Urban Tech Links: UTL

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Fortunately, Toronto & Montreal had enough vision to plan & build 152.45m or 500 foot long subway & metro stations. Even Edmonton & Seattle have much longer underground train stations than the Vancouver-Richmond train or the YVR Canada+Line. The Vancouver C-Line is a fine example of congestive & inept planning and should be studied all around the world as a warning. It could be called the, FINANCIAL DRAINAGE LINE, or the, CATHETER LINE. That's because the ridiculous 50m stations aren't even quite a 3rd of the length of the 152.5m Montreal Metro trains & stations. Thus, it will be difficult to lengthen these very short stations.

It's one thing if the C+Line was started off with absurdly, short 2.5 car trains, but at least the stations were already built to gradually accomodate 5 car trains, plus still have extra clearance for even 5 more coaches. That would have been a reasonable attempt of planning for future capacity, but that's something BC just isn't that good at. The stations should have been designed to be ultimately accomodate 10 car trains, not some quarter-length joke.

Eventually, three 20m coaches could be linked together. Then an extra 20m coach at both ends of each 3 car, 60m train. While a five car, 100m train would seem too long for 50m, inadequate BC stations, a walkthrough train makes it a possibility. That and Selective_door_operation makes a 5 car train quite possible.

It is very sad that the backward BC mentality never properly envisioned a 10 car train to provide a high capacity link between the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal, Bridgeport_station & the YVR-Airport_station, Downtown_Vancouver, Park_Royal_Exchange and the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal. Only a properly functioning metropolitan region can do something like that. The Greater Vancouver Region just isn't at that level yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-train

"The operation of the Central Circle is similar to the S-Train systems in Germany and other countries."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Central_Circle#Opening_and_operation

http://mkmzd.ru ,

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Moscow_metro_ring_railway_map_en_sb_future.svg ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Central_Circle#Stations ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_Desiro#Desiro_RUS

"The line is operated by 33 Siemens ES2G Lastochka trains..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Central_Circle#Rolling_stock

Russians aren't afraid to use good German technology.

http://www.rzd-expo.ru/innovation/stock/railcar_rolling_stock/Desiro%20RUS.pdf

I wish that they would allow some of that German tech in BC but BC still strives to maintain and keep things at a smaller scale.

The Moscow Circle Line is a much more recent development than the one in London.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_line_(London_Underground)#Map

"Since the beginning, platforms have been at least 155 metres (509 ft) long to accommodate eight-car trains. The only exceptions are on the Filyovskaya Line: Vystavochnaya, Mezhdunarodnaya, Studencheskaya, Kutuzovskaya, Fili, Bagrationovskaya, Filyovsky Park and Pionerskaya, which only allows six-car trains..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Metro#Rolling_stock

There is suppose to be secret deeper level subway around Moscow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-2#.22Underground_City.22_in_Ramenki

Of course when severe flooding occurs, the subways are among the first things to be affected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_European_floods#Germany

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_Desiro#United_Kingdom

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/short-platforms-and-trains-is-the-skytrain-canada-line-under-built-and-nearing-capacity

How in the hell is the 3rd SkyTrain line constructed to have such small stations, in-spite of increasing future demand?

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-seating-configuration

No city has spent billions of dollars just to have 2 car trains, except Vancouver & Richmond.

http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/is-the-canada-line-a-classic-white-elephant

Apparently, the 50 m platforms are only long enough to accommodate 2.5 car trains as capacity demand increases. http://www.railforthevalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Canada-Rail-213-e14082980653651.jpg

Sure, in the early years, Montreal could run a little 3 car train, but their Metro stations were designed to accommodate a 9 car train during the very busy times & 6 car trains for intermediate demand.

So the BC inept planning process never allowed for a future demand of at least 152.5 m or 500 foot long stations & platforms. Instead, they designed the max potential to be only 50m or 164 feet. That's pathetic & only adds to the deliberate bottleneck planning approach that backwards BC aspires to.

