The Boundary Road bridges (BRB)

Unfortunatly, there doesn't seem to be any BRB plan in place.

A North Boundary Road Bridge could provide an excellent BRT crossing between Burnaby and North+Vancouver. This would help to relieve pressure on the Iron Bridge.

https://movementyvr.ca/bby-heights-brt

The same with a South Boundary Roade Bridge with a BRT route between Vancouver and Richmond. 

Then another BRT bridge between Richmond and Delta to the ferry terminal. This could help to relieve some of the pressure on the new tunnel, because it wasn't designed to have 2 HOV lanes & no train section.

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/bus-projects/rapidbus-projects 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Boundary+Road 

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

The Push to reopen Clark Drive entrance into Vancouver port to ease traffic strain on residential neighbourhoods

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-vancouver-clark-drive-port-entrance-traffic-issues 

https://council.vancouver.ca/20050329/tt5App1.pdf It is very unlikely that there will ever be a truck tunnel under this corridor. 

https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2021-117-release.pdf 

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

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1407-east-41st-avenue-vancouver

Group rejects TransLink’s proposed Bus Rapid Transit route with picnic protest in Burnaby, B.C.

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/group-rejects-translinks-proposed-bus-rapid-transit-route-with-picnic-protest-in-burnaby-bc/ 

Backwards thinking & planning is so ingrained in BC. The R5 is already a frequent bus route along Hastings. https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/r5/direction/0/map 

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/08/26/transit-advocates-push-for-brt-through-burnaby-heights/ 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metrotown-north-shore-brt-route-options-burnaby-translink-public-consultation

https://www.translink.ca/news/2025/august/translink%20seeks%20feedback%20on%20metrotown-north%20shore%20bus%20rapid%20transit

https://ehq-production-canada.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com

A BRT route along Boundary Road would be much better in the long run. Especially, if someday there can be a serious BRT route running the entire length of Boundary Road between North Vancouver & Richmond. 

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/bus-projects/rapidbus-projects 

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Boundary+Road

The Delta superport berth expansion project

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/gct-deltaport-berth-4-expansion-project

Population growth of Metro Vancouver slows due to federal immigration policy changes

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11416760/population-growth-metro-vancouver-slows-federal-immigration-policy-changes/

The Edmonton Ice District

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

 https://storeys.com/edmonton-ice-district-connect-centre-listing/  

https://exploreedmonton.com/attractions-and-experiences/the-ice-district 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_District#Office_and_residential_towers

https://icedistrict.com/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_District#Transit

International Plaza, North Vancouver

 https://www.nsnews.com/real-estate-news/squamish-nation-buys-north-vancouver-apartment-complex-for-542m-11206470 

https://storeys.com/capreit-squamish-nation-international-plaza-north-vancouver/

The saga of the Pattullo Bridge replacement

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-replacement-expected-open

Potentially, Western Canada's tallest building in downtown Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bay-parkade-vancouver-observation-deck-supertall-tower-proposal 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hudsons-bay-parkade-vancouver-redevelopment-holborn-group

Some public service jobs will be cut as Ottawa adopts AI

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/some-public-service-jobs-will-be-cut-as-ottawa-adopts-ai-chief-data-officer/

https://www.demandsage.com/ai-job-replacement-stats/

https://www.investopedia.com/ai-impact-on-jobs-numbers-11806190

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/how-will-ai-affect-the-global-workforce

Six-week disruption of Lions Gate Bridge traffic due to Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel construction

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel-west-georgia-street-traffic-disruption

Bus lane

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)#Bus_bypass_shoulder 

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

HOV lane

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane

HOT lane

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_toll_lane

Vancouver-based Rennie expands into commercial real estate

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/rennie-commercial-real-estate 

https://storeys.com/rennie-launches-commercial-real-estate-brokerage/

A 50 story office tower in Seattle, San Francisco & LA is hardly the tallest. Even a 50 story office tower in Toronto & Calgary wouldn't be the tallest on the skyline. However, super restrictive Vancouver has never permitted any office tower to even have a 40th floor. At least Montreal has allowed 1 office tower to have 51 stories.

Surrey's population could exceed Vancouver's in 2038

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-metro-vancouver-population-growth-forecast-bc-city-2038  

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-population-growth-forecast-update-2051

Metro Vancouver taxpayers left in the dark over ballooning sewage plant costs

 https://www.nsnews.com/economy-law-politics/kirk-lapointe-metro-vancouver-taxpayers-left-in-the-dark-over-ballooning-sewage-plant-costs-11198245

It's sad and unfortunate that so much money was diverted and wasted on an over-budget $HIT-box. Yet, no bus bridges or bus tunnels have been built to the North Shore, so far.  At least one of the SkyTrain lines should have been extended to the North Shore at least a dozen years ago. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore

BC Ministry rejects inquiry into North Shore Wastewater Treatment boondoggle

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/ministry-rejects-inquiry-into-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-boondoggle-11195213

It's so easy to throw money down a $HIT-pipe, but very difficult to put more funds towards bus and train bridges and tunnels in backwards BC.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore

Squamish Nation reclaims some North Vancouver towers

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/international-plaza-1989-marine-drive-north-vancouver-squamish-first-nation-acquisition 

https://www.squamish.net/nch%E1%B8%B5ay%CC%93-acquires-international-plaza-on-x%CC%B1wemelchstn-returning-property-to-s%E1%B8%B5wx%CC%B1wu7mesh-ownership/

Housing towers near the Oakridge-41st Avenue SkyTrain station

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/809-west-41st-avenue-vancouver-revised-rental-housing-tower-arno-matis-westrich-pacific

Vancouver International Airport on track for record-breaking year

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-asia-pacific-china-rebound-statistics 

Unfortunatly, despite YVR handling more traffic than the Montreal-Trudeau+International+Airport, Greater Vancouver is still quite lacking with its infrastructure. 

