what with gated communities in your country /city , what you think about it , whats with youre city? are there any gated villages , please post photos from above or s o !
in my city we have non gated communities but i have heeard in warsaw there are some or in atlanta (GA) , whats up with your cities pictures please ! ;-)>
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Jane Jacobs - Urban Activist - Dies
Jane Jacobs, renowned urban activist, dead at 89
By Wojtek Dabrowski
TORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - Jane Jacobs, the social activist and renowned urban development critic, died Tuesday at age 89.
Jacobs, an American-born Canadian, is best known for her book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," which, since its publication in 1961, has become a standard text on urban issues.
Jacobs, who was born in Scranton, Pa., advocated density and mixed use in communities, staunchly opposed large highways and warned of urban sprawl.
She moved to Canada from the United States in the late 1960s, concerned about her two sons being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War.
"Jane Jacobs will be remembered as one of the great urban thinkers of our time," Toronto Mayor David Miller said in a statement. "Her contributions and insights have forever changed the way North American cities are developed."
Neil Thomlinson, associate professor of city politics at Ryerson University, said Jacobs had a profound impact on transforming the way major metropolitan centers are developed.
"Until she came along, the planning industry was just very technocratic and not about people," Thomlinson said. "I think you'd be hard pressed to go anywhere (now) where people are talking about the development of large urban centers and not see her influence."
On May 9, 1996, Jacobs was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
"Her seminal writings and thought-provoking commentaries on urban development have had a tremendous effect on city dwellers, planners and architects," her citation on the Order of Canada Web site states. "By stimulating discussion, change and action, she has helped to make Canadian city streets and neighborhoods vibrant, liveable and workable for all."
In a 2001 interview for Reason magazine, she spoke about the distinctive nature each city should possess.
"It should be like itself. Every city has differences, from its history, from its site, and so on. These are important," she said. "One of the most dismal things is when you go to a city and it's like 12 others you've seen. That's not interesting, and it's not really truthful.">
By Wojtek Dabrowski
TORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - Jane Jacobs, the social activist and renowned urban development critic, died Tuesday at age 89.
Jacobs, an American-born Canadian, is best known for her book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," which, since its publication in 1961, has become a standard text on urban issues.
Jacobs, who was born in Scranton, Pa., advocated density and mixed use in communities, staunchly opposed large highways and warned of urban sprawl.
She moved to Canada from the United States in the late 1960s, concerned about her two sons being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War.
"Jane Jacobs will be remembered as one of the great urban thinkers of our time," Toronto Mayor David Miller said in a statement. "Her contributions and insights have forever changed the way North American cities are developed."
Neil Thomlinson, associate professor of city politics at Ryerson University, said Jacobs had a profound impact on transforming the way major metropolitan centers are developed.
"Until she came along, the planning industry was just very technocratic and not about people," Thomlinson said. "I think you'd be hard pressed to go anywhere (now) where people are talking about the development of large urban centers and not see her influence."
On May 9, 1996, Jacobs was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
"Her seminal writings and thought-provoking commentaries on urban development have had a tremendous effect on city dwellers, planners and architects," her citation on the Order of Canada Web site states. "By stimulating discussion, change and action, she has helped to make Canadian city streets and neighborhoods vibrant, liveable and workable for all."
In a 2001 interview for Reason magazine, she spoke about the distinctive nature each city should possess.
"It should be like itself. Every city has differences, from its history, from its site, and so on. These are important," she said. "One of the most dismal things is when you go to a city and it's like 12 others you've seen. That's not interesting, and it's not really truthful.">
Is Taiwan a part of China?
Inside Mainland China the stance is evident and universal.
Inside Hong Kong around 10% thinks otherwise.
Inside Taiwan 60% supports independence.
What about citizens in overseas countries?>
Inside Hong Kong around 10% thinks otherwise.
Inside Taiwan 60% supports independence.
What about citizens in overseas countries?>
2005 Top 100 Global Brands
1.Coca-Cola (U.S.)
2.Microsoft (U.S.)
3.IBM (U.S.)
4.GE (U.S.)
5.Intel (U.S.)
6.Nokia (Finland)
7.Disney (U.S.)
8.McDonald's (U.S.)
9.Toyota (Japan)
10.Marlboro(U.S.)
11.Mercedes-Benz(Germany)
12.Citi (U.S.)
13.Hewlett-Packard (U.S.)
14.American Express(U.S.)
15.Gillette(U.S.)
16.BMW(Germany)
17.Cisco (U.S.)
18.Louis Vuitton (France)
19.Honda (Japan)
20.Samsung (S.Korea)
Source & Full Ranking : Click Here Please>
2.Microsoft (U.S.)
3.IBM (U.S.)
4.GE (U.S.)
5.Intel (U.S.)
6.Nokia (Finland)
7.Disney (U.S.)
8.McDonald's (U.S.)
9.Toyota (Japan)
10.Marlboro(U.S.)
11.Mercedes-Benz(Germany)
12.Citi (U.S.)
13.Hewlett-Packard (U.S.)
14.American Express(U.S.)
15.Gillette(U.S.)
16.BMW(Germany)
17.Cisco (U.S.)
18.Louis Vuitton (France)
19.Honda (Japan)
20.Samsung (S.Korea)
Source & Full Ranking : Click Here Please>
Do Buy! a Dubai Documentary
found this nice documentary on Youtube. I don't know if anyone posted it yet so here it is. With all the growth it is important to understand the other side of 'development'.
Do Buy! a Dubai Documentary
Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYDc8V5bhbg
Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJJ0m42MoXA
Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBMB6sxUy4>
Do Buy! a Dubai Documentary
Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYDc8V5bhbg
Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJJ0m42MoXA
Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBMB6sxUy4>
Why do we worship.....?
I'll try to keep this one as simple as I can:
ON THIS BOARD, WHY DO WE WORSHIP DENSITY, HEIGHT, AND POPULATION?
Like technology, all three are netural, not positive. They can be good. They can be bad. It depends on the circumstances.
