Urban Tech Links: UTL: 2015

	23 Oct 2015, Barcelona, Spain The Sagrada Família basilica has entered its final stage of construction, over 100 years since its foundation stone was laid and 90 years after its designer, Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi, died. Read more.

http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/4810/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Thursday, October 15, 2015

philadelphia's (mostly) abandoned (potential) metro network

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=126677

Cincinnati's Abandoned Subway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Subway#The_idea

http://cdn.urbancincy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Cincinnati-Subway-System.jpg-
http://www.urbancincy.com/2014/02/infographic-the-abandonment-of-cincinnatis-1914-subway-and-rapid-transit-loop

http://www.forgottenoh.com/subway.html

http://www.gleems.com/861711/unbelievable-pictures-of-cincinnatis-abandoned-ghost-subway-system/4

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Cincinnati%E2%80%99s+Abandoned+Subway+System

http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-most-ambitious-subway-systems-ever-devised-1484113202

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Some-Tube-Hardened-commuters-share-secret-Underground-shortcuts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3244589/Tired-life-Tube-Hardened-commuters-share-secret-Underground-shortcuts-Londoners-know.html

Thursday, September 10, 2015

a viaduct-free-future-awaits-vancouver

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/viaduct-free-future-awaits-vancouver/

real-estate-in-prices in-vancouver

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/real-estate-asking-price-vancouver-quiz/

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

the-fair-at-the-pne-records-lowest-attendance-in-a-decade

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/the-fair-at-the-pne-records-lowest-attendance-in-a-decade/

Monday, September 7, 2015

Architects-develop-radical-solution-replace-entire-17-mile-long-Circle-Line-high-speed-three-lane-travelator-quicker

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3225178/Architects-develop-radical-solution-replace-entire-17-mile-long-Circle-Line-high-speed-three-lane-travelator-quicker.html

Friday, September 4, 2015

urban selfie madness: too-many-dying-to-get-the-picture

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/techandscience/selfie-madness-too-many-dying-to-get-the-picture/ar-AAdTwCX?li=AA59G3

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

BC Towers

http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/4810/Article/3016/language/en-US/view.aspx

http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/4810/Page/5/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Monday, August 31, 2015

The Regional George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project

Of course someday, the Massey+Tunnel+replacement should have a regional rail crossing with extra bus or HOV lanes.

While it's important to have a train to Coquitlam, it's also important to have a train to the Delta ferry terminal.

https://sfb.nathanpachal.com/2015/08/what-evergreen-line-will-do-to-bus.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_(British_Columbia)

https://sfb.nathanpachal.com/2015/08/amtrak-service-improvement-coming-to.html The New_Westminster_Rail_Bridge is a single track joke that shoud be replace with at least a 3, if not a 4 track bridge. https://cib-bic.ca/en/projects/trade-and-transport/new-westminster-rail-bridge/

Its pitiful that there is no rail bridge between Richmond and Delta to provide an efficient link between YVR and the ferry terminal.

https://sfb.nathanpachal.com/search/label/Transportation Its very strange that there doesn't seem to a plan to link YVR with the 2 regional ferry terminals.

https://sfb.nathanpachal.com/search/label/Interurban%20Maps Its sad that instead of improving regional rail tranportaion during the 1950s, 60s and 70s, backwards BC went the other way. Then the 1980s Skytrain had stations that were barely more than half the length of a 152.4 m Montreal Metro station. The YVR Line opened in 2009 and wasn't even built with 80m stations, only enough level clearance for 50m stations.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Richmond+and+Delta

The Oakridge Centre intersection

http://globalnews.ca/news/1150693/1150693

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Oakridge+Centre+redevelopment&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDsQsARqFQoTCL7xvpr-08cCFYoviAodfKMEJw&biw=1280&bih=699