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/north-america/canada/vancouver-city-guide-best-food-drink-travel-feature-b2819943.html 

https://radicalstorage.com/travel/is-vancouver-expensive-complete-2025-cost-guide-money-saving-tips/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-best-place-to-live-in-north-america-survey-1.2543483 2014

Of course Vancouver rentals still require sky-high wages for the average one-bedroom apartment

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-rentals-report-2025

Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to undergo $10-billion expansion

 https://dailyhive.com/montreal/montreal-trudeau-international-airport-yul-expansion-rem-train  

https://www.admtl.com/en-CA/corporate/about-us/future-projects 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YUL%E2%80%93A%C3%A9roport-Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Trudeau_station

https://www.admtl.com/en-CA/parking-and-transport/roadworks  

https://www.timeout.com/montreal/news/montreal-trudeau-airport-is-heading-into-major-construction-and-its-going-to-get-messy-061325

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/yul-trudeau-airport-10-billion-transformation-1.7586489 

Eventually, the Pierre+Elliott+Trudeau+International+Airport could have 3 long runways. Fortunately, there is enough clearance to lengthen the shortest runway.

https://www.admtl.com/en-CA/community/soundscape-management/construction-on-runways-and-taxiways  

Orly_Airport has 3 runways.

Sea-Tac also has 3 runways, but are all parallel. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport 

Heathrow_Airport has 2 very long runways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport#Future_expansion_and_plans  

Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport has 2 very long runways, plus 2 of moderate length. 

Oakridge rental housing project seeks more height and density

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/325-343-375-475-west-41st-avenue-5696-alber-street-vancouver-nicola-wealth-rental-housing-revisions

How AI Datacenters Eat the World Power Grid

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

People are told to not have kids or own any cars & avoid using air transportation as much as possible. Apparently, this cutting down agenda will help the billionaires enjoy their Champagne & caviar lifestyle, even morso. 

Then there is the stot using natural gas agenda, don't have a fireplace & especially, don't have campfires or beach bonfires. Yet, its alright for the billionaires to construct huge AI Datacenters which require a tremendous amount of energy to run.

Then humans are to eventually be conditioned to constantly check with AI to see if they can get permission to go to another part of town, or even just a local store. All it takes is for the tracking AI system to say that you have already exceeded your carbon output for the week. 

In a world where your smartwatch & phone, computer & TV are always gathering data and processing information on everyone, things become an intersection of Alphaville, THX_1138, Blade_Runner, Brazil & Black_Mirror. 

Then someone like Boy_Kavalier is your regional corporate, feudal lord. https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Boy_Kavalier

Vancouver man charged with assaulting transit police officer has long history of violence

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11357433/vancouver-man-charged-assaulting-transit-police-officer-history-of-violence/

Some people are so engrossed with substance abuse, they think nothing of attacking a cop.

While it might not practical to have a cop on every bus, there should be a couple of cops on every train. 

Modular school additions a Band-Aid for classroom crunch in Surrey, BC

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11355992/modular-school-additions-no-solution-classroom-crunch-surrey-parent-leader/

Despite Surrey eventually becoming the most populated city in BC, it's still been scaled back for most of its history. It sure would have been nice if the SkyTrain between Vancouver & Surrey had 10 car trains. It's been tough enough just to finally start having some 5 car trains.

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/strategies-plans-and-guidelines/area-transport-planning/burrard-peninsula 

Unfortunatly, transportation connections between the Burrard_Peninsula and Surrey are too few and that's by design.

Fortunately, the BC mentality of limiting infrastructure hasn't been adopted in Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton & Winnipeg. Thus, they are all able to have a lot more bridges. One can clearly see that a lot more funding has been properly applied in several cities. However, Greater Vancouver has a lot less bridges than many other urban areas. Short trains are expected or forced to do the job of a proper big city, long train. Most of the regional bridges are so narrow, there isn't enough space for 2 bus lanes & 2 HOV lanes. 

Then, there is a multi-generational refusal to build a regional network of bus & HOV bridges. Even the (2030) tunnel wasn't designed to have 2 HOV lanes & especially a double track train tunnel component. At lest the (2030) tunnel will have 2 bus lanes & 3 general lanes each way.   

https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/surrey-mayor-looks-to-repair-lack-of-healthcare-services-in-this-city-7975235  

Of course the Surrey+Memorial+Hospital wasn't designed with a series of 5-10 story buildings with a capability to eventually add another 10-15 floors.

https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/surrey-mayor-aghast-at-citys-dearth-of-hospital-beds-compared-to-vancouver-7873315

"Despite having a population of similar size to the City of Vancouver, Surrey has 671 hospital beds compared to Vancouver’s 2,572. Even with 168 beds slated for the new Cloverdale hospital that is under construction, Vancouver will still have triple the number of hospital beds for a population of similar size..." https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/news/surrey-mayor-proposes-health-care-administrator-address-inequity  

https://globalnews.ca/news/10342083/surrey-healthcare-crisis-hospital-capacity/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-memorial-hospital-emergency-department-crisis-doctors-letter-1.7325687

Two-thirds of B.C. businesses say crime and street disorder getting worse

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-businesses-crime-street-disorder-survey 

Urban decay isn't just about people using the streets & alleyways as toiles, it's the growing rate of crime & disorder.

