no-rush-hour-no-peak transit

 https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2021/02/12/no-rush-hour-no-transit-the-pandemic-ultimatum/

big-towers-big-problems

 https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/02/23/big-towers-big-problems-at-vancouvers-shangri-la-nycs-432-park-avenue/

https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/02/28/regional-transportation-strategy-is-updated-addresses-the-last-mile/

hudsons-bay-store-downtown-to-become-a-12-storey-tech-sector-office-tower

 https://www.straight.com/news/hudsons-bay-store-downtown-to-become-a-12-storey-tech-sector-office-tower

BC

granville-island, etc.

 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/granville-island-feature?__vfz=medium%3Dstandalone_content_recirculation_with_ads

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/tourist-attractions-Fishermans-Wharf-Pier-39-16524892.php

point Roberts

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Roberts,_Washington#/media/File:Point_Roberts,_Washington.JPG

the post

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/07/01/central-business-district/

https://www.quadreal.com/the-post-vancouver/

https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2021/03/quadreal-announces-food-hall-culinary-partner-for-the-post-in-downtown-vancouver/

https://www.urbanyvr.com/transformation-of-former-post-office-into-the-post-by-quadreal-well-underway/

bridges

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/granville-slopes-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/false-creek-eastwards-from-above/

Stumps and Towers

Stumps+and+Towers is part of a series of posts showing how so many other cities are able to build so much taller & wider that what is permitted in Vancouver, Canada.

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/01/06/granville-street-700-block-east-side-4/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/06/03/beatty-street-500-block-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2018/05/17/west-pender-street-east-from-cambie/

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/view-from-harbour-centre-lookout-south-east/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2018/12/20/west-cordova-and-granville-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-marine-building/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/01/31/west-hastings-street-west-from-howe-street/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/guinness-tower-west-hastings-street/

The city could have taken a much better approach to saving some historical buildings, while still growing like a proper big city.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Stumps+and+Towers

Granville, Georgia-and other Vancouver streets

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/west-georgia-street-north-side/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/west-georgia-and-broughton-street/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/09/06/false-creek-from-above-westwards-1/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/granville-island-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/granville-loops-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/downtown-from-above-3/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/granville-street-looking-north-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/10/14/granville-street-from-the-air/

https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/02/21/vancouvers-downtown-hudsons-bay-flagship-hauling-anchor-sailing-to-new-future/

BC

Downtown Vancouver

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/11/11/kitsilano-and-downtown-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/downtown-from-above-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/central-business-district-from-above-4/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/07/01/central-business-district-from-above-3/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/central-business-district-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/burrard-inlet-waterfront-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/10/11/false-creek-from-above-westwards-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/downtown-from-above-3/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/downtown-south-and-yaletown-from-above/

https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/02/21/vancouvers-downtown-hudsons-bay-flagship-hauling-anchor-sailing-to-new-future/

BC

roads and weather

 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60197858

high-speed trains

 https://www.hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com/zuege.php

Montreal Metro Lines and operation

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro#Lines_and_operation

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

https://transitmap.net/montreal-streetcars-1893

NYC Subway...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLbv6bqiUxo ti sq 1961

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway#Capacity_constraints

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

A typical subway station has waiting platforms ranging from 480 to 600 feet (150 to 180 m) long. Some are longer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway#Platforms

Dallas

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ2o3j6s1eI 1955

SF

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZub2tAk69s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vml6vq3X-Js 1960s

LA

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLjG6SBjOxY

winter-biking-101-tips-tricks-gear-and-cold-weather

 https://momentummag.com/winter-biking-101-tips-tricks-gear-and-cold-weather-cheer/

https://momentummag.com/a-guide-to-bicycle-snow-tires-and-other-winter-cycling-gear/

winter-cycling-guide-tips-pacific-northwest

 https://momentummag.com/winter-cycling-guide-tips-pacific-northwest/

toronto-home-prices-higher-than-vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/toronto-home-prices-higher-than-vancouver

ottawa-to-transform-railway-bridge-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians

 https://momentummag.com/ottawa-to-transform-railway-bridge-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians/

http://www.capitalgems.ca/hurdman-train-bridge.html

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4167834,-75.6641392,3a,60y,148.41h,87.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7t_bONM5wMb7M_deA5wx5g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

The World's Greatest Tram Systems

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7a9IY6Jnc

The SECRET to Good Regional Rail

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_7AN3d4Tc

Delhi RRTS: High Speed Regional Rail

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

Why have many major European cities not embraced the skyscraper?

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

MEGACITIES

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULzxD3w_c8

Montreal-is-officially-getting-a-new-pink-line-streetcar-between-2-boroughs

 https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal/montreal-is-officially-getting-a-new-pink-line-streetcar-between-2-boroughs

Of course Montreal would be able to bring back some streetcars before slow Vancouver, because Quebec doesn't have a backwater BC mentality.

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

https://transitmap.net/montreal-streetcars-1893

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

The Story Behind China’s 600-Metre Abandoned Skyscraper

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLzJpCd5X9g

China's competition for living space

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6wY2b9amnA

Megacity Mumbai

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UbKpTwGuSs

vancouvers-population-declined-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-according-to-stats-can-data

 After decades of steady growth, Vancouver’s population took its first downturn since the 1970s.

Data from Statistics Canada shows the city’s population in 2020 at 700,015 but the next year dipping down to 693,235, a difference of 6,780.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouvers-population-declined-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-according-to-stats-can-data-5022257

Capital Beltway

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

Why America Is Terribly Designed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K8KEoZwMRY

Why New York's Geography Is Insanely Good

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

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