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Oakridge

Tokyo

http://skyscrapercenter.com/city/tokyo

https://darylvsworld.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/skytrain-technology-declared-for-60km-outer-belt-metro-in-tokyo/

http://skyscrapercenter.com/cities

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Tokyo

V-T-M

https://i0.wp.com/buzzer.translink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/toronto.jpg ,
https://darylvsworld.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/referendum-myths-translink-exec-pay

http://www.sfu.ca/geog/geog351fall07/Group03/history.html

http://theecoreport.com/metro-vancouver-to-have-canadas-longest-transit-system

https://metrobabel.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/new-mark-iii-skytrains-coming-soon

http://bbscalemodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_6898-1.jpg ,
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/sleek-looking-longer-skytrain-trains-arriving-this-year

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_rolling_stock#Bombardier_ART_Mark_III_train_fleet_.28future.29

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/2012/02/12/translink-to-order-several-longer-skytrain-cars-in-2016-2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_rapid_transit#Future_expansion

Sunday, August 30, 2015

some of-the-most-amazing-abandoned-airports-in-the-world

http://www.pixte.com/861911/14-of-the-most-amazing-abandoned-airports-in-the-world/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=YahooUSDesk

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Canada's-25-richest-neighbourhoods

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/homeandproperty/canadas-25-richest-neighbourhoods/ss-BBm9MmI

Launch of-London-s-overnight-Tube-services-postponed-indefinitely

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3212642/Launch-London-s-night-Tube-services-postponed-indefinitely-following-weeks-crippling-strike-action-unions-opposed-rota-changes-50k-year-drivers.html

Saturday, August 22, 2015

aerial view of cities...

http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galleries

http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/latest

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/

Thursday, August 20, 2015

B line

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/03/mayor-robertson-ubc-broadway-subway-would-canada-line-ridership/

Why is the Canada (embarrassment) Line built the way it is?

Despite its high cost, the C+Line or YVR-Line was designed to have shorter stations than the underground stations in Edmonton & Seattle. Even shorter than the ground level stations in Calgary & Portland. Considering that a Montreal Metro station is 152.5m or 500 feet in length, the absurd C Line stations are only 50m.

A one third size train still could have been designed for proper future capacity expansion. Unfortunatly, this joke of a train was only designed to have 2 coaches & eventually 2.5 car trains, not 5 & certainly not 10. Because that's what a proper big city would do.

The light rail train bridge to Richmond wasn't designed to have any bus lanes, just 1 bike lane. No proper bus & HOV lane bridge has been built next to the narrow Knight+Street+Bridge , Oak+Street+Bridge , or Arthur+Laing+Bridge. By now, all 3 road bridges should have had 4 lane bus & HOV bridges next to them. Indeed, each bridge should have had 2 bus & 2 HOV lanes beside them by now. But why do that when everything can be crammed into just 2 lanes each way. Combine that with no breakdown lanes or wide shoulders & you have classic BC bottleneck planning. Since the C Line isn't running 24 hours, there should have been a 24 hour express bus to the airport on 2 dedicated lanes on the C Line bridge. That would have made it possible to always have an airport express bus, especially when the C Line is only running 2 car trains.

It's all such a sad joke that should be laughed at all over the world. It's also symbolic of the refusal to properly think & build big in backwards BC. Its like a whole lot of money was never efficiently or properly put into the regional infrastructure over the course of several generations. Any serious big city airport+line should be designed for significant future capacity.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain-Canada+Line

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Calgary+C+Train

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Edmonton+LRT

BC trams...

http://buzzer.translink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/interurbanmap_web.jpg ,
http://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/03/a-short-history-of-interurbans-in-the-lower-mainland

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/100-year-old-vancouver-map-online/

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

london-to-new-york...

http://paleofuture.com/blog/2009/3/29/london-to-new-york-in-2-days-1919.html

disneys-project-x-in-1966

http://paleofuture.com/blog/2011/8/15/disneys-project-x-in-1966.html

Friday, August 14, 2015

housing-market-risk-high-in-toronto-winnipeg-and-regina-cmhc-says

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/housing-market-risk-high-in-toronto-winnipeg-and-regina-cmhc-says-1.3189981

"After a trying search, Jacob Butula has finally found a place to rent in Vancouver. But the apartment on the top floor of a house is far from ideal. Only a sheet separates his room from the living room that he will soon share with three roommates.

