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  https://globalnews.ca/video/11480236/battle-continues-over-vancouver-aquatic-centre-renovations   There isn't officially a Vancouver M...

  https://mtc.ca.gov/operations/programs-projects/bridges/san-francisco-oakland-bay-bridge/bay-bridge-east-span-path   https://mtc.ca.gov/op...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB35i1HoHw4   Honolulu's rail system grows  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkAtoON5V7M

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-one-bedroom-rent-wages   https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-average-rent-report-oct-2025

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwood_Bridge   https://www.google.com/maps/place/Norwood+Bridge/@49.8856387,-97.1333657,92m/data=!3m1!1e3!...

  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bow+River+Crossing/@51.0981062,-114.2335171,153m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x537170039f843fd5:0x266d3...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quesnell_Bridge  " The bridge is the widest road bridge in Edmonton with 8 total lanes (4 westbound and...

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-new-medical-school-9.6938486   Unfortunatly, for most of the history of backwater BC, ...

  https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/granville-bridge.aspx   Even after 3 tries, Vancouver still couldn't quite get the  Granvi...

  https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Calgary+Green+Line

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-park-vancouver-bougie-luxury-stores

  https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain   Just because light rail vehicles were chosen, the stations and trains should have bee...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu)   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu)#Route    https://honolulutransit.org/a...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/costco-business-centre-new-westminster-opening-date

  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-storm-drenches-los-angeles-prompts-flash-flood-watches-evacuation-rcna237507 The only thing wors...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg1u21dnckg

  https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/01/13/scotia-place-structural-work-to-take-up-the-bulk-of-2025-construction/   https://www.cbc.ca/news/ca...

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/too-much-too-fast-majority-polled-in-calgary-edmonton-unhappy-with-pace-of-population-growth-9.6935...

  https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancouver-weather-thanksgiving-long-weekend-october-2025-11335658   Fortunately, it do...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFrmJMEdHCc   Chicago is Building a Skyscraper in an Abandoned Hole  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h648...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium-Chinatown_station   https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_District/Chinatown_station#History   https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Seattle+Link+li...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDdk_JQAZg4

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tron-ares-review-9.6933888   Unfortunatly, using special effects is the only way to make Vancouver, ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFnH_IhEho   600 New Skyscrapers: The Shocking Transformation Of London’s Skyline By 2035  https://www.yo...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(Tokyo)  Unfortunatly, such double deck bridges just aren't allowed in Vancouver and BC i...

https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/first-powered-light-rail-vehicle-crosses-i-90-floating   https://www.t...

  https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/video-sound-transit-considers-raising-property-tax/14d286d7-22a4-4461-953d-51afe4691169/   https://www.rt...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-oakridge-park-mall-opening  While shopping online can be a great convience, going to a mall can ...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakridge-41st_Avenue_station   It's so sad that the  Canada  (Embarrassment)  Line  stations are only an...

  https://globalnews.ca/news/11468894/alberta-premier-david-eby-un-canadian-pipeline-proposal-bc-coast/

Edmonton  has one tower thats taller than anything in BC. However, Burnaby and Surrey will eventually rival it. Despite more people wanting ...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2AYUzez_S8   https://www.archpaper.com/2024/11/gensler-unveils-redevelopment-plan-houston-astrodome/ http...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multnomah_County,_Oregon  While Portland is so tiny when compared to NYC, it still has the potential to beco...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver,_Washington  "Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, the city was originally established a...

  https://bcbusiness.ca/industries/invest-in-bc/the-outlook-b-c-s-economic-action-plan-for-2025-2026/   BC has so much red tape to resolve t...

The costs of the new 'alternative plan' are expected to save money over the next 15 years but balloon several billion dollars higher...

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/scotia-tower/4396  138 m / 453 ft with 35 floors   https://www.skydb.net/building/134544260/scotia...

  https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/fifa-world-cup-will-be-lucrative-for-vancouver-area-hotels-says-expert-11299305

https://abc7.com/post/la-city-hall-crash-car-slams-steps/17933164/   Sometimes a person just might be having a bad day, but other times a pe...

  https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2024/09/houston-skyscraper-history

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451  Two decades before  Ray_Bradbury  would start writing what would eventually lead to his F 45...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bdkZ6XTqsU   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Rolling_stock

The  Westin_Bonaventure_Hotel  should have been twice the height.  It's only a 367-foot (112 m), 33- story  hotel, but it should have be...