Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Stumps+and+Towers is part of a series of posts showing how so many other cities are able to build so much taller & wider that what is permitted in Vancouver, Canada.

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/01/06/granville-street-700-block-east-side-4/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/06/03/beatty-street-500-block-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2018/05/17/west-pender-street-east-from-cambie/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/view-from-harbour-centre-lookout-south-east/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2018/12/20/west-cordova-and-granville-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-marine-building/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/01/31/west-hastings-street-west-from-howe-street/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/guinness-tower-west-hastings-street/

The stump city could have taken a much better approach to saving some historical buildings, while still growing up like a proper big city.

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

Granville, Georgia and other Vancouver streets

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/west-georgia-street-north-side/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/west-georgia-and-broughton-street/

The 1950s Granville+Street+Bridge was the widest bridge in B.C.

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/09/06/false-creek-from-above-westwards-1/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/granville-island-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/granville-loops-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/downtown-from-above-3/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/granville-street-looking-north-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/10/14/granville-street-from-the-air/

https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/02/21/vancouvers-downtown-hudsons-bay-flagship-hauling-anchor-sailing-to-new-future/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Granville+Street

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Georgia+Street

Downtown Vancouver

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/11/11/kitsilano-and-downtown-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/downtown-from-above-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/central-business-district-from-above-4/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/07/01/central-business-district-from-above-3/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/central-business-district-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/burrard-inlet-waterfront-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/10/11/false-creek-from-above-westwards-2/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/downtown-from-above-3/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/downtown-south-and-yaletown-from-above/

https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/02/21/vancouvers-downtown-hudsons-bay-flagship-hauling-anchor-sailing-to-new-future/

Thursday, February 10, 2022

roads and weather

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60197858

high-speed trains

https://www.hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com/zuege.php

Montreal Metro Lines and operation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro#Lines_and_operation

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

https://transitmap.net/montreal-streetcars-1893

Monday, February 7, 2022

NYC Subway...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLbv6bqiUxo ti sq 1961

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway#Capacity_constraints

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

A typical subway station has waiting platforms ranging from 480 to 600 feet (150 to 180 m) long. Some are longer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway#Platforms

Dallas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ2o3j6s1eI 1955

SF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZub2tAk69s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vml6vq3X-Js 1960s

LA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLjG6SBjOxY

winter-biking-101-tips-tricks-gear-and-cold-weather

https://momentummag.com/winter-biking-101-tips-tricks-gear-and-cold-weather-cheer/

https://momentummag.com/a-guide-to-bicycle-snow-tires-and-other-winter-cycling-gear/

winter-cycling-guide-tips-pacific-northwest

https://momentummag.com/winter-cycling-guide-tips-pacific-northwest/

toronto-home-prices-higher-than-vancouver

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/toronto-home-prices-higher-than-vancouver

ottawa-to-transform-railway-bridge-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians

https://momentummag.com/ottawa-to-transform-railway-bridge-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians/

http://www.capitalgems.ca/hurdman-train-bridge.html

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4167834,-75.6641392,3a,60y,148.41h,87.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7t_bONM5wMb7M_deA5wx5g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Sunday, February 6, 2022

The World's Greatest Tram Systems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7a9IY6Jnc

The SECRET to Good Regional Rail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_7AN3d4Tc

Delhi RRTS: High Speed Regional Rail

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

Why have many major European cities not embraced the skyscraper?

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

MEGACITIES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULzxD3w_c8

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Montreal-is-officially-getting-a-new-pink-line-streetcar-between-2-boroughs

https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal/montreal-is-officially-getting-a-new-pink-line-streetcar-between-2-boroughs

Of course Montreal would be able to bring back some streetcars before slow Vancouver, because Quebec doesn't have a backwater BC mentality.

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

https://transitmap.net/montreal-streetcars-1893

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

The Story Behind China’s 600-Metre Abandoned Skyscraper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLzJpCd5X9g

China's competition for living space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6wY2b9amnA

Megacity Mumbai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UbKpTwGuSs

Friday, February 4, 2022

vancouvers-population-declined-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-according-to-stats-can-data

After decades of steady growth, Vancouver’s population took its first downturn since the 1970s.

