastu Shastra, Vedic, zoning
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Favorite canyons and gorges visited
The following lists identify my favorite canyons and gorges that have been visited over the years. They are broken into two categories – regular canyons/gorges and then slot/box canyons or chasms. As more are visited, they will be added to … Continue reading
Posted in deserts, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, Native Americans, natural history, nature, place names, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Skies, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged box canyons, cañóns, canyons, chasms, environment, geography, geology, gorges, nature, slot canyons, Wilderness
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Is Burning Man making a mistake at Fly Ranch?
I’m torn. A part of me wants to travel this very minute to Fly Ranch and experience the scenic landscapes on this lovely site, while also visualizing the various art/sustainability projects taking place there. On the other hand, the site … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, branding, charities, civics, climate, climate change, Communications, culture, deserts, diversity, economic development, ecosystems, education, environment, food systems, futurism, geography, health, historic preservation, history, humanity, land use, Maps, Native Americans, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, Renewable Energy, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, technology, topography, tourism, Travel, visual pollution, water conservation, Wildlife
Tagged art, Burning Man Project, conservation, Fly Ranch, geography, humanity, Indigenous, land use, Native Americans, nature, Nevada, planning, sustainability
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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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15.3 million footsteps from Istanbul to Xian!
Over the course of four years (1999-2002), author and retired journalist Bernard Ollivier trekked the ancient Silk Road on foot from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China. He accomplished this monumental 7,500 mile (12,000 km) feat by overcoming aches, pains, illnesses, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, China, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, environment, family, fun, geography, health, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Language, literature, Maps, military, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, placemaking, politics, pollution, reading, recreation, Religion, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, weather, Wildlife, Women, writing
Tagged Asia, Bernard Ollivier, book reviews, books, cultures, hiking, travel, walking, writing
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Scaling Santa Fe’s Sun Mountain Trail
We spent our late Wednesday afternoon scaling one of the most scenic urban hiking trails one can imagine. The Sun Mountain Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico is a visual and technical delight. Rising some 813 feel above the roadside … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, deserts, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, Statistics, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife
Tagged climbing, fun, hiking, hiking trails, New Mexico, park planning, parks, recereation, Santa Fe, Sun Mountain, trails, walking
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Albuquerque’s two distinctive ranchito suburbs
All of us are familiar with the enormous ranches and farming operations that are most often found flung across the Midwestern and Western United States. We are also familiar with the smaller scale ranchettes and farmettes that tend to dot … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, agriculture, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, environment, Food, food systems, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, Native Americans, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, trails, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged agriculture, Albuquerque, Corrales, corrals, farmettes, Farmland Preservation, farms, Los Ranchos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, orchards, ranchettes, ranchitos, Rio Rancho, stables, villages, vineyards
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Favorite scenic byways and roadways traveled
Below, listed in alphabetical order, are my favorite scenic byways and highways that I’ve traveled from across the United States. Those shown in bold would be at the top of my list. No freeways, toll roads, or interstate highways allowed … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, art, Biking, Cars, culture, deserts, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, Food, fun, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, Wildlife
Tagged environment, history, nature, roads, scenic byways, tourism, travel
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Ten planning lessons from “Unsinkable” Leadville, CO
The historic hometown of the Unsinkable Molly Brown is a scenic gem set high in the Colorado Rockies. Leadville happens to be the highest elevation city in the United States at officially 10,152 feet above sea level. This historic mining … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, health, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, industry, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, pollution, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, weather, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged archaeology, Colorado, history, Leadville, Mineral Belt Trail, mining, trails, Unsinkable Molly Brown
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El Paso’s impressive Loop 375 bypass could be extraordinary
It’s not often that one comments about a specific freeway, but the Texas Loop 375 bypass of El Paso is not your typical highway. The freeway connects the central city with Interstate 10 southeast of town, then to US 62 … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, Highway displacement, highways, hiking, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, pictures, planning, spatial design, sprawl, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transportation, Transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife
Tagged bypass, cities, El Paso, expressways, Franklin Mountains, freeways, highways, Loop 375, Texas, Transmountain Freeway, wildlife crossings
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