Urban Tech Links: UTL

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

MT and Burnaby

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/2012/12/12/the-skytrain-revolution-metrotown-and-burnaby-city-centre/

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207087&page=11

http://www.vancouver-real-estate-direct.com/buzz/2014/04/burnaby-4670-assembly-way/

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/sovereign-by-bosa-properties,
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1319727

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/metroplace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Burnaby#Buildings,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=31

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

Vancouver, Burnaby and NW...

The Burrard_Peninsula should have been planned as one city well over a century ago. Then eventually adding the Eastern Tri-Cities.

Unlike most of the region, theses 6 little cities don't have wide rivers or an inlet to hinder them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_(British_Columbia)#Transportation

Thus, it's more relatively easier to get around.

Greater Vancouver has been reluctant to build a few more bridges in the region. Bottleneck planning is the name of the game. Of course for most major urban areas around the world, rivers just aren't as much of a hindrance.

Old Vancouver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKHVHG2VhZc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Peninsula#Municipalities

Vancouver, Burnaby & NW are essentially the main regional Tri-Cities, but there is still another set.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver)

North_Vancouver_(city) is sort of in-between West_Vancouver and North_Vancouver_(district_municipality). They are like the Northern Tri-Cities of the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Regional_District.

So far, its been difficult or simply unpopular to merge all 3 sets of Tri-Cities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_(British_Columbia)#Transportation

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Tri-Cities

Friday, July 18, 2014

Monday, July 14, 2014

Calgary's skyline history

http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/calgary-skyline-history

Calgary like Seattle, isn't under anything like the extreme Vancouver height restrictions.

http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/calgary-skyline-best-photos-calgaryism,

http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/brookfield-place-calgary-construction-begins

http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/tallest-buildings-in-calgary-225-sixth

http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/first-canadian-centre-east-tower-downtown-calgary

http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/calgary-landmarks-bankers-hall

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

Friday, July 11, 2014

college-graduates-are-sorting-themselves-into-cities-increasingly-out-of-reach-of-everyone-else

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/07/11/college-graduates-are-sorting-themselves-into-cities-increasingly-out-of-reach-of-everyone-else/

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

1969-in-new-york city

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/1969-in-new-york?utm_source=nrelate&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=nrelateusdesktop#1

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Chase Tower (Rochester, NY)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Tower_(Rochester)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York#Tallest_structures

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Crossrail: Tunnels and surface lines

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail#Tunnel_boring_machines,
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/improvements/crossrail

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/stars-face-years-of-drilling-noise-and-traffic-as-crossrail-plans-for-station-in-chelsea-are-revealed-9583534.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=crossrail+uk&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JxC4U5SjEZLgoATi0YLwCg&ved=0CHIQsAQ&biw=1777&bih=887&dpr=0.9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail#Extensions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail_2

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/maps/tube-map

http://www.archicentral.com/construction-of-crossrail-begins-as-foundations-laid-for-new-canary-wharf-station-london-18850

http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/crossrail/crossrail7.html

http://www.tunneltalk.com/London-Underground-Aug10-Bond-Street-Station-upgrade.php

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597267/What-bore-Londons-15billion-Crossrail-project-reaches-landmark-giant-drill-breaks-Whitechapel-station.html

London-house-prices-high-How-hours-commute-save-380-000-buying-new-home

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2681515/London-house-prices-high-How-hours-commute-save-380-000-buying-new-home.html

Friday, July 4, 2014

vancouver-legitimate-tech-hub

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/07/vancouver-legitimate-tech-hub/

Monday, June 30, 2014

mi

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1387212&page=15

denver

http://www.aerialarchives.com/Aerial-Photographs-of-Denver.htm

https://www.google.ca/search?q=aerial+pictures+of+downtown+denver&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NU6xU8zzKszZoATdo4F4&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1777&bih=887&dpr=0.9

calgary

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Calgary#Buildings

http://calgaryplus15.com

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2014/04/calgary-from-sky.html

http://www.globalairphotos.com/gallery/AB/Calgary/Core/2012/3

https://www.google.ca/search?q=aerial+view+of+downtown+calgary&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=206xU9WIB9bAoATi-oGoBA&ved=0CBsQsAQ&biw=1777&bih=887&dpr=0.9

slc

Sunday, June 29, 2014

the-edmontonian-sky-garden-tower

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/the-edmontonian-sky-garden-tower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Edmonton#Tallest_buildings

https://www.google.ca/search?q=new+towers+for+edmonton&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ExuwU4PkLs3poATZg4CoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1777&bih=887&dpr=0.9

Thursday, June 26, 2014

sur

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/blog/

zur

https://voony.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/thezurichmodel/

gv

https://voony.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/a-viaduct-too-far/