Data from Statistics Canada shows the city’s population in 2020 at 700,015 but the next year dipping down to 693,235, a difference of 6,780.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouvers-population-declined-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-according-to-stats-can-data-5022257

Capital Beltway

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

Why America Is Terribly Designed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K8KEoZwMRY

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Why New York's Geography Is Insanely Good

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

nyc

Monday, January 31, 2022

Melbourne

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/escape/article-10417543/Australia-holidays-guide-joys-Melbourne.html

Los Angeles Metro Rail

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation/LAX_station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation/96th_Street_station

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport#Metro_Rail

Saturday, January 29, 2022

the-address-residence-sky-view-tower, Dubai

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-address-residence-sky-view-tower-1/15137

264.2 m / 867 ft 60 floors

https://www.timeoutdubai.com/staycations/staycations-news/428118-address-sky-view-now-open-in-downtown-dubai

World-Cup-host-Qatar-ball-year-round-holiday-destination

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/escape/article-10428077/Discovering-2022-World-Cup-host-Qatar-ball-year-round-holiday-destination.html

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) industrial multi modal transportation hub

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-industrial-multi-modal-transportation-hub

A major airport and seaport should be part of a regional truck-lane system. However, its tough enough just to get a regional bus-bridge network built.

trump-international-hotel-tower

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/trump-international-hotel-tower/

the post-on-georgia

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/post-on-georgia/

1090-w-pender

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/1090-w-pender/

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/bentall-5/

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

bentall-5

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/bentall-5/

vancouver-centre-ii

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/vancouver-centre-ii/

625-west-hastings

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/625-west-hastings/

mnp-tower

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/mnp-tower/

Monday, January 17, 2022

Why Tokyo Is Insanely Well Designed

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

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

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Grater Vancouver railways

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Downtown_Historic_Railway#Proposed_future_service

http://bcer.trams.bc.ca/maps.html

https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/streetcars-before-buses-british-columbia-electric-railway/

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/did-you-know-that-north-vancouver-has-a-90-year-old-subway-1949239

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/8/5/c/85c952a6177e1ee3a232e53e5c1469d7099016a501bafd290c9a85a09c136d0e/deaab9ca-54ab-48f1-b9b1-2cdefe077ee8-MAP417.jpg?token=736782525599c0263613932401b533a36aa0933f3bfd4454a8bf11b28cb928a4

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/pacific-coast-branch-canadian-railroad-historical-association-railroad-map-of-greater-vancouver-british-columbia

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/railroads?places=1657755&sort=alphabetic&listLimit=50&sortDir=asc

https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/time-traveller-the-lonsdale-subway-3112664

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/did-you-know-that-north-vancouver-has-a-90-year-old-subway-1949239

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/streetcars-in-the-forest-see-what-kitsilanos-busiest-street-looked-like-a-century-ago-photos-5013431

historical-video-report-on-the-1958-collapse-of-the-ironworkers-memorial-second-narrows-crossing

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/check-out-this-historical-video-report-on-the-1958-collapse-of-the-ironworkers-memorial-second-narrows-crossing-video-4961035

Thursday, January 13, 2022

truck route

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Nr8ahk4_E

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Seattle's Newest Light Rail Extensions

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSGotOY-gs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_(Sound_Transit)#/media/File:East_Link_map_with_stations.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_(Sound_Transit)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_light_rail#Lines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_(Sound_Transit)#Route

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

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/time-for-an-equity-tax-experts-look-for-solutions-to-increasingly-unaffordable-housing-1.5729467

Fifteen-Fifteen-amazing-new-tower-Vancouver-looks-like-game-Jenga

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-10375523/Pictured-Fifteen-Fifteen-amazing-new-tower-Vancouver-looks-like-game-Jenga.html

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/frenzy-of-real-estate-sales-in-2021-means-b-c-is-starting-the-new-year-with-lowest-ever-number-of-active-listings-1.5737096

Lagos

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

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Melbourne Infrastructure

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne#Infrastructure

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Tunnel#Network_capacity

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

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Merdeka-118-worlds-second-tallest-building-complete-reaching-height-2-227ft

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-10352431/Merdeka-118-worlds-second-tallest-building-complete-reaching-height-2-227ft.html

Fifteen-Fifteen-amazing-new-tower-Vancouver-looks-like-game-Jenga

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-10375523/Pictured-Fifteen-Fifteen-amazing-new-tower-Vancouver-looks-like-game-Jenga.html

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Brazzaville and Kinshasa

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

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

Carquinez Bridge 8 lanes

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

San_Francisco-Oakland_Bay_Bridge 10 lanes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Stanford University

