https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_City "The complex consists of two 587-foot (179 m), 65-story apartment towers, opened in 1963" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_City#Architecture
https://reveryarchitecture.com/projects/butterfly/
https://westbankcorp.com/body-of-work/the-butterfly
https://www.canadianarchitect.com/revery-unveils-design-of-the-butterfly/
https://www.welcomebc.ca/choose-b-c/explore-british-columbia/geography-of-b-c
Yet, somehow if Vancouver was allowed to have real big city tall buildings, the mountains of BC would be blocked out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_British_Columbia
The stumpy building limits are part of the agenda to keep BC small.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/geography-of-british-columbia
The Greater Vancouver region & lower mainland is the only part of backwater BC that has a few million people.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-highest-mountains-in-british-columbia.html
Greater Victoria & Nanaimo are far from having a million people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_British_Columbia#Mountains_and_mountain_ranges
Even Kelowna, Penticton & Vernon are nowhere near half a million residents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_British_Columbia#Western_System
https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Columbia
Switzerland can fit into BC almost 24 times, yet BC doesnt have the population of one CH.
"The BC Electric Inter-Urban Railway ran trams from New Westminster to Chilliwack from 1912 to 1950" https://www.surreynowleader.com/community/north-delta-history-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-inter-urban-railway-2947692
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Electric_Railway#Interurban_rail_lines
https://maps.nicholsonroad.com/bcer/
https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3498
https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=3111
https://buildchilliwack.com/a-rail-idea-that-wont-quit-revisiting-fraser-valley-rail-proposals/
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fraser-valley-metro-vancouver-regional-rail-west-coast-express
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-full-closure-long-weekend
Backwards BC has always had a problem with proper planning for future infrastructure capacity. In the 1930s, NW was the remnant of a small backwater provincial capital. In the late 1800s or the early 1900s, NW could have absorbed what is today known as the Tri-Cities. There could have been better cooperation with Surrey to become a proper river metropolis region.
Unfortunatly, in the 1930s it was still amazing just to have plumbing & electricity in Surrey. So to have a Pattullo-Bridge (PB) with 4 wagon roads on it, was also amazing. Apparently, there was only enough funds to have one sidewalk. The PB should have been on a similar scale as the Burrard_St._Bridge, with 6 lanes & 2 sidewalks & even a provision for a lower tram-train deck. But in backwards BC such forward planning is difficult.
Of course the Burrard+Street+Bridge was reduced to 4 lanes and the replacement of the 4 lane Pattullo+Bridge will only open with 4 lanes. Of course there is no provision for a rail transit line on it.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=the+BC+inter-urban+railway
It was first called, the Deas Island Tunnel and then the George_Massey_Tunnel. Perhaps the new tunnel will be given a different name. This narrow tunnel has been a serious chokepoint for several decades. Apparently, there wasn't any proper big city planning, despite there being a ferry terminal & the Delta Port facilities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Massey_Tunnel#Replacement
Even the new tunnel will be symbolic or indicative of not having a train between the Delta ferry terminal and YVR. The new tunnel or crossing should have been built in 2 phases.
First, the two 4 lane sections for general traffic & buses. Then, as port & truck traffic increases, a train & truck tunnel or bridge should be built.
Why have a proper high capacity rail line connecting the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal to YVR, when so much traffic is funneled into the narrow 3 lane Lions+Gate+Bridge and the inadequate 4 lane Oak Street Bridge?
Backwater BC has been under a multigenerational lack of vision planning trap. A primary example of this is the lack of an official plan to have a rail link connecting the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal and the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal to YVR.
https://www.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/vancouver-tsawwassen/TSA
https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/schedules/daily/TSA-SWB
https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/schedules/daily/TSA-DUK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6EaFGz9zXA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal#History
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Tsawwassen+ferry+terminal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_H_set
| Train length | 81.55 m (267 ft 65⁄8 in) |
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| Car length |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_H_set#Design
An 8 car train stopping at a 6 car station.
"Example of selective door operation. The doors in the first 2 carriages are not opened, because the platform is too short for an 8-carriage OSCAR train." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_door_operation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_door_operation#UK_variations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground_S7_and_S8_Stock#Features
https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-the-built-environment/74/12046
https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T686
Stubborn Vancouver & BC just can't seem to allow for proper comprehensive transportation planning.
