https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/plane-yvr-runaway-closure
https://globalnews.ca/news/10875165/philippine-airlines-emergency-landing-yvr/
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
A Vancouver airport runway will likely be closed for 2 days after cargo plane overruns landing
Monday, November 18, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Toronto
The Greater Toronto Area has been the only place in Canada where some Australian size residential towers have been permitted. So far, Montreal & Vancouver won't allow any residential towers to even reach 65 stories.
If Montreal were to ever allow something like a La_Defense, Parramatta or a Canary_Wharf on the London_Docklands, then some Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Toronto size towers would potentially be allowed.
Extremely restrictive Vancouver can't stop Burnaby, Coquitlam & especially Surrey from eventually having some Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Toronto size towers.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3200-east-broadway-vancouver-rupert-station-mst-aquilini Since these buildings would be within the small city linmits of Vancover, they won't be allowed to be on the scale of what Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Toronto permit.
No residential or office tower within the city limits of little Vancouver is allowed to be as tall as the Telus_Sky tower at 222.3 m (729 ft) in Calgary and Seattle's Rainier_Square_Tower at 850-foot (260 m).
The Living_Shangri-La tower, at 200.86 metres (659 ft) and the Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver at 188-metre (617 ft) are the tallest within Vancouver.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Brisbane%2C+Sydney%2C+Melbourne+and+Toronto
Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Oakridge-41st Avenue Stations' expansion
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-oakridge-41st-avenue-station-upgrade-design-renderings
Despite the absurd cost-cutting measures, the Canada+Line still could have been designed & built to eventually have 152m long stations, like the Montreal Metro. However, Vancouver & BC are all about inadequate or congestive infrastructure. Planning for a future high capacity train line goes against the backward BC mentality. Thus, all of the underground train stations are shorter than those in Edmonton, Seattle, Toronto & Montreal. Having proper big city long stations isn't a problem for real cities, but Vancouver wants to be more like a false front or a movie set.
LA & SF have their versions of a C-Train or an Edmonton LRT, but they also have proper big city size subway stations & trains.
The entire SkyTrain-and-Canada+Line should have been built with a provision to eventually have 172m long stations, or at least 152m. While the elevated stations could somewhat be lengthened, it's much more difficult & costly for the underground stations. Had they already been roughed out, it would have just been a matter of completing them.
6 towers with 2,500 homes proposed for strip mall near Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station
Nothing in the 70s or 80s like in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Toronto. So many of these buildings should be designed in which an extra 20-30 floors can eventually be added.
The Lougheed Town Centre is one of the few areas in BC where some Australian & Southern Ontario size buildings could be constructed.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pinnacle-lougheed-burnaby-western-canada-tallest-building While this might seem like a very tall buildig complex by backwater BC standards, it would only be of an average tall size in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Toronto.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
In China, authorities put an end to Henan students' late-night bike rides
The Police & Military STATE of control provided a reminder.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/12/asia-pacific/society/china-night-biking-control/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/china-midnight-dumpling-bike-ride-zhengzhou-kaifeng
Oakland Airport vs. SFO (San Francisco)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/11/14/oakland-airport-san-francisco/8381731560943/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/judge-oakland-airport-new-name-court-battle-sfo/3707682/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/judge-oakland-airport-new-name-court-battle-sfo/3707682/
TransLink's tower projects
Hopefully, the first of dozens throughout the region.
As a proponent of transit oriented development, especially for housing, various BC transportation entities should have had a real estate development department decades ago. Then by now there could have been a series of bus and HOV bridges.
The inadequate Lions+Gate+Bridge should have had truck, bus & HOV tunnels next to it by the 1980s or 90s.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Ironworkers-Bridge
Sunday, November 10, 2024
New Merseyrail connected trains
https://www.railengineer.co.uk/new-merseyrail-connected-trains/
Unlike Vancouver, they can run 8 car trains when needed.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Has living in Canada has become Impossible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJHm03osbHc
No, just unaffordable for most people.
