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  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-traffic-delays-highway-1-boundary

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queensborough-bridge-upgrades-lane-closures-new-westminster-richmond   When the  Queensborough_Bridge  opene...

  https://www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca/construction/bridge-opening/   There are still months of finishing touches. https://www.pattullob...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-construction-highway-closures

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crossings_of_the_Fraser_River#South_Arm    The  Alex_Fraser_Bridge  should have opened with 8 lanes ...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Massey_Tunnel#Replacement  3 lanes each way and a bus lane each way. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hdGK2Y_bqc    The $444 Million Reconstruction of Chicago’s State & Lake Station  https://www.youtube....

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-unhoused-fifa

Bike bridges might not be able to totally solve the transportation mess that is  Vancouver . However, its quite odd how  Vancouver Cycling_I...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbAd2LeOE1E   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcar_suburb#History   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stree...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Wol0Q3zDg   Still seems pretty small and quaint today. Nowhere close to the scale of Melbourne, Sydney, ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVIr4faD2ag  Sometimes its just better to repurpose an old road bridge to be for bikes. 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/homewood-suites-hilton-surrey-health-technology-district   What should have been at least a 65 story tower, ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jabSGw2M4tA   Seattle's  New Light Rail On a FLOATING BRIDGE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmh5uVgu...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTnu5yUHDps   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Metro#Service   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copen...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE_W5Vj6OeQ  With Greater Vancouver having so many narrow bridges, there must be a regional network of bus...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ouk0VifwM&t=42s  Even if the YVR-Canada Line had to initially be built as a symbolically small city ...

https://www.fairmontpacificrim.com/stay/suite-x/ vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/viewing-room-how-douglas-coupland-shapes-spaces-in-vancou...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC62zzCbzsY  Longer vehicles and more frequent bus service is key to mobility.  https://www.youtube.com/wa...

  https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/sound-transits-crosslake-connection-now-open/WXYGTAO355HJXB5YYTZCFF3E64/   https://komonews.com/news/loca...

  https://weather.gc.ca/data/wxoimages/wocanmap0_e.jpg   In late March, most of urban Canada is still freezing overnight. https://weather.gc...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8dyiJhh_h8   Usually, what's tall by Vancouver standards is small by proper BIG city standards.

  https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/food-security-in-bc-and-the-fight-to-save-a-little-piece-of-california/   Most of BC is a vast mo...

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  https://surreynowleader.com/2026/03/26/extended-stay-189-suite-hotel-opens-in-surrey-health-tech-district/

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro)   https://la.urbanize.city/post/metro-seeks-state-funds-extend-green-line-platfor...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhIgf9wkIsQ  ,  https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=106497 Greater Tokyo has as many people as C...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6dPQh2eAPk   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit#Background

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-greens-passenger-rail-strategy

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy733PZjD40

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-businesses-lose-confidence

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-burrard-peninsula-area-transport-plan-finalized-vancouver-burnaby

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv65NWsPvcs

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-population-decline

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-residents-drive-frequently-canadians   Of course as gas prices rise, along with food and general...

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  https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1rv7pti/dubai_uae/

  https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1rv9d78/tour_triangle_is_almost_done_in_paris_france/

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZ96A-iCqo   The  Marine+Building  should have been twice its height, or at least 1.5 times its height. h...

https://www.historylink.org/File/9633   https://pauldorpat.com/2013/02/16/seattle-now-then-the-northern-life-aka-seattle-tower/ https://en.w...

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  https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1rseitf/canada_vs_australia_who_has_the_better_skylines/

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  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queen-elizabeth-park-vancouver-attractions-zipline-canopy   An observation tower that's well above the...

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/downtown-vancouver-skytrain-service-delays-weekends  Had the old railway tunnel been originally designed to ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EwKnXtfsxg  The $5.7 BILLION Struggle To Build Seattle’s Giant New Bridge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-best-city-world-timeout   Fortunately, Australia doesn't have half a year of cold, crappy we...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxoPGHz5xV4

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-car-free-days-funding-city-council   The no+fun+city  aspect of the Vancouver Mind Virus ( VMV )...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqfb2qXsTKw   A big city versus a HUGE, expensive city.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/Translink/comments/1rop925/thoughts_on_yvr_movenments_idea_of_making_surrey   Alberta has two cities with over a ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-granville-strip-sros-supportive-housing-sites-closure-bc-agreement   This type of housing isn...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-future-second-parkade-partially-built-unfinished-undecided   Such a wa...

Huge increases in crude shipments to China helped propel overall cargo to a new record  https://financialpost.com/business/expanded-trans-mo...

