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Tag Archives: Dominican Republic
North America’s tallest bridge towers and pylons (Las torres y pilones de puentes más altos de América del Norte)
The following list identifies the tallest bridge towers and pylons in North America. Such support structures are principally found on cable-stayed and suspension bridges and the height is measured from ground or water level to the top of the tower/pylon. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, bicycling, bridges, Canada, Caribbean, cities, economic development, engineering, geography, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, North America, Passenger rail, planning, product design, rail, recreation, rivers/watersheds, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, States, Statistics, technology, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged architecture, bridge towers, bridges, cable-stayed bridges, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, engineering, highways, Mexico, Panama, pedestrian bridges, planning, pont, puente, Puerto Rico, pylons, suspension bridges, towers, transportation, transportation planning
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Estadios de béisbol mas grandes de America Latina – ACTUALIZADO (Largest baseball stadiums of Latin America) – UPDATED
Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey – Source: facebook.com/EstadiosDeMexico/posts/estadio-de-beisbol-monterrey-la-casa-de-los-sultanes-de-monterrey-en-la-lmb-y-lm/3118047278255427/ Estadio Nacional de Dennis Martínez, Nicaragua – Source: gomezvazquez.international/opening-of-the-dennis-martinez-stadium _________ La siguiente lista identifica aquellos estadios en América Latina que se utilizan principalmente o en su totalidad para el béisbol. Estas impresionantes instalaciones … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, branding, Caribbean, cities, culture, engineering, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, South America, spatial design, sports, Statistics, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged America Latina, ballparks, baseball, Béisbol, Cuba, Dominican Republic, estadio, Latin America, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, stadiums, Venezuela
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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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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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Rail transit north and south of the border
Below are some interesting data on North American rail transit systems operating outside the United States in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. They are listed by annual ridership (as of 2012, except Xochimilco). As is obvious from … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Canada, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, Passenger rail, planning, rail, spatial design, Statistics, technology, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Canada, cities urban planning, Dominican Republic, metros, Mexico, North America, Puerto Rico, rail, rail transit, subways, transit, transportation, transportation planning
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Chinatown gates of North and Central America
While traveling in Northern California back in August of this year, some of the most interesting places we visited were related to Chinese-American history. These included an 1863 Chinese Temple in Oroville and the Chinese-American Historical Society Museum in San Francisco (see … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, China, cities, civics, Communications, consumerism, culture, density, diversity, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, globalization, land use, Music, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, signs, skylines, spatial design, tourism, Travel
Tagged architecture, art, Canada, Central America, China, Chinatown, Costa Rica, Cuba, culture, diversity, Dominican Republic, gates, Mexico, Panama, signage, tourism, travel, United States
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