#OceanCity

Jeremy Fountain 🏳️‍🌈fountain@pixelfed.social
2025-10-13
Losing Wonderland. Now shuttered and under attack for demolition and redevelopment by outsiders who'd like America's "family destination" to become something less affordable.

#OceanCityBoardwalk #OceanCity #NJ #JerseyShore #GilliansWonderlandPier #CapeMayCountyNJ #NewJersey
2025-10-03

Vincom Retail chính thức khai trương Vincom Mega Mall Ocean City – trung tâm thương mại hiện đại, quy mô lớn, trở thành điểm đến lý tưởng cho giải trí, mua sắm và ẩm thực dành cho mọi thế hệ!

#Vincom #MegaMall #OceanCity #TrungTamThuongMai #KhaiTruong #ShoppingMall #Entertainment #VietNam

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2025-10-03

Vincom Retail chính thức khai trương Vincom Mega Mall Ocean City vào ngày 2/10/2025 – một trong những trung tâm thương mại hiện đại, quy mô bậc nhất Việt Nam. Nơi đây hứa hẹn trở thành điểm đến toàn diện cho giải trí, mua sắm và ẩm thực, phù hợp mọi thế hệ.

#Vincom #MegaMall #OceanCity #TrungTamThuongMai #ShoppingMall #KhaiTruong #MuaSam #AmThuc #VietNam #Vietnam

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Jeremy Fountain 🏳️‍🌈fountain@pixelfed.social
2025-09-27
2025-08-30

Are you in #Maryland? Are you going to be coming to #OceanCity for Labor Day? Make a special memory with your family by standing up with workers. This will be a pro-union, pro-labor rally, downtown in #SalisburyMD and on your way! #Wacomico #Delmarva

2025-08-26

Trump administration plans to revoke federal approval for Ocean City wind farm

https://marylandmatters.org/2025/08/25/trump-administration-revoke-ocean-city-wind-farm/

#EasternShore #OceanCity #Maryland

2025-08-21

Vincom Mega Mall Ocean City sắp khai trương, hứa hẹn là điểm đến mua sắm, giải trí và ẩm thực hàng đầu phía Đông Hà Nội! 🎉

#VincomMegaMall #OceanCity #Khai trương #MuaSam #GiaiTri #AmThuc #Hanoi #VincomMegaMallOceanCity #MởCửa #Shopping #Entertainment #Food

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2025-07-27

It is happening, folks!

For the first time since 2019, I'm going on an actual vacation.

I'm going to Ocean City, MD. My ex-wife and I used to take yearly trips to the beach up until 2019.

It is a short vacation: 4 days.

I'm likely to tutor at least a bit during it.

Can't have everything.

It is also going to be a thrifty vacation. I've picked dates after Labor Day because they are cheaper. I'm benefiting from an AARP rebate. I plan to have my usual for breakfast and lunch, rather than eat every meal at a restaurant.

Okay, I splurged a little bit. I did pick an oceanfront room at a hotel which is on the boardwalk. I think this is worth it.

(Compare with what my ex-wife and I used to do: rent a whole house for the two of us right on the beach for a week.)

I've invited my bf.

ETA: I'm underselling this event. It is close to the 1st anniversary of my bf and I being together. It is also my first post-cancer vacation.

#vacation #OceanCity #CancerSurvivor

Planning for cities with linear skylines

Shown below are some of the cities around the globe that have linear skylines. While these can be visually impressive, especially when set as a backdrop against the coastline or mountains, they also can be challenging from a planning and infrastructure perspective, unless they are adapted properly to address this unique urban landform.

World’s narrowest city of Yanjing, China – Source: amapnerd.com

Bear in mind, that linear skylines are not just a coastal or narrow valley phenomenon. Las Vegas is perfect example of an inland city with a very linear skyline that resulted in part due to how the city developed as a desert oasis along a single major corridor. Other examples may result from topographic settings like narrow mountain valleys, river valleys, peninsulas, or islands.

The length of linear skylines can tend to dissuade walking, as the distances between sites can be intimidating. Furthermore, if the focus is too concentrated, primary streets that run the length of the skyline, such as the Las Vegas Strip, can become overwhelmed by traffic and people.

Traffic and people along the Las Vegas Strip – Source: nevadaappeal.com

That is why it is important to have viable and efficient alternatives — light rail, buses, bicycling routes, trollies, or as Las Vegas has developed, a monorail line. Safe crossings of busy thoroughfares is also needed. As the image are shows, overpasses or tunnels for pedestrians may be necessary. Otherwise, crosswalks must be set up to allow time for safe movement across the avenues.

In some ways, a linear design can be efficient when it comes to utilities, because they can be focused in a narrower area. However, they must constructed of sufficient size and scale to handle the concentrated needs for water, sewer, electricity, gas, etc. Otherwise, the streets and roads may be constantly torn up to increase capacity. Utility managers will also need to address verticality of the service area, to assure water pressure and other services are maintained at their highest levels.

