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Tag Archives: Ice
“Ice Ice, Baby” Planning for freestanding ice kiosks/houses
Traditionally, ice has been sold at stores via large ice chests or boxes situated just inside retail stores or along the front sidewalk near the building entrance/exit. These units were often rented from, maintained, and serviced by ice manufacturers such … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, branding, business, commerce, Cuisine, economic development, entrepreneurship, Food, industry, infrastructure, land use, marketing, pictures, planning, product design, Statistics, technology, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged business, Fotomat, freestanding, Ice, ice house, ice kiosk, ice making, land use, retail, water
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Cloud, sky, and weather-related town names
The following list does not include townships or counties. Nor does it include places named for seasons. Otherwise, cities, towns, villages, hamlets, unincorporated places, municipalities, and census-designated places are included that include cloud, sky or weather-related terms. As always, any … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, cities, civics, climate change, environment, fun, geography, history, land use, Maps, nature, place names, tourism, Travel, weather
Tagged breeze, climate, Clouds, cold, cycloe, dew, fog, frost, Hot, hurricane, Ice, Lightning, rain, sky, snow, storm, sun, temperature, thunder, tornado, warm, weather, wind
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Icy Wonders of Nature
Living “Up North” in Michigan can present some challenges during the winter months. But, it can also often instill a complete sense of awe and wonder. The beauty of freshly fallen snow, the reflective subtleties created by moonlight on the … Continue reading
Posted in art, environment, fun, geography, nature, pictures, rivers/watersheds, Science, tourism, Travel, weather
Tagged Ice, ice balls, ice caves, ice disks, ice pancakes, icicles, winter
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Prudent planner ideas based on the Winter of 2014
Given the truly delightful winter we have been suffering through this year, I thought it might be a good idea to list off some suggestions for us planners to consider for addressing potential future winter mayhem. You can never be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Biking, Cars, cities, climate change, energy, environment, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, product design, satire, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning, weather, zoning
Tagged civics, climate, cold, emergency preparedness, Ice, planning, safety, seasons, snow, transit, transportation, urban planning, weather, winter
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Ice ice baby
We had a nasty ice storm overnight here in Greater Lansing, Michigan. Approximately one-half inch of ice covers just about everything this morning. Many trees, branches, and power lines are down and thousands are without power in the metropolitan area. … Continue reading
Posted in environment, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, pictures, planning, seasons, spatial design, weather
Tagged climate, Greater Lansing, Ice, ice storm, Michigan, seasons, weather, winter
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