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Tag Archives: parking
From sea to shining sea of wasteful surface parking lots
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 access, AT&T Stadium, automobiles, Aviva Stadium, cars, cities, design, Dodger Stadium, Europe, Hard Rock Stadium, light rail, Lisbon Stadium, Memorial Coliseum, MetLife Stadium, Murrayfield Stadium, parking, parking lots, Progressive Field, rail, stadiums, Stamford Bridge, State Farm Stadium, surface parking, Toyota Stadium, traffic, US Bank Stadium, USA
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Twelve planning lessons from failing cities
There are likely many more planning-related lessons from failing cities that could have been added, but these are ones that initially came to mind. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections are welcome. Do NOT chase the latest fad project without doing … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, business, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, food systems, geography, government, health, Health care, Highway displacement, highways, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, industry, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, blight, codes, failing cities, historic preservation, master plan, NGOs, non-profits, parking, parking lots
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Collegiate carport solar energy production in the USA
Below are more than 75 colleges and universities in the United States that have installed solar carports on campus, along with information available on them via the internet. Data includes the school, location, megawatts, year completed, and number of spaces/acreage … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, colleges, economic development, energy, Environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Nature, pictures, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, Science, solar, Statistics, technology, Transportation, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged colleges, energy, environment, parking, power, solar, solar carports, technology, universities
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Largest single-structure airport parking garages in the USA/Canada
The following list identifies the largest single-structure parking garages/decks at airports in the United States and Canada. The rankings are based on the number of parking spaces and include public parking and/or rental car parking spaces. Most of the airports … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, aviation, Canada, Cars, cities, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, planning, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel
Tagged airports, aviation, land use, parking, parking decks, parking design, parking garages
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Get off your duff and walk!
It is amazing how many people feel the need to park in the front row or the closest parking spaces to an entrance that are available, when just a bit of walking could be beneficial to their general health. Doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, bicycling, Cars, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, film, fitness, Food, fun, health, Health care, humanity, infrastructure, land use, movies, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, theaters, Trade, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged advocacy, Bob Uecker, exercise, film, fitness, health, land use, movies, off-street parking, parking, planning, sprawl, walking, WALL-E
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If hybrid/electric car owners ruled the planet…
Just some fun and hopeful thoughts on a better, safer, cleaner world. Many of these ideas are not as far-fetched as they sound (see weblinks). Enjoy! New SUVs would be outlawed and the owners of existing ones forced to enlist … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, fun, globalization, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, nature, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, revitalization, Science, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged charging stations, design, EVs, futurism, hybrid cars, hybrid/electric vehicles, parking, planning, transportation
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Sell bicycles? – then provide bike racks!
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am sick and tired of retailers who sell bicycles, but do not provide bike racks for parking at their stores. While this tends to be a problem with some of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, health, infrastructure, land use, marketing, planning, product design, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, biking, cities, customer service, cycling, exercise, fitness, health, parking, retailing, transportation, walking
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How ’bout some parking respect for cyclists?
As an avid bike commuter, I am often stunned how little respect or thought is given to bike parking at some stores. As the three photos I have included in the post show, we are usually relegated to some hidden … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, climate change, culture, energy, environment, health, land use, new urbanism, planning, spatial design, transportation
Tagged cities, cycling, parking, retail
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