The Horrific Economy of Canada Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySxdfdl8gwU
Why are so many buildings going bust? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ydd6R9vv0c
Why are so many big-city condos sitting empty? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfFBP7U7pQ
If someone has the money to own an empty condo, that's their problem or benefit. However, unless enough highrises mid-rise & low-rise residential structures are built, there will always be a housing shortage in Canada.
Luxury condos aren't so much of the problem, it's the lack of affordable apartments & condos being built.
Vancouver earthquake damage injuries deaths study
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-earthquake-damage-injuries-deaths-study
Why ‘The Big One’ could be worse than we thought https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qr9qnWR7E
Cascadia: The Earthquake that will Destroy West Coast America? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR-8PZ_nCvE
The Really Big One; The Feared Cascadia 9.0 Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt6UxFIK17w
San Andreas Fault: When the Big One Hits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGTv4XdZhko
Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ7Qc3bsxjI 2016 CWU
Marine Drive station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Drive_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Drive_station#Services
https://www.urbanyvr.com/marine-gateway-cineplex/
https://thecanadaline.com/station-guides/marine-drive/
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/marine-gateway-2-pci-developments-8530-cambie-street-vancouver
https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/TransLink_SkyTrain_Marine_Drive_Station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Drive_(Greater_Vancouver)#Main_section
https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/marine-drive-upgrades.aspx
https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/station/marine-drive/map
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-housing-unit-construction-completion-statistics
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Canada's Rail Network
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-on-time-performance-1.7374337
https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains
Is Canada's Getting High-Speed Rail? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pMIDqGMP0A
https://cnebusiness.geomapguide.ca/?map=TL&lang=en
Japan & Switzerland have great population density & excellent intercity train service. Just because Canada is a vast, underpopulated country, there should have been a long term, 4 track intercity linking plan. 6-8 tracks in the larger cities. Almost every major city eventually being connected with at least 1 freight track & 1 passenger track, each way. Plus, an east-west high-speed line to almost or sort-of compete with air travel.
What Canadian high speed rail could look like — if it ever happens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXOKVIokp-Q
Even when the railroads were first built in Canada, there should have been 2 tracks on all the main lines. Thus, any bridge & tunnel should have been wide enough to immediately or gradually accomodate 2 sets of tracks.
The TCH has just a 2 lane country road for most of its history, so far. Of course in the cities, its more like a modern highway. https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/policies/trans-canada-highway-map
The inadequate Queensborough Bridge in BC
https://x.com/DriveBC/status/1523759813179494401
Just another backwards 4 lane BC bridge with narrow sidewalks & no emergency lanes. There is no traffic safety divider or barrier & of course no provision for bus & HOV lanes. Thus, its a classic bottleneck or choke point. If such an inadequate bride were in Australia or the US, it would have been duplicated or twinned by now.
Two 4 lane bridges would allow for 2 lanes each way, plus 1 bus lane & 1 HOV lane each way. A newer bridge would also have enough room for a wide bike path as well as wide sidewalks. This really should be a 10 lane crossing, bust at least 8. Only for lanes today is such a sad joke.
Fortunately, the NYC QB was built on a grand scale, right from the start.
The Queensboro_Bridge, or the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in NYC, is a fantastic 9 lane wonder from 1909. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge#Description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge#Levels
https://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/queensboro-bridge
https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/infrastructure/queensboro-bridge.html
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/05/23/not-again-queensboro-bridge-pedestrian-path-delayed-til-mid-2024 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Ivfo0DCpw
If the QB only had four lanes, it would have been twinned decades ago.