30-100 year plans http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-tunnel-subway-transit-bc-mauro-chiesa-1.4050842

As long as a line above ground & especially underground, has level sections of 500, 600 or 700 feet, then full length stations can be constructed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line#Stations

When BC planers only allowed for a 50m or 164 foot level section for each Catheter Line,

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-broadway-subway-line-not-the-greenest-idea-says-professor-1.3426082 ,

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/broadway-ubc-subway-the-best-option-says-vancouver-mayor-1.1410711 ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Future_expansion ,

http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Rapid-Transit-Projects/Broadway-SkyTrain-Extension.aspx ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#/media/File:Vancouver_SkyTrain_track_diagram_v3.svg

If a system starts out with little trains but has designed the ability to triple or quadruple the length of the station platforms, then its just a matter of building that future extension right from the start or at some point later on.

http://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/the-subway-panacea-myth/

Chicago & BART can still run ridiculous 4 car trains but the capacity to run 10 car trains was built in right from the start.

SYDNEY and its metro

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

Not only does Sydney have much longer trains & platforms, they are double level trains! Its like BC has made sure that it must never match the capacity that NSW & New_England has allowed for.

TOP 10 of the most beautiful trains in Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45btZp_tFYE

V-BC strives to perpetually be one of the most stunted or underbuilt major cities on the planet.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain-Canada+Line

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=YVR-Canada-Line

king kong movies

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/813565-king-kong-movies#/slide/1

http://www.monkeysfightingrobots.com/hot-movie-opinion-king-kong-1976-is-better-than-king-kong-2005

WTC
https://hubpages.com/entertainment/King-Kong-1976-Is-A-Major-Television-Movie-Event-And-Other-Wonders-Of-The-World

https://mostlyfilm.com/2014/04/17/king-kong-the-stolen-god ,

http://reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.ca/2012/07/cult-movie-review-king-kong-1976.html

http://www.lostinthemovies.com/2011/09/just-because-you-are-character-still.html

http://reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.ca/2015/04/memory-bank-king-kong-craze-of-1976.html

Friday, April 28, 2017

6 Secret Cities That Prove We Don't Know What's Really Going On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYyBcOLq8bs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub-OP8NFPGM e

Thursday, April 20, 2017

NYC, WTC, etc.

https://www.6sqft.com/skyline-wars-in-lower-manhattan-a-new-downtown-is-emerging/

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Sagrada Familia, Spain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4398308/Sagrada-Familia-receive-100k-TripAdvisor-reviews.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2440014/How-Gaudis-finished-La-Sagrada-Familia-cathedral-look-completion-2026--144-years-building-started.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Sagrada+Familia&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwit4vW_u7DTAhUP6WMKHYiNAw0Q_AUICCgB&biw=1600&bih=794

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Sagrada+Familia&oq=Sagrada+Familia&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD#Sagrada_Fam.C3.ADlia

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/rich-countries/the-reasons-behind-how-dubai-became-so-rich/

vancouver-bc streetcars

https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/vancouver-bc.html

Monday, April 17, 2017

Top 25 Twilight Language Theorists

http://copycateffect.blogspot.ca/2017/04/Top-25-TL-17.html

Portland, Oregon

Portland,_Oregon hasn't been allowed to get as big as Seattle or SF, but it's still a major urban area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon#Transportation

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Portland,+OR,+USA/@45.4761698,-122.7753019,42509m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591!8m2!3d45.5230622!4d-122.6764816

https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=portland+oregon

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

Medford, Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medford,_Oregon

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Medford,+OR,+USA/@42.3536982,-123.0099919,22400m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x54cf7c5b37361f6d:0x7db736c5541136e!8m2!3d42.3265152!4d-122.8755949

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Regional_Medical_Center

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Asante+Rogue+Regional+Medical+Center/@42.3133579,-122.8610529,22415m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6871be0f9f1947e6!8m2!3d42.3176102!4d-122.830583

Friday, April 14, 2017

canadianblueprint .com/ architectural-posts

https://www.canadianblueprint.com/architectural-posts/

Thursday, April 13, 2017

vancouver and bc tourism

https://res-4.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/vancouverbc

This is a cool picture that you will like to see on a computer.

https://www.tourismvancouver.com

http://res.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1452551039/clients/vancouverbc/why-vancouver_7dfb0a39-3abd-4412-8fc0-0aad06698a80.jpg

https://res-5.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_1110,q_50,w_1920/v1/clients/vancouverbc/About_Us_b86c6cd9-bb6a-4610-b064-3f6454aee0ff.jpg...
https://www.tourismvancouver.com/about/

https://res-4.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_1110,q_50,w_1920/v1/clients/vancouverbc/marketing_research_9cd614de-cd23-4b89-ad5b-3a68d6e88173.jpg...
https://www.tourismvancouver.com/about/research/

