A Speculative Map of Montreal Metro-REM-EXO

 https://www.reddit.com/r/TransitDiagrams/comments/1w9apwg/oc_montreal_metroremexo_speculative_map/ 

What if Montreal could have a Paris scale of transportation infrastructure? Unfortunately, Greater Montreal hasn't reached the 5 million point yet, let alone 10 million people. Thus, the really big city stuff is still quite a ways off. 

At least Montreal isn't stuck with a 3 lane LGB. So far, Vancouver isn't interested in building an express bus tunnel and an LRT tunnel next to the inadequate LGB. A line from Burrard_station to Park+Royal and the Horseshoe+Bay+ferry+terminal would be getting into proper big city transportation infrastructure. Just like a tunnel between Waterfront station and Lonsdale_Quay would be.

At least Le REM wasn't designed to be a 2 car joke of a train like the YVR-Canada+Line is. 

The stations on the first 2 Skytrain lines are barely half the length of a 9 car Metro station. While a REM station can accommodate a 4 car train, the Canada+Line stations can only accommodate a 2.5 car train, but only 2 car joke trains, so far.

Filming wraps for 'Shōgun' with epic fireworks display in Metro Vancouver

 https://www.nsnews.com/highlights/shogun-filming-wrap-party-fireworks-metro-vancouver-2026-12725615 

At least Port Moody wasn't thwarted by anything lik the VMV and could actually have some late summer fireworks. Vancouver no longer has any NY Eve fireworks and no Canada Day evening fireworks. However, Vancouver was able to have some fireworks on 1 evening in August. 

System from Alaska to bring 'fall-type pattern' to Metro Vancouver

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-weather-fall-type-pattern-sept-2026-12725632 

Another summer with only a few hot days and some occasional crappy cold fall like weather. Perhaps every year Vancouver will get a slightly shorter summer. 

Some people still build swimming pools in Greater Vancouver, but they are lucky if they could ever use it for half of the year. However, if a greenhouse were to be built over their pool, then they certainly could use it for half of the year. 

Then again, if they actually built a pool in a fully enclosed heated building, then its an all year round amenity. 

In Vancouver, August is always the last full month of summer. Then, most of September becomes more like spring during the day with autumn nights.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/au/melbourne/26216/august-weather/26216?year=2026 

Of course in big city Melbourne, August and September aren't pool and beach months.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/au/melbourne/26216/september-weather/26216?year=2026

Independent review of North Shore wastewater treatment plant

 https://vancouversun.com/news/independent-review-of-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-approved 

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-settles-with-acciona-in-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-boondoggle-12278257

Construction closing major Highway 1 entrance overnight for two weeks

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/highway-1-metro-vancouver-entrance-overnight-closure

Stockholm, SV

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm#Public_transportation 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Metro Unfortunatly, provincial Vancouver isn't allowed to have proper long big city type trains like in Stockholm or the Montreal Metro.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Metro#Rolling_stock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL_C30 , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL_C20 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm#Roads

The Oakridge–41st Avenue Station

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-41st-avenue-station-early-closure-construction-august-2026

 https://www.richmond-news.com/highlights/vancouver-canada-line-station-close-early-august-2026-12675151 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Oakridge-41st+Avenue 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-skytrain For a line of B$ to have opened in 2009 and is still only using 2 car joke trains is a pretty sad example of inept transportation infrastructure planning. 

Even using the argument that it was necessary to have a watered down or scaled back the YVR-Canada+Line to save money, this line of B$ still could have been designed to eventually become a proper big city like train. As long as the 50 m stations were designed with a future level clearance of 130 m to 153 m, the underground stations could have been as long as the Montreal Metro stations, or at least as long as the underground Edmonton LRT stations.

Some massive transportation projects in Metro Vancouver

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emSr9NLwfT4 

Unfortunately, the Broadway+Subway will only open with the potential of 5 car trains, not 10. 

Unfortunately, the YVR-Canada+Line wasn't even designed to have 5 car trains, only a potential of 2.5 car trains, someday. 