Unfortunately, the multibillion dollar Canada+Line wasn't designed for significant future capacity. There was a lack of vision to connect the Horseshoe+Bay ferry+terminal and the
The KEEP IT SMALL, BECAUSE ITS VANCOUVER mentality has held this back for a decade. Despite being a major regional SkyTrain intersection, various people are determined to have stunted buildings that might be impressive by Kelowna or Victoria standards. Ideally, the most vocal people would like the scale to not even rival that of what's in Kamloops & Prince George. These very expressive people are too afraid to allow Brentwood or even Oakridge size towers.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/whitecaps-expecting-biggest-mls-crowd-season
https://www.bcplace.com/events/2025/van-vs-lafc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#Canadian_football
https://www.bcplace.com/events/2025/lions-vs-elks
https://www.bcplace.com/events/2025/van-vs-sea
BC_Place Stadium was rebuilt to last well into the foreseeable future.
https://www.bcplace.com/the-stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#Renovation_and_roof_replacement
However, its unfortunate that it wasn't redesigned to ultimately accommodate 65K to 75 thousand people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#Post-renovation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#Baseball
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Arenas+and+Stadiums
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/difference-between-arena-and-stadium
https://udcsports.com/stadiums-vs-arenas-whats-the-difference/
CFL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cQxORqbcd8
US Stadiums for World Cup 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZlMy9Kv-tA
Mega Stadiums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OvQvY-QZbM
https://itsthevibe.com/abandoned-stadiums/?xsmr=1
U$ELE$$? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIkIm-JU3U
6 more U$ELE$$ stadiums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK34jgdWGKM
6 Most Embarrassing Stadiums in America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGY-SaIdA8U
7 Most Useless Arenas in America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3O9tANOvU
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Arenas+and+Stadiums
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hudsons-bay-parkade-vancouver-redevelopment-holborn-group
Vancouver & even the Lower_Mainland is a small portion of backwater BC.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11170798/new-development-pitched-downtown-vancouver-bc-tallest-tower
Most of BC is mountainous wilderness, there are only a handful of areas in backward BC in which there can be major urban areas.
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=1&status=15 Vancouver
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1&status=15 Backwater BC was supposed to always have the smallest buildings, when compared to what Ontario, Quebec & Alberta allows.
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=7&status=15 Ontario
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=12&status=15 Quebec
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=2&status=15 Alberta
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1&status=15 BC
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=24&status=15 Washington State
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=47&status=15 Western Australia
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=14&status=15 California
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1 As of May 2025, there are a few residential towers in the low to mid 60s range. No office tower in BC has a 40th floor.
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=2&status=15 While Vancouver won't permit office towers to have a 40th floor, it can't stop Surrey from potentially have a 47 story office tower. https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=2&status=15
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-tallest-public-observation-deck-vancouver-tower-new
https://vancouversun.com/news/massive-development-proposed-for-downtown-vancouver
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1&status=15 For the longest time, Vancouver was to not only have its tallest buildings shorter than Toronto & Seattle, but shorter than Montreal, Calgary & Edmonton.
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/08/vancouver-honda-celebration-of-lights-canadian-lineup/
https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-fireworks-honda-celebration-of-light-2025-dates-tickets-info
https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/celebration-of-light.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Arena
https://www.coliseum-online.com/honda-center-in-line-for-1-bn-makeover/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Center
https://www.anaheim.net/5157/Honda-Center-OC-Vibe
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Arenas+and+Stadiums
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Millennium_Line
Despite BC having quite a history of being slow to get various things done, there is hope that a UBC extension will be completed well before the next millennium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Line#University_of_British_Columbia_extension
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington_station 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Edmonton) 1992
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Calgary) 1987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longueuil-Universite-de-Sherbrooke_station 1967
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berri-UQAM_station 1966
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George_station U Toronto1963
BC has almost always been slow to get things done & when it's finally is done, its half-assed or simply inadequate.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Passenger_rail_services_in_Australia_en.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Australian_Railway Eventually, there could be a standard gauge continuous line from Sydney to Perth. Two freight & 2 passenger parallel tracks. Other gauges could still remain intact.
http://www.railpage.org.au/railmaps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney%E2%80%93Brisbane_rail_corridor
A line from Brisbane to Alice Springs would be quite beneficial, as would a line from Cairns to Darwin.
https://digital.atlas.gov.au/datasets/digitalatlas::railway-lines/about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_T9aSOYGo
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/road-trains.htm
4 days on an Australian road train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEovHKMu72c
The Longest (Truck) Road Trains in Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iFkKRh5kcM
Biggest Heavy Equipment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZrPIjJ8ozU
A person might be troubled about various things, confused or enraged. Therefore, it's imperative not to make it easy for any person to crash & smash into a crowd of people.