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

navigating-with-gps-is-making-our-brains-lazy

http://www.popsci.com/navigating-with-gps-is-making-our-brains-lazy

vancouver-loneliness-engaged-city-taskforce-canada

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/04/vancouver-loneliness-engaged-city-taskforce-canada

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Vancouver stumps

http://i.imgur.com/YcCozCE.png?1

http://urbantoronto.ca/sites/default/files/imagecache/display-slideshow/images/articles/2011/10/3182/urbantoronto-3182-9230.jpg

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-19-at-11.11.10-AM.png

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

Thursday, March 30, 2017

University_of_Washington_Medical_Center

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington_Medical_Center

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Los_Angeles_Metro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail#Current_system

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/LA_Metro_Regional_Connector_map.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Connector

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro)

queen-mary-ship and island

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-queen-mary-island-20170322-story.html

Monday, March 20, 2017

New York City Subway

New York City Subway HD EXCLUSIVE: Bombardier R62A 7 Train Roundtrip Railfan (Express and Local)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2zJMrgdtJI

R42 Z Train RFW Footage - Jamaica Center-Broad Street [Skip Stop Express] (2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2qDYWyVYok

The Abandoned 1904 City Hall Subway Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrKlp1ApzEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWBst5b27oI

Dubai Metro

Dubai Metro celebrates 5th anniversary. The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority look back at the successful launch of the Dubai Metro, celebrate five years of first-class service and share a glimpse into the future of the Dubai Metro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rWGhyLaiX4

Melbourne Trams

Published on Mar 11, 2015

Route 96 is the busiest tram line in Melbourne. Filmed on the 8th of March 2015 this shows first hand how busy the line actually gets, especially through the City! Bombardier E Class Tram 6010 was the vehicle.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_6AhPIIabw

The Brussels Tram

The Brussels premetro- and tramline 3 connects the stop Esplanade (on the borders of Neder-Over-Heembeek, Laken / Laeken and Strombeek-Bever) with the stop Churchill in Ukkel/Uccle. The line was temporarily disbanded, but returned in service on 30 June 2008. The colour of the line is lime-green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmRUGsWF3fA

[HKTC] Trams

Tram: ShauKeiWan to Kennedy Town in HongKong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTV97MafhtI

Japanese Tram Nagasaki

The Nagasaki Electric Tramway is a tram system in Nagasaki city, Japan. It has five lines totaling 11.5 km. This movie is the main line "Route 1" from Shokakuji-Shita to Akasako via Nagasaki-ekimae [JR Nagasaki Station] in 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGhmu7Jjkuc

Oslo metro

Cabview Line 3 east-west / Oslo metro / Oslo T-bane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNGc4IVW7eA

BART and MTA...

https://www.bart.gov/tickets/calculator

https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/fares-passes

https://www.sfmta.com/maps/muni-metro-map

https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/routes-stops

https://www.sfmta.com/maps/muni-owl-service-map-1-5-am

https://www.sfmta.com/maps

BART info and data

Published on Jan 19, 2017

BART's Warm Springs station was supposed to be completed by 2014. By mid 2016 the station was finally finished but a series of delays has kept the station from opening. This video gives you a look at the inside of the station and some insight into some of the problems plaguing the station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4cvAE8J18

The first phase of the BART Silicon Valley expansion plan is ahead of schedule, under budget and just got a new federal grant. Kiet Do reports. (10/11/16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbvY6zJqJiE

High-speed rail and sustainability / Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmXXyd9KQhs

The Next 40 Years: BART's Plan to Keep the Bay Area Moving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kEFjMxM4cU

BART must shut down for a few hours every night for mandated inspections and critical maintenance work but there's no replacement for actually seeing what happens during the race till dawn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3JlRbLnLFE&feature=youtu.be

BART has the oldest fleet in the nation. It needs state and federal support to keep one of the Bay Area's most important public transportation systems in a state of good repair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKBhIo_rAeE since 1972

BART looks to replace its aging fleet of rail cars with the fleet of the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6hjJJwQ5U

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

San Francisco MUNI...

https://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/central-subway-project

http://sf-planning.org/transportation-planning

https://www.bart.gov/guide/faq#late_night

https://www.bart.gov/guide/faq

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/san-francisco-ca/94103/march-weather/347629

