seattle-to-vancouver bc

 https://www.distancecalculator.net/from-seattle-to-vancouver

2021 Nov 27

Just another place holder.

the-11bn-tunnel-connecting-scandinavia-to-the-mediterranean

 https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-11bn-tunnel-connecting-scandinavia-to-the-mediterranean

The BC Quagmire

BC has so many imposed restrictions which continually stunt & thwart the place. Switzerland can approximately fit into BC 23 times. Yet, BC doesn't even have the population of one Switzerland. Canada is the world's 2nd largest country in overall area. Yet, it hasn't been allowed to have 1% of the world's population.

Environmental restrictions while intentionally good, can also really slow down the growth & energy of a region.

https://vancouversun.com/news/david-suzuki-foundation-disavows-suzukis-warning-that-pipelines-will-be-blown-up-if-there-is-no-climate-change-action/wcm/715b0e4c-0ed6-4792-a255-2a51be3adcc2 Pipes can be dangerous, but so are some of the proposals to deal with them.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/11/23/david-suzuki-pipeline-alberta-bc-criticism Alberta & Washington State just never became a pipedream like thwarted BC is.

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/it-will-take-more-than-electric-cars-to-drive-down-emissions/

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-april-26-2018-1.4636157/david-suzuki-should-not-be-celebrated-in-alberta-says-former-dragons-den-star-1.4636160

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/residents-spur-climate-ready-cities/

There should be a focus on various reliable power sources, not just from electric power. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Biofuel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Carbon-neutral_and_negative_fuels

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Compressed_natural_gas

There should also be a reasonable amount of time to transition away from oil & gas, instead of such a madrush push.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Nuclear_reactors Such power systems might be great for bases on the moon & Mars, etc. However, for the systemically active earth, there is always a risk. But nothing could ever go wrong, except for...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident 1979

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster 1986

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_nuclear_accident 2011

Hopefully, and some actually believe, that there will never be a mega-earthquake in California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_Power_Plant#Post-Fukushima_developments

Of course if there ever is a major earthquake in that part of California, the result might be a Chernobyl & Fukushima, all at once. That would be a hell of a way to reduce the population of California.

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

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

a series-of-disasters-forcing-the-bc-government-to-make-real-changes

 https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/opinion-series-of-disasters-forcing-the-bc-government-to-make-real-changes-4784171

https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/may-worsen-recent-flooding-metro-vancouver-receives-new-rain-warning-4787944

https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/port-coquitlam-re-opens-trails-roads-during-welcome-dry-spell-4764329

the Eglinton Crosstown or Line 5

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton#Stations_and_stops

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton#Route

http://thecrosstown.ca/stations_stops

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton#/media/File:Toronto_Subway_2026.png

http://thecrosstown.ca/the-project/stations-and-stops/kennedy-station

http://thecrosstown.ca/progress/tunnelling-recap

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/kennedy.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Flexity_Freedom#Toronto

broadway subway

 https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/transportation/ibi-group-to-design-vancouvers-broadway-subway-expansion/1003411228/

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/tag/broadway-subway/

bike and pedestrian-bridges

 https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/tag/pedestrian-bridge BB & PB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montopolis_Bridge Austin, TX 

The bridge was decommissioned for vehicular traffic on October 8, 2018,^[5] and was subsequently converted to a bicycle and pedestrian bridge as part of the Bergstrom Expressway Project.^[6]

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2019/10/16/montopolis-bridge-in-east-austin-gets-facelift-before-opening-for-hike-and-bike-trail/2497819007/

Edmonton’s Valley Line

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/ccppps-2021-awards-honour-transportation-and-health-care-projects/1003413758

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/features/2021-cceawards-showcase-mill-creek-ravine-pedestrian-bridge-rehabilitation pb

bike bridges

 

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/highway-101-pedestrian-bicycle-bridge-opens-in-palo-alto/2737501/

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2021/11/22/williston-road-south-burlington-walk-bike-bridge-interstate-89-federal-grant/8717079002/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mopac+Mobility+Bike+and+Pedestrian+Bridge/@30.2414535,-97.8107348,218a,35y,39.38t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x8ae827dd1ff5e0ed!2sCircuit+of+the+Americas!8m2!3d30.1345808!4d-97.6358511!3m4!1s0x865b4b195cfe9cfd:0xc2243e2695a7f1b2!8m2!3d30.2427204!4d-97.8106504 , https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mopac+Mobility+Bike+and+Pedestrian+Bridge/@30.2427204,-97.8106504,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNhdcj5qqk2WHQVF2b09t5z2gelVV2u4sgmdc-g!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNhdcj5qqk2WHQVF2b09t5z2gelVV2u4sgmdc-g%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i3840!8i2160!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x8ae827dd1ff5e0ed!2sCircuit+of+the+Americas!8m2!3d30.1345808!4d-97.6358511!3m4!1s0x865b4b195cfe9cfd:0xc2243e2695a7f1b2!8m2!3d30.2427204!4d-97.8106504

https://vancouverbikeguide.com/top-five-vancouver-cycling-bridges/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ESzjP_jKE Vancouver-Richmond North_Arm_Bridge 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Arm_Bridge#/media/File:NorthArmBridge.jpg

