Dallas Underground tunnels...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp-4gdLjd6s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVe8YNbHTZs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO9J91V_ETE

Due to rapid growth during the 1950s, traffic congestion became a critical issue facing Dallas. In response, city planners and the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission worked to keep traffic moving safely and efficiently; their efforts are documented in this film. The Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission was formed in 1936 and, by the 1950s, included citizens from every Dallas civic organization. Their mission was to improve traffic safety and efficiency for Dallas citizens. Film produced by the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission, property of the Dallas Municipal Archives." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAKXcaLDd4 1955

Why Woodall Rodgers Freeway took 31 years to build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9au29IbqLEk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfV2aTQCmkw

Phoenix vs. Dallas

How Two U.S. cities will KICK OFF their rail transit revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLMtmWwAsE Dallas is part of a much larger urban area.

https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/city-size-comparison/phoenix-c3944/dallas-c3890

https://www.chase.com/personal/mortgage/cityvscity/phoenix-dallas

https://whymovetodallas.com/living-in-dallas-texas-blog/dallas-vs-phoenix-which-city-is-better-to-live-in 

https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/city-size-comparison/dallas-c3890/phoenix-c3944

Original twin towers plan for Bank of America Plaza in Dallas

https://web.archive.org/web/20160108020002mp_/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/files/2013/05/boaplans1.jpg

"Original plans for the development, initially called Dallas Main Center, called for two 72-story towers, a 600-room hotel, and a parking garage." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Dallas)#Design

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/downtown-dallas-bank-of-america-twin-towers--497999671272253343/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were/

https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082422/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2013/05/downtown-dallas-tallest-tower-was-always-planned-as-a-skyline-standout.html/

https://baplaza.com , https://baplaza.com/overview

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Bank+of+America+Plaza

Houston-Dallas bullet train...

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Plans-for-Houston-Dallas-bullet-train-moving-along-6777582.php-

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/humble/news/bullet-train-connecting-houston-to-dallas-to-break-ground/article_60d122f0-4d02-5e8d-bdaf-2591e7d6590d.html-

http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/statewide/dallas-houston-high-speed-rail.html

https://dallashoustonhsr.com/maps-and-pictures-

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20160808-bullet-train-developer-might-pick-up-tab-for-consultants-to-expedite-city-s-vision-for-station-and-review-permits.ece-

http://www.texascentral.com-

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/japanese-bullet-train-operator-opening-office-in-dallas-to-assist-texas-high-speed-rail.html

http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fight-over-texas-bullet-train-and-eminent-domain-heads-to-washington-8317678

City of Vancouver parts ways with its chief planner

Theresa O'Donnell came to Vancouver as a deputy director of planning in 2019 after 15 years working for the City of Dallas  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/city-of-vancouver-parts-ways-with-chief-planner

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/theresa-odonnell-city-of-vancouver-chief-planner-departure

Small Vancouver can fit into Dallas 8 times.

Area [2]
• City	123.63 km2 (47.73 sq mi)
• Land	115.18 km2 (44.47 sq mi)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Geography

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

Area [2]
• City	385.9 sq mi (999.2 km2)
• Land	339.604 sq mi (879.56 km2)
• Water	43.87 sq mi (113.60 km2)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas#Geography

Vancouver was one of the first cities to remove its streetcars in the 1950s & will likely be one of the last to bring them back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Downtown_Historic_Railway#Proposed_future_service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar Of course Dallas would revive a small portion of its streetcar system long before Vancouver ever could. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar#Future_expansion_plans

https://www.mata.org/ride/route-map 

Even Los_Angeles & the Brooklyn-Queens_Connector will likely be up & running sooner than Vancouver's attempted revival.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Heritage_streetcar_systems

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#List_of_primarily_tourist_heritage_systems_in_North_America

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Light_rail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail_in_North_America#History_of_streetcars_and_light_rail

Why Dallas is Becoming the Economic Capital of Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W7aNcieKgc 

Dallas’s Biggest Megaprojects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Dv1WwO7OQ

Why Dallas Is Growing so Fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Qp6dUDEeU 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/n0l2b4/dallas_growth_in_20_years_20012021/

Calgary vs. Denver and Dallas

The scale Calgary is impressive, but Alberta just doesn't have the same imposed restrictions as backwater BC. 

Denver is a big city & metropolitan area in its own right, but somehow Calgary has more 50 story office towers than Denver. Dallas has more tall buildings than Calgary and Denver, combined.

Dallas is a landlocked_city like Calgary and Denver.

