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Tag Archives: statistics
America’s loneliest cities
The following are America’s 20 loneliest larger cities – those with the most single-person households as of 2014. As is evident from the data, cities in Upstate New York, Ohio, Florida, and Virginia tend to be the most lonely (when … Continue reading
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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“Urban” cities and towns
The following is my list of cities and towns with the word “urban” contained in their name. Surprisingly, there are only seven that were identified, with Urbana being easily the most common with four. Iowa and Ohio share honors for … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, cities, fun, geography, place names, placemaking, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, geography, place names, statistics, towns, urban, urbana
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Most populous “fort” cities on the map
Below is a list of the largest cities in the world with the word “fort” in their name – while most are associated with a “fort,” there are a few that only have fort in their name by happenstance. Florida … Continue reading
Posted in cities, demographics, geography, history, Maps, placemaking, planning, Statistics
Tagged cities, fort, forte, fuerte, geography, history, land use, maps, place names, statistics
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The next land use/technology dinosaur will be…
Certain technologies and their related land uses have come and gone throughout history. In the past fifty years, examples include phone booths/pay phones, the Fotomat, or automated stamp dispensers – all victims of technological advancements and consumer choice. Another technology/land … Continue reading
Posted in commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, digital payment systems, futurism, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, Social media, Statistics, technology, Trade, urban planning
Tagged Apple, ATM, automated teller machines, Bitcoin, communications, culture, digital payment, Fotomat, futurism, Google, history, land use, PayPal, phones, planning, Samsung, Square, statistics, Swish, technology
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Super-SIZED suburbs of the USA and Canada by land area
The following is a list of the largest suburbs in the USA and Canada as measured by land area (square miles). The minimum population for inclusion in the list is 10,000 residents. Three former suburbs that have become a core … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, demographics, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, North America, planning, spatial design, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Canada, cities, demographics, geography, land area, land use, planning, statistics, suburbs, USA
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Most spacious American cities with 100,000+ residents
As a companion post to the listing of the most compact American cities with 100,000 or more residents, below is a list of the most spacious (largest area in square miles) American cities with 100,000 or more residents. It is … Continue reading
Posted in cities, demographics, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, demographics, geography, land use, planning, spatial design, sprawl, statistics
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Most compact American cities with 100,000+ residents
Reno, Nevada has long used the moniker of “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Well, at 106 square miles and 225,221 residents, it no longer fits that title. Based on data from the 2010 Census, at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in cities, demographics, density, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, planning, States, Statistics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, compact cities, demographics, geography, land area, land use, maps, planning, population, square miles, statistics, zoning
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These rankings seem skewed to favor one city
Since when are the boroughs of New York City considered separate cities? Apparently, Forbes magazine believes they are synonymous even though they were consolidated to form the current city boundary in 1898. In its 2015 rankings of “the best cities for … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, culture, geography, government, history, Maps, North America, placemaking, planning, spatial design, Statistics
Tagged Brooklyn, cities, civics, geography, land use, magazines, Manhattan, millennials, New York City, Queens, rankings, statistics, suburbs
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