One thing though is for sure: ours is a growing planet. Short of devastating war or natural disaster, the sheer growth will continue.
The result? Our cities will become more dense, higher, and more greatly populated. For how many of our cities will those very growth areas destroy the urban environment and make it more oppressive than inviting?
Would anyone really like to see NYC with twice the density and many more buildings that exceed the ESB in height? LA, a sprawling area that, no matter how good the intentions are (and they are good), could never be tied together by public tansportation; does anyone really believe an LA with the twice the population would be a functional place? Are there Chicagoans who would like to see the scale and beauty of Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile and surroundings reach Loop like density? Would it be a better San Francisco if the downtown skyline totally dwarfed the hills and high rises rose to the heights of Twin Peaks?
As for population, does anybody believe that San Jose or Indianapolis are greater cities than the smaller SF and Boston? If LA surpasses NYC in population and becomes the largest US metropolis, would it be a better LA than we have today?
And ultimately, does anyone believe with the changes that are inevitable in the next twenty years that by 2025, we still will be worshiping density, height, and population growth the way we do today?>
ON THIS BOARD, WHY DO WE WORSHIP DENSITY, HEIGHT, AND POPULATION?
Like technology, all three are netural, not positive. They can be good. They can be bad. It depends on the circumstances.
One thing though is for sure: ours is a growing planet. Short of devastating war or natural disaster, the sheer growth will continue.
The result? Our cities will become more dense, higher, and more greatly populated. For how many of our cities will those very growth areas destroy the urban environment and make it more oppressive than inviting?
Would anyone really like to see NYC with twice the density and many more buildings that exceed the ESB in height? LA, a sprawling area that, no matter how good the intentions are (and they are good), could never be tied together by public tansportation; does anyone really believe an LA with the twice the population would be a functional place? Are there Chicagoans who would like to see the scale and beauty of Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile and surroundings reach Loop like density? Would it be a better San Francisco if the downtown skyline totally dwarfed the hills and high rises rose to the heights of Twin Peaks?
As for population, does anybody believe that San Jose or Indianapolis are greater cities than the smaller SF and Boston? If LA surpasses NYC in population and becomes the largest US metropolis, would it be a better LA than we have today?
And ultimately, does anyone believe with the changes that are inevitable in the next twenty years that by 2025, we still will be worshiping density, height, and population growth the way we do today?>
Malaysian Cities PT and walkability
I've been looking at alot of Malaysian cities lately, and i have to say i'm impressed. The buildings and the tree canopy were beautiful, but I was curious though, as to how walkable Malaysian cities are. I couldn't tell if the dense developments were near PT, or were within walking distance of commercial areas, etc. I was just curious, because alot of the developments looked florida-like, and florida is very car dependent from what i've seen and heard. I was just wondering if malaysian cities were the same way. Thanks 
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Why isnt australia in the top 10 tourist destinations
After the release of the top 10 tourist destination list, i was wondering why australia wasnt in it, we have beautiful beaches, awesome cities, very safe, nice people, excellent living standards, rare fauna, what do you people think could put us in the top 10 and boost tourists numbers>
Which has an Asian Feel?
to world forumers out there, especially those who are outside asia. I,d like you to vote on the poll about which has more of an asian feel?>
Just so you'll know...
There are 174 cities in America in which the tallest building is over 300 ft tall.
American Cities with buildings over 300 ft. tall
Alabama
Birmingham: SouthTrust Tower 454 ft/35
Florence: Renaissance Tower 300/2
Mobile: RSA Battle House 750 ft/35
Montgomery: AmSouth Bank Building 413 ft/22
Arizona
Phoenix: Bank One Center 486 ft/40
Tucson: UniSource Energy Tower 330 ft/23
Arkansas
Little Rock: 545 ft/40
California
Berkley: Jane K. Sather Tower 307 ft/7
Burbank: The Tower 459 ft/36
El Segundo: 222 South Sepulveda 360 ft/24
Emeryville: Pacific Park Plaza 318 ft/30
Foster City: Metro Center 305 ft/21
Glendale: Glendale Plaza 331 ft/25
Long Beach: One World Trade Center 397 ft/30
Los Angeles: US Bank Tower 1,018 ft/73
Oakland: Ordway Building 404 ft/28
Oxnard: Dean Witter Tower 345 ft/22
Sacramento: Wells Fargo Center 423 ft/30