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Smart Cities: Singapore

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cnb6lrTVR0

National Geographic Channel's Worlds Smart Cities: San Diego

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAjznAJe5uQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego

http://www.gaslamp.org/

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

la-residents-wont-like-new-san-andreas-prediction

http://midnightinthedesert.com/la-residents-wont-like-new-san-andreas-prediction/

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

March 14

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: PTAA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes,_Trains_and_Automobiles

The electrified West Hempstead Branch branches from the Montauk Branch at Valley Stream and runs northeast to West Hempstead, originally continuing to junction the Hempstead Branch and the Oyster Bay Branch at the Main Line. As of November 22, 2014, weekend service on the branch has been restored.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road#Current_branches 11-22

PTAA

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

canadian-cities-qualify-of-living

https://globalnews.ca/news/3307581/canadian-cities-qualify-of-living/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014

http://globalnews.ca/news/1098143/vancouvers-housing-prices-2nd-most-affordable-in-the-world/

BART: Oakland Coliseum Station

"Originally known as the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station, it opened as part of BART's initial service on September 11, 1972..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum_station#History 9-11

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_International_Airport_station 2014-11-22

Planes,_Trains_and_Automobiles: PTAA

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

infrastruct.wordpress.com

https://infrastruct.wordpress.com/tag/berlin/page/2/

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Slums-stacked-mansions-skyscrapers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4302236/Slums-stacked-mansions-skyscrapers.html

Caroline-James-reviews-Donald-Trump-s-new-Vancouver-hotel

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travelsupplement/article-4304424/Caroline-James-reviews-Donald-Trump-s-new-Vancouver-hotel.html

Friday, March 10, 2017

The average rise in house prices outstrips the average rise in wages in a third of local authorities

London boroughs dominate the top 10 list of locations

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-4290586/Homeowners-earn-property-work.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-4040106/Do-live-one-best-places-UK-pretty-area-Cathedral-city-wins-slot.html

Thursday, March 9, 2017

A man lived in -caves-in-Mexico-as an artist-for-25-years

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/travel/adventure/481522/Amazing-caves-in-Mexico-artist-lived-25-years

Monday, March 6, 2017

lan

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Lancaster,+TX,+USA/@32.6477288,-97.0913506,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x864e941ad9b63aef:0xaf2c0712b51e8ff2!8m2!3d32.5920798!4d-96.7561082

Thursday, March 2, 2017

The-argument-to divide-California-multiple-states

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4177138/The-argument-divide-California-multiple-states.html

Houston: changing-the-channel

http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/changing-the-channel

http://abc13.com/society/100-year-old-film-shows-houston-in-1915

SB one-more-big-canadian-bank-flags-toronto-real-estate

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2017/03/one-more-big-canadian-bank-flags-toronto-real-estate.html

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2017/02/severe-shortage-new-gta-homes.html

Future Urban Visions

http://3kpnuxym9k04c8ilz2quku1czd.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Urban-1925408x600.jpg

http://digital.lib.uh.edu/files/collection_slideshows/D20130719UID35CEF0AB1220B9A98B723340850BF981.jpg , http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll2

SF BB

http://99percentinvisible.org/app/uploads/2016/08/infrastructure-1.jpg

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

surrey & langley-transit-improvements

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-langley-transit-improvements-1.4003773

Friday, February 24, 2017

NYC hudson-yards

https://archpaper.com/tag/hudson-yards/

Torontos-building-massive-rail-deck-park-downtown-railway-tracks

https://archpaper.com/2016/08/toronto-building-massive-rail-deck-park-downtown-railway-tracks/

university-city-redevelopment-philadelphia

https://archpaper.com/2016/08/university-city-redevelopment-philadelphia/#gallery-0-slide-0

http://www.som.com/projects/philadelphia_30th_street_station_district_plan

http://media.amtrak.com/2017/01/30th-street-station-district-plan-wins-prestigious-national-award/

http://www.phillydistrict30.com/

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Philadelphia+30th+Street+Station+District+Plan&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiewNezqqjSAhVO62MKHZgcCYcQsAQIUg&biw=1280&bih=667

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

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Seats on-London-s-Underground-train-lines-aren-t-shampooed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4252594/Seats-London-s-Underground-train-lines-aren-t-shampooed.html