One roommate has promised to build him a makeshift wooden wall to replace the sheet. But it still means everyone living there will have easy access to his room.

"I hope I can trust these people with my stuff when I'm gone because they can just pull the wood [wall] aside and enter my room if they feel like it," says the 30-year-old Butula

"It's a sacrifice I'm making for affordable rent," he adds, as he moves to Vancouver to finish a master's degree in counselling psychology and complete his practicum.

For now, he believes a temporary wall may be as good as it gets with his $750 a month rent limit." http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rental-woes-prices-jump-vacancy-shrinks-for-vancouver-toronto-1.3186886

Monday, August 10, 2015

disaster-response-vehicle-1960-9-11

http://paleofuture.com/blog/2010/3/1/disaster-response-vehicle-1960.html

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Burnaby

http://brentwoodstation.blogspot.ca/2015/07/view-from-brentwood-mall-food-court.html

https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/concord-place-brentwood ,

http://concordplacebrentwood.com ,
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Burnaby,+BC

http://brentwoodstation.blogspot.ca/2015/03/more-coverage-on-dragonwood-development.html ,

https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/solo-district-condos

http://brentwoodstation.blogspot.ca/2015/07/dragonwood-development-goes-to-public.html

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Burnaby,+BC MT

the calgary-skyline

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2014/01/historic-calgary-skyline.html

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2015/06/retro-photos-calgary.html

Sunday, July 26, 2015

D-WS

http://www.dwavesys.com/

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Burnaby+quantum+computer+maker+Wave+pulls+million+funding/10770082/story.html

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/D-Wave+Systems+Inc./@49.2567205,-122.9989019,2090m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x941c0825e271ec23!6m1!1e1

BPS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballard_Power_Systems

http://www.ballard.com/

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Ballard+Power+Systems+Inc/@49.198026,-123.007711,2092m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xf1f90417c20dbe9a!6m1!1e1

Tekmira BC

http://www.tekmira.com/about-hbv/overview.php

http://www.bctechnology.com/companies/Tekmira-Pharmaceuticals-Corporation.cfm

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Tekmira+Pharmaceuticals+Corporation/@49.1989067,-123.0102975,523m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xd0760165dbe9d897

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

worlds-tallest-buildings

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/one-worlds-tallest-buildings-caught-224906849.html

Friday, July 17, 2015

BC Eq

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/bracing-for-the-big-one-is-b-c-ready-170423453.html

Monday, July 13, 2015

Edm

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=5&status=15

toronto-the-big-is-here-to-stay

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/toronto-the-big-is-here-to-stay-editorial/ar-AAcTwLl

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

nyc vintage

http://nycvintage.blogspot.com

http://nycvintage.blogspot.ca/2011/05/nyc-image-future-new-york-city-of.html

Sunday, June 28, 2015

getting-toronto-on-track-alleviating-gridlock-a-top-priority-for-commuters

http://www.unionizedlabour.ca/organized-labour/getting-toronto-on-track-alleviating-gridlock-a-top-priority-for-commuters?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=paid

big-data-urban-life-singapore

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/24/tech/big-data-urban-life-singapore/index.html?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obnetwork

p 999

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=urban

macau-new-attractions

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/25/travel/macau-new-attractions-2015/index.html?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obnetwork

Thursday, June 25, 2015

North_Arm_Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Arm_Bridge

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

haw obser

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/protesters-camping-hawaii-mountain-vow-peacefully-prevent-telescope-023021040.html

Burrard Street Bridge (BSB)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Bridge

It's unlikely that the BSB will ever be restored or completed, because of the backwards Vancouverization mentality.