Vancouver, BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver#Tallest_buildings,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1

https://voony.wordpress.com/tag/w-a-c-bennett/

https://voony.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-future-of-metro-vancouver-lie-in-chilliwack/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Incorporation,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#mediaviewer/File:1898_Van_Pan_Map.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Park#Leasing_the_land,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Park#mediaviewer/File:City_of_Vancouver_Canadian_Pacific_town_site_1887.jpg

SK Tunnels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVjxv-unz44

Friday, June 20, 2014

remote-city-thats-hosting-games

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/remote-city-thats-hosting-us-144146085.html

666...

http://www.secretsinplainsight.com/2011/08/13/666

http://www.atlanteanconspiracy.com/search?q=666

http://thebravenewworldorder.blogspot.ca/search?q=666

http://artbell.com/the-devil-cat

Thursday, June 19, 2014

port metro vancouver

http://portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/OngoingProjects/south-shore-corridor-project

http://portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/OngoingProjects.aspx

http://actionplan.gc.ca/en/page/projects-map

Sunday, June 15, 2014

the-10-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-usa

http://www.escapehere.com/destination/the-10-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-us/?utm_source=outbrain&utm_campaign=escapehere_desktop&utm_medium=cpc

http://www.escapehere.com/destination/10-worst-cities-to-visit-in-the-united-states/

http://www.escapehere.com/destination/the-20-dirtiest-cities-in-america/

http://www.escapehere.com/destination/10-most-overrated-cities-in-the-us/

http://www.escapehere.com/destination/15-free-attractions-in-san-francisco/

nsw-act/spit-bridgemilitary-rd-tunnel-previously-costed-at-19-billion

http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/spit-bridgemilitary-rd-tunnel-previously-costed-at-19-billion/story-fnii5s3x-1226952532653

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

big-canada-usa-bridge-project-obtains-final-permit

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/big-canada-u-bridge-project-obtains-final-permit-200007622.html

Monday, June 2, 2014

capturing-history-jfk-beatles

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/capturing-history-jfk-beatles/

Friday, May 30, 2014

sony-pictures-imageworks-headquarters-move-to-vancouver

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/05/sony-pictures-imageworks-headquarters-move-vancouver/

opus-hotels-build-in-richmond

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/05/opus-hotels-build-richmond-photo/

downtown-vancouver-bus-routes-redrawn

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/downtown-vancouver-bus-routes-redrawn-improve-service/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/double-decker-buses-feasible-vancouvers-public-transit-system/

Tunnels, etc.

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/evergreen/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/glass-sliding-platform-screen-doors-feasible-skytrain-stations/

Bridges and Viaducts

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/spectacular-bridges-slideshow/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct,
http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Millau_Viaduct,
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Viaduc+de+Millau/@44.077165,3.022887,761m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xd68c6a0fa2bec6e4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_bridges_in_the_world#Completed

Monday, May 26, 2014

Which-CFL-team-got-the-better-stadium?

http://sports.ca.msn.com/photos/which-cfl-team-got-the-better-stadium-5

Academic-prosecuted-for-exploring-forbidden-Britain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10851031/Academic-prosecuted-for-exploring-forbidden-Britain.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10835104/London-developers-build-towers-as-land-prices-soar.html

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

toronto-ranks-fourth-most-economically-attractive-city

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/toronto-ranks-fourth-most-economically-attractive-city-world-223834968.html

Monday, May 19, 2014

urban wildlife

http://www.spca.bc.ca/welfare/wildlife/urban-wildlife/squirrels.html#.U3rqLPldWSo

Burnabys+oldest+heritage+houses+could+demolished

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Burnaby+oldest+heritage+houses+could+demolished/9851728/story.html

world-cup/brazil-from-above

http://sports.ca.msn.com/world-cup/brazil-from-above-17

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Maracan%C3%A3#Rebuilding_for_the_World_Cup_2014_and_the_2016_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro#Subway_and_urban_trains

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics#Venues_and_infrastructure

tiny-houses

http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/12-tricked-out-tiny-houses

Friday, May 16, 2014

90%-of-all-deaths-in-war-are-civilians

http://www.infowars.com/90-of-all-deaths-in-war-are-civilians/

May 16

urban cops-resemble-police-from-dystopian-classic-brazil

http://www.infowars.com/rio-robocops-resemble-police-from-dystopian-classic-brazil/

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

urban dictionary

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

http://blog.urbandictionary.com/

Monday, May 12, 2014

TILT-viewing-platform-opens-360-Chicago-skyscraper

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2625543/TILT-viewing-platform-opens-360-Chicago-skyscraper.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2612930/Are-YOU-brave-918ft-high-GLASS-floor-new-vertigo-inducing-Glacier-Skywalk-opens-Canadian-Rockies.html