Crowd control is important, but crowd protection is just as important.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Wade_Bailey_Bridge
3 lanes with a double track railway bridge next to it.
https://bridgestunnels.com/location/clay-wade-bailey-bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_and_O_Railroad_Bridge
So far, the 3 lane LGB never had a double track, LRT bridge or tunnel built next to it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kenton_Memorial_Bridge
This 2 lane wonder with 1 sidewalk could have been a backwater BC bridge.
https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=kentucky/maysville/
Unfortunatly, the LGB only has 3 lanes & 2 sidewalks. Both are little, narrow backcountry type bridges, but the inadequate LGB is forced to do the job of a big city crossing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGmDLJ5wp4I
Life on East Hastings in Vancouver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUSKpuQuY2M
Downtown Vancouver is like a Disneyland For Drug Addicts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggfZwBdaiYk
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/south-vancouver-swimming-pool
If a proper big city pool can't be in every neighborhood, then there should at least be a major swimming pool complex in every quadrant of the city.
Unfortunatly, backwater B.C. has been slow to get various things done for generations.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-passenger-booking-changes-horseshoe-bay-upgrades
Its very strange that there wasn't any proper planning to have a train connecting the Horseshoe+Bay+ferry+terminal, YVR and the Tsawwassen+ferry+terminal.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-popular-route-busy-weekend
Unfortunatly, it was difficult enough just to have a 2 car SkyTrain-Canada+Line between Vancouver & Richmond, nevermind the Tsawwassen ferry terminal.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/playland-2025-season
https://www.pne.ca/about-us/hastings-park-master-plan/
Unlike the CNE, various small-town agenda types have tried to reduce or even dismantle the PNE over the decades. Fortunately, the PNE has been gradually been able to build itself up to something more than just a backwater county fair. There seems to be a multigenerational mentality to perpetuate a, NO FUN VANCOUVER agenda. Fortunately, this horrible backwards mentality hasn't been able to catch on with most cities around the world.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/playland-redevelopment-expansion-pne-plan-update-long-term
https://dailyhive.com/canada/federal-election-results-canadians-move-us
https://www.postalley.org/2025/04/29/thanks-trump-in-epic-comeback-liberals-reelected-in-canada/
If you move to the US, UK, France, Australia or NZ, you get to have the color blue on the national flag.
https://dailyhive.com/canada/canada-recession-2025-wells-fargo
The Portland MAX is slow. This is how to fix it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF2-lnj8vEQ
MAX and Streetcar lines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izhd3SQ38PE , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JvGTx4ufFo
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-marathon-road-closures
Any event in which there is a crowd of people, always needs to have roadblocks and effective safety barriers in place.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-mental-health-crisis-tragedy
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Lapu+Lapu+Festival+mass+killing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lapu-lapu-attack-family-colombia-1.7522034
It shouldn't be this easy for anyone to drive and crash into a crowd of people. Proper safety barriers can make all the difference.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/accused-festuval-killing-mental-health-1.7521867
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Lapu+Lapu+Festival+mass+killing
https://storeys.com/union-park-revision-approved-toronto/
Nothing over 100 stories in that development.
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=12&status=15
https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=106497 However, Toronto does have a building that is being built to rise above 100 stories.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-public-transit-investment-economy-jobs
Despite its vastness, Canada should gradually be able to build an intercity high speed passenger train network. It could be on the scale of something like the TGV & take decades to complete.
https://www.eurail.com/en/plan-your-trip/trip-ideas/trains-europe/high-speed-trains/tgv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxGrQYBTklg
What $150,000,000 Buys You on Billionaire's Row in NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7m_sJXZz8E
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/one-injured-one-dead-in-downtown-fight-calgary-1.7519545
There is always more potential for excitement and danger in the urban core.
https://www.postalley.org/2023/02/13/look-people-we-can-fix-downtown/
There were several decades of keeping towers short & not encouraging more low-rise apartment buildings to be built as well.
https://goodmanreport.com/market-insights/rental-housing-where-seattle-thrives-vancouver-stumbles/
https://www.sightline.org/2017/08/14/why-seattle-builds-apartments-but-vancouver-bc-builds-condos/
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-woman-harassed-racist-tirade-skytrain
Unfortunatly, the European_colonialism mentality is still firmly entrenched in some people.
