https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Electric_Railway#Interurban_Rail_Lines
Monday, May 31, 2021
Helsinki is Tearing Up Its Freeways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdvYcWxycgY
Finland and Estonia are planning to construct a 15 billion dollar tunnel across the Gulf of Finland, connecting the capital cities of Helsinki and Tallinn. A Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel would transform the economies of the region, creating a twin city metropolitan area and improving connectivity between Finland and the rest of Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvpNG1FBXss
Friday, May 28, 2021
The very short-platforms of the Skytrain-Canada-line-are-nearing-capacity
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/short-platforms-trains-skytrain-canada-line-built-nearing-capacity
50 m instead of 152 m like in Montreal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport_station_(SkyTrain)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain-Canada+Line
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021
Portland's Unbuilt Freeways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeV31IcUkPM
In the 1970s, Portland made the radical decision to rip up its oldest freeway and replace it with a city park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2_yNrP0hCY
The compelling case for removing urban freeways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6WtYTThkdU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_revolt
Helsinki is Tearing Up Its Freeways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdvYcWxycgY
A lot of times existing streets & roads can be made to be more efficient with enabling people to get around. However, there has to be a good coordinated transit & road system.
Honolulu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater#/media/File:Oahu_from_the_air_2004.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu#/media/File:Honolulu01_(cropped).JPG
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Honolulu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Honolulu#/media/File:Honolulu01.JPG
Friday, May 21, 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
mountains
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Vancouver#Politics_and_government
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Extinction-Rellion-Vancouver-plans-an-afternoon-takeover-of-Lions-Gate-Bridge
Some people really gravitate towards a shutdown mentality. Indeed, if a country could be perpetually disrupted or shutdown, that would dramatically reduce the influx of people.
Most of the world is non-white & Canada doesn't even have 1% of the world's population. For some, just to think that Canada might contain half of 1% of the world's' population is too much. There is a reluctance to improve & expand on infrastructure, because that would mean building for more non-white people.
While the British Colonial mentality has been gradually fading away, there is still a strong KEEP THEM OUT mentality. That's especially been the case in BC with its reluctance to build up a proper level of infrastructure, is very apparent.
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Fort McMurray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Fort_McMurray_wildfire 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Highway_63#2016_wildfire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Highway_63#Construction
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Fort_McMurray_Athabasca_River_Bridges_2.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta#Municipalities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%E2%80%93express_lanes#Canada
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