Benidorm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2626028/Britons-flocking-Benidorm-buy-bargain-properties.html

Sunday, May 11, 2014

san-francisco-cable-cars

http://www.vivaboo.com/san-francisco-cable-cars-hop-on-board/

granville-island-vancouver-bc

http://www.vivaboo.com/take-a-stroll-around-granville-island-vancouver-bc/

Friday, May 9, 2014

The Tallest Buildings in Vancouver and B.C.

http://vancouverchange.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/shangri-la

http://vancouverchange.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/the-residences-at-hotel-georgia

proposal-mumbai-tallest-skyscraper-imperial-tower

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/05/07/proposal-mumbai-tallest-skyscraper-imperial-tower/

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/05/09/grove-towers-3xn-mumbai-india-mangroves/

http://www.dezeen.com/architecture/skyscrapers/

Bridge and Tunnel

http://www.balsabridge.com/bridge-van.htm

http://fraseropolis.com/2014/04/25/port-mann-bridge-the-case-of-the-disappearing-traffic

http://www.vivaboo.com/seattle-wa-is-home-to-the-longest-floating-bridge-in-the-world

http://www.vivaboo.com/the-architectural-beauty-of-floridas-sunshine-skyway-bridge/

http://www.vivaboo.com/the-golden-gate-bridge-welcoming-you-to-san-francisco-ca/

Thursday, May 8, 2014

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Forecasters+predict+hotter+drier+summer+Vancouver

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Forecasters+predict+hotter+drier+summer+Vancouver/9815891/story.html

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

some-famous-landmarks

http://travel.ca.msn.com/10-weird-facts-about-the-world%e2%80%99s-most-famous-landmarks

futurist-forum/a-600-foot-tall-city-on-wheels-for-when-its-time-to-get-away-from-it-all

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3021415/futurist-forum/a-600-foot-tall-city-on-wheels-for-when-its-time-to-get-away-from-it-all

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/11/25/nomadic-city-caterpillar-tracks-manuel-dominguez/

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Monday, April 28, 2014

risk-asteroid-hitting-earth-higher-thought-study-shows

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/risk-asteroid-hitting-earth-higher-thought-study-shows-111902714.html

Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Yards_Redevelopment_Project

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/hyards/hymain.shtml

http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com...

http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story

http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story/new-west-side

http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/office

https://www.facebook.com/HudsonYardsNewYork http://www.hydc.org/html/home/home.shtml

http://www.archdaily.com/tag/hudson-yards

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-19/new-york-s-hudson-yards-starts-next-phase-as-deck-begins.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=the+Hudson+Yards+development&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=V9heU_aKM4PAyAHMr4DgBA&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=699

NYC 185m-tunnel-leads-nowhere-for-now

The 800-foot-long, 35-foot-deep concrete trench could someday lead to two new commuter rail tunnels under the Hudson River to New Jersey, if the billions needed to build them ever materialize.

The access tunnel is being built now because the massive Hudson Yards development with six skyscrapers, the tallest being 80 stories, will soon be built on top of it. Trying to dig such a huge trench through the bedrock after those buildings are completed, officials say, would be an engineering and financial nightmare.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-185m-tunnel-leads-nowhere-now-built-still-060902130.html
The access tunnel is expected to be completed in fall 2015.
Currently, there are two tunnels, opened in 1910, between New York's Penn Station and Newark, N.J., and they are unable to accommodate any more trains. They also flooded during Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Any kind of breakdown or glitch in the tunnels can lead to huge delays for the 250,000 people who use Penn Station every day to ride NJ Transit and Amtrak.
"There's an urgent need to expand capacity between New York and New Jersey," says Craig Schulz, spokesman for Amtrak, whose trains serving the Northeast corridor between Washington and Boston are often packed, with ridership growing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_to_the_Region's_Core, http://www.tstc.org/arc

https://www.google.ca/search?q=ARC%2C+or+Access+to+the+Region%27s+Core&oq=ARC%2C+or+Access+to+the+Region%27s+Core&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.966j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Thursday, April 24, 2014

urban food

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/best-restaurants-vancouver-2014

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/best-neighbourhood-restaurants-vancouver-finalists-announced

north-vancouver-harbourside-waterfront

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/north-vancouver-harbourside-waterfront

http://vintageairphotos.com/tag/second-narrows-bridge

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/category/business/residential-commercial-development

