Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Coquitlam’s Upcoming 60,000-Sq.-Ft. Aquatic And Community Centre

 https://604now.com/fraser-mills-community-centre-coquitlam-renderings-2026/ 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fraser-mills-community-centre-coquitlam-design While an aquatic centre with a 25-metre, five-lane lap pool seems OK, it should have been designed for double the scale. Of course the rebuilt Vancouver Aquatic Centre will also just have a 25-metre pool, when it should be 50 m.

https://letstalkcoquitlam.ca/FraserMills

https://www.coquitlam.ca/1329/Fraser-Mills-Development 

https://www.beedie.ca/residential/fraser-mills-master-planned-community/

Built Too Thin?

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

Richmond has announced that it is starting to roll out the new residential speed limit that’ll apply citywide.

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/richmond-drivers-speed-limit-30 

While Richmond has a couple of freeways, having slower residential streets makes sense. However, the major streets and roads require faster speeds than a country road, but still slower than a freeway. Richmond has airport road traffic and lots of truck traffic between Vancouver, Delta & NW.

Saturday, July 11, 2026

What Will New York Look Like in 2040?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3reczGxjZZc

LA’s ‘No-Car’ Olympics Plan Explained

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT1WO8zWk7o

The three tunnels that could transform Manchester

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XIzUSWzHc

Singapore is Finally Finishing Marina Bay Sands

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCsENcaoqo&t=83s

Chicago’s New Lakefront Skyscraper | 400 Lake Shore

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ1Cfe80sPM

SkyBridge between NW and Surrey, BC

Unfortunately, due to inept regional transportation planning, the SkyBridge (1990) wasn't built with any extra width for bus lanes, bike lanes and sidewalks. Everything was just expected to be crammed onto the inadequate, 4 lane Pattullo_Bridge, which only had 1 narrow sidewalk. Back in the day, there was no concept of allowing additional future space for 2 wide truck lanes, 2 car lanes and 2 bus lanes on the Pattullo_Bridge_in_1937.

It was as if someone really didn't want to ever have any bus lanes on the Patullo Bridge and the SkyTrain Bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyBridge_(TransLink)#Details 

Then, it was as if someone still didn't want to have any bus lanes on the Stalewasem_Bridge as well. Since the train isnt running 24hrs, a BRT crossing is important.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalewasen_Bridge This new bridge should have opened with at least 3 lanes each way, plus a bus lane each way. However, an 8 lane bridge with 2 wide emergency lanes and 2 wide shoulders would look too much like big city infrastructure. Big city scale infrastructure is difficult to establish in backwards BC. 


Scott Road station and R6 Scott Rd Bus

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R6_Scott_Rd 

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/r6/direction/1/map?pageSize=5


King George station, Surrey, BC

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

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/r1/direction/0/schedule 

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/r1/direction/0/map?pageSize=5

King George Square busway station, Brisbane

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

The Vancouver Mind Virus (VMV)

 Any time that something can be canceled, stunted, thwarted, watered down or scaled back, that's part of the VMV.


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver+Mind+Virus & the BCMV

University Bridge (Seattle)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Bridge_(Seattle) 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/University_Bridge_from_Ship_Canal_Bridge_-_01.jpg/960px-University_Bridge_from_Ship_Canal_Bridge_-_01.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Seattle_-_University_Bridge_and_U_District%2C_1963_%2849561206388%29.jpg/960px-Seattle_-_University_Bridge_and_U_District%2C_1963_%2849561206388%29.jpg


The University Bridge and the Burrard+Street+Bridge in V-BC used to have 6 lanes, but 2 lanes were removed for bikes. In both cases, a bike bridge should have been built next to them. Then, they both could still have 6 lanes.  


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

First Nation files court challenge against Burrard Inlet dredging project for oil tankers

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/burrard-inlet-second-narrows-oil-tanker-dredging-first-nation-court-challenge 

Decades ago, there should have already been a North Boundary Road bus and bike bridge beside the Iron-Bridge. Since the Iron Bridge wasn't widened to accommodate 2 express bus or 2 rapid bus lanes, a North Boundary Road bus and bike bridge would have been a huge improvement. 

Canada is on the same planet as Australia, but seems to be on a different world. Asia, Europe and the US just don't seem to have the same overlapping restrictions as Canada and especially, BC. 

Greater Vancouver should be on a similar city and port level as Brisbane, but the provincial backwater BC mindset keeps holding things back.

https://thehub.ca/2026/07/08/can-the-port-of-vancouver-handle-supertankers-a-closer-look-at-the-other-megaproject-inside-albertas-pipeline-proposal/

If Burrard Inlet isn't a suitable location for the tankers, then another location must be found. BC remains as a provincial backwater on the Pacific Rim and Canada has less than 1% of the worlds population. If it were possible, there are those in Canada who would like to just shut out the world and even shut Canada down.

Australia hasn't been able to do so much more than Canada simply because it doesn't have half of the year stuck in cold, crappy weather.


Judge rejects Richmond developer's request to reopen Cowichan Aboriginal title case

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/montrose-properties-richmond-cowichan-tribes-aboriginal-title-justice-young 

https://www.richmond-news.com/local-business/richmond-landfill-turned-industrial-centre-recognized-for-innovative-brownfield-redevelopment-9930831

https://www.ricindustrial.com/ 

https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/news/more-high-profile-tenants-expected-as-richmond-industrial-centre-set-to-expand