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/burrard-bridge-details-revealed-at-open-house-second-event-planned-for-june-16th

The city was too cheap to build a nice, wide bike-bridge next to the BSB.

https://voony.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/burrard-bridge-the-war-on-transit-continues

Thus, instead of removing 2 lanes, the BSB could have still had 6 lanes, which 2 lanes could have been for buses. Then a lower deck for 2 streetcar tracks.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Burrard+Bridge+Proposed+widening+plans&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=VZiLVbSUAozzoAS9jLC4Bg&ved=0CB0QsAQ&biw=1600&bih=799

A 6 lane bridge with 2 streetcar tracks & a parallel bike-bridge, is just too advanced of a crossing for backwards vancouver.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=burrard+street+bridge&sa=X&es_sm=93&biw=1600&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=95OLVdS-KIfIogTlm5jwBg&ved=0CCwQsAQ

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Burrard+Street+Bridge

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=BSB

Knight Street Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Street_Bridge

https://voony.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/cycling-on-knight-bridge

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/river-district-neighbourhood-vancouver

Monday, June 22, 2015

d wave bur

https://www.biv.com/article/2015/6/computing-takes-quantum-leap-burnabys-d-wave-break/

jenga-like-high-rise-helps-residents-connect-world

http://www.wired.com/2015/06/jenga-like-high-rise-helps-residents-connect-world

http://www.buro-os.com/1500_west_georgia_launch

http://www.buro-os.com/1500-west-georgia

London Overground History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Overground#History

Saturday, June 20, 2015

going-over and underground-in-singapore

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/10/travel/gallery/singapore-future-buildings/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/16/asia/going-underground-in-singapore/?ref=yfp

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/10/travel/gallery/singapore-future-buildings/index.html

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Grandview-Woodland land use plan

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/grandview-plan-political-interference

https://cityhallwatch.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/resize_130521_station_area_study-bldg_heights.jpg

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/botched-process-towers-grandview

http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.ca/2015/06/commercial-and-broadway-station.html

commercial and broadway station

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/06/dramatic-60-million-commercial-broadway-station-upgrade-include-additional-platform/

http://www.translink.ca/commercialbroadway

http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Station-and-Exchange-Improvements/Expo-Line-Upgrades/Commercial-Broadway-Station-Upgrades/FAQs.aspx

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/translinks-bway-info ,
https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/50mil_comstn_reno

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/vanc/vancouver.htm

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

river-district-neighbourhood-vancouver

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/river-district-neighbourhood-vancouver/

Monday, June 15, 2015

19-dangerous-cities-in-europe

http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=19DangerCityEurope

Ir and Sco
http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/2/

Lon
http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/4/

Man
http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/5/

Mos
http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/6/

Nap
http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/7/

Rot
http://www.geekycamel.com/19-dangerous-cities-in-europe%e2%80%8f/8/

telus-sky-tower calgary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telus_Sky ,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=3

http://www.archdaily.com/399946/big-unveils-telus-sky-tower-in-calgary/

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/telus-sky-calgary/telus-sky-calgary6.html

http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/11/22/construction-kicks-off-in-downtown-calgary-for-planned-222-metre-telus-sky-tower

https://www.google.ca/search?q=telus+sky+tower+calgary&sa=X&es_sm=93&biw=1600&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0CCkQsARqFQoTCKC4-oP4kcYCFQSjiAodBC0A7w

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2013/12/top-western-canada-real-estate-stories-2013.html

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/interactive-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&status%5B%5D=UC&status%5B%5D=UCT&status%5B%5D=STO&status%5B%5D=PRO&base_city=706&base_height_range=0&base_company=All&base_min_year=1900&base_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list

