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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUuy94brhLI  Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, GC City & Perth, are all allowed to have taller buildings th...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI9WJa9Q8dA   Of course many large urban areas around the world have more than 1 or 2 skylines or tower cl...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIFhhnApXV8

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhA_GEqD7w

  https://globalnews.ca/news/11645564/board-of-metro-vancouver-affordability-spending/

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o81t9wpYkl0   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Bridge  Only 3 lanes each way.  https://www.oregon....

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-bc-canada-most-livable-cities

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/601-west-cordova-street-vancouver-waterfront-station-tower-cadillac-fairview-james-cheng   Singapore, Pert...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queensborough-bridge-upgrades-new-westminster-richmond   Another classic BC bottleneck-chokepoint. This br...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-8th-avenue-detour-main-quebec-broadway-closure-subway-construction-bus-delays-congestion   Given that...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/320-360-west-2nd-avenue-vancouver-strand-development-industrial-rental-housing-tower-mount-pleasant-approv...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PlMN_mzSg   https://www.metro.net/projects/sepulvedacorridor/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepulveda_...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1105-1109-granville-street-helmcken-vancouver-hotel-bonnis-properties

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJitOoB0KoA

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-closure

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

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-hastings-street-kaslo-boundary-vancouver-translink

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lJOqJuvrGs   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmQeTSMrme4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DXbxOzcuM

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

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-main-quebec-8th-avenue-subway-construction-detour-vancouver

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hyatt-unbound-collection-listel-hotel-vancouver-robson-redevelopment

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day  ,  https://www.australiaday.org.au/about   Australia Day 2026 should be celebrated ‘loudly an...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tPtuHDlO9g

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM93PmmWbI    People are leaving Toronto and Vancouver in record numbers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-UY7uilDnM   https://tunnellingjournal.com/melbourne-srl-orders-four-creg-epbms/   https://tunnellingjour...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ07mssixYw

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_bsaF5TTEE   GG Park  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ01925tEMk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWP1Acu...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZSKfDj_rhI   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATA_Trolley#Reopening_and_resuspension

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAgLCwox_jg   Phoenix might eventually get to have a building that's similar in height to the tallest ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kelowna-international-airport-ylw-terminal-building-expansion-completion

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dunsmuir-georgia-viaducts-vancouver-demolition-northeast-false-creek-plan-federal-provincial-loans-update

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_yGbMi3Vs

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1668-west-broadway-vancouver-rental-housing-unicorn-properties

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYw4A0lM4q8

  https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/barge-secured-to-help-transfer-goods-as-westham-island-bridge-remains-closed-to-vehicles-1177878...

  https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/overnight-closure-on-highway-1-planned-in-north-vancouver-next-month-11773135   While every new bike bri...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-general-hospital-vgh-campus-master-plan-rezoning-application-proposal

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKnfFL20d70    https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Dubai

  https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/travel-information/driving-in-wa/driving-in-perth   https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/technical-commercial/s...

https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/reportage/sydney-harbour-bridge.html   https://www.smec.com/mm/project/west-gate-tunnel-project/   https://l...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-mayoral-candidate-william-azaroff-pitches-affordable-homes  Providing more affordable housing in...

  https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/westham-island-bridge-remains-closed-as-damage-assessment-continues-11769626   https://www.ctvne...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OHn9CBNCU

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/burnaby-brentwood-pedestrian-cyclist-overpass-proposal  Not just in backwards Vancouver, but throughout th...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIwbPkNOtbE   SD

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsIBAwdmWjY    Safeway is disappearing across San Francisco  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbKl6Kerfbo

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

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJVJeYrWEoQ    Of course Tacoma, Seattle and Portland would all get some of their streetcar routes back lo...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/westham-island-bridge-delta-vessel-collision   https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Westham+Island

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6VU3h5j2z8   SF

After nearly a century in operation, the restaurant officially ended its lease with the Port of San Francisco in 2022.  https://www.youtube....

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9BIvioNjtg    Not a problem for Michigan, but very difficult to revive in the BC part of Canada. https://...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D2CXdZ_4Ro   Unfortunatly, the first 2 Skytrain lines were designed to only have 80m stations and trains....

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6HItXil-aw

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  https://www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/15/katie-wilson-orders-denny-bus-lane-to-help-route-8-riders   https://seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1167-1193-granville-street-davie-vancouver-hotel-deecorp-rezoning-approved

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-public-washroom-strategic-framework     https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/metro-vancou...

  https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2026/01/15/heavy-snowfall-in-montreal-caused-stress-delays-and-accidents/   https://www.ctvnews.ca/mont...

  https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2026/01/15/finch-lrt-shut-down-all-day-due-to-weather-conditions  It should have been a proper subway li...

https://weather.gc.ca/data/wxoimages/wocanmap0_e.jpg https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html     https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Toron...

  https://globalnews.ca/news/11615259/ontario-office-mandate-snow-day   As Australia & NZ get some intense summer weather, Canada is con...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-41st-avenue-skytrain-station-early-closure-2026   While some improvements are possible with the v...

  https://montrealgazette.com/news/weather/montreal-snowfall-warning-road-conditions    https://globalnews.ca/news/11614578/montreal-storm-r...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-london-drugs-closure-gastown-residents   Vancouver and BC just gave up and let that part of the ...

