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Tag Archives: Mexico
Tallest of the tall by state, province, territory or country in North America
The following list identifies the tallest building in each state, province, and territory in descending order. For nations other than the United States, Canada and Mexico, the tallest building for the entire country is listed. The minimum height for inclusion … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, business, Canada, Caribbean, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, engineering, fun, geography, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged buildings, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, cities, fun, history, land use, Mexico, North America, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, torres, towers, travel, USA
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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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Tallest skyscrapers in North American suburbs
Skyline of San Pedro Garza García, Mexico – Source: commons.wikimedia.org The following list identifies the tallest skyscrapers found in suburban cities of North America. The list only includes completed skyscrapers and ones that were confirmed to be under construction. Proposed … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Canada, cities, downtown, economic development, engineering, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Bellevue, Burnaby, Canada, cities, Coquitlam, Jersey City, Mexico, Miami Beach, Mississauga, New Westminster, North America, Paradise, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Sandy Springs, skylines, skyscrapers, suburban, Sunny Isles Beach, torres, towers, Vaughan, Virginia Beach, Winchester, Zapopan
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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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For the love of New Mexico’s historic plazas
As a Midwesterner born in Indiana and currently residing in Michigan, I have been long accustomed to the traditional courthouse (or town) squares found in communities across the region. In most cases the square is dominated by an historic county … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, entertainment, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mexico, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, Religion, revitalization, shopping, spatial design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged commerce, Mexico, New Mexico, placitas, plazas, Spain, Square, town design, village green
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Laredo: From 275-day national capital to border boomtown
Between 1838 and 1841 there was an effort to establish a new nation along the Rio Grande composed of parts of the Northern Frontier of Mexico and disputed portions of the then Republic of Texas located south of the Nueces … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, cities, commerce, culture, geography, government, highways, historic preservation, history, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, pictures, place names, placemaking, politics, rail, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, shipping, topography, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged centralist, federalist, Laredo, Mexico, Nuevo Laredo, Republic of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Santa Anna, Texas, Transborder metropolitan agglomeration
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Ciudades de México con los edificios más altos
CIUDAD = EDIFICIOS MAS ALTOS/RASCACIELOS Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal = 1,461/130 Acapulco, Guerrero = 152/6 Guadalajara, Jalisco = 94/10 Cancun, Quintana Roo = 93/0 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon = 82/14 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco = 66/0 Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico = … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cities, downtown, geography, infrastructure, land use, Mexico, North America, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged ciudades, edificios de gran altura, Mexico, rascacielos
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Geography of Costco logistics in North America: UPDATED
Below is a list of Costco’s distribution centers (they refer to them as depots) in North America and their square footage. Following the list is a weblink to a map created which shows how there are dispersed across the continent. Many … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, cities, commerce, consumerism, economic development, geography, globalization, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Mexico, North America, planning, product design, spatial design, transportation
Tagged Canada, Costco, depots, distribution, geography, land use, logistics, maps, Mexico, retailing, stores, transportation, trucking, USA
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North America’s newest intermodal railroad facilities – update #2
As a follow-up to the September 27, 2012, post on those cities with the most intermodal rail facilities in North America, here is a list of some of newest and most advanced intermodal rail facilities that have come on-line over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, airports, Alternative transportation, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, planning, rail, Railroads, spatial design, Statistics, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Canada, freight, geography, intermodal, land use, logistics, Mexico, planning, railroads, transportation, travel, United States
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