San Diego: Manchester Grand Hyatt 497 ft/40
San Francisco: Transamerica Pyramid 853 ft/48
Valencia: Landmark Sky Tower, Six Flags Magic Mountain 380 ft/2
West Hollywood: Sierra Towers 425 ft/30
Colorado
Denver: Republic Plaza 714 ft/56
Connecticut
Hartford: City Place 1 537 ft/38
New Haven: Connecticut Financial Center 384 ft/26
Uncasville: Mohegan Sun Resort 487 ft/34
Delaware
Wilmington: The Chase Center 331 ft/22
District of Columbia
Washington: The Washington Monument 555 ft/2
Florida
Boca Raton: Boca Raton Club Tower 300 ft/28
Cape Canaveral: Vehicle Assembly Building 525 ft/40
Coral Gables: The Biltmore Hotel 315 ft/15
Daytona Beach: Ocean Walk Resort North Tower 320 ft/25
Daytona Beach Shores: Peck Plaza 320 ft/29
Fort Lauderdale: AutoNation Tower 410 ft/30
Fort Myers: High Point 1 341 ft/33
Hallandale Beach: The Beach Club Phase II 505 ft/50
Hollywood: The Westin Diplomat Resort 444 ft/39
Jacksonville: Bank of America Tower 617 ft/42
Lake Buena Vista: Wyndham Palace Resort 320 ft/27
Miami: Four Seasons Hotel 794 ft/64
Miami Beach: Carillon Residences North Tower 510 ft/39
Orlando: SunTrust Center 440 ft/31
Pompano Beach: Pompano Beach Club North 350 ft/28
St Petersburg: Bank of America 387 ft/26
Sunny Isles: Jade on the Beach Condominiums 570 ft/53
Tallahassee: New Florida State Capitol 325 ft/22
Tampa: Trump Tower Tampa 594 ft/50
West Palm Beach: Trump Plaza 1 & 2 330 ft/32
Georgia
Atlanta: Bank of America Tower 1,023 ft/55
Dunwoody: Three Ravinia Drive 444 ft/31
North Atlanta: Hewlett-Packard Building 381 ft/27
Sandy Springs: Concourse Corporate Center 5 570 ft/34
Vinings: Riverwood 100 362 ft/24
Hawaii
Honolulu: First Hawaiian Center 438 ft/30
Illinois
Chicago: Sears Tower 1,454 ft/108
Springfield: State Capitol Building 361 ft/5
Indiana
Fort Wayne: One Summit Square 442 ft/27
Indianapolis: Bank One Tower 810 ft/49
South Bend: City Center 379 ft/25
Iowa
Des Moines: Principal Tower 630 ft/44
Kansas
Topeka: Kansas State Capital 305 ft/8
Wichita: Epic Center 326 ft/22
Kentucky:
Bowling Green: Pearce-Ford Tower 305 ft/27
Covington: River Center 1 309 ft/19
Fairview: Jefferson Davis Monument 351 ft/2
Frankfort: Capitol Plaza Office Tower 338 ft/28
Lexington: Lexington Financial Center 410 ft/30
Louisville: Aegon Center 549 ft/35
Louisiana
Baton Rogue: One American Place 310 ft/25
New Orleans: 1 Shell Square 697 ft/51
Shreveport: Amsouth Tower 364 ft/24
Maryland
Baltimore: Legg Mason Building 529 ft/40
Massachusetts
Amherst: W. E. B. Du Bois Library 381 ft/26
Boston: ****** Place 790 ft/60
Cambridge: Eastgate Married Student Housing 358 ft/30
Springfield: Monarch Place 400 ft/26
Michigan
Detroit: Marriott Renaissance Center 726 ft/73
Grand Rapids: River House at Bridgewater Place 381 ft/32
Lansing: Boji Tower 390 ft/25
Southfield: 3000 Town Center 402 ft/32
Troy: Top of Troy 374 ft/25
Minnesota
Bloomington: Wells Fargo Plaza 300 ft/24
Minneapolis: 225 South Sixth 776 ft/56
Rochester: Oakwood Broadway Plaza 342 ft/29
St Paul: Wells Fargo Plaza 471 ft/36
Mississippi
Biloxi: Beau Rivage Casino Hotel 346 ft/32
Jackson: AmSouth Plaza 318 ft/22
Philadelphia: Golden Moon Resort and Casino 310 ft/22
Tunica: Gold Strike 317 ft/31
Missouri
Clayton: The Plaza in Clayton 408 ft/30
Kansas City: One Kansas City Place 651 ft/42
Richmond Heights: University Club Tower 325 ft/23
St Louis: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 630 ft/1
Nebraska
Lincoln: Nebraska State Capitol 398 ft/22
Omaha: One First National Center 633 ft/45
Nevada
Las Vegas: Stratosphere Tower 1,149 ft/10
Laughlin: Riverside-Tower II 320 ft/28
Reno: Silver Legacy 410 ft/37
Sparks: John Ascuaga's Nugget 350 ft/29
New Jersey
Atlantic City: Borgata Hotel & Casino 480 ft/40
Camden: Camden City Hall 371 ft/18
Fort Lee: The Palisades 434 ft/29
Guttenberg: Galaxy Towers Condominium 1,2,3 417 ft/44
Jersey City: Goldman Sachs Tower 781 ft/42
Newark: National Newark Building 465 ft/35
North Bergen: Stonehenge Apartments 360 ft/34
New Mexico
Albuquerque: Albuquerque Plaza 351 ft/22
New York
Albany: Erastus Corning Tower 589 ft/44
Buffalo: One HSBC Center 529 ft/40
New Rochelle: Avalon-on-the-Sound II 364 ft/39
NYC Brooklyn: Williamsburgh Savings Bank 512 ft/34
NYC Manhattan: Empire State Building 1,250 ft/102
NYC Queens: Citibank Building 658 ft/50
NYC The Bronx: Tracey Towers 450 ft/41
Niagara Falls: Seneca Niagara Casino Tower 358 ft/26
Rochester: Xerox Tower 443 ft/31
Syracuse: State Tower 315 ft/21
North Carolina
Asheville: BB&T Building 300 ft/18
Charlotte: Bank of America Corporate Center 871 ft/60
Greensboro: Jefferson Pilot Building 374 ft/20
Raleigh: Two Hanover Square 431 ft/29
Winston-Salem: Wachovia Center 460 ft/36
Ohio
Akron: FirstMerit Tower 330 ft/27
Cincinnati: Queen City Square 689 ft/37
Cleveland: Key Tower 947 ft/57
Columbus: Rhodes State Office Tower 629 ft/41
Dayton: Kettering Tower 408 ft/30
Kings Island: Eiffle Tower, ParamountÂ's Kings Island 330 ft/2
Put-In-Bay: PerryÂ's Peace Monument 352 ft/2
Sandusky: Space Spiral, Cedar Point 350 ft/1
Toledo: One Seagate 411 ft/32