PATH's 'Summer of Hell'

 https://www.wnyc.org/story/paths-summer-of-hell/

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nj-hoboken-path-train-station-closure-commute-labor-day 

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2025/08/28/path-hoboken-closure-repairs-reopening-date/85863857007/ 

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/alternate-routes-during-multi-day-hoboken-path-station-closure/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)#Route_operation 

https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/ny-path/?cf-view

("The cars are 51 feet (16 m) long by 9.2 feet (2.8 m) wide, a smaller loading gauge compared to similar vehicles in the US, due to the restricted structure gauge through the tunnels under the Hudson River.") 

("The PA5 cars are coupled and linked into consists up to 8 cars long, with conductors' controls on all cars and engineers' cabs on the "A" (driving) cars; trains on the Newark–World Trade Center line will be lengthened to 10 cars as part of the line's 2010s upgrades.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)#Rolling_stock 

So, there are some 510 foot long trains. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)#Proposed_expansions

NJ-NY

The Pattullo Bridge replacement

https://hexaconstruction.media/article/7062-sub-par-chinese-steel-delayed-bcs-pattullo-bridge-replacement-industry-advocate-claims

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11250022/pattullo-chinese-steel-concerns/ 

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

Cowichan River Silver Bridge

 https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/41248/news/duncans-silver-bridge-work-is-done/

https://www.rocktoroad.com/safety-upgrades-to-southbound-cowichan-river-silver-bridge-complete-6209/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cowichan+River+Silver+Bridge/@48.7718226,-123.6995141,145m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x548f4f5e1448e75b:0x50135152a7b0df0!2sDuncan,+BC!3b1!8m2!3d48.7786908!4d-123.7079417!16zL20vMDQ5bnFj!3m5!1s0x548f4500187bf6c5:0xb765c14917f650ee!8m2!3d48.7717707!4d-123.6988157!16s%2Fg%2F11vs6nzx5l!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=britishcolumbia/tc1chemainusriverbridge/

New upgrades coming to stretch of Highway 1 in Duncan to increase pedestrian safety

 https://victoriabuzz.com/2025/08/new-upgrades-coming-to-stretch-of-highway-1-in-duncan-to-increase-pedestrian-safety/ 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Duncan,+BC/@48.7844543,-123.7023917,195m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x548f4f5e1448e75b:0x50135152a7b0df0!8m2!3d48.7786908!4d-123.7079417!16zL20vMDQ5bnFj!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Galloping Goose pedestrian and cycling overpass

 https://cheknews.ca/steel-spans-installed-for-colwood-galloping-goose-overpass-project-1274978 

https://victoriabuzz.com/2025/08/galloping-goose-bridge-taking-shape-over-sooke-road-in-colwood/

https://cheknews.ca/overnight-island-highway-closures-in-colwood-as-galloping-goose-bridge-construction-continues-city-1273070/

https://cheknews.ca/b-c-announces-new-overpass-bridge-for-galloping-goose-at-tillicum-road-1260454/ 

https://www.colwood.ca/news/galloping-goose-bridge-coming

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025TT0058-000569

Sound Transit LRT to Federal Way

 https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/08/28/federal-way-light-rail-service-gets-start-date.html 

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

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/wa-light-rail-federal-way 

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/light-rail-coming-to-federal-way-in-december/

https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/link-1-line-service-to-federal-way-begins-dec-6 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit)#Rolling_stock_and_equipment

City of New Westminster beats legislated housing target by nearly two times

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-westminster-housing-supply-target-year-1-achieved

Despite its tiny size, NW should continue on being a central hub city.

Tunnel boring or a Cut-and-cover tunnel to UBC to save money?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ubc-skytrain-cut-and-cover-tunnel-construction 

Of course backwards Vancouver would have to take a backseat to Toronto & Montreal. However, even Edmonton, Calgary & Seattle were able to have a university station long before Vancouver-UBC.

https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/infrastructure-projects/tunnel-boring-machines  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=There+will+likely+be+a+UBC+Station+before+the+next+millennium

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=UBC-Broadway+Corridor 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Metrotown-North+Shore+Rapid+Transit+route

Port Moody and New Westminster

Port_Moody is very small in area at 25.85 km² (9.98 sq mi). New_Westminster is such a tini area at 15.62 km² (6.03 sq mi). PM only has around 40 thousand people & NW has around 90 thousand residents. 

There has never been a proper transportation corridor between Port+Moody and Deep+Cove. Certainly no ferry between PM, DC & Downtown_Vancouver. NW is also a transportation joke of a city, because there should have been at least 2 other bridges. One to Richmond and another bridge to Surrey.

Of course there is no direct Airport_rail_link between NW & Richmond. Even an express Airport_bus_link would be an improvement. However, a 24 hour Airport-ferry_connection between Mission, Maple_Ridge, Pitt_Meadows, Port_Coquitlam, Fraser-Mills, NW and Richmond.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_passenger_transport#Train-ferry_connection

There is so much of a need for proper Intermodal_passenger_transport in BC. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_passenger_transport#Bus_to_public_transport_nodes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moody#Transportation  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster#Transportation  

West Vancouver breaks 38-year-old temperature record

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/hot-weather-breaks-38-year-old-temperature-record-in-west-vancouver-11119080 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286 Only a few 30 C days in August 2025.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286?year=2024 There were no 30 C days in Vancouver last August.

Of course August is still summer, but watch how fast summer fades as SW BC goes into September. From the last 21.2 C or 70 F day in September 2024 to the first 21.2 C day in April 2025, was 7 long months.  

