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Tag Archives: transportation
Airlines Need to Respect Small and Mid-sized Markets, Too
Over the past weekend (Feb.17/18), my wife and I went through airline/airport hell during the latter half of our trip home from a wonderful vacation in Arizona. While we didn’t mind the extra four hours in the sunny Southwest due … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, business, cities, commerce, deregulation, economic development, environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, shipping, Statistics, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather
Tagged transportation, travel, weather delays
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Interstate Injustice: Plowing Highways Through Minority Neighborhoods
The list provided at the end of the post is a partial tally of the once vibrant, historically Black and Latino neighborhoods that have been largely decimated by Interstate Highway construction. Much of this community displacement and destruction took place … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, Civil Rights, economic development, environment, geography, health, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, politics, poverty, racism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, traffic, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, construction, discrimination, injustice, Interstate Highways, poverty, racism, transportation
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Stand Up for Avra Valley!
Stand Up for Avra Valley! Midst a scenic desert valley a freeway is planned to flow more useless sprawl and chaos whose outcome we all know This Sonoran panorama is a treat for jaded eyes seducing all who view her … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, charities, cities, civics, civility, deserts, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, politics, pollution, recreation, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged Arizona, Ava Valley, charities, Interstate 11, Pima County, transportation, Tucson
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Busiest resort town airports of the Intermountain West
Below is a list of the busiest resort town airports of the Intermountain West. Larger cities with more diversified economies are not included in this list. Resort towns for this region include cities at or near major national parks, recreation … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, Cities, commerce, geography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged airports, transportation, travel
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IKEA’s North American distribution network – Update #1
The following list identifies existing and planned IKEA distribution facilities in North America serving their retail outlets. They are listed from oldest to newest. A map of the locations is also provided via this ZeeMaps weblink. Westampton (Philadelphia), New Jersey … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, cities, commerce, economic development, geography
Tagged distribution, geography, IKEA, logistics, maps, planning, transportation, warehouses
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Neutralizing airport carbon footprints
The Airport Carbon Accreditation program began in 2009 as a n effort to reduce and eventually neutralize the effects of CO2 emissions at airports around the world through proactive steps. To date, more than 135 airports are participating in … Continue reading
Posted in air travel, airport planning, airports, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, architecture, aviation, cities, climate change, environment, health, infrastructure, land use, planning, pollution, Statistics, sustainability, transportation, Travel
Tagged airports, aviation, carbon footprints, environment, planning, pollution, transportation, travel
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Canada is charting the course in “commuter commerce”
“Commuter commerce” may be a term you have never heard before, but if predictions are correct, it could be the next big growth area in digital shopping. Basically, commuter commerce means the purchasing of goods and services while one is … Continue reading
Posted in Bus transportation, business, Canada, Cars, commerce, Communications, digital payment systems, futurism, infrastructure, marketing, Passenger rail, planning, rail, Railroads, shopping, Statistics, technology, Trade, transit, transportation, Transportation
Tagged buses, Canada, cars, digital payment systems, e-commerce, futurism, PayPal, rail, streetcars, transit, transportation
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Elegant tourist town airport terminals
Below are images of several elegantly designed airport terminals from eight tourist towns across the country. Each has a unique architectural style that immediately impresses those arriving to the community. Well done Traverse City, Jackson Hole, Myrtle Beach, Vail, Kona, … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, aviation, business, cities, economic development, geography, logistics, placemaking, planning, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, airport planning, airports, aviation, cities, planning, tourism, transportation, travel
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Largest “port” cities in the world
Below is a list of the largest cities in the world with the word “port” in their name. They are ranked by the core city population, not by metropolitan area and must have a minimum population of 20,000 residents to be … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, demographics, Europe, geography, land use, Language, Maps, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged cities, geography, land use, language, maps, ports, transportation
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Amazing offshore commercial airports
Above and below are a series of images of artificial island airports constructed offshore around the globe. Now and then, such proposals have been made for Chicago, Cleveland, and elsewhere, but to date all of those built have been in Asia (in China, … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, Asia, aviation, business, China, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, airport planning, airports, Asia, aviation, cities, land use, tourism, transportation, travel
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