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Toronto+snowstorm   https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=Toronto+snow    https://jfdatalinks....

  https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/ubc-students-birthday-party-skytrain-delay-2026-11742303   https://www.ams.ubc.ca/news/ubc-s...

  https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/historic-photos-the-early-days-of-vancouvers-iconic-marine-building-11736257   It could have be...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izx7Y_qw_NQ   San Diego and SF have their downtowns right up to the water, but Downtown LA is a good ways ...

(service disruption ends after 14 hours)  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-canada-line-service-disruptions-january-14-2026   For a r...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrMztTZ8AAk

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4zn4qpo-Ww   https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/07/portlands-newest-skyscraper-home-to-ritz-carlton...

Victoria has been a provincial backwater for most of its history. Despite being in a mild winter setting, it's so small when compared to...

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

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-king-george-langley-haney-place-brt-bus-lanes-proposal   Since the metropolitan area has rivers ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hudsons-bay-sign-permanantly-removed-downtown-vancouver

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mQyPCrqAs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfvk1sl3E   Why Los Angeles Is America's Most CONFUSING City  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJWb50...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ikK8b39Hs   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cF27fXGveA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enRYHV94MWs   ht...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgVKA4ish8

  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10163196613962377&set=a.10152101514842377   Several cities are able to build bike and foot bridge...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-canada-line-original-trains-refurbishment   Perhaps allowing for enough future station clearance ...

  https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/vancouver-has-29-hotel-projects-totalling-5800-rooms-in-development-pipeline-11714817

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ING5Pfrdk   The old bridge has 4 narrow lanes and no traffic divider. However, the new bridge won't ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeSQtHusn1A    The history of SkyTrain 1985-2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEt76BgRP5E   Expo Line ...

  https://globalnews.ca/news/11602959/london-drugs-closing-woodwards-location-safety-issues/   While Kelowna is gradually fitting into its r...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/n10-yvr-downtown-nightbus-vancouver-airport-translink

The  Transamerica_Pyramid  was permitted to be about 400 feet taller than the  LA+City+Hall .  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transamerica_Py...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ljqamDgwg    https://archinect.com/news/article/150013536/watch-a-century-of-downtown-l-a-s-development-...

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

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUGCUqTphCU   This new bridge should have had 2 wide emergency lanes and 2 bus lanes and 2 HOV lanes. Whil...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray  ,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FCkJ8ZZ9VI https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/o...

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/12/31/vehicle-incident-blocking-lions-gate-bridge  Another year has gone with no plans to have an expre...

  https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/celebrate-new-year-2026-with-spectacular-fireworks-top-cities-and-countries-around-the-wor...

  https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-free-new-years-eve-celebrations-ice-district-downtown   The longer that I live in bac...

https://curiocity.com/new-years-eve-fireworks-2026-near-calgary-alberta/   Just like Vancouver can't stop its surrounding cities & s...

  https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/how-watch-nye-fireworks-seattle   Despite Seattle being relatively close to backwards Vancouver, BC, no ...

  https://soperth.com.au/perthnews/perth-new-years-eve-fireworks-2025-2026-132795 https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/iconic-raffles-hotel-promis...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-fireworks-2026-new-years-eve-nye   While  Vancouver  hasn't been able to get most other citi...

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

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFhQXI4gr4U

  https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/letter-i-would-gladly-pay-a-bridge-toll-if-it-helps-solve-our-traffic-woes-11665442   https://en.wikipedia....

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

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwwOqxqzNrQ   It's great symbolism with opening the bridge with just 1 lane. In 1800s backwater BC, it...

  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zs0D_zlEpQQ

  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IIpoXRBjJ4A   Even a safety barrier of a meter or a few feet in height would prevent drunk or epileptic or ...

  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z8L15rjmH30

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC1ZaxI1FQM

  https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship  123m or 403 feet in length. https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starship-nasa-saturn-v-sls-mo...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDFkc9Oa-j0   Unfortunatly, the old bridge is such bad shape that it can't be refurbished. Otherwise, ...

https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/89430?culture=en-CA   It would be very likely for Alberta to have the first such power plants i...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/riverview-bridge-opening-official-christmas-pattullo-replacement   They should have had a horse and waggon...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G35yW19zotY

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-VyakJf9c    NYC

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-cargo-freight   Unfortunatly, the antigrowth crowd will always try to ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bridges-skytrain-shutdown-chaos-december-23-2025   There is nothing like short trains that stop running an...

  https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/japan-to-restart-the-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-15-years-after-fukushima-disaster/1847018  ...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0bKsHUUnX8

  https://globalnews.ca/video/11579521/metro-vancouver-leadership-chaos   This has been such an inept and mismaged organization for several ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRC243t3jkc   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa#Economy    Ethiopia’s Capital Is Transforming Into...

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

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw934knFUgc  Such a very narrow 4 lane bridge that just wasn't properly designed for future capacity. ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4aYxObfjJ8   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge#Original_bridge  The original PMB had only 2 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNTg9EX7MLw  While trams and streetcars (LRT) can't rival the capacity of a metro train or commuter rail...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Corridor_Foundation   https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/mayors-to-work-with-first-nations-on-c...