A-NZ

http://www.urbanrail.net/au/oceania.htm

Portland rail

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/ptld/portland.htm

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/ptld/portland-map.htm

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Portland

seattle-tacoma

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/seat/seattle.htm

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/tacoma/tacoma.htm

calgary

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/calg/calgary.htm

edmonton

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/edmo/edmonton.htm

vancouver

http://www.urbanrail.net/am/vanc/vancouver.htm

http://www.railforthevalley.com/

http://railforthevalley.wordpress.com/

toronto_prefers_green_to_gravel_on_crosstown_tracks

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2014/04/24/toronto_prefers_green_to_gravel_on_crosstown_tracks.html

http://www.ttcriders.ca/council-approves-sheppard-lrt/

https://www.google.ca/search?q=lrt&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=iPRYU6mUH-biyAGQ24CgDg&ved=0CHgQsAQ&biw=1777&bih=887&dpr=0.9

the-second-narrows-bridge (imb)

https://tranbc.ca/2014/04/23/making-room-for-wider-sidewalks-on-the-second-narrows-bridge
Its unfortunate that the bridge wasn't designed to support a future upper or lower deck. This could have provided an additional 2 north & 2 southbound lanes. Plus, an LRT line with a north & southbound set of tracks.
http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/yippee-vancouver-is-number-one

http://vintageairphotos.com/tag/second-narrows-bridge

A Potential Fixed Link to Vancouver Island

http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/reports_and_studies/fixed_link/fixed_link.htm

https://tranbc.ca/2012/10/30/from-the-island-to-the-mainland-a-straight-up-story-about-bridging

https://www.google.ca/search?q=bridge+and+tunnel+plans+between+vancouver+island+and+the+bc+mainland&oq=bridge+and+tunnel+plans+between+vancouver+island+and+the+bc+mainland&aqs=chrome..69i57.895j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

https://www.google.ca/search?q=georgia+straight+bridge+and+tunnel+plans&oq=georgia+straight+bridge+and+tunnel+plans&aqs=chrome..69i57.27803j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

gigantic-pentagram-found-in-kazakhstan

http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/gigantic-pentagram-found-in-kazakhstan-can-be-seen-in-google-maps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAyLAqB5H3c

http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/149042/040_Deciphered__Kazakhstan_Pentagram_Fully_Explained_Leylines_666

https://www.google.ca/search?q=666+kasacstan&oq=666+kasacstan&aqs=chrome..69i57.10645j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

builders-bring-container-house-concept-alberta

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/builders-bring-container-house-concept-alberta-232750562.html

map-shows-screwed-miami

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/map-shows-screwed-miami-sea-192444490.html

Monday, April 21, 2014

major-abandoned-buildings-around-the-world

http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/major-abandoned-buildings-around-the-world

Friday, April 18, 2014

Controlled-access_highway#Definition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled-access_highway#Definition

the Autobahn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesautobahn_10

A.I. and Robotics

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/04/why-there-will-be-robot-uprising/82783/?oref=d-dontmiss

Cars & trucks with on board A.I. could certainly improve efficiency, but it would mean giving up on human control. Even with standard or conventional vehicles operated by people, a supercomputer could dramatically assist & improve local & regional traffic flow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motorways_in_the_United_Kingdom

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/happy-birthday-m25-25-facts-infamous-motorway-239455
The M25 is the quintessential highway belt for Greater London
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-25619343,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8401336.stm,

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-27019957,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1045177/Fathers-4-Justice-protester-arrested-M25-stunt-causes-15-mile-traffic-jam.html

http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-autobahn.html

http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.ca/2014/04/controlled-accesshighwaydefinition.html

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Dubai

http://curbed.com/tags/dubai

NYC

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/02/06/meet_hudson_spire_the_uss_potential_future_tallest_tower.php

L.A.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/09/mapping_25_intheworks_buildings_set_to_alter_las_skyline.php

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/the_fiveyear_405_freeway_project_finally_ends_next_month.php

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/heres_an_awesome_redesign_of_the_los_angeles_freeway_map.php

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LA

the Millennium Tower

http://millenniumtowersf.com/

http://la.curbed.com/tags/millennium-hollywood,
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/08/28/38931/hollywood-groups-sue-to-stop-huge-development/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Tower_(Dubai)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Tower_(Tokyo)

Boston

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/09/12/back-bay-tower/2AtDyD5siI89QfCyvurjqJ/story.html

http://www.thevoiceofdowntownboston.com/downtown-bostons-facelift

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=79

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=121654&page=4

Logan

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/09/12/back-bay-tower/2AtDyD5siI89QfCyvurjqJ/story.html

Urban Settings

http://tia.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=urban&_ACT=search&I_DSC_AND=t

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/city-of-stars-ten-of-the-world-s-most-michelin-starred-cities-slideshow/

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/these-are-the-most-expensive-views-in-america-slideshow/

SF: 555, 345...