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/september-weather/53286?year=2024 September 18 was 21 C.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/april-weather/53286?year=2025 April 24 was 21 C.  

7 months without reaching 70 F is a long time.

The Metrotown-North Shore bus rapid transit route

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/translink-asks-for-input-on-metrotown-north-shore-bus-rapid-transit-route-11124079 

A Metrotown-North+Shore+Rapid+Transit+route should ultimately have a train as well as a bus line. That's because the SkyTrain won't be running 24 hours a day & BC lacks transportation redundancy.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metrotown-north-shore-brt-route-options-burnaby-translink-public-consultation

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/translink-asks-for-input-on-metrotown-north-shore-bus-rapid-transit-route-11124079 

There still should be a foot, bus & bike bridge between Port+Moody and Deep+Cove. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Metrotown-North+Shore+Rapid+Transit+route

The brand new Amtrak Cascades trains

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/amtrak-cascades-new-trains-interior-design-photos-testing 

Of course the backwards BC segment has yet to be double tracked.  

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

Auckland Region, NZ

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

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

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

Second Harbour Crossing, Auckland

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Harbour_Crossing,_Auckland   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Harbour_Crossing,_Auckland#2023_Waitemat%C4%81_Harbour_Connections_proposals  

https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/5312416/Debate-continues-over-second-harbour-crossing

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/majority-of-auckland-wants-additional-harbour-crossing/6IV4J64EVYPT7D46F6PE3E2L54 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/second-auckland-harbour-crossing-next-steps-revealed-technical-work-to-begin-soon/4VSLTUM7XVGPTFNESXOAHBEQIM/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands-second-harbour-crossing-could-be-practical-and-a-thing-of-beauty-garth-falconer/WALMPRJ3NZHT3MOQRGUMBSX2HE   

"With the second bridge in place, traffic lanes would be split and shared, with northbound lanes on the new six-lane bridge and south bound traffic on the eight-lane Auckland Harbour Bridge. 

There could be dedicated public transport lanes in both directions, and on the eastern side of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, two of the outside lanes can be freed exclusively for walking and cycling.

This plan would reduce the loading on the existing bridge."  https://reseturban.co.nz/news/fresh-thinking-needed-on-second-auckland-harbour-crossing 

Wow, this would be a duplication on the scale of what Brisbane did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Leo_Hielscher_Bridges#Duplication 

https://briscycle.com/moreton-bay/gateway-bridge-cycleway/ 

https://www.brisbane-australia.com/sir-leo-hielscher-bridges.html

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/queensland-mourns-sir-leo-hielscher-who-brought-gateway-bridge-expo-88-20250805-p5mkg2.html

Autumn like cooldown coming to over 20 states before Labor Day

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/autumnlike-cooldown-coming-to-over-20-states-before-labor-day/1808566

Well, fall & winter do take up half of the year. Some people can hardly wait for the cold & crappy weather to arrive. 

The beginning of September looks 'wetter' than average for Metro Vancouver

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/weatherhood-local/metro-vancouver-weather-wetter-september-2025-11113607 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286?year=2025 The last day to be at least 25 C in Vancouver will be by the end of August or possibly very early into September. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/september-weather/53286?year=2025 The last day to be at least 20 C in Vancouver could be during the 2nd or 3rd week. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/montreal/h3a/september-weather/2-56186_1_al?year=2025 Montreal might have its last 20 C day right at the end of September.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/toronto/m5h/october-weather/55488?year=2025 The last 20 C day in Toronto could be a week into October.

From mid September 2024 to mid April 2025 is how long it took for Vancouver to have its last 20 C day of the year to its first 20 C day of the year. That's a 7 month stretch without it even getting to 70 F. 

Just like being one of the last cities to revive part of its streetcar system, Vancouver will be one of the last cities to really have a heatwave that lasts over a week. Indeed, its very tough for Vancouver to get to 35 C and even more rare to reach or exceed 40 C.

While Toronto is the most southern BIG city in Canada, Windsor is the most southern small city in Canada.

New renderings of the former MEC Broadway redevelopment in Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/130-west-broadway-vancouver-mec-rental-housing-towers-project-design

New Brighton Pool set to reopen this weekend after abrupt closure

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-new-brighton-pool-reopening-august-2025

The BC mining industry

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-mining-industry-economic-development-growth  

https://www.canadaaction.ca/mining-british-columbia-facts

https://mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca/mines

https://mining.bc.ca/

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/mineral-exploration-mining

https://opentextbc.ca/geography/chapter/5-3-british-columbias-natural-resources/ 

https://www.biv.com/news/resources-agriculture/bc-mining-sector-calls-for-streamlined-permitting-10656910

City of Richmond proposing to build over 200 rental homes in Aberdeen area

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3660-3740-sexsmith-road-richmond-aberdeen-rental-residences

Hollywood North or just another provincial backwater?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-hollywood-north-economy-immigration-policy-changes

More phones being searched at the U.S. border than ever before

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11344109/us-border-phone-searches-data/

B.C. government sets new housing targets for 10 more communities

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11344700/bc-new-housing-targets/ 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-new-housing-supply-act-targets-2025-10-cities

https://www.urbanyvr.com/canadas-construction-economists-are-calling-for-urgent-reforms-to-address-the-housing-affordability-crisis/

Victoria buses get 'Standing Room Only' signs

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-victoria-bus-standing-room-only-sign

Fraser Downs horse racecourse in Surrey closes

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fraser-downs-horse-racourse-surrey-closed-lease-terminated-redevelopment 

https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/horseman-rallies-support-to-keep-fraser-downs-open-in-cloverdale-8201876

