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Tag Archives: tunnels
Longest roadway tunnels under North American airports
The following list identifies the longest road tunnels in the North America that operate beneath airport infrastructure. Any additional, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome, particularly for those tunnels without data or of other locations not included. 3,696 feet … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, bridges, Canada, cities, history, infrastructure, land use, North America, planning, spatial design, traffic, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged airports, runways, taxiways, tunnels
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Longest underwater highway tunnels
When it became apparent that a list of underwater highway tunnels by order of their length could not be found on the internet, I decided to put one together. The list is not comprehensive and meant to be a continuous … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, cities, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, Statistics, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged cities, design, engineering, highway tunnels, highways, planning, roads, transportation, tunnels, underwater tunnels, urban planning
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PortMiami Tunnel to open in May
The twin-tube 4,200 foot long PortMiami Tunnel is scheduled to open to traffic in May of 2014. Under construction since 2010, the $1 billion public-private partnership project will extend Interstate 395 under the Government Cut shipping channel separating Watson Island and Dodge … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Cars, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, entertainment, geography, government, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged cities, cruise ships, Florida, harbors, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Miami, planning, PortMiami, ports, seaports, shipping, tourism, transportation, travel, tunnels
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Louisville’s East End mega-bridge/tunnel project
Scheduled to open in 2016, the East End Bridge and Tunnel project will fill an existing gap in the Interstate 265 Beltway northeast of downtown Louisville and provide the first fixed Ohio River crossing (a 2,500 foot long cable-stayed bridge with a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, bridges, Cars, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, technology, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, tunnels, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, bike lanes, bridges, cities, East End Bridge, East End Tunnel, geography, highways, history, land use, Louisville, maps, planning, transportation, travel, tunnels
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A dreaming planner’s “tunnel vision”
Recently I wrote a post about the idea of developing an intermodal freight bypass of the Chicago railway bottleneck by developing container ports on both the Michigan and Wisconsin sides of Lake Michigan. That post received a lot of commentary, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, Asia, China, civics, commerce, Communications, economic development, entrepreneurship, Europe, geography, government, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, planning, product design, Statistics, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged Chicago, commerce, infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Milwaukee, Muskegon, planning, railroads, railways, transportation, tunnels, urban planning, Wisconsin
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Improving walkability in winter
By now, nearly every urban planner should be familiar with the term walkability as well as its rationale and numerous community benefits. Despite this, there are times during the winter months when walkability can be anything but easy due to snow and particularly ice. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, health, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, Purdue, Renewable Energy, revitalization, seasons, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather, zoning
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cities, environment, Holland, infrastructure, land use, Minneapolis, skywalks, transportation, tunnels, urban planning, walkability, walking, weather, winter
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Cities on straits and narrows
Back on April 9th I wrote about some of the unique planning issues that arise for cities built on an isthmus. In a subject near and dear to the hearts of Michiganders, today’s post identifies and discusses those urban areas that have developed along narrow … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, cities, density, diversity, economic development, Europe, geography, land use, planning, rail, South America, spatial design, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged bridges, channels, cities, crossings, infrastructure, land use, narrows, passes, planning, shipping, straits, transportation, transportation planning, tunnels, urban areas
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