SF
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=114

http://www.emporis.com/building/555californiastreet-sanfrancisco-ca-usa

http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/image/I0000g1erUUgD7Pg

http://www.aerialarchives.com/stock/img/AHLB3236.htm

http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=555%20California%20Street&_ACT=search&I_DSC_AND=t

http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Skyscrapers-San-Francisco-Aerial-Photography/G0000Uolc8gyEFvI/I0000LQU5LqQfIGA

345
http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=345%20California%20Street&_ACT=search&I_DSC_AND=t

http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=650%20California&_ACT=search&I_DSC_AND=t

http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/gallery/Skyscrapers-San-Francisco-Aerial-Photography/G0000Uolc8gyEFvI/

http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=Millenium%20Tower&_ACT=search&I_DSC_AND=t,
http://spinnakersf.com/millennium-tower-is-recognized-by-worth-magazine,
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Millennium+Tower,+sf&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=o6lOU9_PBejK2wWhx4HADw&ved=0CE8QsAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~3464~370053:San-Francisco,-1862---From-Russian-

1877
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pan.6a34326

1971
http://pic.templetons.com/cgi-bin/imget.small?f=brad/pano/midpano/sf71.jpg&code=4800x1600

1906 & 2006
http://bluematter.blogspot.ca/2009/05/friday-special-104.html

California
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=14

http://tia.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=53&_bqH=eJxzz45Kdo9Pck7TNbNMzwh08y8wcSrV9fVNTk62sjS1MjQwAGEg6RnvEuxsG5yYp.1WlJiXnFmcnK8GFot39HOxLQGyQ4Ndg.I9XWxDQeqNivIL3VK8K_XcPNXiHZ1DbItTE4uSMwBKPCHO&GI_ID= ,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiascapes/8133461501 ,

http://tia.photoshelter.com/gallery/AP-SAN-FRANCISCO/G0000oD4DxgZAjmQ/C0000XOvfTJ5xPnY

The Urban Hellscape

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=urban

Saturday, April 12, 2014

DG

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/diego-garcia-imagery-2.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2602425/Claims-British-territory-Diego-Garcia-used-US-secret-jail-hold-terror-suspects-puts-pressure-Hague.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=diego+garcia&sa=X&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=RTtJU7mcIoeMyAHn5IGACQ&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

10-breathtaking-forgotten-cities

http://travel.ca.msn.com/10-breathtaking-forgotten-cities

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/these-are-the-most-expensive-views-in-america-slideshow/

MM and BART, etc.

http://www.cimexchange.com/gallery/image/781-20080612175440-muni-metro-san-francisco-map/

http://www.cimexchange.com/gallery/image/783-bay-rail-new/

http://www.cimexchange.com/gallery/image/780-system-map/

http://www.cimexchange.com/gallery/image/782-caltrain-zone-map/

NZ

http://transportblog.co.nz/

Auk
http://transportblog.co.nz/2014/04/07/be-one-of-the-first-to-ride-our-new-electric-trains/

Expo Line

http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Station-and-Exchange-Improvements/Expo-Line-Upgrades.aspx

Can Line

http://www.via-architecture.com/project/canada-line-stations/

EvG Line

https://www.facebook.com/evergreenline

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/photos-skytrain-evergreen-lines-massive-tunnel-boring-machine

Toronto

http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/dundas-square-gardens

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2014/04/x2-condos-reaching-sky-jarvis-and-charles

http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/lago-waterfront

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2014/04/monarch-launches-riva-del-lago-condos-humber-bay-shores

Surrrey

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Surrey+Innovation+Boulevard+aims+create/9382820/story.html?__lsa=c157-9df2

DVan

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Downtown+Vancouver+money+magnet+Canadian/9269436/story.html?__lsa=c157-9df2

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Vancouver+growth+shaped+tastes+generation/9210314/story.html?__lsa=c157-9df2

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/04/vancity-ranks-high-worlds-top-cities-real-estate-investment/

Malls, etc.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Metrotown+year+making+mega+mall/9377800/story.html?__lsa=c157-9df2

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Metrotown+SkyTrain+station+feature+glass/9197342/story.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Antiquated+auto+centric+habits+impede/9400060/story.html?__lsa=c157-9df2

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Vancouver+malls+transformed+from+park/9400006/story.html?__lsa=c157-9df2

UBC-Broadway Corridor

http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/KPMG-UBC-Broadway-Corridor-2013-02-26.pdf

http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Rapid-Transit-Projects/UBC-Line-Rapid-Transit-Study.aspx

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/03/06/Vancouver-Transit-Report