Colonization is a big part of human history and it's always had a detrimental effect on the indigenous or the first people of any particular area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_colonialism
It should be replace with a big black, blue or sandy tower, becoming the tallest in the city. Unfortunatly, the lower deck of the BB, which was intended for streetcars, was never completed. Of course backwards Vancouver would be one of the first cities to get rid of its streetcars & tram-trains & will likely be one of the last to ever bring them back.
Not 50 stories, but then again, it's the Kits part of town.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-major-new-vessels-order-business-organization-support
There is such a multigenerational mentality of stubbornness in backwater BC. Of course any transportation improvements would be great, but BC seems to always take the congestive planning approach. Thus, having an abundance of ferries would actually help to improve mobility. Just look at how often people have to wait for the next ferry, or the next...
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-new-ships-expansion-vancouver-island-economy
Using the limited funds and low capacity argument is excrement! It's only because of inept urban planning that the Canada+Line is such a transportation embarrassment since 2009. Several other cities around the world are able to think big, they plan & build in a long-term way. Thus, if there are only enough funds to build a 2.5 car train, the stations could have been designed to eventually accomodate 5 car trains as demand increases. Plus, all the stations should have been designed with enough clearance to gradually be long enough for 10 car trains.
An ultimate capacity of 10 car trains connecting both ferry terminals with the airport & downtown Vancouver, would really have been properly planning for the future. 10 car trains running every 2 minutes during the busiest times of the day would efficiently allow a lot people to get around. Unfortunatly, it will be challenging enough just to eventually have 5 car trains.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-skytrain
The absurdity to design the stations to only handle 2.5 car trains is a sad joke. The ultimate capacity of two 20m cars with a 10m filler car is so inadequate & pathetic, but this is the BC part of Canada. This backwards & backwater thinking must be challenged.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-future-station-locations
With some modifications, three 20m cars could form a 60m train, despite the absurd platforms only having a clearance for 50m. A 60m walkthrough train makes this possible, its just that the doors at either end wouldn't reach the short station platform. Selective_door_operation could enable the Canada Line to go from a 2 car & 2.5 car joke, to a 3 car & ultimately, a 5 car train. That's still a far cry from cities with 10 car trains running every 2 minutes. However, a 5 car train running every minute could make all the difference for Greater Vancouver.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-1.7235368# Aparently, there is enough money to overpay for a $HIT-PIPE and a $HIT-BOX, but not enough funds to build a proper high capacity train over a couple of decades.
The Canada_Line opened in 2009 with its short 2 car trains & in 2025, there still aren't any 2.5 car trains. By now, it really should have been running 5 car trains, connecting the 2 ferry terminals & the airport. Fortunately, most real cities are able to do proper long range planning for their infrastructure, unlike backwards Vancouver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Canada_Line_fleet
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-park-mall-free-parking-vancouver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakridge-41st_Avenue_station
As of 2025, the 2009 Canada Line operators are still only running a 2 car joke of a train.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/record-number-oil-tankers-enter-011706070.html
Greater Vancouver is suppose to be a growing port, but its in a vast country that doesn't even have half of 1% of the world's population.
Singapore & even Brisbane have been able to substantially expand their ports & related infrastructure over the years. Thats, because they don't have anything like the Vancouver restrictions or the backwater BC mentality to thwart them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Street_(Vancouver) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXbUb7TMj6k
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Street , https://storeys.com/vancouver-granville-street-entertainment-district-history-renewal-planning-program/
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Oak+Street+and+Granville+Street
https://montecristomagazine.com/community/forgotten-bridges-vancouver
The LGB just wasn't designed with any future capacity in mind.