Of course the Massey+Tunnel+replacement wasn't designed to have an LRT and a BRT section. Thus, in addition to the basic 3 lanes each way, there will only be an express bus lane.

A separate BRT section would be beneficial since BC doesn't want to run 24hr trains. Thus, when the LRT is shutdown for maintenance, a 24hr BRT line could still be running. Unfortunately, part of the BC Mind Virus is backwards thinking and inept infrastructure planning. Of course there is still no official plan to have LRT from YVR to the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal anytime soon.

Metro Vancouver's smoky skies

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-wildfire-smoke-aug-2026-12625815

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-weather-forecast-hazy-sunshine-aug-2026-12626692

Metro Vancouver weather at the start of August

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-weather-thunderstorms-august-2026-12618550

Concord Pacific tower in Metrotown now weeks away from becoming Metro Vancouver's tallest building

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/concord-metrotown-sky-house-metro-vancouver-tallest-building-construction-progress 

https://skyscraperpage.com/b114729/burnaby/grand-tower-at-sky-park 

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=31 

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=31&status=15 

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1 

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1&status=15

Will the Vancouver weather shift to hotter temperatures and more sunshine in August?

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-weather-august-long-weekend-2026-12601648 

According to the AW August forecast, there won't be any 30 C days. https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286?year=2026 There might only be 8 days that even get to 25 C.

The Vancouver forecast surer doesn't show any heatwave in August.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/anchorage/99501/august-weather/346835?year=2026 

Perhaps Vancouver will be considered to be hot when compared to Alaska and Yukon, and that's pretty sad.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/whitehorse/y1a/august-weather/51876?year=2026 

You expect summer to be short in Alaska and Yukon, but its so truncated in Vancouver, because of the fall like rainy days that cut it down the sunny days. 

Metro Vancouver Regional District to shrink board size by 25%, create new oversight for major projects

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-regional-district-board-size-major-project-oversight

Tight security bars public at Metro Vancouver board meeting with CAO absent

 With public access restricted and CAO Jerry Dobrovolny absent, Metro Vancouver's board voted to reduce its size from 41 to 34 directors and distribute a $235-million wastewater plant settlement https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/tight-security-bars-public-at-metro-vancouver-board-meeting-with-cao-absent-12589967 

A lot of people are PI$$ED-off as to how inept the financial management has gone.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11969430/metro-vancouver-cao-jerry-dobrovolny-could-be-on-way-out/ 

https://www.facebook.com/nwprogress/videos/what-do-you-do-as-chair-of-the-board-when-your-two-most-powerful-members-write-a/1180559684216715/  

A North Shore $HIT-BOX with more than a 3 billion dollar overrun is a fine example.

Contractor selected to create 320 acres of land for Metro Vancouver's new superport

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/roberts-bank-terminal-2-vancouver-port-terramarine-contractor

Public transit proved to be the backbone of Metro Vancouver's FIFA World Cup experience

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fifa-world-cup-translink-metro-vancouver-ridership-increase-summary

Delta and Surrey road closures part of Metro water main project

 https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/delta-surrey-road-closures-part-of-metro-water-main-project-12516337 

The Delta, Roberts_Bank_Superport has the potential to be so much bigger than the inner Port of Vancouver Harbor. Unfortunately, there still seems to be no official plan to have an LRT link between YVR and the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal. 

Surrey is set to become the biggest city in BC and needs proper big city infrastructure.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia#Economy 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia#Current_transportation_network

Tsawwassen First Nation seeks consultation on Alberta's proposed new oil pipeline and export terminal in Metro Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/tsawwassen-first-nation-alberta-oil-pipeline-metro-vancouver-export-terminal

Major changes to Highway 1 traffic in Metro Vancouver to last for months

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/highway-1-metro-vancouver-traffic-pattern-changes 

Ultimately, this should be a 10 lane corridor between Horseshoe Bay and Hope. Plus, 2 BRT lanes, 2 LRT tracks, 2 HOV lanes and even the provision for a double track commuter rail line.

Transit-friendly Metro Vancouver areas for quick grocery trips...

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/transit-friendly-grocery-stores-metro-vancouver