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fraser-downs-closure-shocks-b-c-horse-racing-community-1.7611735 

https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/8-21-25/fallout-fraser-downs-closure.html

Granville Island plan for a new elevator and staircase tower to Granville Bridge

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-island-bridge-new-elevator-staircase-observation-deck-tower-market-building-underground-parking

Bike and Pedestrian Bridges

 https://www.cnv.org/streets-transportation/transportation-projects/casano-loutet-overpass 

https://www.fastepp.com/portfolio/kingsway-pedestrian-bridge/

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/19m-highway-1-pedestrian-bike-overpass-in-burnaby-nears-construction-7522221 

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-shows-what-highway-1-pedestrian-cyclist-overpass-will-look-like-5254294 

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-planning-for-pedestrian-bridge-over-highway-1-3099072

https://vancouverbikeguide.com/top-five-vancouver-cycling-bridges A regional network of foot, bike & bus bridges would help to reduce the strain on the mostly narrow bridges of Greater Vancouver.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pedestrian-and-bike-bridge-proposed-for-false-creek-1.800643 Unfortunatley, this never happened. Apparently, it was better to remove 2 lanes from the Burrard Street Bridge instead. 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-connector-bridge-walking-cycling-pathways

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=bike+and+pedestrian+bridges

Hastings Community Park and Hastings Park

https://www.chatterblock.com/resources/21262/hastings-community-park-vancouver-bc

Unfortunatly, there hasn't been a proper big city vision to have Hastings+Community+Park with a modern indoor & outside swimming pool and water park. This would have provided a nice entertainment counterpart to Hastings+Park and the PNE.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/128486813979056/posts/2439474772880237/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/128486813979056/posts/2361647837329598/ 

https://covapp.vancouver.ca/parkfinder/ParkDetail.aspx?inparkid=73 , https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/hastings-community-centre.aspx , https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/templeton-pool.aspx , https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/britannia-pool.aspx

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-outdoor-pools-1939122  

https://www.pne.ca/hastings-park-access

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/hastings-park-the-next-decade-and-next-century-at-the-east-van-jewel  

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/hot-button-hastings-parks-future/

https://vancouversun.com/news/casino-soccer-stadium-or-green-space-battle-hastings-park-back

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Hastings+Community+Park+and+Hastings+Park

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=swimming+pools

Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

The Pacific_National_Exhibition, which is in Hastings+Park, should have been much bigger and better by now, but this is watered down Vancouver. https://www.pne.ca/hastings-park-access , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Park

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pacific-national-exhibition-pne

https://www.pne.ca/about-us/history-legacy 

Generations ago, one could take a streetcar to the PNE. Of course it's still possible at the CNE.

https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1890-vancouver-gets-cutting-edge-with-an-electric-streetcar-and-light-system 

https://montecristomagazine.com/community/vancouvers-forgotten-streetcars#gsc.tab=0

https://kumtuks.ca/streetcars-and-metro-vancouver/

https://macleans.ca/culture/i-started-working-at-the-pacific-national-exhibition-when-i-was-12-it-was-a-wild-ride/

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/brief-history-of-pne-playland-1935285 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pne-history-photos-vancouver  

https://604now.com/history-pne-vancouver-bc/ 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/heres-how-many-people-attended-the-pne-this-year (2024)

https://vancouversun.com/news/pne-draws-nearly-638000-people-the-highest-since-the-pandemic

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pne-fair-attendance-2024

https://www.chronicallyvintage.com/2014/08/a-vintage-photo-filled-look-at-history.html

https://evelazarus.com/the-pne-then-and-now 

https://www.echostories.com/backstory/pne-anniversary-book/

Unfortunatly, it hasn't always been a fun place.

https://hastingspark1942.ca/

https://hastingspark1942.ca/buildings-overview/

https://hastingspark1942.ca/history/momiji-gardens/

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Hastings+Community+Park+and+Hastings+Park

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

Unlike Vancouver, you can still take a streetcar to the Canadian_National_Exhibition in Toronto.  

https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/Take-the-TTC-to-the-CNE 

https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/transportation-infrastructure/ttc-increases-bus-streetcar-service-to-cne-11075611

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Canadian-National-Exhibition 

https://globalnews.ca/news/10764365/cne-2024-attendance 

https://www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181/p159483-the-cne--canadas-annual-worlds-fair

https://www.theex.com/cne-history 

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

https://www.theex.com/getting-here/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dufferin_Gate_Loop#Future

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

Delta coal export terminal shuttered for 10 weeks after fire

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11341719/westshore-terminals-fire/ 

https://www.biv.com/news/transportation/westshore-terminals-to-close-berth-for-10-weeks-after-weekend-fire-11097922

https://www.portvancouver.com/permit/westshore-terminals-new-potash-export-westshore 

https://business.deltachamber.ca/directory/Details/westshore-terminals-limited-partnership-1469725 

https://shippingmatters.ca/westshore-terminals-to-support-potash-exports/

The new PNE amphitheatre

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/freedom-mobile-arch-pne-amphitheatre-mass-timber-roof-construction-final-milestone

Tri-Cities in BC

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_(British_Columbia)

https://www.tricitynews.com/ 

https://www.tricitieschamber.com/chamber-resource-library/about-the-tri-cities/  

https://isiponline.ca/service-regions/tri-cities-ridge-meadows

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Tri-Cities

Popular Vancouver outdoor pool forced to close until further notice

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-brighton-pool-closed-mechanical-issue

Its strange that the area from Horseshoe+Bay to Hope,_BC, which has over 3 million people, only has a few outdoor swimming pools. That's the, pay more and get LE$$ in BC approach to things.

https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/swimming-pools.aspx While Vancouver has less than a million people, the Lower_Mainland of BC does have over 3 million residents.

https://604now.com/vancouver-will-be-opening-more-outdoor-swimming-pools-this-may-long-weekend Unfortunatly, the Greater Vancouver Region should have had two dozen swimming pools by now, with most of them being enclosed.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=swimming+pools

The Gordie Howe International Bridge

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

https://gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com Its always nice to see a new bridge in the world that wouldn't be allowed in backwater Vancouver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe_International_Bridge#Design

The bridge should have had a 4th lane or wide shoulder on each side. That would have been good extra space for a potential bus lane on each side of the bridge. 

