Urban Tech Links: UTL

JF: This is a general reference blog that links up to several things in addition to science & fiction, the esoteric & the mysterious. It's where mythology & technology, science & fiction, coincidence & synchronicity, occasionally merge. A vast amount of websites are referenced here so that visitors can see & compare various perspectives.

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LRT, Semi-metro and Heavy Rail Rapid Transit...

Possible TransLink service cuts would overburden bridges and tunnels with vehicle traffic

Loblaw parent company suffers $253M loss due to bread price-fixing settlement

Senakw's first rental housing towers begin to take shape

The Fantastic Four and the Baxter Building

BC government orders New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, and Langley City to add 8,600 homes

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Grand Paris Express

West Vancouver seeks extension to BC government ultimatum on approving housing policies

Greece's Olympic legacy: Billions spent, Decaying facilities in ruin

North Shore-Metrotown SkyTrain would see 120,000 riders daily

Commercial Drive social housing tower

The Vancouver (stump) House

Under the Broadway Plan, 6 tower rezonings on West 11th Avenue in Fairview (Burrard to Alder)

A New vision for the Gastown waterfront railyard in downtown Vancouver

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Copenhagen

50% of bus service and 30% of SkyTrain and SeaBus services could be eliminated due to funding shortfall

A North Shore Skytrain on a new Ironworkers Memorial Bridge?

A Fraser River boat tour takes you under five existing and future Metro Vancouver bridges

Automated speed enforcement needed on Stanley Park Causeway and Lions Gate Bridge to improve safety

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BC Ferries criticized for lack of bike racks

Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA plans for a new I-5 bridge over the Columbia River

Netherlands

Switzerland

Metro Vancouver expected to grow by 50,000 people a year

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Victoria and New Westminster, BC

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BC Okanagan Valley Region

the next generation of TTC subway trains

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Vancouver is overhauling its longstanding view corridor and shadow policies

Has Vancouver’s Lost Lagoon become a ’44-acre mud puddle?’

Lower bowl of Vancouver stadium sells out months ahead of Grey Cup

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A neighbourhood in Calgary was just named one of the most liveable in Canada

New Costco store location with a gas station set for Metro Vancouver

Some looming Vancouver view cones changes

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Vancouver's view cone restrictions

All about the 3.2-km-long railway tunnel deep under Burnaby and its fake house

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Construction to begin on new Holdom Avenue road overpass above railway in Brentwood in Burnaby

BC urban planning

BC government consultant recommends single-staircase residential buildings of up to 6 storeys

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Sewer line break prompts water restrictions, beach closures in Vernon

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5585 Oak Street Vancouver shawn-oaks-redevelopment-concept

Over 5 million sq ft of office space in Metro Vancouver is currently vacant

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Will building a new Vancouver City Hall cut costs?

Vancouver used to have a Sea festival

Seattle's Seafair 4th of July celebration

Proposed Vancouver view cone policy relaxations

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside at risk of losing 2 bathrooms due to lack of funding

Hastings Mill, V-BC

Calgary mayor warns of risks as water valves turn back on after repairs

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