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City: Liberty Tower 500 ft/36
Tulsa: One Williams Center 667 ft/52
Oregon
Portland: Wells Fargo Building 546 ft/41
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem: Martin Tower 331 ft/29
Harrisburg: 333 Market St 335 ft/25
Hershey: Kissing Tower, Hershey Park 330 ft/1
Pittsburgh: US Steel Building 840 ft/64
Philadelphia: Comcast Center 975 ft/57
Rhode Island
Providence: Bank of America Building 428 ft/36
South Carolina
Columbia: Capitol Center 349 ft/25
Myrtle Beach: Margate Tower 329 ft/29
Tennessee
Chattanooga: Republic Centre 300 ft/21
Gatlinburg: Space Needle 341 ft/2
Knoxville: Plaza Tower 327 ft/27
Memphis: 100 North Main Building 430 ft/37
Nashville: BellSouth Tower 617 ft/28
Texas
Amarillo: Bank One Center 374 ft/31
Arlington: Oil Derrick, Six Flags Over Texas 300/2
Austin: Frost Bank Tower 515 ft/33
Corpus Christi: One Shoreline Plaza - South Tower 411 ft/28
Dallas: Bank of America Plaza 921 ft/72
Fort Worth: Burnett Plaza 567 ft/40
Galveston: American National Life Building358 ft/23
Houston: JP Morgan Chase Building 1,000 ft/75
Irving: Omni Mandalay Hotel 302 ft/27
Midland: Bank of America Building 331 ft/24
San Antonio: Tower of the Americas 622 ft/3
San Jacinto: San Jacinto Monument 570 ft/2
South Padre Island: Bridgepoint Condominiums 350 ft/28
The Woodlands: Anadarko Tower 440 ft/32
Utah
Salt Lake City: Wells Fargo Center 422 ft/24
Virginia
Alexandria: George Washington Masonic Monument 333/5
Arlington: Rosslyn Twin Tower Two 381 ft/31
Doswell: Eiffle Tower, ParamountÂ's Kings Dominion 332 ft/2
Falls Church: One Skyline Tower 364 ft/26
Norfolk: Dominion Tower 340 ft/26
Richmond: James Monroe Building 450 ft/29
Roanoke: Wachovia Tower 369 ft/20
Virginia Beach: Westin Town Center Hotel and Residences 509 ft/27
Washington
Bellevue: Lincoln Tower One 450 ft/42
Seattle: Bank of America Tower 967 ft/76
Tacoma: Wells Fargo Plaza 338 ft/25
Wisconsin
Milwaukee: US Bank Center 601/42
Thank you for your time.>
American Cities with buildings over 300 ft. tall
Alabama
Birmingham: SouthTrust Tower 454 ft/35
Florence: Renaissance Tower 300/2
Mobile: RSA Battle House 750 ft/35
Montgomery: AmSouth Bank Building 413 ft/22
Arizona
Phoenix: Bank One Center 486 ft/40
Tucson: UniSource Energy Tower 330 ft/23
Arkansas
Little Rock: 545 ft/40
California
Berkley: Jane K. Sather Tower 307 ft/7
Burbank: The Tower 459 ft/36
El Segundo: 222 South Sepulveda 360 ft/24
Emeryville: Pacific Park Plaza 318 ft/30
Foster City: Metro Center 305 ft/21
Glendale: Glendale Plaza 331 ft/25
Long Beach: One World Trade Center 397 ft/30
Los Angeles: US Bank Tower 1,018 ft/73
Oakland: Ordway Building 404 ft/28
Oxnard: Dean Witter Tower 345 ft/22
Sacramento: Wells Fargo Center 423 ft/30
San Diego: Manchester Grand Hyatt 497 ft/40
San Francisco: Transamerica Pyramid 853 ft/48
Valencia: Landmark Sky Tower, Six Flags Magic Mountain 380 ft/2
West Hollywood: Sierra Towers 425 ft/30
Colorado
Denver: Republic Plaza 714 ft/56
Connecticut
Hartford: City Place 1 537 ft/38
New Haven: Connecticut Financial Center 384 ft/26
Uncasville: Mohegan Sun Resort 487 ft/34
Delaware
Wilmington: The Chase Center 331 ft/22
District of Columbia
Washington: The Washington Monument 555 ft/2
Florida
Boca Raton: Boca Raton Club Tower 300 ft/28
Cape Canaveral: Vehicle Assembly Building 525 ft/40
Coral Gables: The Biltmore Hotel 315 ft/15
Daytona Beach: Ocean Walk Resort North Tower 320 ft/25
Daytona Beach Shores: Peck Plaza 320 ft/29
Fort Lauderdale: AutoNation Tower 410 ft/30
Fort Myers: High Point 1 341 ft/33
Hallandale Beach: The Beach Club Phase II 505 ft/50
Hollywood: The Westin Diplomat Resort 444 ft/39
Jacksonville: Bank of America Tower 617 ft/42
Lake Buena Vista: Wyndham Palace Resort 320 ft/27
Miami: Four Seasons Hotel 794 ft/64
Miami Beach: Carillon Residences North Tower 510 ft/39
Orlando: SunTrust Center 440 ft/31
Pompano Beach: Pompano Beach Club North 350 ft/28
St Petersburg: Bank of America 387 ft/26
Sunny Isles: Jade on the Beach Condominiums 570 ft/53
Tallahassee: New Florida State Capitol 325 ft/22
Tampa: Trump Tower Tampa 594 ft/50
West Palm Beach: Trump Plaza 1 & 2 330 ft/32
Georgia
Atlanta: Bank of America Tower 1,023 ft/55
Dunwoody: Three Ravinia Drive 444 ft/31
North Atlanta: Hewlett-Packard Building 381 ft/27
Sandy Springs: Concourse Corporate Center 5 570 ft/34
Vinings: Riverwood 100 362 ft/24
Hawaii
Honolulu: First Hawaiian Center 438 ft/30
Illinois
Chicago: Sears Tower 1,454 ft/108
Springfield: State Capitol Building 361 ft/5
Indiana
Fort Wayne: One Summit Square 442 ft/27
Indianapolis: Bank One Tower 810 ft/49
South Bend: City Center 379 ft/25
Iowa
Des Moines: Principal Tower 630 ft/44
Kansas
Topeka: Kansas State Capital 305 ft/8
Wichita: Epic Center 326 ft/22
Kentucky:
Bowling Green: Pearce-Ford Tower 305 ft/27
Covington: River Center 1 309 ft/19
Fairview: Jefferson Davis Monument 351 ft/2
Frankfort: Capitol Plaza Office Tower 338 ft/28
Lexington: Lexington Financial Center 410 ft/30
Louisville: Aegon Center 549 ft/35
Louisiana
