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44-storey hotel and rental housing tower planned near King George SkyTrain station

A future condominium tower project in Surrey City Centre has now shifted its residential uses to 100 per cent secured purpose-built market rental housing

A Richmond encampment under the Oak Street bridge

Is Greater Vancouver’s Transit in Trouble?

Zara's billionaire founder buys Amazon-anchored The Post office complex from QuadReal in downtown Vancouver

The LA Metro's Airport Station is a Huge Success!

Newly-Opened overpass at Church Avenue on the B and Q Lines in NYC

TOP 15 Bridge Cities in North America

Calgary ranked the top place for GTA families moving out of Ontario

Calgary ranked the top place for GTA families moving out of Ontario

Houston's Unbelievable North Highway Improvement Project

Why Dallas is Becoming the Economic Capital of Texas

City of Vancouver exploring Olympic Line streetcar test revival after the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Tsawwassen, Delta Dilemma

The Oldest and Most Dangerous Freeway In America

Broadway Subway Construction as of November 2025

Evolution of the Vancouver SkyTrain 1985-2035

Metro Vancouver sales tax and vehicle levy suggested for new TransLink revenue sources

Canada Public Transit Fund

How Atlanta Runs America's Last Great Metro

Rain to pick up Monday afternoon as storm system moves south

Phoenix vs. Dallas

Montreal’s Biggest REM Expansion

Burnaby apologizes for decades of discrimination against people of Chinese descent

Canada's FIFA 2026 World Cup Preparations are lacking

Montréal's REM Main Line

The sad joke that is the Pattullo Bridge

Chicago's Lakefront

City of Burnaby makes formal apology for decades of discrimination against people of Chinese descent

This is how a SkyTrain car is built

Evolution of the Toronto Subway 1954-2030s

Chicago’s $5.7 BILLION Massive Transit Upgrade: Red Line Extension

23 million people under flood alerts as Los Angeles braces for month's worth of rain in a day

A New Seawall Protects Manhattan

Tokyo Megaprojects Under Construction

The L.A. K Line

Vancouver perpetually trails major metropolises

B.C.'s first Costco Business Centre is finally open

The Story of the SkyDome

Is Chicago The Best Designed City in America?

LAX officials vote unanimously to build new $1.5 billion road into airport

Grand Central's Forgotten Tower | The Helmsley Building

Airports and Tall Buildings

Bridge-tunnels

Tunnels and Bridges

Canada misses target to protect quarter of land and water

Bus, Bike and Footbridges

Front Window View: NYC Subway - R32 Train from Crescent St through the Yard to 96th S

Cities, the BIG and the small of it

After nearly 20 years in the making, the brand new Gare de Mons station is finally open

Vancouver's rental market suddenly surging in popularity

Over half of all Metro Vancouver homes projected to be condos by 2051

Pasadena explores ways to ‘reconnect’ 710 Freeway stub

A fully built steel overpass was hoisted into its new position above Highway 1 in Burnaby on Saturday night

New pedestrian bridge above Highway 1 next to Burnaby Lake lifted into place

Subway vs. Metro: What’s the Real Difference?

Soccer Lease negotiations between Whitecaps and BC Place at an impasse

Vancouver's Worst Intersection and How to Fix It

Expect noise, vibration during upcoming Massey Tunnel replacement

London's BT (GPO) Tower

Best Countries for Canadians to Move to

Vancouver's new Filipino Community and Cultural Centre project gains momentum

Some Cities That Were Ruined By Freeways…

Full Highway 1 closure could lead to major delays for Vancouver drivers

Venice isn’t just sinking...

The world's best cities

Edmonton Valley Line West Construction

A look at Sydney's new Metro West Railway Line

Vancouver SkyTrain Front Window View - Canada Line to (YVR) Airport

Why the SkyTrain and DLR are So Unique

Vancouver's Next Generation Streetcar Network Plan

Harrison Ford torches Trump over climate policy despite owning and flying private jet

How do you run trains under Paris and in the Île-de-France region? RER

Getting to and from the Airport Doesn’t Have to be Difficult

Inside Toronto's 33km Long Underground Network

The Phoenix Transit Network is About to Change

Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes the world's tallest church

The Dark Sides of Dubai

Why Phoenix doesn't have Skyscrapers

World Cup lodging shortfall predicted in Vancouver