Another important factor to consider is public safety, particularly from fire-fighting and emergency response standpoints. By their very nature, linear skylines tend to be more dense and as a result taller. This is very evident from the photos provided below. How public safety services address the inherently denser and taller structures is critically important for assuring public safety is always a top priority for avoiding potential tragedies.

Another factor to consider for tourist-oriented linear skyline is the variations between on and off-season. Any and all planning efforts will need to take this into account as the extent of impacts can fluctuate greatly over a calendar year.

Neom – Source: dezeen.com

What is likely to be the most linear (and perhaps vertical) skyline of them all is the controversial 106 mile long, new city of Neom being constructed in Saudi Arabia (see images above and below. How this project will eventually turn out and whether it will achieve the stated goals of livability and sustainability remains to be seen. If it is successful, it may be a defining development for the future. Otherwise, it could be a precautionary tale to avoid excepting very specialized circumstances.

Inside Neom – Source: dezeen.com

As has been noted throughout this post, linear skylines can have their challenges. How effectively these are addressed will help determine whether or not the infrastructure and services can meet the concentrated demand. At the same time, the opportunities are not quite as apparent. To this retired planner, ambitious individual developments that are overly lengthy or excessively vertical may not achieve their “lofty” goals. Similarly, it remains to be seen how efficient and effective such a narrow, dense and lengthy urban form can be.

Peace!

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Las Vegas, Nevada – centered along the Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard)

Las Vegas – Source: paraisoisland.com

Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia and other beachfront cities – centered along the beachfront

Surfers Paradise – Source: kayak.com

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil

Balneário Camboriú – Source: en.wikipedia.org

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach – Source: nationalgeographic.com

Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach – Source: touristauthority.com

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach – Source: southsidedaily.com

Ocean City, Maryland

Ocean City – Source: century21newhorizon.com

Cancun, Mexico

Cancun – Source: flipboard.com

Grand Rapids, Michigan – the tallest buildings are centered along the Grand River

Grand Rapids – Source: hopskipdrive.com

Pikeville, Kentucky – a very unique linear “semi-circle” in the Appalachian Mountains.

Pikeville – Source: reddit.com

Danang, Vietnam – concentrated along both the river and along the coastline at My Khe Beach

Danang – Source: danangprivatecar.com My Khe Beach in Danang – Source: baodanang.com

#BalneárioCamboriú #Cancun #cities #coastlines #Danang #DaytonaBeach #downtown #geography #GrandRapids #history #landUse #LasVegas #linearSkylines #MiamiBeach #Neom #OceanCity #Pikeville #planning #skylines #SurfersParadise #topography #transit #transportation #travel #valleys #VirginiaBeach #walking #Yanjing

Matt Otto Photographymattottophotos
2024-11-25

Today is a photographic study of sorts of the Ferris wheel from Wonderland Pier in Ocean City NJ.

📸🎡

A view of empty Ferris wheel cars shot from another Ferris wheel car. Strong white vertical bars cut through the foreground of the image with bits of the cars red and white polka dots sticking through form the bottom and background. A view of empty Ferris wheel cars shot from another Ferris wheel car. Strong white vertical bars cut through the foreground of the image with bits of the cars red and white polka dots sticking through form the bottom and background. A big white and red Ferris wheel shot from the ground a curving blue monorail track bisects the the imagine. Both shot against a deep blue sky.
Motor City 2upMotorCity2up@mas.to
2024-09-24

We went on a trip|Amazing journey|Trip|#shorts #travel #tips #bikelife

🌅 Good morning, family! 🚴‍♂️💨 We’re fueling up for an epic ride to Ocean City, Maryland! 🏖️🌊 Just waiting for one more buddy, then we’re hitting the road! 🛣️🏍️ Stay tuned for all the thrills & adventures ahead! 🎥✨ Let's roll! 🚀💪 #MotorCity #OceanCity #AdventureAwaits #BikeLife #RoadTrip #Vlog #BikerFam #Travel #GoodVibes #EpicJourney🔗 Stay Connected With Us. 👉Instagram: 👉Tiktok: ✅ For Business…

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ℒӱḏɩę 💾Lydie@tech.lgbt
2024-08-13
ℒӱḏɩę 💾Lydie@tech.lgbt
2024-08-12

Skye Bar off to a good start #oc #OceanCity

ℒӱḏɩę 💾Lydie@tech.lgbt
2024-08-12

First time ever on a city bus #countrygirl #oc #OceanCity

ℒӱḏɩę 💾Lydie@tech.lgbt
2024-08-12
ℒӱḏɩę 💾Lydie@tech.lgbt
2024-08-12

Really delicious #OceanCity espresso martini #oc

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