Baton Rogue: One American Place 310 ft/25
New Orleans: 1 Shell Square 697 ft/51
Shreveport: Amsouth Tower 364 ft/24
Maryland
Baltimore: Legg Mason Building 529 ft/40
Massachusetts
Amherst: W. E. B. Du Bois Library 381 ft/26
Boston: ****** Place 790 ft/60
Cambridge: Eastgate Married Student Housing 358 ft/30
Springfield: Monarch Place 400 ft/26
Michigan
Detroit: Marriott Renaissance Center 726 ft/73
Grand Rapids: River House at Bridgewater Place 381 ft/32
Lansing: Boji Tower 390 ft/25
Southfield: 3000 Town Center 402 ft/32
Troy: Top of Troy 374 ft/25
Minnesota
Bloomington: Wells Fargo Plaza 300 ft/24
Minneapolis: 225 South Sixth 776 ft/56
Rochester: Oakwood Broadway Plaza 342 ft/29
St Paul: Wells Fargo Plaza 471 ft/36
Mississippi
Biloxi: Beau Rivage Casino Hotel 346 ft/32
Jackson: AmSouth Plaza 318 ft/22
Philadelphia: Golden Moon Resort and Casino 310 ft/22
Tunica: Gold Strike 317 ft/31
Missouri
Clayton: The Plaza in Clayton 408 ft/30
Kansas City: One Kansas City Place 651 ft/42
Richmond Heights: University Club Tower 325 ft/23
St Louis: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 630 ft/1
Nebraska
Lincoln: Nebraska State Capitol 398 ft/22
Omaha: One First National Center 633 ft/45
Nevada
Las Vegas: Stratosphere Tower 1,149 ft/10
Laughlin: Riverside-Tower II 320 ft/28
Reno: Silver Legacy 410 ft/37
Sparks: John Ascuaga's Nugget 350 ft/29
New Jersey
Atlantic City: Borgata Hotel & Casino 480 ft/40
Camden: Camden City Hall 371 ft/18
Fort Lee: The Palisades 434 ft/29
Guttenberg: Galaxy Towers Condominium 1,2,3 417 ft/44
Jersey City: Goldman Sachs Tower 781 ft/42
Newark: National Newark Building 465 ft/35
North Bergen: Stonehenge Apartments 360 ft/34
New Mexico
Albuquerque: Albuquerque Plaza 351 ft/22
New York
Albany: Erastus Corning Tower 589 ft/44
Buffalo: One HSBC Center 529 ft/40
New Rochelle: Avalon-on-the-Sound II 364 ft/39
NYC Brooklyn: Williamsburgh Savings Bank 512 ft/34
NYC Manhattan: Empire State Building 1,250 ft/102
NYC Queens: Citibank Building 658 ft/50
NYC The Bronx: Tracey Towers 450 ft/41
Niagara Falls: Seneca Niagara Casino Tower 358 ft/26
Rochester: Xerox Tower 443 ft/31
Syracuse: State Tower 315 ft/21
North Carolina
Asheville: BB&T Building 300 ft/18
Charlotte: Bank of America Corporate Center 871 ft/60
Greensboro: Jefferson Pilot Building 374 ft/20
Raleigh: Two Hanover Square 431 ft/29
Winston-Salem: Wachovia Center 460 ft/36
Ohio
Akron: FirstMerit Tower 330 ft/27
Cincinnati: Queen City Square 689 ft/37
Cleveland: Key Tower 947 ft/57
Columbus: Rhodes State Office Tower 629 ft/41
Dayton: Kettering Tower 408 ft/30
Kings Island: Eiffle Tower, ParamountÂ's Kings Island 330 ft/2
Put-In-Bay: PerryÂ's Peace Monument 352 ft/2
Sandusky: Space Spiral, Cedar Point 350 ft/1
Toledo: One Seagate 411 ft/32
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City: Liberty Tower 500 ft/36
Tulsa: One Williams Center 667 ft/52
Oregon
Portland: Wells Fargo Building 546 ft/41
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem: Martin Tower 331 ft/29
Harrisburg: 333 Market St 335 ft/25
Hershey: Kissing Tower, Hershey Park 330 ft/1
Pittsburgh: US Steel Building 840 ft/64
Philadelphia: Comcast Center 975 ft/57
Rhode Island
Providence: Bank of America Building 428 ft/36
South Carolina
Columbia: Capitol Center 349 ft/25
Myrtle Beach: Margate Tower 329 ft/29
Tennessee
Chattanooga: Republic Centre 300 ft/21
Gatlinburg: Space Needle 341 ft/2
Knoxville: Plaza Tower 327 ft/27
Memphis: 100 North Main Building 430 ft/37
Nashville: BellSouth Tower 617 ft/28
Texas
Amarillo: Bank One Center 374 ft/31
Arlington: Oil Derrick, Six Flags Over Texas 300/2
Austin: Frost Bank Tower 515 ft/33
Corpus Christi: One Shoreline Plaza - South Tower 411 ft/28
Dallas: Bank of America Plaza 921 ft/72
Fort Worth: Burnett Plaza 567 ft/40
Galveston: American National Life Building358 ft/23
Houston: JP Morgan Chase Building 1,000 ft/75
Irving: Omni Mandalay Hotel 302 ft/27
Midland: Bank of America Building 331 ft/24
San Antonio: Tower of the Americas 622 ft/3
San Jacinto: San Jacinto Monument 570 ft/2
South Padre Island: Bridgepoint Condominiums 350 ft/28
The Woodlands: Anadarko Tower 440 ft/32
Utah
Salt Lake City: Wells Fargo Center 422 ft/24
Virginia
Alexandria: George Washington Masonic Monument 333/5
Arlington: Rosslyn Twin Tower Two 381 ft/31
Doswell: Eiffle Tower, ParamountÂ's Kings Dominion 332 ft/2
Falls Church: One Skyline Tower 364 ft/26
Norfolk: Dominion Tower 340 ft/26
Richmond: James Monroe Building 450 ft/29
Roanoke: Wachovia Tower 369 ft/20
Virginia Beach: Westin Town Center Hotel and Residences 509 ft/27
Washington
Bellevue: Lincoln Tower One 450 ft/42
Seattle: Bank of America Tower 967 ft/76
Tacoma: Wells Fargo Plaza 338 ft/25
Wisconsin
Milwaukee: US Bank Center 601/42
Thank you for your time.>
Most/Least Photographed Cities in the World
What would you say are the cities that have been the most/least photographed? I'm using 'photograph' in a broad sense to include the imprinting upon moving images as well (in other words, not just photographed in pictures, but on film as well).