History of the Lions Gate Bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHqi7Kijedw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge#History
The inadequate 3 lane LGB is currently the most narrow road bridge in backwards & stubborn Vancouver. It's been in that category since the removal of the 2 lane Fraser Street Bridge in the 1970s. There was a refusal to twin the absurdly narrow LGB between the 1950s & 1970s. By the 1980s there should have been a subway tunnel and an 8 lane tunnel. Then two of the lanes could have been for buses. Georgia Street is 7 lanes wide as it gets closer to Stanley Park. Thus, the main part of a tunnel through the park could have provided 3 general lanes each way & a bus lane each way. Instead, the 7 lanes of the westernmost part of Georgia Street are funneled into a 3 lane causeway & a 3 lane bridge. The LGB would be fantastic as just a bike & foot crossing, with train, bus & road tunnels well beneath & beside it.
The Burrard_Bridge, BB or BSB opened with 6 lanes, but now it only has 4 lanes. There are 2 bike lanes & 2 sidewalks. Had a parallel bike-bridge been built, the BB could have still had 6 lanes. While the BB has a lower level provision for streetcars or tram-trains, Vancouver did its damndest to phase out streetcars well before the 1960s.
The Ironworkers_Memorial_Bridge has 6 lanes, but should also have had 2 wide shoulders & 2 very wide sidewalks. Unfortunatly, there was no provision for a lower deck, as is also the case with all of the other Vancouver bridges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironworkers_Memorial_Second_Narrows_Crossing
Any replacement of the inadequate Ironworkers+Memorial+Bridge should be on the scale of what Perth, Seattle and Montreal have done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Street_Bridge#Third_bridge_(1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vPSdF0jRTC4 The Granville-Bridge or GSB is the widest bridge in the city limits. It opened with 8 lanes, but is being transformed into a 6 lane bridge with 2 bike lanes & 2 sidewalks. Had there been a paralel bike & foot bride, the GSB could have still been 8 lanes wide. Then there could have been 2 exclusive bus lanes.
https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/granville-bridge-connector.aspx
The Oak Street Bridge should have been 8 lanes wide, with 2 wide sidewalks.
The Knight+Street+Bridge should have been 8 lanes with 2 wide sidewalks. Instead, its a 4 lane chokepoint.
The Arthur+Laing+Bridge should have been at least 6 lanes with 2 proper bike lanes & 2 sidewalks.
If the Cambie_Street_Bridge had 2 very wide sidewalks, then its likely that it would still have 6 lanes instead of 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambie_Bridge#The_present_bridge
Unfortunatly, bottleneck or chokepoint planning is part of the Vancouver & BC mentality.
Of course BC & the Metro+Vancouver Region just hasn't put enough funds towards proper big-city planning & infrastructure development.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/04/17/from-discarded-depot-to-important-port
There is no valid reason as to why Churchill can't someday be a major seaport & airport like Anchorage-Alaska is.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Churchill-Manitoba
https://www.arcticgateway.com/port-of-churchill
Churchill really has the potential to become a major freight-rail, seaport & even a cargo airport.
https://www.arcticgateway.com/about
https://www.arcticgateway.com/arctic-gateway-freight-services
https://www.portofchurchill.ca/2019/08/04/port-of-churchill-ready-for-its-first-grain-shipments/
https://www.arcticgateway.com/hudson-bay-railway
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/west-vancouver-home-sale-2188-westhill-wynd
A person can pay out all that money, but you don't get a French standard of transportation options, or even a Québec-Montreal quality of transportation. You are just stuck with a ridiculous 3 lane LGB and there are no plans to have any bus & train tunnels under that horrible chokepoint.
Any replacement for the Ironworkers+Memorial+Bridge should be at least as wide as the Samuel-De_Champlain_Bridge in Montreal. It's very difficult in BC to have crossings that have at least 4 lanes each way.
Far away from backwards Vancouver & backwater BC, the Narrows_Bridge_in_Perth-WA was part of a multi-section Bridge plan. 5 lanes each way, plus a Railway_bridge section, which has much longer trains than backwards Vancouver.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/paid-parking-metropolis-metrotown
https://www.metrotowerofficecomplex.com/
https://www.metrotowerofficecomplex.com/metrotower-1 28 stories since 1989. It should have been the first 40 story office tower in BC.
https://www.metrotowerofficecomplex.com/metrotower-2 First 30 story (1991) office tower in BC, outside of the city limits of Vancouver. It could have been the first 50 story office tower in BC.