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

An Earlier Version for Bank of America Plaza in Dallas

"Bank of America Plaza’s original plans not only included a twin tower, but called for Tower 2 to have gold-tinted windows — and a purple argon outline at night. Without a doubt, minds would have been blown after seeing 900 vertical feet of green argon and purple argon, in addition to Reunion Tower’s “dancing” lights and the new LED systems on the Omni hotel and Hunt Oil Tower. Original plans also called for two-story pyramid caps on each tower, but those were nixed by the FAA because of downtown’s proximity to Love Field."
http://www.dallasing.com/dallas-twin-towers-bank-of-america-plaza-cityplace-centre/

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2015/04/14/dallas-green-building-turns-30-with-a-storied-past-to-match-its-height

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were to be twinned

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Bank+of+America+Plaza

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cityplace+Tower

Cityplace Tower (Dallas)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cityplace_Tower_(Dallas)

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/tower-at-cityplace/2699

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cityplace,_Dallas

 

https://cityplacedallas.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cityplace+Tower

Cityplace towers in Dallas, Texas

https://archpaper.com/2018/09/new-cityplace-tower-dallas-texas

http://images.skyscrapercenter.com/building/cityplace_model_(c)cityplace__company.jpg 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/ynrnfo/cityplace_development_1984_never_completed

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/tower-at-cityplace/2699

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were to be twinned

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cityplace+Tower

Dallas Cityplace Tower landlord seeks to add nearly 1,000 apartments

 https://www.costar.com/article/434219195/dallas-cityplace-tower-landlord-seeks-to-add-nearly-1000-apartments

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/cityplace-ii/34077

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2025/05/05/cityplace-redevelopment-nexpoint.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cityplace+Tower

The tallest building envisioned for Dallas Smart District would be 78 floors, or about 200 feet higher than Bank of America Plaza

The tallest building envisioned for Dallas Smart District would be 78 floors, or about 200 feet higher than Bank of America Plaza, currently downtown's tallest building.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/10/18/bold-skyscraper-campus-energize-downtown-dallas-south-side

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Bank+of+America+Plaza

dallas-fort-worth-international-airports-2-3-billion-renovation

https://dilemma-x.net/2013/01/13/dallas-fort-worth-international-airports-2-3-billion-renovation-and-new-dallas-love-field/

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

Calgary, Denver and Dallas

Calgary can get as cold, or even colder than Denver at times. However, Calgary can get almost as hot as Dallas during the summer.

"...the Denver City Town Co. was organized on Nov. 22, 1858..." 
http://www.denverpost.com/denver150/ci_11027566

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver#History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Larimer,_Jr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auraria,_Denver

http://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/denver.html

http://doubtfulnews.com/2011/12/conspiracies-abound-at-the-denver-airport-and-all-around

http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/02/remarkable-but-bizarre-icon-in-denver-at-risk/

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

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8624311/Thousands-cars-form-mile-long-line-Dallas-food-bank-unemployment-benefits-reduced.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8624311/Thousands-cars-form-mile-long-line-Dallas-food-bank-unemployment-benefits-reduced.html

Fountain Place Dallas original twin towers concept

http://www.dallasing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fountain-place-dallas-twin-towers.jpg

Texas launched TexRail in 2019 to connect Fort Worth with Dallas Fort Worth airport (DFW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2kjiUUUh4

 https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1o87d8j/dallas

How Dallas Is Becoming America's Next Mega City

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbusmhG2QMI

Edmonton Light Rail Transit (LRT)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_LRT#History Unlike what backwards Vancouver would end up doing, Edmonton understood the importance of having long underground stations, right from the start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Line#Stations If you are from Edmonton or Seattle, you will be immediately surprised as to how short & small the underground Vancouver train stations are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_station_(Edmonton) 1978

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Churchill_LRT_station_platform_facing_Clareview_and_NAIT%2C_11-04-2023.jpg 

"The underground station has a 129-metre-long (423 ft) centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. At just under 8 m wide (26 ft), the underground platform is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_station_(Edmonton)#Station_layout

Yet, this is big by narrowminded Vancouver & BC standards. Despite Vancouver having its own version of cold & crappy weather, there just isn't the same concept or desire to have a network of elevated & especially, underground corridors like what Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Dallas & Houston have.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_station_(Edmonton) 1978

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay/Enterprise_Square_station 1983 Being from wattered down Vancouver, it's hard to fathom a 130m long underground station in Edmonton, but Albertal doesn't have anything like a backwards BC mentality to contend with. The first 2 SkyTrain lines were designed to only have 80m stations. The 3rd line to Richmond & YVR, was only designed to have 50m stations. While this initially might have made sense as a cost saving measure, it will cost so much more to eventually try to lengthen these short stations. Thus, all the stations should have been designed to eventually be at least 153m, or just over 500 feet. 

"The station has a 130-metre-long (430 ft) centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay/Enterprise_Square_station#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_station_(Edmonton) 1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Centre_station 1989

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Edmonton) 1992 It remains to be scene if Vancouver might have a UBC station by 2032. While geology & climate can vary between cities, the laws of physics in the BC part of Canada isn't supposed to be different. Yet, it takes a long time to get things done in backwater BC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Line#Stations

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

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