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Saturday, February 24, 2018

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metrotown-station-escalators-west-stationhouse-open

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metrotown-station-escalators-west-stationhouse-open
JF at 8:09 PM

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-conventional-rail-linear-induction-technology-snowfall

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-conventional-rail-linear-induction-technology-snowfall
JF at 8:07 PM

atmosphere-7960-alderbridge-way-richmond

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/atmosphere-7960-alderbridge-way-richmond
JF at 8:00 PM

the-amazing-brentwood-construction

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-amazing-brentwood-construction-photos-august-2017
JF at 7:59 PM

oakridge-centre-redevelopment

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-centre-redevelopment-vancouver-2018-design

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-canada-line-oakridge-41st-avenue-station-upgrades



https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain-Canada+Line
JF at 7:54 PM

bc-budget-2018-transit-funding-vancouver...

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-budget-2018-transit-funding-vancouver

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/john-horgan-broadway-subway-surrey-light-rail-funding-2018


http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-2017-kevin-desmond-surrey-light-rail
JF at 7:52 PM

toronto-pearson-airport-global-mega-hub

http://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-pearson-airport-global-mega-hub
JF at 7:33 PM

Port of Vancouver vs. Port of Brisbane

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/port-of-vancouver-roberts-bank-terminal-2-expansion 

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-place-lions-gate-bridge-cruise-ships-port-of-vancouver

The Port+of+Brisbane was able to be built on a grad scale, simply because it doesn't have anything like the Vancouver, BC & Canadian red tape & B$ to contend with.


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Lions+Gate+Bridge



JF at 7:32 PM

vancouver-international-airport-expansion-yvr-2037

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-expansion-masterplan


http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-post-opens-new-200-million-processing-centre-yvr-airport-photos/


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JF at 7:32 PM

burquitlam-whitgift-gardens-ymca-concert-properties-coquitlam-redevelopment

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/burquitlam-whitgift-gardens-ymca-concert-properties-coquitlam-redevelopment
JF at 7:21 PM

Landmark-luxury-hotel-resort-approved-downtown-Kelowna

http://dailyhive.com/calgary/landmark-luxury-hotel-resort-approved-downtown-kelowna


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=K-V-PG-K

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Kelowna-Victoria-Prince+George-Kamloops
JF at 7:18 PM

atmosphere-7960-alderbridge-way-richmond

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/atmosphere-7960-alderbridge-way-richmond
JF at 7:17 PM

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Man Makes Incredible Discovery Inside Building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqNLE-bPh0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvBQdV0SJE
JF at 3:36 PM

Brooklyns-great-mistake in 1898


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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Greater_New_York 1898

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_and_secession_in_New_York#Staten_Island_secession

https://www.brownstoner.com/history/brooklyn-history-brooklyns-great-mi

https://www.brownstoner.com/history/brooklyn-history-consolidation-of-new-york-great-mistake/

https://www.brownstoner.com/history/brooklyn-history-aftermath-of-consolidation-of-new-york-walkabout/

https://keithyorkcity.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/the-great-mistake-of-1898-the-consolidation-of-a-dozen-towns-into-5-boroughs/

 https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/01/archives/rockets-red-glare-marked-birth-of-merged-city-in-1898-sounds-and.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/nyregion/21postmark.html 
JF at 2:58 PM

Sunday, February 18, 2018

B.C. housing crisis

https://i.cbc.ca/1.3929402.1501018840!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/vancouver-burnaby.jpg
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/no-one-measure-will-fix-b-c-housing-crisis-but-budget-will-start-ministers-1.4541665
JF at 10:22 PM

bc-pay-and-build-new-pattullo-bridge-metro-vancouver

http://cfjctoday.com/article/609695/bc-pay-and-build-new-pattullo-bridge-metro-vancouver


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pattullo+Bridge
JF at 10:09 PM

Saturday, February 17, 2018

scientists-warn-tiny-flying-killing-drones-called-slaughterbots-could-be-future

http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/17/scientists-warn-tiny-flying-killing-drones-called-slaughterbots-could-be-future-7320987/
JF at 3:58 PM

Thursday, February 15, 2018

http://urbanyvr.com/translink-99-b-line

http://urbanyvr.com/translink-99-b-line
JF at 5:02 PM

ywca-hotel-and-residence-downtown-vancouver

http://urbanyvr.com/ywca-hotel-and-residence-downtown-vancouver
JF at 4:10 PM

van can

https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1

http://urbanyvr.com/1070-barclay-buro-ole-scheeren-vancouver

http://urbanyvr.com/vancouver-house-bjarke-ingels-big

http://urbanyvr.com/butterfly-westbank-first-baptist

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1070-barclay-street-vancouver-bosa-properties-twin-towers-buro-ole-scheeren
JF at 4:06 PM

Monday, February 12, 2018

Urban TDL: trains and trams

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


6 car train: 360.75 feet (109.96 m)
8 car train: 481 feet (147 m)
10 car train: 601.25 feet (183.26 m)
Car lengthover coupler faces: 60 ft 3 in (18.36 m)
Width10 ft (3,048 mm)
Height12.08 ft (3,682 mm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R32/A_(New_York_City_Subway_car)#History


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-series_(Toronto_subway)#Design_advances

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro#Rolling_stock ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPM-10#History  ,
https://structurae.net/structures/montreal-metro-orange-line/photos?min=150



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http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.ca/search?q=BBT
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JF at 12:33 PM

Sunday, February 11, 2018

http://nexusseattle.com/architecture/

http://nexusseattle.com/architecture/
JF at 7:44 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5378207/Eerie-photos-inside-abandoned-mall.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5378207/Eerie-photos-inside-abandoned-mall.html
JF at 6:58 AM

Monday, February 5, 2018

cape-town-is running-out-of-water

https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/2018/02/cape-town-running-out-of-water-drought-taps-shutoff-other-cities
JF at 10:20 PM

Thursday, February 1, 2018

design-for-55-storey-education-mega-centre-approved-by-surrey-design-panel

https://urbansurrey.com/2017/08/02/design-for-55-storey-education-mega-centre-approved-by-surrey-design-panel/

http://urbanyvr.com/gec-education-mega-centre-surrey

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1&status=15


bbt

utdl
JF at 4:41 PM
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