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Tag Archives: states
Tallest American peaks named for Indigenous peoples
The following list identifies the tallest mountain peaks in the Unites States that are named for indigenous peoples, nations, and individuals. The fourteen that are named for specific individuals are shown in italics. The list includes, mountains, hills, peaks, towers, … Continue reading
Posted in branding, culture, diversity, environment, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, Native Americans, nature, place names, politics, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, Women
Tagged buttes, hill, Indigenous, mesas, mount, mountains, Native Americans, peaks, states, women
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“Here Comes the Sun” displayed on flags worldwide
Listed below are those nations, tribal nations, states, provinces, counties, and cities whose flag depicts the sun. Some of my favorites are shown throughout the post. There are likely more examples from around the globe, so as always any additions, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, art, Asia, branding, Canada, Caribbean, cities, civics, Communications, culture, diversity, Europe, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Latin America, Native Americans, North America, Oceania, peace, placemaking, politics, product design, South America, States, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, counties, countries, emblem, flags, nations, oblasts, places, provinces, regions, solar, states, sun, tribal nations
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2015’s Fastest growing markets for small-medium businesses
Fascinating data from PayPal which ranks small and medium business (SMB) growth by the year-over-year growth in total payment volume (TPV). All regions of the country are represented in the data, but what truly stands out are the number of … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, digital payment systems, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, marketing, planning, Small business, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged business, cities, commerce, e-commerce, econnomy, entrepreneurship, geography, PayPal, planning, small business, states, statistics
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Largest American cities with world capital names – UPDATE
Below is a compiled list of the largest American cities that have the same name as a current world capital, along with each city’s 2010 population. Any additions and/or corrections are welcome. I did not include small towns, township, hamlets, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, cities, Communications, diversity, Europe, fun, geography, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Language, Maps, Oceania, South America, States, Statistics, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged capitals, cities, fun, geography, immigration, maps, place names, states, statistics
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In-state rivals – larger city, but smaller metro population
Here are the six examples found of the largest city in population of a particular state not being the core of the largest metropolitan area. Interestingly, all but one example come from the South. It is also interesting to note how … Continue reading
Posted in cities, geography, history, land use, planning, spatial design, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged census, cities, data, geography, metros, planning, population, rankings, states, statistics
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Where to be (or not to be) a working mom
Posted in Advocacy, commerce, family, feminism, geography, health, Health care, humanity, Maps, politics, Sexism, States, Statistics, Women
Tagged employment, moms, states, statistics, women
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States that most (or least) like bikes
The lists (above and below) show the League of American Bicyclist’s 2014 state rankings for bike friendliness. Congrats to those states that made the top 10, which are shown in bold. Those states ranked near, but not in the top … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, humanity, logistics, North America, placemaking, planning, recreation, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycling, bikes, biking, cycling, states, stats, velo
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Movie titles on the map
Below is a non-comprehensive list of fairly well-known movie titles that include place name/geographic references. For the sake of brevity and my own sanity, documentaries, shorts, foreign language titles, and/or physical geographic terms were not included. Please feel free to send … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, art, Asia, branding, China, cities, Communications, culture, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, globalization, history, India, Maps, movies, North America, Oceania, placemaking, South America, tourism, Travel, UK, writing
Tagged Africa, Asia, cartography, cities, continents, counties, countries, Europe, films, fun, geography, maps atlas, movies, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, states, theaters, towns
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Geography of AMTRAK’s 2013 ridership
Below are fiscal year 2013 ridership data from AMTRAK for the 20 leading states. As can be seen, passenger rail is no longer just a Northeast Corridor phenomenon. All three states along the Pacific Coast placed in the Top 20; as … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, cities, commerce, environment, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Passenger rail, planning, rail, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged AMTRAK, cities, commuting, data, environment, intercity rail, passenger rail, planning, railraods, railways, states, statistics, tourism, trains, transportation, travel
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