I would say:
1. NYC
2. Paris (so there's this pointy little thing made of metal that everyone has seen and that church on some island...)
3. Los Angeles (think of all the Hollywood stuff *shudders*)
4. London (maybe more than LA? Perhaps I'm giving LA more credit than it deserves)
5. Rome/Vatican (just think of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, of the coverage of JP2's funeral, etc.)
6. Tokyo (its sheer size makes me wonder whether it isn't secrectly the most photographed. But I don't really know)
I don't think it necessarily depends on the size of the city; I have a feeling that Rome has been more photographed than Sao Paulo, while it has only a fraction of the population.
How about the least in relation to size? I think the large cities in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Africa would be prime candidates. I mean, what are the chances of Lagos or Karachi being as often photographed as, say, Venice?
Factors influencing how photographed a city is:
a) national/global influence
b) number of tourists/residents, since more of them results in, probably, more cameras clicking more frequently.
c) importance of events that occur there: How many of you have seen images of the WTC since 9/11, or of New Orleans since August? 'Nuff said!
What do you think? As well, do you think that there is a real danger in depending too much on photography, since the real image can be so easily distorted?>
I would say:
1. NYC
2. Paris (so there's this pointy little thing made of metal that everyone has seen and that church on some island...)
3. Los Angeles (think of all the Hollywood stuff *shudders*)
4. London (maybe more than LA? Perhaps I'm giving LA more credit than it deserves)
5. Rome/Vatican (just think of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, of the coverage of JP2's funeral, etc.)
6. Tokyo (its sheer size makes me wonder whether it isn't secrectly the most photographed. But I don't really know)
I don't think it necessarily depends on the size of the city; I have a feeling that Rome has been more photographed than Sao Paulo, while it has only a fraction of the population.
How about the least in relation to size? I think the large cities in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Africa would be prime candidates. I mean, what are the chances of Lagos or Karachi being as often photographed as, say, Venice?
Factors influencing how photographed a city is:
a) national/global influence
b) number of tourists/residents, since more of them results in, probably, more cameras clicking more frequently.
c) importance of events that occur there: How many of you have seen images of the WTC since 9/11, or of New Orleans since August? 'Nuff said!
What do you think? As well, do you think that there is a real danger in depending too much on photography, since the real image can be so easily distorted?>
Most/Least Photographed Cities in the World
What would you say are the cities that have been the most/least photographed? I'm using 'photograph' in a broad sense to include the imprinting upon moving images as well (in other words, not just photographed in pictures, but on film as well).
I would say:
1. NYC
2. Paris (so there's this pointy little thing made of metal that everyone has seen and that church on some island...)
3. Los Angeles (think of all the Hollywood stuff *shudders*)
4. London (maybe more than LA? Perhaps I'm giving LA more credit than it deserves)
5. Rome/Vatican (just think of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, of the coverage of JP2's funeral, etc.)
6. Tokyo (its sheer size makes me wonder whether it isn't secrectly the most photographed. But I don't really know)
I don't think it necessarily depends on the size of the city; I have a feeling that Rome has been more photographed than Sao Paulo, while it has only a fraction of the population.
How about the least in relation to size? I think the large cities in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Africa would be prime candidates. I mean, what are the chances of Lagos or Karachi being as often photographed as, say, Venice?
Factors influencing how photographed a city is:
a) national/global influence
b) number of tourists/residents, since more of them results in, probably, more cameras clicking more frequently.
c) importance of events that occur there: How many of you have seen images of the WTC since 9/11, or of New Orleans since August? 'Nuff said!
What do you think? As well, do you think that there is a real danger in depending too much on photography, since the real image can be so easily distorted?>
I would say:
1. NYC
2. Paris (so there's this pointy little thing made of metal that everyone has seen and that church on some island...)
3. Los Angeles (think of all the Hollywood stuff *shudders*)
4. London (maybe more than LA? Perhaps I'm giving LA more credit than it deserves)
5. Rome/Vatican (just think of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, of the coverage of JP2's funeral, etc.)
6. Tokyo (its sheer size makes me wonder whether it isn't secrectly the most photographed. But I don't really know)
I don't think it necessarily depends on the size of the city; I have a feeling that Rome has been more photographed than Sao Paulo, while it has only a fraction of the population.
How about the least in relation to size? I think the large cities in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Africa would be prime candidates. I mean, what are the chances of Lagos or Karachi being as often photographed as, say, Venice?
Factors influencing how photographed a city is:
a) national/global influence
b) number of tourists/residents, since more of them results in, probably, more cameras clicking more frequently.
c) importance of events that occur there: How many of you have seen images of the WTC since 9/11, or of New Orleans since August? 'Nuff said!
What do you think? As well, do you think that there is a real danger in depending too much on photography, since the real image can be so easily distorted?>
New York population in European standards??
If New York had to use the European standard of measuring the urban area...what would the population be?? Would it be the biggest if it were in Europe, bigger than London, Paris and Moscow??>
For New Orleans
just a picture I liked and have kept for a long time, and i don't know why, but seems poignant now. Unfortunately I no longer have a record of the excellent photographer>
What city has the worst urban sprawl
What city's do you think have the worst sprawl.