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/mi_gordie_howe_int_bridge.aspx

https://www.aecon.com/our-projects/current/gordie-howe-international-bridge Backwards Vancouver sure could have used a nice bridge like this across Burrard_Inlet.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador_Bridge Its amazing how a big city was stuck with a narrow Vancouver type bridge for several generations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador_Bridge#Design  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit-Windsor_tunnel Its strange that and additional 4 lane tunnel wasn't built.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit-Windsor_tunnel#Usage

Michigan officials are sounding the alarm on the need for funding, saying it could cost hundreds of millions to fix and maintain the bridges

 https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-bridges-need-millions-in-repair-funding/

Sydney Ferries

Fortunately, Sydney_Ferries never took the backwards Vancouver approach to things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Ferries#Network 

https://transportnsw.info/routes/ferry 

https://transportnsw.info/sydney-ferries-network-map

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

 https://www.sydney.com/articles/best-ferry-trips-in-sydney 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_Quay_ferry_wharf#Transport_links 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_Quay#Transport

NSW is about as far away as you can get from the backwater BC mentality. 

Vancouver harbour sailings

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/travel/vancouver-cruises-top-harbour-sailings-2025-11093357  

The SeaBus and the Aqua-Bus just aren't enough, there needs to be more capacity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBus , https://theaquabus.com/

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/seabus 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBus#Service Ideally, there should be a daytime departure every 5 minutes & 10 minutes during the evening.

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/line/seabus/direction/0/schedule 

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

As of 2025, there still isn't a Downtown to Deep+Cove ferry and not in 2026 either. Thus, the 6 lane Iron+Bridge will still be overloaded. Had the bridge been constructed to have very wide shoulders, there could have been an efficient bus lane each way. Instead, any bus is stuck in the almost perpetual traffic jam. A Boundary+Road Bridge could make for an excellent bus and HOV lane crossing consisting of at least 4 lanes, with a provision for a middle rail section.

Of course there is no ferry from Downtown+Vancouver to the Horseshoe+Bay+ferry+terminal. Just like there is no train from Horseshoe+Bay to Deep+Cove and to the Tri-Cities. 

It's strange that the North-Shore didn't keep up with improving its passenger rail system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver) , https://monova.ca/the-story-of-streetcar-153/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Tri-Cities

Vancouver’s New Brighton Pool closed ‘until further notice’

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouvers-new-brighton-pool-closed-until-further-notice/

Pay more for less services, that's Vancouver.

How Vancouver stunts or thwarts its growth

Create a series of overlapping restrictions and imposed limitations. 

https://x.com/CityofVancouver/header_photo

 https://x.com/CityofVancouver/status/1957805016305267125 

Short trains and a lack of bus-bridges all help to increase congestion.

Warm temperatures forecast to return to Metro Vancouver

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/warm-temperatures-forecast-return-metro-vancouver-11088246

Wow, Greater Vancouver still might get to have a few more weeks of summer. Its so unfortunate that almost everything in Vancouver has to be watered down or scaled back, summer is no exception.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/heavy-rain-breaks-record-in-west-vancouver-11088531 

Half of the year is cold, damp crappy weather.

Is Vancouver an ocean city or a mountain city?

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/poll-vancouver-ocean-city-mountain-city-11088387

Is it a big city, or just a town full of imposed restrictions pretending to be a big city? Short, congested trains & mosty narrow bridges is all part of the symbolism to remain like a small, backwards city.

Vancouver used to have special electric sightseeing streetcars

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/photos-vancouver-electric-sightseeing-streetcars-11079520

The city and greater region have made damn sure that it's almost impossible to ever bring them back. It's all part of the PAY MORE & GET LE$$ mentality.

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

Hullo Ferries marks second anniversary with ridership growth and high reliability

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hullo-ferries-vancouver-nanaimo-second-anniversary-ridership-statistics 

https://www.delta-optimist.com/bc-news/hullo-new-ferry-service-vancouver-island-ships-brand-6876160  

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/new-passenger-ferry-downtown-vancouver-nanaimo-bc-6086312

Taking a second look at a third crossing for the North Shore

 https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/eve-lazarus-taking-a-second-look-at-third-crossings-for-the-north-shore-11084045

You couldn't have a worse congestion scenario there. 

https://www.westernstandard.news/topic/lions-gate-bridge An enduring 3 lane pathetic joke of a bridge! No bus & HOV tunnel & especially no train tunnel around there.

https://www.westernstandard.news/topic/ironworkers-memorial-bridge A 6 lane crossing that should have had at least 2 emegency lanes & 2 wide shoulders for future dmand. No bus & HOV bridge & especially no train bridge around there.

