geography archives - planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/tag/geography/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 07 mar 2023 19:36:12 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 for the love of place: a story of maps //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/maps-podcast-history-places/ thu, 04 oct 2018 14:05:01 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/for-the-love-of-place-a-story-of-maps/ the story of maps and the connection between humanity and the places we live: a podcast interview with molly brown, an artist and geographer.

]]> molly brown is a geographer and artist who travels all over new england to teach people about maps. her watercolor mapping workshop aims to reconnect people with the places they hold closest.  

in this podcast, i try to tell the story of cartography and how mapping has evolved throughout human history. the story of maps is deeply intertwined with some basic human beliefs. maps used to be a bridge between the people who made them and the places they represent.

we now live in a world where our society is saturated by maps, and in this modern world we have lost that emotional connection to maps and the places they represent. please take a listen:

]]> riding bicycles on elevated highways!! //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/riding-bicycles-on-elevated-highways/ mon, 09 may 2011 15:39:15 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/riding-bicycles-on-elevated-highways/ bicyclists need own separate elevated highways of their own crisscrossing towns and cities as well as out in the open linking to other metropolitan centers. if there is a mountain range ahead, bore a level tunnel right through it, which is not so hard considering the small bore heights maybe 8 foot or so. the idea is to allow bicyclists to focus on pedaling without any distraction from passing cars, stop signs, pedestrains.. the pavement has to be much smoother and less frictional than what we got on our common pavements, which is really designed for automobile tires. it will eliminate most of the upshifting and downshifting as you approach intersections, pedestrains, slopes, etc.. elevated bicycle highways must be level to allow maximum upshift most of the way. elevated highways should be covered with clear acrylic to shield bicyclists from the elements like weather, air pollution, etc. this can be the greatest public work project for this century. it is not going to be that expensive!! it can be a big boon to our bicycle industry as more people would become more excited about using the very practical idea of elevated highways! i wish i can draw what elevated highways for bicyclists can look like, but i know that there will be many variations to suit the various geographic areas around america.

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