Urban Tech Links: May 2022

https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1525348528070922240/photo/1 The RBC tower that opened in 1973. The building wasn't permitted to have a 40th floor, let alone be a 50 or 60 story office tower. The building only has 39 levels above the ground & the windows only go up to the 36 floor. In contrast, the B of A Tower in Seattle has windows up to the 76th floor.

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

surrey-langley-skytrain-public-consultation

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-public-consultation

new-burnaby-condo-proposal-pitching-the-tallest-highrise-in-bc

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/new-burnaby-condo-proposal-pitching-the-tallest-highrise-in-bc-5358787

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Renting in Metro Vancouver predicted to get even more costly

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/renting-vancouver-increase-2022

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-home-sales-slowing-normal-activity-april-2022

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canadian-cities-unaffordable-deficit-young-people

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

construction-of-burnabys-tallest-tower-nearly-closed-an-entire-skytrain-station

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/construction-of-burnabys-tallest-tower-nearly-closed-an-entire-skytrain-station-5297684

Saturday, May 7, 2022

canadas-four-biggest-housing-markets-show-early-signs-of-softening-demand

https://www.straight.com/news/canadas-four-biggest-housing-markets-show-early-signs-of-softening-demand-rbc-economics

Friday, May 6, 2022

vcc campus-plan

https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/campus-plan/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=online&utm_campaign=VCCCMSRedirect

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-community-college-broadway-campus-redevelopment-affordable-housing-broadway-plan

Thursday, May 5, 2022

LA's $14BN Airport Upgrade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2l09OcyYK0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuo-H3RPEO8

Boston's T Network Evolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otrtkw9FuNU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uZnmaMVA-s

San Francisco's BART & MUNI Network Evolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HDnn1t9_p8

TTC Subway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFdjZF-E-lU&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=2

Montreal Metro STM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Or_vNc2Z4&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usk9J-tpzTA&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=5

the Montreal Metro, North America's 3rd busiest subway system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfYgsWxqiUg metro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCJPr0UOR3I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEiPl-EdHYc REM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXj0_H71ig&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=13 REM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFSm9QLHrLw rem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ5Hxor0vAM

short stations vs. long trains and stations

Although the station platform only allows room for a three-car trainset, when the station was first opened a six-car trainset was used on the line. In this case, only the first three train cars' doors opened at this station (selective door operation). It was not until 22 July 2006 that a dedicated three-car trainset began service on the line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaobitan_metro_station

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_Metro#Platforms

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNtT0U-5zME ber

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

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Taoyuan Airport MRT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Airport_MRT 911

Car length	End cars: 20.78 m (68 ft 2 in) Intermediate cars: 20.25 m (66 ft 5 in)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Metro_1000_series width 3.03 m (9 ft 11 in)

Car length	End cars: 20.78 m (68 ft 2+1⁄8 in) Intermediate cars: 20.25 m (66 ft 5+1⁄4 in)^[2]
Width	3.03 m (9 ft 11+5⁄16 in)^[2]
Height	3.763 m (12 ft 4+1⁄8 in)^[2]