Telus Garden Vancouver

http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/telus_garden38.jpg ,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=186381&page=25

http://blog.telus.com/community/peas-and-beans-and-lettuce-oh-my

https://www.google.ca/search?q=telus+garden+vancouver&sa=X&es_sm=93&biw=1600&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0CCwQsARqFQoTCOeri-v3kcYCFYiliAoduOcEmw

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/interactive-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&status%5B%5D=UC&status%5B%5D=UCT&status%5B%5D=STO&status%5B%5D=PRO&base_city=724&base_height_range=0&base_company=All&base_min_year=1900&base_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list

architecture/buro-ole-scheeren-1500-west-georgia-vancouver-skyscraper

http://www.designboom.com/architecture/buro-ole-scheeren-1500-west-georgia-vancouver-skyscraper-06-12-2015

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/1500-west-georgia/19964

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Downtown+Vancouver+highrise+design+reaches+across/11132719/story.html

history-of-hastings-sunrise

http://www.eastvillagevancouver.ca/bia-info/history-of-hastings-sunrise

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/1/6/1655352/cd08e759-4d04-4d68-9df1-4c93e2c57f11-MAP20.jpg-
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/index-plan-of-provincial-govt-lands-to-be-sold-at-auction-at-vancouver-b-c-november-20th-1906

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/1/6/1661171/b340db86-b13f-4d17-8c41-773dbd60a709-MAP333.jpg-
http://www.eastvillagevancouver.ca/bia-info/history-of-grandview-woodland-
https://www.facebook.com/TheEastVillageVancouver/posts/891704964234779

http://www.greatgrandview.ca/

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

burnaby-unveils-vision-for-lougheed-town-centre

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2015/06/01/burnaby-unveils-vision-for-lougheed-town-centre/

power-station-cancer-warning

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3116620/Nuclear-power-station-cancer-warning-Breast-cancer-rates-FIVE-TIMES-higher-Welsh-plant-twice-high-Essex-Somerset-sites-experts-reveal.html

Transport-London-staff-earning-over a 100-000 pounds

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3117147/Fury-number-Transport-London-staff-earning-100-000-goes-326-413-one-year.html

SkyTrain (BC) Network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Future_expansion

another-sinkhole-forms-along-skytrain-evergreen-line-tunnel-route

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/another-sinkhole-forms-along-skytrain-evergreen-line-tunnel-route

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Rapid_Transit_Vancouver.svg/2000px-Rapid_Transit_Vancouver.svg.png

https://voony.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/skytrain-mf01-profile.jpg

http://www.railforthevalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/LRT-versus-Skytrain-Copy.jpg ,
http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/ottawa-expands-its-light-rail-vision

http://www.b-bot.ca/bargraph.html

Friday, June 5, 2015

Westin Bonaventure Hotel inA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westin_Bonaventure_Hotel

http://footage.framepool.com/westin-bonaventure-hotel

http://hotelodat.blogspot.ca/2015/05/westin-bonaventure-hotel-los-angeles.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=bonaventure+hotel+los+angeles&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=971&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=IdlxVd_3PIXFogS23IH4Ag&sqi=2&ved=0CGkQsAQ&dpr=1

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=hotel+rooms

Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Biltmore_Hotel

http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles

http://untappedcities.com/2013/10/29/10-secrets-historic-millennium-biltmore-hotel-los-angeles

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Millennium+Biltmore+Hotel,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90013,+USA/@34.0493682,-118.2538773,239m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2c7b4b7dfbe8d:0x9c805e5d3d557182

https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=millennium%20biltmore%20hotel%20los%20angeles

Monday, June 1, 2015

roberts bank terminal 2

http://www.robertsbankterminal2.com/about-the-project/project-overview/

http://www.robertsbankterminal2.com/about-the-project/project-components

http://www.robertsbankterminal2.com

port metro vancouver south-shore-corridor-project

http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/OngoingProjects/south-shore-corridor-project

http://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/mcgill-street-rehabilitation-project.aspx