I think its Phoenix since it has the most housing construction in the us with 66,000 being built last year, thats about one being finished every 8 minutes. With them being built out on the fringes of town with empty tracts of land being left in the middle of town. The city limits just keep getting bigger the suburb of buckeye just anexed 500 square miles of land an area about the same size as Phoenix it's self.>
I think its Phoenix since it has the most housing construction in the us with 66,000 being built last year, thats about one being finished every 8 minutes. With them being built out on the fringes of town with empty tracts of land being left in the middle of town. The city limits just keep getting bigger the suburb of buckeye just anexed 500 square miles of land an area about the same size as Phoenix it's self.>
Economist : Global Housing Prices - Danger in the USA?
A home-grown problem - Global house prices
10 September 2005
The Economist
America's housing boom is causing an enormous misallocation of resources
THE past few years have seen simultaneous housing booms in an unusually large number of countries. However, according to The Economist's global house-price indices, in the second quarter of this year the pace of increase slowed in most places, compared with a year ago (see table). In only two of the 20 countries covered have prices accelerated significantly this year: the United States and Denmark.
The sharpest drop in annual house-price inflation over the past year has been in Britain (from 19% to 2%). Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have also seen a marked slowdown: Australian prices have even fallen, if only by 0.1%. Housing markets in Spain, France, Italy and Ireland have also cooled a bit.
By contrast, America's housing market remains red hot. Average home prices jumped by 13.4% in the year to the second quarter, the biggest rise in 26 years—in real terms, the biggest on record. Prices are now rising at a double-digit pace in 24 states, plus Washington, DC. Seven states and the capital enjoyed gains of more than 20%.
Even Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, now seems to agree that American homes look overvalued and that there is a risk that prices could fall. A common counter-claim is that house prices are sticky downwards: the national average has never fallen year-on-year. But declines are far from rare in many parts of the country. Richard DeKaser, the chief economist at National City, a Cleveland bank, has found that in the past 20 years as many as 63 out of 299 metropolitan areas studied have seen house prices fall by 10% or more over periods of at least two years. The median decline during these slumps was 17%. This is the first time that booms—and hence potential busts—have occurred in so many states at once.
The popular argument that high house prices are justified by low interest rates has also been stretched to its limit. The affordability of houses for first-time buyers, measured by the ratio of median income to median mortgage payments, is at its most daunting since 1989—the market's previous peak, after which average nationwide home prices failed to keep pace with inflation for five years.
On the surface, America's housing boom looks more modest than those elsewhere. Since 1997 prices have risen by only half as much as in Britain. On the other hand, the property boom has probably caused a bigger misallocation of resources in America because of the response of borrowers, savers and investors. Residential investment has risen to 6% of GDP, close to a record. Add in the wealth effect from rising home values and the boost to spending from mortgage-equity withdrawal, and housing accounted for an astonishing 50% of GDP growth in the first half of this year, reckons David Rosenberg, chief economist at Merrill Lynch. Since 2001 more than half of all private-sector jobs created have been in housing-related industries.
Second-quarter figures, due later this month, are likely to show that the value of property rose to 33% of households' total assets—the highest in the 60 years for which data exist. Banks' profits have also been unduly dependent on mortgage lending. According to the Bank Credit Analyst, a Canadian research firm, property loans now account for 53% of banks' total lending, up from 30% two decades ago.
The American economy's addiction to housing leaves it exposed not only to a cooling of property prices, but also to long-term costs. The technology bubble in the late 1990s at least left behind a modern capital stock, which continues to yield productivity gains; a property boom, in contrast, does nothing to boost long-term growth. Instead, it diverts resources away from more productive sectors and by fuelling consumer spending it exacerbates America's economic imbalances. Eventually, there will be a price to pay.>
10 September 2005
The Economist
America's housing boom is causing an enormous misallocation of resources
THE past few years have seen simultaneous housing booms in an unusually large number of countries. However, according to The Economist's global house-price indices, in the second quarter of this year the pace of increase slowed in most places, compared with a year ago (see table). In only two of the 20 countries covered have prices accelerated significantly this year: the United States and Denmark.
The sharpest drop in annual house-price inflation over the past year has been in Britain (from 19% to 2%). Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have also seen a marked slowdown: Australian prices have even fallen, if only by 0.1%. Housing markets in Spain, France, Italy and Ireland have also cooled a bit.
By contrast, America's housing market remains red hot. Average home prices jumped by 13.4% in the year to the second quarter, the biggest rise in 26 years—in real terms, the biggest on record. Prices are now rising at a double-digit pace in 24 states, plus Washington, DC. Seven states and the capital enjoyed gains of more than 20%.
Even Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, now seems to agree that American homes look overvalued and that there is a risk that prices could fall. A common counter-claim is that house prices are sticky downwards: the national average has never fallen year-on-year. But declines are far from rare in many parts of the country. Richard DeKaser, the chief economist at National City, a Cleveland bank, has found that in the past 20 years as many as 63 out of 299 metropolitan areas studied have seen house prices fall by 10% or more over periods of at least two years. The median decline during these slumps was 17%. This is the first time that booms—and hence potential busts—have occurred in so many states at once.
The popular argument that high house prices are justified by low interest rates has also been stretched to its limit. The affordability of houses for first-time buyers, measured by the ratio of median income to median mortgage payments, is at its most daunting since 1989—the market's previous peak, after which average nationwide home prices failed to keep pace with inflation for five years.
On the surface, America's housing boom looks more modest than those elsewhere. Since 1997 prices have risen by only half as much as in Britain. On the other hand, the property boom has probably caused a bigger misallocation of resources in America because of the response of borrowers, savers and investors. Residential investment has risen to 6% of GDP, close to a record. Add in the wealth effect from rising home values and the boost to spending from mortgage-equity withdrawal, and housing accounted for an astonishing 50% of GDP growth in the first half of this year, reckons David Rosenberg, chief economist at Merrill Lynch. Since 2001 more than half of all private-sector jobs created have been in housing-related industries.