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https://www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca/construction/current-works  Its a nice 4 lane bottleneck choakpoint. There should have been a provi...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ironworkers-memorial-bridge-lane-closures-vancouver   Unfortunatly, when this bridge was designed, there w...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0r1pGkZJU0

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-redevelopment-park-board-motion-auditor-general   Of course the VMV would manifes...

  https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/burrard-street-bridge-closes-for-senakw-crane-removal   Several cities have parallel bike bridges...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwKgT4ZUvQ  It is utterly foolish to not have enough space for a commuter train to run above, or in the m...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEP5OrhAwc

  https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-users-need-more-say-about-vancouvers-rail-bridges   The Greater Vancouver Region should have had...

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  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-highway-1-fraser-valley-expansion  Ideally, the section from Horseshoe Bay to Hope shouldn't be a h...

  https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/03/toronto-line-5-eglinton-ttc-subway-train-race/

  https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/03/ttc-subway-closure-weekend-march-7/

 Seattle's Tallest Luxury Residential Tower: The Residences @ Rainier Square  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i2DivRATcg   2022 OCEA Aw...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-permanent-daylight-saving-time-change-residents   https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-daylight-saving...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/squamish-nation-traditional-territory-musqueam-federal-canada-agreement

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ljqamDgwg   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7eIpAdfOOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxViUknafQ   ht...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlvPOX3zZI8  LA

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VU77QyR9CQ   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street%E2%80%93Science_World_station

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmXRvQ0cCRQ   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwL2xdtRZl8   Designing a Futureproof Transit System  https:...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1swCsa1_U5s

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9jgnsAEMk     Designing a Futureproof Transit System  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiTjlcv_1IU

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0TTfC6wMQ  SF  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmtKv2VUwOo

  https://www.reddit.com/r/InfrastructurePorn/comments/1qyflbs/mumbai_pune_missing_link_project_connecting_both/

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBwUkoSZdcI   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zvOk2t1EpE  expansion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCJP...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/second-narrows-rail-bridge-malfunction   The tunnel should have been built wide enough to eventually accom...

More than 60 per cent of Vancouver’s arterial roads, local streets considered in fair to very poor condition  https://www.biv.com/news/econo...

  https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/opinion-bc-economy-stuck-in-low-gear-as-trade-risks-cloud-2026-outlook-11920362   A stunted or thwarte...

  https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1recv0m/how_vancouver_house_became_a_tower_of_empty/

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/24/stall-on-lions-gate-bridge-causing-massive-delays-out-of-north-shore/   The LGB bottleneck is ind...

  https://www.biv.com/news/transportation/vancouver-port-applies-to-dredge-burrard-inlet-this-year-to-fuel-oil-exports-11915974    The Secon...

  https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1rcys2s/why_are_so_many_commercial_truckers_failing/   Its as if BC can just strive to be subs...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNJDvl8jLz0

  https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/1rc5hlj/seattle  Another scenic city thats allowed to have taller buildings than Vancouver, BC.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/949230/Cities_Skylines_II/   https://store.steampowered.com/category/sim_building_automation

  https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026TT0025-000178  Its only 2 lanes each way for the foreseeable future. No bus lanes and no HOV lanes, it...

  https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1r9preq/good_day_for_a_walk_at_iona/   https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/iona-i...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aezaPtqc4Xg

  https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1r960mq/tbt_aerial_view_vancouver_downtown_coal_harbour_c  This was still a time when Vancouve...

  https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/1r92f3b/new_york_most_iconic_city_in_the_world/

  https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1r9km3y/van_city_sunset/

  https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/bc-residential-sector-reeling-despite-strong-december-data-economist-11901674   Corporate housing is ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/1r7smha/bank_london   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterrey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterrey#Economy https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/1r7q7gx...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-oBDIsEHSQ   SF is finally allowing a building within a few blocks of City Hall to be much taller than th...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oSL8evCRg   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAAAhJ4oeH4

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxeNaZqRiEw    Living in China and Never Moving Back to America  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJAN1xjwb...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qayp0AhnldY    Riders raise concerns about Eglinton Crosstown accessibility issues  https://www.youtube.co...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_v8f4rdDuw   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7leokldqB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDy4t0vCQ_c   Line 5 Eglinton is officially open  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LskGlwZf6s https://www.yo...

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Why People Hate Living in Vancouver (and want to move away)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzyITR89-3s   Vancouver, Burnaby and NW is the ...

Washington's Dark Side Exposed!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrhL0ih2XcI   A cold, crappy dark and damp fall and winter is common. I...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd1uwnBVp1o    People are leaving Toronto and Vancouver in record numbers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqfSzQpoFc    How this new railway will reshape Auckland  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcMBDeZo7Y  Of...

The REM vs. Reality: Does Montreal's new train meet expectations?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq1xpxOt7FM&t=596s   Montreal’s B...