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial-Broadway_Station#Upgrades:

http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Station-and-Exchange-Improvements/Expo-Line-Upgrades/Commercial-Broadway-Station-Upgrades.aspx

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/12/dramatic-50-million-upgrade-for-commercial-broadway-station-will-include-additional-platform

http://pricetags.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/something-clever-from-translink-the-spanish-solution

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=UBC

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=UBC-Broadway+Corridor

Friday, April 11, 2014

MT

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/11/skytrain-metrotown-station-renovation/

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Kowloon Walled City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City, http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/kwcp/en/index.php

http://gizmodo.com/5995070/kowloon-walled-city-remembering-the-chaotic-city-of-darkness

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139914/A-rare-insight-Kowloon-Walled-City.html

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/culture-heritage/historical-sites/chinese/kowloon-walled-city-park.jsp

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/city-imagination-kowloon-walled-city-100802923.html

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/31/travel/kowloon-walled-city

http://www.rioleo.org/kowloon/

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Kowloon+Walled+City&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yKpEU5HGE6mqyAGK04GgAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

London, UK

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_and_southwark_2012_skyline.jpg

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/-unesco-in-bid-to-stop-south-bank-skyscraper-explosion/8634606.article

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/08/01/fsma-tower-by-dave-edwards

http://www.archdaily.com/492690/the-battle-for-the-skies-over-london

http://www.archdaily.com/tag/skyscrapers

highrise slums

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/venezuela-s-skyscraper-slum-slideshow/?format=embed

http://benleavitt.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/site-tower-of-david

https://www.google.ca/search?q=The+Tower+of+David+skyscraper&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=jp08U7qrCfSxsQS85oH4Dg&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

http://www.weather.com/travel/ponte-tower-africas-skyscraper-city-decay-photos-20131101

http://thechive.com/2012/04/11/if-you-live-here-i-think-youre-required-to-hate-your-life-15-photos/

http://www.barnorama.com/ponte-city-apartments/

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

NYC

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/09/24/say_hello_to_one57s_future_super_skinny_51story_neighbor.php

Metrorail in Miami-Dade County

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/13/new-metrorail-cars-1.php

If Metro Vancouver had opted for a modern big city train, IE something like the elevated Metrorail_in_Miami-Dade_County, better future capacity would have already been built in.

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/28/miami-getting-shafted-on-money-for-trains.php

Just because SkyTrain is considered LRT, the stations could have & should have been designed to eventually be 153m or just over 500 feet in length. Thus, the original little SkyTrain cars should have been able to form an 8 car train, with a provision for 10 & 12 car trains. Not just 2, 4 or 6 little car trains. That would have been slightly longer than a 4 car Miami_Metrorail_train, which is 300 feet.

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2013/09/17/-all-aboard-florida-wants.php

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/08/miamis-downtown-train-station-breaking-ground-this-year.php

"The cars are semi-permanently attached in married pairs, and joined up to form 4-car trains, which is the normal train length, although 6-car trains are also possible." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrorail_(Miami-Dade_County)#Rolling_stock

"The cars are 75 feet (23 m) long, 10 feet (3.0 m) wide and have a top design speed of over 70 mph (110 km/h)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrorail_(Miami-Dade_County)#Former_fleet

A 6 car train would be 450 feet, the same length as a TTC subway train. A 9 car Montreal Metro train is 500 feet long.

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Florida

trains

Miami

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/03/magazines-miami-2020-depictions-are-of-a-concrete-jungle.php#more

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2013/12/12/brickell-citycentre-will-have-an-80thfloor-lounge.php

http://miami.curbed.com/places/one-thousand-museum

http://miami.curbed.com/tags/brickell-city-centre

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/29/yep-this-was-brickell-and-downtown-miami-ten-years-ago.php

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2013/11/20/giant-rshaped-observation-tower-planned-for-bayside-pier.php

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2012/07/18/1101-brickell.php

Thursday, March 27, 2014

a

Urban MKU

http://www.projectalbatross.com/smells-like-mk-ultra/

http://www.projectalbatross.com/cianazis/

LC-LA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Canyon,_Los_Angeles

http://www.lamag.com/citythink/citythinkblog/2013/01/03/citydig-mapping-the-san-fernando-valley-in-1924

https://www.google.ca/search?q=laurel+canyon+los+angeles&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=bJ80U8r8DKLcyQG3rID4Cg&ved=0CEQQsAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California#History