No one ever stopped the Horseshoe+Bay+ferry+terminal from being built. However, its like various people have done their damndest to make sure that no express bus lanes & no HOV lanes cross the inlet, & especially no rail rapid transit. It's so sad that the congestive planning folks keep rising to the top of the B$.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1967-wacky-bennett-and-tom-terrific-team-up-to-push-for-a-third-crossing

Parts of coastal Washington, Oregon and British Columbia may pick up five to 10 times their August monthly rainfall

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/rare-august-rainstorm-to-drench-northwest-british-columbia-during-summer-dry-season/1805386

June, July & August are usually the best times for Vancouver to have the best weather of the year & it always goes by too fast. September is a shortchanged month, because things cool down too soon in Vancouver. While most of September is still supposed to be summer, by the 2nd week its more like spring & then fall by the 3rd week. So at best, summer in Vancouver can go from the first week of June to the first week of September. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286 Vancouver still might have three days that are at least 25 C or 77 F and possibly 2 days that are at least 30 C. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/seattle/98104/august-weather/351409 Seattle still might have a few days that are at least 30 C, or 86 F. 

32 C https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/seattle/yearly-days-of-90-degrees 

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-90-degree-day-record-most-in-a-year/281-f472a02d-003c-46a0-8b05-093f4dc09398 In September 2022, Seattle was still having some days that were at least 90 F. In contrast by mid September, its difficult for Vancouver to even have a 70 F day. Summer is supposed to be at least 3 months.

However, that hardly means that all 3 months will be like typical summer weather. Soon, the last 20 C day will arrive in shortchanged September and then the next 20 C day in Vancouver will likely be in mid April. In between are 7 months of Vancouver not having even one 21 C or 70 F day. WTH?

At least Seattle gets a little less rain than Vancouver & has hotter summers, but it still has cold, damp crappy winters. Fortunately, Grunge didn't start up & grow in Vancouver, because more people might have given up from the cold & damp crappy fall & winters.

https://www.revolutioncomeandgone.com/articles/1/the-origin-of-grunge.php  

https://recordweekly.com/2020/05/01/seattle-grunge-story/

https://medium.com/@natalia.baffatto/the-grunge-circuit-a-complete-guide-to-visiting-the-places-that-defined-1990s-seattle-4c22606dfc2c 

https://www.britannica.com/art/grunge-music  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge#Clothing_and_fashion

Seattle's sizzling temps-will cool down soon

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/seattle-weather-sizzling-temps-will-cool-down-as-meteor-shower-arrives/

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/heat-records-in-jeopardy-as-seasons-first-90-degree-readings-expected-in-northwest/1781447 Back in June there was some hype or tepedation about there posibly being too many hot summer days in Seattle. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/seattle/98104/august-weather/351409 So far it looks like Seattle might have 1 August day that could reach at least 90 F or 32 C.  

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/portland/97209/august-weather/350473 Portland might end up having just 4 days that were at least 90 F.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286 No 90 F August days in Vancouver, BC, but there could be a few days in the 80s. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/seattle/98104/july-weather/351409?year=2025 July in Seattle had 12 days in the 80s and only 2 days in the 90s.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/july-weather/53286?year=2025 Vancouver only had 10 July days that were at least 80 F or 26.7 C.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/june-weather/53286?year=2025 Vancouver only had 1 June day that was at least 81 F or 27 C.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/seattle/98104/june-weather/351409?year=2025 In contrast, Seattle had 6 July days that were at least 80 F and 1 day in the 90s.

Spring & summer in Vancouver seems to go by so quickly. Yet, the cold, damp & gloomy fall & winter seems to drag on far too long.

Hokkaido in Northernmost Japan Hit by Unusual Summer Heat

 https://jen.jiji.com/jc/i?g=eco&k=2025081300264

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

A North Shore mayor says transportation infrastructure is 'insufficient' and calls on province to step up

 https://www.westernstandard.news/news/exclusive-dnv-mayor-says-north-shore-transportation-infrastructure-insufficient-calls-on-province-to-step-up/66819

Could AI lead to a short-term dystopia?

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11332878/ai-short-term-dystopia-google-ex-executive/

The last time a hurricane was named Erin was on the morning of 9/11 in 2001

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/the-last-time-we-had-a-hurricane-erin-it-was-on-9-11/1804472 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/world-trade-centers-final-hours-captured-in-film-about-weather/532390

The Granville Connector

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-connector-celebration-free

It's still the Granville+Street+Bridge, but it's also the Connector. Unfortunatly, it wasn't designed to have a lower deck for streetcars and busses. Such is the irony of backwards Vancouver to be one of the first cities to get rid of its streetcars and doing its damndest to be one of the last to bring them back.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Granville+Connector

Kits Pool will be closing soon for the end of this season

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kits-pool-closing-date-summer-2025 

Vancouver notoriously has short summers, because those 3 months aren't always hot & dry. 

Closing September 1st is a sad joke when summer is supposed to go into late September. Unfortunatly, by the 2nd week of September the days are more like spring than summer. Then by the 3rd week & especially the last week, another short Vancouver summer has fades into fall. 

The last 20 C day in September 2024 wasn't met with another 20 C day until April 2025. That's 7 months for Vancouver to be under 20 C. 

Fire on SkyTrain’s Expo Line causes major delays

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-fire-22nd-street-station-august-12-2025

Had there been some real proper long-range planning, the stations would have been at least twice the length, with enough side station clearance to eventually accomodate 2 express tracks.