The Matrix 'desert of the real'

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

heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

 https://www.kut.org/transportation/2021-07-16/heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

The True Scale of the World's Biggest Stadiums

 https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-worlds-biggest-stadiums

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sumas-lake-sumas-prairie-barrowtown-pump-station-abbotsford-flooding

skytrain-columbia-station-flooding

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-columbia-station-flooding-november-14-2021

https://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/seatrain-the-ongoing-columbia-st-station-fiasco

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sumas-lake-sumas-prairie-barrowtown-pump-station-abbotsford-flooding

Denver

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTD_Bus_%26_Rail#Light_rail

ontario-plans-two-new-highways-people-hate-where-they-will-be-located

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/11/ontario-plans-two-new-highways-people-hate-where-they-will-be-located/

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2021/11/12/politics-not-logic-is-behind-doug-fords-new-drive-to-build-highway-413.html

https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/11/people-protesting-ontario-proposed-highway-413-ford-insists-it-will-be-built/

fifteen-fifteen-skyscraper-vancouver

 https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/22/ole-scheeren-fifteen-fifteen-skyscraper-vancouver/

adjaye-associates-stepped proposal-of a supertall-in new-york

 https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/20/adjaye-associates-proposal-supertall-new-york/

Hudson's-Detroit-skyscraper-is the 2nd tallest-building-in Michigan

 https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/07/shop-architects-hudsons-detroit-skyscraper-tallest-building-michigan  https://www.hudsonssitedetroit.com/

https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2021/03/10/hudsons-site-tower-downtown-detroit/6938527002/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%27s_Site_Development_(Detroit)

https://www.bedrockdetroit.com/property/hudsons-site/

https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/3/20/21188357/detroit-development-hudsons-tower-coronavirus-construction

https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=113129

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=71&status=15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1TP39Wp3z0

new-york-skyscrapers

 https://www.dezeen.com/tag/new-york-skyscrapers

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC , 

https://the-loaf-etc.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=2&status=15

Largest Abandoned Cities on Earth

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

SF

 https://opensfhistory.org/Display/wnp37.03810.jpg

https://opensfhistory.org/Display/wnp27.7322.jpg

https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/Map-sf-historic-vintage-openhistorysf-12544608.php#photo-14871203

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

Twin Peaks

 https://opensfhistory.org/Panorama/wnp37.02230-02231.jpg

https://opensfhistory.org/Panorama/wnp15.1337-1340.jpg

https://opensfhistory.org/Panorama/wnp15.0836-0843.jpg

https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/Map-sf-historic-vintage-openhistorysf-12544608.php#photo-14871203

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

metro trains and stations

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_metro#Rolling_stock

coquitlam-city-centre-plan

 https://biv.com/article/2019/11/bars-restaurants-and-school-included-new-coquitlam-city-centre-plan

The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge

https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/See-the-twin-Bay-Bridge-that-nearly-14416310.php

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

sf-bay-area-transportation-projects

 https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/sf-bay-area-transportation-projects/

ottawa lrt-derailment-incomplete-maintenance

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lrt-derailment-incomplete-maintenance-1.6237515

NYC Subway

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgTKTs33NLY

https://www.theb1m.com/video/fixing-the-tunnel-thats-failing-new-york-city

We take you on a journey deep under the island of Manhattan to explore what lies below the biggest city in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX1xmaKPb9o

MUNI

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoIgSH9RvmQ evolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S35ILOitdh4 mini

BART

 

VTA's Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DtkPiGVtkc

An overview of the Phase 2 extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit to Silicon Valley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfoCEYLigKo 

tallest_buildings_in_Europe

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

urban

 https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=urban , https://the-loaf-etc.blogspot.com/2021/11/urban.html

https://www.theb1m.com/video/fixing-the-tunnel-thats-failing-new-york-city

Bridge

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhivopisny_Bridge , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Moscow

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Ring+Roads

Road Building

 https://www.theb1m.com/video/road-building-is-damaging-our-planet-here-s-how-we-fix-it