Second-quarter figures, due later this month, are likely to show that the value of property rose to 33% of households' total assets—the highest in the 60 years for which data exist. Banks' profits have also been unduly dependent on mortgage lending. According to the Bank Credit Analyst, a Canadian research firm, property loans now account for 53% of banks' total lending, up from 30% two decades ago.
The American economy's addiction to housing leaves it exposed not only to a cooling of property prices, but also to long-term costs. The technology bubble in the late 1990s at least left behind a modern capital stock, which continues to yield productivity gains; a property boom, in contrast, does nothing to boost long-term growth. Instead, it diverts resources away from more productive sectors and by fuelling consumer spending it exacerbates America's economic imbalances. Eventually, there will be a price to pay.>
China Vs India- Which will be the World's most Populous country by 2025
Which will be the World's most Populous country by 2025>
Are cities more organic than we think?
Has the tragedy of New Orleans changed the way we see cities? Are they more organic than we think? And do they, in fact, go through a cycle of birth, life, and death? Is there an inevitability about it?
Babylon is gone. So is Pompeii. Venice is a shell of its former self. Prior to the Galveston hurricane, many in Texas would have thought it be the state's greatest city, not Houston or Dallas. And now we have question if New Orleans can come back.
Do you believe in this day and age, short of a natural or man-made catastrophe, that a city can literally "die"....basically come to the end of its existence because there no longer is economic opportunity there?
Are our great cities far more temporary than we would like to believe?>
Babylon is gone. So is Pompeii. Venice is a shell of its former self. Prior to the Galveston hurricane, many in Texas would have thought it be the state's greatest city, not Houston or Dallas. And now we have question if New Orleans can come back.
Do you believe in this day and age, short of a natural or man-made catastrophe, that a city can literally "die"....basically come to the end of its existence because there no longer is economic opportunity there?
Are our great cities far more temporary than we would like to believe?>
Does Your City Have A Live News Helicopter?
Does your cities news channels have live news helicopter?
If so how many, and if not do any of your news channels even have a helicopter that is not capable of broadcasting news live.
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In Vancouver one CTV has a live new helicopter called Chopper 9, Global TV has a helicopter but they can't broadcast live however they will likely aquire one in the near future, our other 3 news channels don't have any helicopters.
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If so how many, and if not do any of your news channels even have a helicopter that is not capable of broadcasting news live.
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In Vancouver one CTV has a live new helicopter called Chopper 9, Global TV has a helicopter but they can't broadcast live however they will likely aquire one in the near future, our other 3 news channels don't have any helicopters.
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Huge iconic structure for your city
I realize that in 2005, the $$$$ isn't there. But what it if were?
If you could put a huge, iconic structure in your city, symbolic and blockbuster in nature, what would it be and where would you put it?
Now I'm not talking about a building.
The purest example I can give would be St. Louis's gateway arch, built for the purpose of giving its city a symbol. The Washington Monument would be another.
Others that work would include the Worlds Fair generated Eiffel Tower and Space Needle. Even a structure with an unsymbolic need would be acceptable...i.e. the broadcasting purpose of the CN Tower.>
If you could put a huge, iconic structure in your city, symbolic and blockbuster in nature, what would it be and where would you put it?
Now I'm not talking about a building.
The purest example I can give would be St. Louis's gateway arch, built for the purpose of giving its city a symbol. The Washington Monument would be another.
Others that work would include the Worlds Fair generated Eiffel Tower and Space Needle. Even a structure with an unsymbolic need would be acceptable...i.e. the broadcasting purpose of the CN Tower.>
U.S. City with the Highest Rate Of Cancer
What U.S. Has the Highest Cancer Rate? and Why? Multiple Choice>
What are the top 5 largest urban areas in terms of urban population??
If we had to use a international measurement of urban population that applies to all cities in the world...what would you think would be in the top 5??
I think it would be
1. Tokyo
2. Mexico City
3. New York
4. Seoul
5. Sao Paulo
URBAN population, not METRO!!!
What are your top 5 and why. If you have facts to support your top 5 then show your source.>
I think it would be
1. Tokyo
2. Mexico City
3. New York
4. Seoul
5. Sao Paulo
URBAN population, not METRO!!!
What are your top 5 and why. If you have facts to support your top 5 then show your source.>
Giving New Orleans a sporting chance
What (if anything) do the NFL and NBA, fans of the sports, government, etc., need to do to give New Orleans a sporting chance and prop up the Saints and Hornets until they can once again play profitably?
It would be a travesty to see either team leave the city in light of the Katrina tragedy, but how much sacrifice is practical to keep them in buisness representing NO?>
It would be a travesty to see either team leave the city in light of the Katrina tragedy, but how much sacrifice is practical to keep them in buisness representing NO?>
Hong Kong: city of extremes?
We have seen enough skyline and neonlights of Hong Kong.
The uniqueness of this city is the contrast. It is a skyscraper city
but also boasts a wetland for migratory birds along the East
Asian-Australian Flyway. It has one of the world's busiest ports, but
it has several marine parks with amazing marine lives. You can even
find dolphins in the Hong Kong waters.
Last year some archaeological relics dated back from AD265 were found
underneath a street in Mongkok, which is one of the densest urban spots
on earth.
During my stay there, I have been to many places which have rarely been
mentioned. It is a place beyond expectation or imagination, if you are
willing to travel past the usual skyscrapers and the Victoria harbour.
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The uniqueness of this city is the contrast. It is a skyscraper city
but also boasts a wetland for migratory birds along the East
Asian-Australian Flyway. It has one of the world's busiest ports, but
it has several marine parks with amazing marine lives. You can even
find dolphins in the Hong Kong waters.
Last year some archaeological relics dated back from AD265 were found
underneath a street in Mongkok, which is one of the densest urban spots
on earth.
During my stay there, I have been to many places which have rarely been
mentioned. It is a place beyond expectation or imagination, if you are
willing to travel past the usual skyscrapers and the Victoria harbour.
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