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Miami Metrorail System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBqwzP-2WTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiI9jTwsWzs

tri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpo7NKr9HWo

W, DC Metro

https://www.youtube.com/user/MetroForward

silver line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3tgfQsBSf8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGRt1soCv3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiOflBb4vho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpc53HlN3bo

Friday, February 17, 2017

dallas-fort-worth-international-airports-2-3-billion-renovation

https://dilemma-x.net/2013/01/13/dallas-fort-worth-international-airports-2-3-billion-renovation-and-new-dallas-love-field/

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

cineplex-ceo-is-no-hurry-shorten-theatrical-windows

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cineplex-ceo-is-no-hurry-shorten-theatrical-windows-976349

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Scotiabank+Theatre/@43.648994,-79.3864182,1152m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x8f7b46307d8909e7!8m2!3d43.6489106!4d-79.3912347

Monday, February 13, 2017

Chemtrails-Vancouver

https://www.meetup.com/Chemtrails-Vancouver/

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

vintageairphotos.com/tag/vancouver

http://vintageairphotos.com/tag/vancouver/

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Channeling-Steve-Jobs-Apple-seeks-design-perfection-new-spaceship-campus

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4198560/Channeling-Steve-Jobs-Apple-seeks-design-perfection-new-spaceship-campus.html

An Earlier Version for Bank of America Plaza in Dallas

"Bank of America Plaza’s original plans not only included a twin tower, but called for Tower 2 to have gold-tinted windows — and a purple argon outline at night. Without a doubt, minds would have been blown after seeing 900 vertical feet of green argon and purple argon, in addition to Reunion Tower’s “dancing” lights and the new LED systems on the Omni hotel and Hunt Oil Tower. Original plans also called for two-story pyramid caps on each tower, but those were nixed by the FAA because of downtown’s proximity to Love Field."
http://www.dallasing.com/dallas-twin-towers-bank-of-america-plaza-cityplace-centre/

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2015/04/14/dallas-green-building-turns-30-with-a-storied-past-to-match-its-height

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were to be twinned

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Bank+of+America+Plaza

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cityplace+Tower

Saturday, January 28, 2017

these-11-buildings-have-to-be-the-ugliest-in-the-world

http://www.weirdworm.com/these-11-buildings-have-to-be-the-ugliest-in-the-world/

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

the Underground city

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_city

Chicago Pedway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pedway

Monday, January 23, 2017

from-constantinople-to-istanbul

http://www.istanbulurbandatabase.com/#

https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.ca/2017/01/from-constantinople-to-istanbul.html

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Firefighters Feared Dead in Tehran High-Rise Collapse

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/world/middleeast/iran-tehran-building-collapse.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/tehran-s-iconic-plasco-building-collapses-after-fire-iran-state-n708721

Monday, January 2, 2017

vancouver-aerial-photography

http://www.miss604.com/2010/12/vancouver-aerial-photography.html

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=780178

Thursday, December 29, 2016

urban palm trees...

https://www.google.ca/search?q=vancouver+bc+palm+trees ,

https://www.google.ca/search?q=victoria+bc+palm+trees ,

https://www.google.ca/search?q=seattle+washington+palm+trees ,

https://www.google.ca/search?q=portland+oregon+palm+trees ,

http://www.palmsnorthwest.com/palmtrees.html

http://www.palmsnorthwest.com/palmpictures.html

http://www.palmsnorthwest.com/coldhardybananap.html

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Texas...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1269139

Cityplace Tower (Dallas)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cityplace_Tower_(Dallas)

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/tower-at-cityplace/2699

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cityplace,_Dallas

https://cityplacedallas.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cityplace+Tower

Fountain Place Dallas original twin towers concept

http://www.dallasing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fountain-place-dallas-twin-towers.jpg

Original twin towers plan for Bank of America Plaza in Dallas

https://web.archive.org/web/20160108020002mp_/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/files/2013/05/boaplans1.jpg

"Original plans for the development, initially called Dallas Main Center, called for two 72-story towers, a 600-room hotel, and a parking garage." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Dallas)#Design

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/downtown-dallas-bank-of-america-twin-towers--497999671272253343/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were/

https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082422/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2013/05/downtown-dallas-tallest-tower-was-always-planned-as-a-skyline-standout.html/

https://baplaza.com , https://baplaza.com/overview

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Bank+of+America+Plaza