Friday, March 21, 2014

Burnaby

http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/18/-dataaslist-stylefontsize-9px-2.php

http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/categories/the_suburbs.php

vancouver.curbed.com/another-day-another-proposed-downtown-office-tower

http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/2013/12/09/another-day-another-proposed-downtown-office-tower.php

http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/19/heres-the-state-of-the-telus-garden-office-tower-construction.php

http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/19/huge-demand-for-tiny-rentals-dtes-dispersal-plan-more.php

SF: the_40_most_notable_new_developments_under_construction

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/20/the_40_most_notable_new_developments_under_construction.php

http://www.transbaycenter.org/

atlanta: multimodal-terminal-vision-will-blow-your-mind

http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/19/multimodal-terminal-vision-will-blow-your-mind.php

http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/16/atls-top-10-towers-that-never-happened.php

70story_wilshire_grand

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/02/dtlas_new_70story_wilshire_grand_will_have_streetlevel_outdoor_living_room_and_more.php

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/10/work_officially_begins_at_site_of_las_second_tallest_tower.php

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/02/new_wilshire_grand_will_be_the_west_coasts_tallest_tower.php

why_is_downtowns_cecil_hotel_such_a_nightmare?

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/02/why_is_downtowns_cecil_hotel_such_a_nightmare.php

CC LA

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/century_plazas_twotower_makeover_is_a_go_in_century_city.php

http://gbdmagazine.com/2012/from-brown-to-green

bike lanes and paths

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/vancouver-needs-follow-dutch-way-bike-lane-design/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/01/permanent-point-grey-road-closure-for-bike-lanes/

Vancouver Neighbourhoods

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/billion-dollar-downtown-eastside-improvement-plan

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/marpole-community-plan-welcomes-density

http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/14/game-changer-oakridge-15-billion-redevelopment-approved.php

MSG, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1879)

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/denman-arena-vancouver-millionaires

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1890)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1925)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Coliseum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood,_California)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Madison_Square_Garden_Company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Center

TED

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/ted-conference-live-streamed-free-24-locations/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/vancouver-named-one-worlds-top-15-international-meeting-cities/

T TD

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/01/brentwood-mall-redevelopment-the-amazing-brentwood/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/downtown-vancouver-buildings-under-construction/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/trump-tower-vancouver-pool-bar-nightclub/

Monday, March 17, 2014

ESB, etc.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01987/twin_1987432c.jpg

http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2013/03/120-wall-street-opened-on-march-9-1930.html

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Ttrump International Hotel Tower, Vancouver

http://holborn.ca/trump-international-hotel-tower-vancouver

http://www.trumpvancouver.com/building.html

Height: The additional residential floor area would be on ten new floors, increasing from
57 to 67 storeys, but the overall building height is proposed to increase by only 4.88 m (16 ft.)
because the additional floors would be almost entirely accommodated by a reduction in the
floor-to-floor heights shown on the previously approved permit drawings, which was 10 ft.
The floor-to floor heights for the residential component will be reduced to 9.25 ft. and for
the hotel component to 8.75 ft.

The resulting building height (measured to the top of the roof slab above the uppermost
habitable floor) would increase from 178 m (584 ft.) to 182.88 m (600 ft.) and the overall
permitted building height, including mechanical appurtenances and decorative roof would
increase from 182.90 m (600 ft.) to 187.76 m (616 ft.).
http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk//20091117/documents/p1.pdf

https://www.google.ca/search?q=trump+tower+vancouver&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=hmAkU8eNM8K2yAHF3oDQBg&ved=0CD8QsAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/List/Tallest-100-Buildings,
http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/tabid/485/language/en-US/Default.aspx,
http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNewsTemp/tabid/4810/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Friday, March 14, 2014

pi

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/happy-pi-day-fun-facts-favorite-irrational-number-130535824.html

Friday, March 7, 2014

malaysia-airlines-loses-contact-with-jet

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/malaysia-airlines-loses-contact-with-jet-carrying-239-people

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

worlds-most-expensive-city

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/worlds-most-expensive-city-no-062157453.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=world%27s-most-expensive-city&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0D0XU_DgOdDCoASw1YGoBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1422&bih=776&dpr=0.9

https://www.google.ca/search?q=worlds-most-expensive-city&oq=worlds-most-expensive-city&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.1159j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=world's-most-expensive-city&spell=1

Friday, February 28, 2014

Dubai

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/a-beautiful-fog-shrouds-the-united-arab-emirates-slideshow/

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/dubai-s-insane-mega-development-district-one-slideshow/

Richmond

http://www.biv.com/article/20130920/BIV0118/130929991/0/FRONTPAGE

http://www.biv.com/article/20131001/BIV0118/310019925

http://www.biv.com/article/20131001/BIV0118/310019926

Delta

http://www.biv.com/article/20131001/BIV0118/310019926/0/BIV0319

http://www.biv.com/article/20131003/BIV0111/131009971

http://www.biv.com/article/20131106/BIV0111/131109961

Swiss Tower

http://www.biv.com/article/20140204/BIV0320/302049945/-1/BIV/tech-sector-now-a-key-driver-in-vancouver-office-lease-market