MT3 could have & should have been the first 60 story office tower in BC.
https://www.rjc.ca/project-details/metrotower-iii-.html Not 60, 50, or 40 stories. Techncally, not even 30 stories.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/manitobas-northern-port-could-strengthen-canadas-trade
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/national/port-churchill-gives-more-access-international-markets
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Churchill-Manitoba
So much money has be wasted over the years and a good part of it should have gone towards proper regional transportation planning & development.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11123828/metro-vancouver-cost-savings/
Crucial funds that could have gone towards a train tunnel by the LGB and the new D Island Tunnel.
https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-board-begins-spending-review
A regional network of bus-bridges still isn't part of any official transit plan. Apparently, its better to just funnel buses onto the existing narrow bridges in the region.
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/02/21/metro-vancouver-regional-district-22m-budget-cuts
Despite most of the bridges being too narrow & inefficient for public transit, the SkyTrain was deliberately built to have stations that are much shorter than the Montreal Metro & TTC Subway stations.
BC has such a reluctant mentality towards thinking big. Thus, a chokepoint or congestive planning mentality has been firmly entrenched.
Long trains & bridges wide enough to properly accommodate bus lanes & HOV lanes would actually help to reduce transportation congestion.
Who knows where all the billions of dollars went over the past several decades, because not enough funds went towards a proper level of transportation infrastructure.
https://metrovancouver.org/about-us/budgets-and-financial-plans
Of course Greater Vancouver was one of the first urban regions to get rid of its streetcars & interurban tram-trains & it will likely be to be one of the last cities to bring them back.
https://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/hub.15059
The Hub could be equivalent to having 65 floors.
The Edge of the World: BC's Early Years | Knowledge Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mco6Z-6xCk
Not from a First Nations perspective, but from the European expansion perspective, BC has been a provincial backwater for a very long time. Unfortunatly, this BC backwater mentality has partially remained through the past several generations.
History of Vancouver, BC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqNMp3GHKyw
Despite Vancouver being the main economic city of BC, several things are kept half-size, especially the infrastructure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Incorporation
Just getting plumbing & then eventually electricity, was challenging enough before 1900. Then from 1950 to 2000 was a series of overlapping restrictions. Almost everything had to be watered down or scaled back, compared to what most cities around the world allow.
Vancouver, Canada in 1907 (New Version) in Color with simulated sounds added https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTE0OTVOnZU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Electric_Railway#Interurban_rail_lines Fortunatly, Melbourne, SF, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia & New Orleans never got rid of all of their tram-trains or streetcars, but backwards Vancouver sure did. Despite what is supposed to be a major port city & region, Vancouver opted to have mostly narrow bridges and very short trains. As of 2025, a 2 car joke of a train is still apparently adequate for growing Coquitlam. The Expo_Line just started testing for 5 car trains. Unfortunatly, the Canada_Line to Richmond wasn't designed to accomodate 5 car trains. Only a 2.5 car joke of a Half-A$$ED train is what the short stations can handle. As of 2025, the Canada_Line is still only running 2 car trains.
From 2000 to 2025, several Vancouver & BC restrictions remain in place. Even the NO FUN VANCOUVER mentality hasn't been dissolved enough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Demographics In 2025 Vancouver might have approximately 725,000 people.
The Greater_Vancouver Region and the BC Lower_Mainland might have approximately 3,300,000 people.
https://everydaytourist.ca/calgary-visitor-information/2015/3/2/bridges-over-the-bow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Calgary#Crossings
The 4 lane Louise_Bridge has a 2 track counterpart.
https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/news/2017/04/two-louise-bridges.26322
The Louise+Bridge & its LRT bridge is a good example of how a road & passenger rail corridor can work well.
The 4 lane Cushing+Bridge wasn't widened for buses, so the next best thing was done. A 2 lane bus bridge was built next to the Cushing+Bridge. What is easy & straightforward for Calgary to do seems to be very difficult for Vancouver & BC to achieve. Several bridges in Greater Vancouver should have bus & bike bridges built next to them.
Unfortunatly, backwards Vancouver planning didn't allow for 2 very wide sidewalks on the Cambie_Bridge.
https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/cambie-street-bridge-upgrades.aspx
While the current bridge is a great improvement from the previous Cambie_Bridge, there still wasn't enough interest or motivation to really have an adequate bridge. A 5 lane bridge with only 1 wide sidewalk is too half-assed. Due to Vancouver's inability to properly plan & build for the future, the once 6 lane Cambie_Bridge only has 5 lanes & still has a narrow sidewalk on its west side.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cambie+Street+Bridge