Friday, May 29, 2015

new-stingray-detecting-system

http://www.infowars.com/governments-eye-new-stingray-detecting-system/

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Vancouver amung the worlds most livable cities

http://www.theprovince.com/news/national/Sure+Vancouver+world+most+livable+cities+also+mind/11083500/story.html

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver,+BC/@49.2695272,-123.1208242,1744a,20y,41.19t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2015/05/boring-cities

Gridlock around Vancouver is the worst congestion in Canada

http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Gridlock+Vancouver+worst+congestion+Canada+sneaking+down/9902822/story.html

London-commuters-endure-fresh-travel-misery-power-failures-cause-dozens-services-delayed-cancelled

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3098838/Thousands-London-commuters-endure-fresh-travel-misery-power-failures-cause-dozens-services-delayed-cancelled.html

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

rich doors poor-doors

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/whats-so-bad-about-poor-doors-131258539.html

Sunday, May 17, 2015

robots ready-to-lend-a-hand-or-3-in-the-next-disaster

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/ready-to-lend-a-hand-or-3-in-the-next-disaster/2015/05/16/2ea78a16-fa6c-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

bc...

http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/the-truth-slowly-ekes-out-surprise-surprise

http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/rail-for-the-valley-6/the-gvrds-1978-lrtrailroad-bridge-a-bridge-too-practical/

the Downtown Relief Line

http://www.drlnow.com/history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express#Rolling_stock

https://www.google.ca/search?q=the+Downtown+toronto+Relief+line&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=971&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mClSVef9PM-zogTKhoCQAw&ved=0CCMQsAQ

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2015/02/26/scarboroughs-creaking-srt-gets-a-makeover.html

http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/utterly-ignorant-about-transit-come-to-vancouver-and-join-the-club

http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/adios-skytrain-bombardier-is-selling-off-its-rail-division/

urbantoronto infrastructure

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/infrastructure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express ,
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/04/union-pearson-express-enter-service-june-6th

Singapore economy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore#Modern-day_economy

http://www.oddjam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_5953-800x800.jpg

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Marina+Bay+skyline+Singapore&FORM=pgbar1

http://www.bing.com/?FORM=Z9FD1

Monday, May 11, 2015

spooky-quantum-action-might-hold-the universe-together

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/spooky-quantum-action-might-hold-universe-together/

VR Headsets-aid-military-commanders

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3075485/Headsets-aid-military-commanders.html

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Towers of Vietnam

https://aedesign.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/vietinbank-towers-hanoi-vietnam/vietinbank-towers-2

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=291

Monday, May 4, 2015

seouls-last-village

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/photos/seouls-last-village/ss-BBja3rq

hong-kong-disneyland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Disneyland

http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/hong-kong-disneyland/photos

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.ca/2010/02/drum-rolls-begin-at-hong-kong.html

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q92/infinitynme/Hong%20Kong%202012/disney14.jpg ,
http://al02.blogspot.ca/2012/10/hong-kong-disneyland.html

http://images.travelpod.com/tripwow/photos/ta-00ac-a5c8-60a1/at-hongkong-disneyland-hong-kong-china+1152_13064867122-tpfil02aw-23933.jpg

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hong+Kong+Disneyland/@22.3187038,114.0455735,3527m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x35b3af6ce4475405

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hong+Kong+Disneyland/@22.312967,114.041282,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x35b3af6ce4475405

DL

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Disneyland+Park/@33.8111649,-117.9161416,3168m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x2ef62f8418225cfa

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Disneyland+Park/@33.812092,-117.918974,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x2ef62f8418225cfa

Walt Disney World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World#History ,
https://mousetrapped.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/projectx.pdf

http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201312/3819

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/11/21/walt_disney_orlando.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World#Location

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Walt+Disney+World+Resort/@28.3808731,-81.5725,13418m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa71e391fd01cf1a0

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Walt+Disney+World+Resort/@28.385234,-81.563874,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa71e391fd01cf1a0

d land

https://www.google.ca/search?q=dubailand+project&oq=dubailand+project&aqs=chrome..69i57.10248j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_Adventure#History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_Land