Surrey

http://www.biv.com/article/20140225/BIV0111/140229947/0/BIV0111/surrey-tower-rooftop-could-house-event-business

http://www.biv.com/article/20131202/BIV0118/312039942/-1/BIV/key-link-in-bc-8217-s-pacific-gateway-set-to-open

http://www.biv.com/article/20130910/BIV0102/309109960/0/BIV0118

Brentwood Town Centre

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=201196

http://brentwoodstation.blogspot.ca/search/label/Brentwood%20Mall%20Redevelopment

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/08/brentwood-mall-redevelopment-tall-towers

http://www.burnabynow.com/news/brentwood-mall-skyscraper-stirs-debate-1.869881

http://www.brentwoodtowncentre.com/aboutus/future_plans.asp

http://shapeproperties.com/our-places/brentwood-town-centre

http://www.biv.com/article/20131015/BIV0307/310159895/0/BIV

Thursday, February 27, 2014

WTC 1993

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center#February_26_1993

Edmonton

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/the-edmontonian-sky-garden-tower

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/04/the-edmontonian-tower_n_4213552.html

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=5

sea

February 27

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27#Events

Above and below Vancouver, BC

1898_Van_Pan_Map

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Early_growth

1926
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/aerial-view-looking-north-over-downtown;rad
1932
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/aerial-view-of-vancouver-b-c-looking-north;rad
1937
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/vancouver-aerial-view-of-downtown-vancouver-waterfront-and-burrard-inlet-looking-northeast;dc
1948
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/aerial-view-of-downtown-vancouver;dc
1980?
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/description-in-progress-5535;rad

http://www.michaelkluckner.com/vv.html , http://www.michaelkluckner.com/0000images/vv37aerial-1960.jpg

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2013/07/vancouver-skyline.html , https://www.livabl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Vancouver-aerial-present-3.png

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-aerial-view-vancouver-downtown-city-british-columbia-beautiful-mountains-background-image35404098

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/vancouver-becoming-greener/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/port-metro-vancouver-sets-record-year-cargo-huge-increase-cruise-passengers/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/heritage-classic-events/

Vancouver+mayor+wants+subway+line+considered+national

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vancouver+mayor+wants+subway+line+considered+national/9555121/story.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Transportation

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Surrey+light+rail+could+have+edge+federal+funding+over/9414347/story.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Investment+Metro+Vancouver+transportation+needed+protect/9107965/story.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/full+speed+ahead+Operation+Massey+Bridge+Christy+Clark/9068824/story.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Metro+Vancouver+mayors+question+Massey+bridge+plan+Victoria/8959981/story.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Expanding+road+network+just+increases+pollution+Metro/9063844/story.html

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Stumps and Towers of Australia and Canada, Etc.

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=8&status=15 Of course Australia would have its first 90 story tower before Canada. Just like it had its first tower over a 100 floors before Canada.

1967 was a key year in Sydney and Toronto skyscraper history.

https://wikipedia/Australia_Square_building_in_George_Street_Sydney.jpg

https://australiasquare.com.au

Australia_Square Tower would have been even grander if it could have been the first office tower in the country to have 60 levels above the ground.

"The original proposal included 58 floors; however, this was reduced to 50." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Square#Design Although its a reduced building, at least it wasn't Vancouverized to be under 40 stories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Square#Surpassing_of_height

This building was quite the The-Real-Thing for NSW and Australia throughout the changing 1960s and beyond. A good start to the nations first 50 story office tower, indeed. However, it could also be seen as a new pillar within the Global Power Structure. The GPS is in its own AI run dreamworld MATRIX of technology, technocracy and conformity.

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/top-of-the-town-20040515-gdixds.html

While I marvel at the various tall buildings around the world, if the big buildings & big cities just become part of a totalitarian system, then only a very small percentage of people at the top will benefit.

https://skyscraper.org/programs/harry-seidlers-australia-square-sydneys-first-modern-skyscraper/

The first tower in the Toronto-Dominion_Centre was also the first building to rise above 55 stories in Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto-Dominion_Centre#Technical_details

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

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=7&status=15 Ontario

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=2&status=15 Alberta

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=12&status=15 Quebec

Vancouver has taken a multi-decade, thwarting approach towards holding back the scale of the city & its overall infrastructure. However, that has slowly been changing in recent years. Developers might be more motivated to build affordable housing if they can build taller structures.

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Stumps+and+Towers