Tag Archives: Europe

From sea to shining sea of wasteful surface parking lots

Posted on November 18, 2022 by problogic

The images below depict the extent of wasteful surface parking lots that can be found across the United States at many major sports venues, especially those dedicated to football, baseball, and soccer. Much of the land currently set aside for … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, Cars, cities, downtown, economic development, engineering, geography, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, Maps, parking, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, Portugal, product design, rail, Railroads, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, UK, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution, walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Lisboa, Glorious Lisboa

Posted on September 28, 2018 by problogic
Posted in air travel, architecture, art, bridges, Cities, commerce, culture, downtown, entertainment, Europe, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, pictures, placemaking, planning, Portugal, rail, sailing, skylines, spatial design, topography, tourism, transit, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Linking two continents – monumental bridges of Turkey

Posted on June 24, 2015 by problogic

Turkey already has some amazing bridges, but now they plan to construct the world’s longest bridge span over the Dardanelles Straits linking Europe with Asia.  Designed to shorten the travel time between the major southern city of Izmir and Eastern … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Asia, bridges, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, shipping, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, technology, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Best film of 2014…reconsidered

Posted on January 24, 2015 by problogic

Upon further review after seeing a matinee showing of The Imitation Game this morning, I think this movie is the best of 2014. Originally, back in December, I felt Interstellar was tops, but have changed my mind. Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley are … Continue reading →

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Airports named for famous scientists/inventors

Posted on January 16, 2015 by problogic

As a follow-up to a previous post about airports named for famous musicians like John Lennon and Mozart, the following is a list of those airports around the globe that are or have been named for famous scientists and inventors. … Continue reading →

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Earth eye-candy: Fire and Iceland

Posted on January 11, 2015 by problogic

Here’s an impressive satellite photograph of the flames from the 32 square mile Holuhraun basaltic lava field (fissure system volcano) in Iceland.  Set amid the winter snows and nearby glacier, the lava field presents a stark and dramatic contrast of our … Continue reading →

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Warsaw’s impressive skyline

Posted on January 6, 2015 by problogic

  As the photograph above shows, Warsaw, Poland’s skyline, which used to be dominated by one building on the left side of the picture, has grown extensively in recent years. Very impressive!

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“The Intouchables” will melt your heart

Posted on January 3, 2015 by problogic

Last night, we watched the French film, “The Intouchables”  on Netflix using our new Roku 3 web streamer. The movie is fun, hopeful, poignant, hilarious, and will absolutely melt your heart, while making you feel wonderful. Based on a true … Continue reading →

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World’s longest subway/metro systems

Posted on October 10, 2014 by problogic

Below is a list of the longest subway/metro systems in the world, based on a minimum length of 100 kilometers. These do not include street trams, light rail, or commuter railroads, only subways/metros. Of those cities identified below, 14 are located … Continue reading →

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May 5th Celebrations

Posted on May 5, 2014 by problogic

Happy Liberation Day in the Netherlands and Cinco de Mayo in Mexico!

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