Designers-mind-blowing-idea-apartment-building-lives-penthouse (twist and spin)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3066545/Designer-comes-mind-blowing-idea-apartment-building-lives-penthouse.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IRyZ2sY83A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR2HukuFkQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sima6G5zik8

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Good-luck-leaving-Las-Vegas-Travel-chaos-listers-attended-Mayweather-Pacquiao-fight-private-jets-parked-wing-wing-McCarren-Airport

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3066229/Good-luck-leaving-Las-Vegas-Travel-chaos-listers-attended-Mayweather-Pacquiao-fight-private-jets-parked-wing-wing-McCarren-Airport.html

Sunday, April 26, 2015

25-facts-about-the-great-pyramid-of-giza

http://realitieswatch.com/25-facts-about-the-great-pyramid-of-giza/

the time-has-come-for-a-makeover-to-the-skydome

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/time-has-come-for-a-makeover-to-the-skydome--er----------rogers-centre-143803888.html

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Clapped-1962-Aston-Martin-DB4-market-220-000-worth-THREE-TIMES-fully-restored

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3050387/Clapped-1962-Aston-Martin-DB4-market-220-000-worth-THREE-TIMES-fully-restored.html

world-s-largest-cruise-ship-passes-newly-refurbished-veteran-liner-in-Southampton

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3051216/Making-waves-world-s-largest-cruise-ship-passes-newly-refurbished-veteran-liner-sails-Southampton-maiden-voyage.html

Sydney Harbour Bridge (SHB)

The Sydney_Harbour_Bridge is such a fantastic structure.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sydney-Harbour-Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#Arch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#Planning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#Road

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#Pedestrians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#Rail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#Heritage_listing

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Harbour_Bridge_looking_South_%2814039660121%29.jpg Wow, originally with 6 lanes & 4 sets of tracks. The Burrard_Bridge in Vancouver, BC was designed to have 6 lanes & a lower level for streetcars or tram-trains. No trams on the non-existent lower level, as Vancouver wants to be one of the last cities to bring back its trams. Unlike NSW, BC seems to have a problem with allowing trains on road bridges in the 21st century.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Sydney_CBD_from_the_top_%28gun%29_deck_of_the_south_east_pylon_of_the_Sydney_Harbour_Bridge.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3051587/A-waterfall-gushing-Harbour-Bridge-crocodiles-stalking-train-station-flood-water-surfing-Opera-House-jaw-dropping-fake-photos-brightened-Sydneystorm.html

It's no wonder that such a wide & magnificent bridge from the 1930s would instantly become a fantastic NSW landmark & an Australian icon. Unfortunatly, it looks like Canada won't have a bridge of a similar magnitude by the 2030s. The 4 lane Pattullo+Bridge in BC is less than half its width & only has 1 sidewalk & never had any provision for trains. Its replacement will only open with 4 lanes & no HOV or bus lanes. Thus, its a pale imitation to the 8 lane Anzac_Bridge.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Sydney+Harbour+Bridge

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=infrastructure

Monday, April 20, 2015

people-in-metro-vancouver-less-happy-than-most-canadians-survey-finds

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/people-in-metro-vancouver-less-happy-than-most-canadians-survey-finds/ar-AAbnfJ6

Monday, April 6, 2015

photographing-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-old-san-francisco

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/article/photographing-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-old-san-francisco/ar-AAajwC6

Friday, April 3, 2015

Hopewell Centre (Hong Kong)

(1,190,000 sq ft)
"The building uses a circular floor plan. Although the front entrance is on the 'ground floor', commuters are taken through a set of escalators to the 3rd floor lift lobby. Hopewell Centre stands on the slope of a hill so steep that the building has its back entrance on the 17th floor towards Kennedy Road."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_Centre_(Hong_Kong)

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=200&page=1