Location | Frisco, Texas, USA Frisco is a city with a land area of 62.4 sq.mi (161.6 sq.km), and 200,000 inhabitants. From 2000 to 2009 Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States (and still is among the fastest growing!). Just 30 years back in 1990,...
Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia The start of Saint Petersburg city began in the 16th century when a General started building a fortress on one island. The city got its inspiration from Amsterdam, where straight roads radiated from the city centre. The canals we...
Overview Around the world most large cities have generally reached consensus in how we can create better cities to improve quality of life and and liveability for its residents. In order to develop better cities, governments prepares goals and strategies to strive...
High Speed Rail Origin High-speed rail (HSR) is not a new phenomenon with the first trains being operational in a Japanese city called Tōkaidō Shinkansen since 1964. There is no international standard measurement of what constitutes high speed. However...
Location | Plantzia, Biscay, Spain Plentzia is a tourist and resort city with a large beach (Plentzia Beach) where the river pictured runs out to. The beach, located in the Biscay Bay, has become very popular as it has a very clean water and the beach is sheltered....
Planning For Walking and Cycling A key element in a liveable community is the connectivity provided by walking and cycling infrastructure. This should include a strategy to promote an active mode of transport. Currently, infrastructure and an active mode strategy is...
Location | Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA, USA Lombard Street is perhaps the most famous crooked street in the world with 2 million yearly visitors. It is a one-way block where eight sharp turns (total of 600 feet/180 meters) help reduce the steepness. It was built...
Location | Arvaikheer, Mongolia Arvaikheer is town in Mongolia accommodating 30,000 residents. It is the capital of the Övörkhangai Province, and is located in the middle of Mongolia’s 1,5 million sq.km of land. Foremost, the town is known for its traditional art,...
Location | Soledad, California, USA Soledad City was officially inaugurated as a city in 1921, but has roots to the 18th century when the Spanish mission started their activities in the area. The City name derives from the Spanish mission and translated to the...
Location | Adelaide, SA, Australia Colonel William Light, Adelaide City's founding fathers, laid out the gridiron design of the city close to the Torrens river. Cononel's layout is interspaced by wide boulevards, large public squares, and surrounded by a green belt....
