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Tag Archives: Canada
Largest h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-e-d city/town by state or province
Continuing with the recent theme of hyphenated cities and towns, the following list identified the largest hyphenated city or town in each state, Canadian province, or territory. As with previous posts on this subject, the population data pertains to the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, civics, culture, demographics, fun, geography, history, place names, placemaking, planning, States, Statistics, topography
Tagged Canada, CDPs, Census designated places, cities, demographics, geography, hamlets, place names, placenames, USA, villages
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World’s most hyphenated (and commaed) city/town names
While hyphenated city/town names dot the globe, it is the francophone communities of France and French Canada who dominated this category, In fact, only these two (2) nations produced any hyphenated city/towns with more than three (3) hyphens their name. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Caribbean, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, North America, place names, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged Canada, comma, commas, France, francophone, geography, hyphen, hyphens, language, place names, placenames, Quebec
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North American cities with toll beltways and bypasses
This list provided below identifies those toll roads/turnpikes that serve as beltways and bypass in of cities in North America. For purposes of this post, tolled bridges, causeways, and tunnels are not included unless they are part of a larger … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, Caribbean, Cars, Cities, commerce, distribution, economic development, engineering, geography, highways, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, planning, spatial design, tourism, Trade, traffic, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged beltways, bypasses, Canada, Carretera, cities, Dominican Republic, highways, loops, Mexico, toll roads, turnpikes
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Working list – Diverging diamond interchanges in Canada
As can be seen below, adoption of the diverging diamond interchange model has not caught on in Canada like it has in the United States. Additional examples will be added as they are announced/developed. 2017 Macleod Trail & 162 Avenue … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cars, Cities, commerce, engineering, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, Trade, traffic, Transportation, Travel, trucking, urban planning
Tagged Canada, DDI, design, diverging diamond interchanges, freeways, highways, interchanges, transportation
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Tuesday Tunes: Chronology of my favorite music artists
Below is a table identifying my favorite musical artists over the years. As can be seen, they vary from time to time, with some appearing more than once. Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Weezer, The Stills, and Wolf Alice have all accomplished … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, history, Ireland, Music, music reviews, pictures, Radio, UK, video, writing
Tagged Aerosmith, artists, Canada, Carole King, chronology, DCFC, Def Leppard, entertainment, Fleetwood Mac, fun, Ireland, Metric, music, Pat Benatar, Pearl Jam, Phoebe Bridgers, Radiohead, Scandal, The Beatles, The Cars, The Monkees, The Stills, U2, UK, USA, Weezer, Wolf Alice
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Thank you, METRIC for a Rock n’ Roll Masterpiece
Every once in a while you hear an album that completely knocks your socks off the very first time your listen to it. Today was one of those days. NPR was kind enough to provide a “First Listen” to METRIC’s … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, Love, music, pictures, Radio, video, Women
Tagged Art of Doubt, Canada, Emily haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead, Joules Scott-Key, Metric, music, Rock 'n' Roll
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From protective to active – repurposing historic city walls
When we think of city walls, some of the first images that come to mind are imposing structures erected as a protective or defensive barrier. More often than not, city walls were constructed from stone, masonry, brick, and/or concrete. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, bicycling, Canada, cities, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Canada, Duchess of Lucca, Fort Wayne, history, Italy, levee, Lucca, parks, planning, recreation, seawall, Vancouver, walls
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Canada is charting the course in “commuter commerce”
“Commuter commerce” may be a term you have never heard before, but if predictions are correct, it could be the next big growth area in digital shopping. Basically, commuter commerce means the purchasing of goods and services while one is … Continue reading
Posted in Bus transportation, business, Canada, Cars, commerce, Communications, digital payment systems, futurism, infrastructure, marketing, Passenger rail, planning, rail, Railroads, shopping, Statistics, technology, Trade, transit, transportation, Transportation
Tagged buses, Canada, cars, digital payment systems, e-commerce, futurism, PayPal, rail, streetcars, transit, transportation
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Super-SIZED suburbs of the USA and Canada by land area
The following is a list of the largest suburbs in the USA and Canada as measured by land area (square miles). The minimum population for inclusion in the list is 10,000 residents. Three former suburbs that have become a core … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, demographics, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, North America, planning, spatial design, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Canada, cities, demographics, geography, land area, land use, planning, statistics, suburbs, USA
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No place better on Earth than “Up North” in the summertime
We spent the past week in Mother Earth’s idyllic playground – also known as the Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan, centered around Traverse City. I have yet to find a photograph or painting that adequately depicts the visual beauty and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Canada, cities, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, holiday, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, recreation, spatial design, sports, States, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Travel, UK, walking, Wildlife
Tagged Adirondacks, Boundary Waters, Canada, Finger Lakes, fun, geography, Georgian Bay, history, Lake District, Lake Michigan, lakes, Michigan, Northwoods, photos, scenery, topography, tourism, travel, Traverse City, UK
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