The Lion Bridge and The Iron Bridge

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Lion+Bridge As of 2025, still no official plan for a train tunnel and a bus & HOV tunnel. A 3-4 track train tunnel and a 6-8 lane road tunnel would actually improve that absurd 3 lane crossing area.  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Iron+Bridge As of 2025, still no official construction plan to add a 4 lane bus & HOV bridge, plus a 3-4 track rapid transit train bridge. 

Why a 3-4 track train tunnel or bridge? Someday, enough sensible people might realize the benefit and importance of having a train linking the Horseshoe+Bay+ferry+terminal to YVR and to the Tsawwassen+ferry+terminal. 

Unfortunatly, when so much money was wasted on a $HIT-PIPE and a $HIT-BOX, more money was lost that could have gone towards improving transit to & from the North Shore.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Lion+Bridge+and+The+Iron+Bridge

Community groups want a public inquiry into North Shore sewage plant debacle

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11332030/north-shore-wastewater-public-inquiry 

A cost overrun of at least 3 billion dollars for a $HIT-BOX and a $HIT-PIPE is outrageous! https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore

This SHIT-BOX mentality must be challenged and stopped.

New Sicamous, B.C., ferry a big hit shuttling people across channel to ride the rail trail

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sicamous-ferry-1.7604855

https://www.vicnews.com/news/sicamous-ferry-surpassed-all-of-our-goals-and-dreams-in-1st-year-8177084

https://www.saobserver.net/local-news/sicamous-ferry-makes-maiden-voyage-july-2-starts-small-for-1st-week-8107499 

https://www.castanet.net/news/Salmon-Arm/557796/New-free-ferry-service-between-downtown-Sicamous-Shuswap-rail-trail-launches-next-month

https://www.sicamous.ca/live-here/news/post/new-sicamous-ferry-society-will-provide-pedestrian-and-cyclist-access-across-the-sicamous-narrows-this-summer

Metro Vancouver under heat warning, along with much of southern B.C.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heat-bc-vancouver-1.7605687

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/weatherhood-local/metro-vancouver-weather-heat-warning-august-2025-11060810

What is really standing in the way of Canada's housing affordability?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-housing-affordability-experts-ideologues

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-expensive-rent-august-2025-rentals

Seattle is seeing more days above 90° F

 https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/nws-data-seattle-is-seeing-more-days-above-90/QQE4WTW2OZD4VEMFLU7ZDHBNXY

https://www.newsweek.com/seattle-hot-weather-heat-wave-climate-change-washington-2111925

Seattle's 90-degree heat wave on Monday and Tuesday

 https://www.fox13seattle.com/weather/seattle-90s-heatwave

Wow, a 2 day heat wave. Some places are at least 90 F or 32 C for a 2 week stretch or even 2 months. It's so tough for Vancouver to get over 32 C or 90 F, but it does occasionally happen.

https://mynorthwest.com/pacific-northwest-weather/heatwave-weather/4120160

Demolition of 50-year-old pedestrian bridge to cause lane closures in central Las Vegas valley

 https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/demolition-of-50-year-old-pedestrian-bridge-to-cause-lane-closures-in-central-las-vegas-valley/

BC Conservatives support third North Shore crossing to ease 'endless traffic gridlock'

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/exclusive-bc-conservatives-support-third-north-shore-crossing-to-ease-endless-traffic-gridlock/66766 This shouldn't just be a BC Con. issue, because this has been neglected for several decades.

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/petition-demands-immediate-action-to-address-north-shore-transportation-woes/66767

While the North Shore $HIT BOX fiasco is relatively new, generations have come & gone without sufficient funds going towards proper big city infrastructure. Who knows where all the money went? 

If only there was a proper oversight committee to make sure that Greater Vancouver was putting enough funds towards proper urban infrastructure.

Why Northern Japan Is Forced To Stay Empty

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn4Bdh6gNmY 

Hokkaido is a little like a smaller version of  Siberia or Alaska. 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo While Sapporo is a typical big city, most of the island is rural or wilderness. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo#Transport 

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

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

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

Landmark court ruling awards First Nation title over big area of federal and private land in the Richmond part of Metro Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cowichan-first-nation-tluqtinus-richmond-bc-land-claim-aboriginal

North East Link Tunnels - The Big Build Victoria, Australia

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/north-east-link/tbms-resume-digging-victorias-longest-road-tunnels

 https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/north-east-link/design/north-east-link-tunnels/map 

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/metro-tunnel

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/suburban-rail-loop London has the Circle Line, Chicago has its elevated loop, Toronto has an underground loop, so it makes sense that Melbourne would also have a train loop. 

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/suburban-rail-loop/faster-easier-journeys-with-srl-east Melbourne like most real cities, have an extensive regional road system, but having a good regional rail network might even be more important & beneficial. https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/suburban-rail-loop/about/project-benefits

Unfortunately, Greater Vancouver is still lacking with its transportation infrastructure. 

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/regional-rail-revival 

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/roads

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/west-gate-tunnel-project/maps

L.A. and Melbourne in the 1960s really started to plan on a big scale. Of course Vancouver went in the opposite direction.

https://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/maps/1968_final_proposed_transit_master_plan_concept_map.jpg , https://cityplanning.tumblr.com/post/24841307901/past-visions-of-l-a-s-transportation-future  

https://transitmap.net/1969-melbourne-plan , https://images.theconversation.com/files/303673/original/file-20191126-112489-1mpon3i.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip , https://theconversation.com/50-years-on-from-the-melbourne-transportation-plan-what-can-we-learn-from-its-legacy-127721  

https://transitmap.net/melbourne-trains-1981

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-birdseye-view-of-melbournes-transformation-from-1945-to-2015-20150226-13pd5v.html