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Tag Archives: trade
ALDIstribution centers in the United States: UPDATE #2
As ALDI continues its rapid expansion of grocery stores across the United States, its distribution and logistics network is growing as well. Below is a list of the company’s distribution centers. These facilities serve more than 1,900 ALDI grocery stores which … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, branding, cities, commerce, consumerism, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, Trade, transportation, urban planning
Tagged ALDI, distribution, distribution centers, geography, grocers, logistics, maps, trade, transportation, trucking, warehouses
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Hey, Kohl’s – how about a bike rack?
Rode my new Trek Allant to the local Kohl’s store this morning. I ended up parking and locking it inside the vestibule, as there are no bike racks and not even any signs near the entrance to park my bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economics, environment, fitness, geography, health, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, marketing, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, satire, spatial design, sustainability, Trade, trails, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, business, cycling, environment, Kohl's, retail, sarcasm, satire, shopping, trade
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Great seaports from space – Africa
Some of the most spectacular images yet come from the great seaports of Africa. In particular, the marvelous black and white satellite shot of Dakar, Senegal resembles the angry mouth of a sea monster ready to devour its prey. Along … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Alexandria, Algiers, Casablanca, cities, Dakar, Durban, harbors, harbours, land use, picture, ports, satellite images, seaports, spatial design, trade, transportation
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“Odessa” – where dreams and nightmares collide
When I purchased the Kindle e-book Odessa, Genius and Death in a City of Dreams, I was excited to learn more about the Russian and Ukrainian history pertaining to this famous seaport founded by Catherine the Great. Never did I ever … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, Economy, Europe, geography, globalization, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, logistics, Maps, military, placemaking, planning, politics, Religion, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged art, book reviews, books, cities, culture, diversity, geography, history, inclusiveness, land use, literature, maps, Odessa, religion, Russia, Russian Empire, seaports, trade, Ukraine, war, writing
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Are we missing a golden opportunity?
I’ve been thinking about the topic of logistics since reading the book Aerotropolis several months ago. One logistical issue that comes up on a regular basis is the congestion and delays that take place in and around Chicago. Being a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, books, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entrepreneurship, geography, globalization, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, North America, placemaking, planning, Small business, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged business, Chicago, cities, commerce, container ports, freight, Lake Michigan, logistics, Michigan, rail, shipping, trade, transportation, travel, trucking, Wisconsin
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The branding of American airports
In the early days of aviation, airports were little more than muddy fields with a rutted airstrip and a windsock. Today, they are an increasingly vital part of the economic health and prosperity of a city, metropolitan area, region, state, or even … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, aviation, branding, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, globalization, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, Social media, spatial design, States, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged advertising, airport planning, airports, aviation, branding, cities, competition, history, land use, marketing, tourism, trade, transportation, travel commerce
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America’s largest commercial airports by acreage
The following list identifies the commercial passenger airports in the United States that are 2,500 acres or larger in land area. The data is directly from the Federal Aviation Administration and is current as of January 10, 2013. For those who may … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, density, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, government, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, spatial design, Statistics, technology, tourism, Trade, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged airport planning, cities, commerce, design, geography, land use, planning, spatial design, tourism, trade, transportation, travel
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The age of the aerotropolis beltway
In the midst of reading John Kasarda and Greg Lindsay’s definitive and thoroughly interesting book entitled Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next, I began to ponder some of the surface transportation ramifications of this megatrend. In particular, those impacts taking … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entrepreneurship, fair trade, geography, globalization, government, land use, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, technology, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing, zoning
Tagged aerotropolis, air travel, airport planning, airports, beltways, books, cars, cities, commerce, economic development, freeways, geography, Greg Lindsay, highways, Interstates, John Kasada, land use, planning, publications, ring roads, spatial design, sprawl, trade, transportation, transportation planning, travel, urban planning, writing
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Review of “How Soccer Explains the World”
When a book starts off by praising Rupert Murdoch, I am more than a bit leery. In this case the reason for the praise was to thank Fox for initiating broadcasts of European soccer leagues here in the states. In that regard, the … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, book reviews, books, civics, culture, diversity, economics, entertainment, Europe, globalization, history, inclusiveness, planning, poverty, tourism
Tagged book reviews, books, entertainment, globalization, soccer, sports, television, trade
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