The Vancouverized Burrard Bridge
https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2017/10/02/burrard-bridge-1934when-motordom-reigned-supreme/
The original configuration of the BB had a 6 lane upper deck and a provision for 2 streetcar or tram-train tracks.
https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2017/10/04/burrard-bridge-always-controversial/
Given the backward Vancouver planning mentality, a 2 level bridge was like something out of a Sci-Fi movie. Thus, a lower level
The inadequate Lions Gate Bridge
https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2017/09/28/twinning-the-lions-gate-bridge/
No twinning the Lions Gate Bridge, but what about tunneling?
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-rapid-transit-study-skytrain
A 6 lane highway and a 3 track train tunnel+deep+under+Stanley+Park is possible, but still unlikely for the foreseeable future.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
The Sydney Metro Train
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Metro , https://www.sydneymetro.info/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InYZw4mIWGA
https://www.sydneymetro.info/citysouthwest/project-overview
| Train length |
|
|---|---|
| Headway | 4 minutes (peak) 5-7 minutes (intra-peak) 10 minutes (off-peak) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Metro#Operations
"The Metro North West Line currently operates with 6-car trains running on 4-minute headways. After the addition of the Stage 2 extension to Bankstown, the stations’ platforms will be configured to allow for future use of 8-car trains and the signalling system designed to allow for 2-minute headways, both of which are planned to be introduced once increased patronage demands it. Eight-car trains have a design capacity of 1,539 customers and increasing the running frequency to ultimately 30 trains per hour (2-minute headway) would provide a maximum capacity of 46,170 passengers per hour per direction." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Metro#Capacity
Unlike backward Greater Vancouver, Sydney makes it easier to have longer trains to better handle future capacity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Metro_Metropolis_Stock
Fortunately, Sydney builds to NSW standards, not the backwater standards of backwards BC.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Vancouver prepares to dig a tunnel deep under Stanley Park
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel-vancouver-construction
https://globalnews.ca/news/10853316/stanley-park-water-tunnel-timeline/
https://brander.ca/watertunnel/
https://www.mottmac.com/en-us/projects/stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=a+new+water+tunnel+deep+under+Stanley+Park
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Seattle Streetcar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Streetcar
https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/getting-around/transit/streetcar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Streetcar#Future_expansion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Second-generation_streetcar_systems
https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/02/02/it-could-be-the-end-of-line-for-the-seattle-streetcar Hopefully, thais can be resolved. Otherwise, Seattle might start to emulate some of the backwards planning that is in Vancouver, BC.
https://www.ggnltd.com/seattle-streetcar-city-center-connector
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Lake_Union_Streetcar
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=streetcars+and+trams
The Portland Streetcar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Streetcar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Streetcar#Proposed_expansions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Streetcar#Comparison_with_light_rail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Second-generation_streetcar_systems
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=streetcars+and+trams
The Dallas Streetcar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar#Future_expansion_plans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Line_Trolley#Future
https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/dallas-streetcar
https://www.mata.org/about/learn/
https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/10/dallas-wakes-up-to-a-hazy-dream-of-a-streetcar-system
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=streetcars+and+trams
Vancouver's former Olympic Line streetcar
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-olympic-line-streetcar-future
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Downtown_Historic_Railway#Olympic_Line
Fortunately, the Vancouver mentality of anti-streetcars and trams was never adopted in Seattle, Portland, Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Melbourne, SF & N.O...
https://montecristomagazine.com/community/vancouvers-forgotten-streetcars
https://kumtuks.ca/streetcars-and-metro-vancouver/
https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1890-vancouver-gets-cutting-edge-with-an-electric-streetcar-and-light-system Unfortunatly, over the course of several generations, Vancouver keeps doing the wrong thing, especially with urban transportation planning.
https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcbooks/1.0376526#p6z-8r0f: Greater Victoria could have been a prper big citties like Seattle or Sydney Australia. Greater Vancouver could have been on the scale of a Montreal by now.
