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- Tallest of the tall by state, province, territory or country in North America
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- Ten planning lessons from astronomical research sites
- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
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- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
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Tag Archives: restoration
The death and rebirth of our once burning rivers
If you were of child of the 1960s like me, you probably remember the news accounts about the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Cleveland. Amazingly, that was one of more than a dozen fires that erupted on the Cuyahoga due … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, Biking, China, cities, downtown, economic development, environment, geography, Great Lakes, health, historic preservation, history, India, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, Russia, shipping, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, water trails, zoning
Tagged Buffalo River, burning rivers, Chicago River, Cuyahoga River, Flint River, Lincoln Creek, Passaic River, pollution, restoration, River Rouge, rivers, rivers that caught fire, Schuylkill River, streams, watersheds, waterways
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Rapidian cities – a ‘grand’ revival
During the European settlement of North America, cities were often founded and located along important water features in order to facilitate travel. These included bays, harbors, sounds, straits, channels, and navigable rivers. As the population moved inland, other kinds of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sports, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged cities, environment, fords, historic preservation, history, rapids, restoration, rivers, urban planning, water, waterfalls
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