https://monova.ca/the-story-of-streetcar-153
https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/historical-background/streetcars/
https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2013/06/18/vancouver-transit-the-era-of-street-cars1/
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=streetcars+and+trams
Thousands without power, trees down in B.C. as storm sweeps through on Monday
https://globalnews.ca/news/10850151/bc-storm-monday-power-outages-pooling-water/
https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-wind-rain-storm-live-updates-thousands-lose-power
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/overnight-power-outages-expected-after-destructive-b-c-storm-1.7097643
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/04/metro-vancouver-delta-capilano-wind-warning-trees-fall/
NYC "A" train subway service to be suspended for 5 months
https://pix11.com/news/transit/a-train-subway-service-to-be-suspended-for-5-months-what-to-know
https://new.mta.info/maps/subway-line-maps/a-line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Division_(New_York_City_Subway)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Division_(New_York_City_Subway)
Edmonton's historic Mill Creek Trestle Bridge is being replaced
https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/mill-creek-trestle-bridge-replaced-edmonton
https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/roads/mill-creek-ravine-trestle-bridge-replacement
https://hermis.alberta.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=1&ObjectID=4664-0060
https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/roads/mill-creek-pedestrian-bridges
https://islengineering.com/project/mill-creek-pedestrian-bridges/
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/edmonton_archives/edmonton-bridges
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=6f9421d312f5455c85ccbbe29727bd24
TransLink seeking creative ‘retirement plans’ for old SkyTrain cars
At least a couple of them should be in a special exhibit to show more evidence of backwater BC planning that was supported by inept Vancouver planning.
Why have trains as long as those in Montreal (152.5m), when Greater Vancouver is all about excelling in congestive planning?
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Saturday, November 2, 2024
The old SkyTrain cars are finally entering their retirement phase
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-mark-i-cars-ideas-reuse-proposal
Such ridiculously small, plastic railcars. They were designed to be even smaller that the steel ones in Chicago, which can have longer trains than backward Vancouver.
Service interrupted on Metro's green line, REM back to normal
Unlike BC, at least Montreal has a good level of infrastructure, when its working.
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2024/11/01/service-green-line-montreal-metro/
Friday, November 1, 2024
Vancouver's inept Knight Street and Bridge
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-knight-street-video-concern
The Knight_Street_Bridge was deliberately designed to not have a couple of emergency lanes. No truck lanes and especially no bus and HOV lanes. No proper bike lanes, just 2 narrow sidewalks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Street_Bridge#Infrastructure
Thus, the Knight_Street_Bridge is one of the best examples of BC bottleneck planning.
https://images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/695.html
The Knight_Street_Bridge is so narrow and inept, that a new HOV, bus and bike bridge should be built right next to it.
The incredibly inept Fraser_Street_Bridge should have been rebuilt or replaced by the 1970s, especially by the 1990s. The city and the Provincial_government didn't seem to understand that a new bridge there would be great as a HOV, bus and bike bridge. A couple of wide emergency lanes would have made it a lot easier for emergency vehicles to go between Vancouver & Richmond.
Despite Oak Street being 6 lanes wide, the BC bottleneck mentality wanted to force everything into a 4 lane Oak_Street_Bridge. Even if there was no concept to have bus lanes in the late 1950s, the OSB should have had 6 lanes, plus 2 wide emergency lanes and 2 wide sidewalks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Street_Bridge#Infrastructure
By now, there should have been a HOV, bus & bike bridge built next to the narrow & inept Oak_Street_Bridge.
The multigenerational inept Vancouver & BC planning agenda is all about creating more congestion.
Fortunately, the 8 lane Champlain+Bridge also has 2 passenger train tracks. This was possible, because Montreal and Quebec don't have anything like the Vancouver & BC mentality to hinder them.
Why have a provision for 10 car SkyTrains, when a 2-4 car train can enable more congestion? That's the backward BC way.
It's amazing that the Montreal+Metro was designed to have 9 car trains even back in the 1960s. Montreal and Quebec just don't have anything like a backwater BC mentally to contend with.
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