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stanford,+CA,+USA/@37.4249366,-122.1878931,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808fbac95ef1decd:0x6bad0d43152c9f52!8m2!3d37.424106!4d-122.1660756

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Tallest buildings in the SF Bay Area

https://sfyimby.com/category/tallest-buildings-of-bay-area-2021

https://sfyimby.com/2021/12/hines-expects-san-francisco-supertall-at-50-main-street-to-open-by-2027.html

https://sfyimby.com/2021/12/number-one-the-salesforce-tower-in-soma-san-francisco.html

https://sfyimby.com/2021/11/number-6-555-california-street-financial-district-san-francisco.html

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SF+Bay+Area

the San-Francisco-Presidio-Parkway

https://mtc.ca.gov/tags/presidio-parkway

https://www.flatironcorp.com/project/presidio-parkway-phase-ii

https://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-22May2015-San-Francisco-Presidio-Parkway-final-preparations.php

https://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/08/26/quartermaster-reach-restoration/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Doyle-Drive-to-Golden-Gate-Bridge-temporary-6258271.php

Sunday, January 2, 2022

trapped-stuck-tram-New-Mexico-ski-resort-rescued

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10361183/20-trapped-stuck-tram-New-Mexico-ski-resort-rescued.html

Saturday, January 1, 2022

transamerica-pyramid-in-the-financial-district-san-francisco

https://sfyimby.com/2021/12/number-3-transamerica-pyramid-in-the-financial-district-san-francisco.html

construction-expected-to-start-this-year-for-30-van-ness-avenue-san-francisco

https://sfyimby.com/2021/03/construction-expected-to-start-this-year-for-30-van-ness-avenue-san-francisco.html

Houston and Dallas

H vs. D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89UOvNfoI2Q

D vs. H https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYjJP0PsXfA

H https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxykI30fS54

Amsterdam vs Calgary

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8F5hXqS-Ac

Friday, December 31, 2021

Benjamin Franklin Bridge 7 lanes

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

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

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/01/06/alex-fraser-bridge-closed-winter/

Betsy Ross Bridge 6

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

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

6 lane bridge

Tacony–Palmyra Bridge 3 lanes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacony-Palmyra_Bridge

3 lane bridges

Crescent City Connection 8 lanes

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

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

Monday, December 27, 2021

vancouver-bike-lanes-plowed-sidewalks-not-in-first-snowfall-since-new-policy

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-bike-lanes-plowed-sidewalks-not-in-first-snowfall-since-new-policy-1.5720754

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2021/12/27/snow-in-vancouver--december-2021-1-5720756-1640650544161.jpg

Jacques Cartier Bridge 5 lanes

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

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

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Queensboro Bridge 9 lanes

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

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

Peace River Bridge twinning up to 4 lanes

https://www.alberta.ca/peace-river-bridge-twinning.aspx

https://www.aecon.com/our-projects/current/peace-river-bridge-twinning

"Enter Flatiron, which is constructing a new bridge structure for westbound traffic to function alongside the existing one, which will now handle eastbound travel. In all the project team is twinning about a mile of roadway to increase vehicle capacity." https://www.flatironcorp.com/project/peace-river-bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River,_Alberta Only has about 7000 people.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Peace+River+Bridge/@56.2399085,-117.3050751,910m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x1ad0cefe6ff50028!8m2!3d56.2397155!4d-117.3077393

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=alberta/hwy2peaceriverbridge/

https://peaceriver.ca/new-bridge

Saturday, December 25, 2021

coldest-places-on-earth-right-now

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/coldest-places-on-earth-right-now-canada

vancouver-white-christmas-snowfall

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-white-christmas-snowfall-2021

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

Friday, December 24, 2021

Is The California Dream is DEAD?

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

city-council-endorses-downtown-dart-subway-alignment

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/09/city-council-endorses-downtown-dart-subway-alignment/

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

This is how bad the Homeless Problem in Seattle is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwyjeukJ94

Walking Tour of Downtown Seattle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZAFbj-918A

Largest United_States_cities_by_area

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

Monday, December 20, 2021

will-automated-cars-revolutionize-urban-transportation

https://www.dmagazine.com/urbanism-transportation/2014/09/will-automated-cars-revolutionize-urban-transportation/

heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

https://www.kut.org/transportation/2021-07-16/heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

Saturday, December 18, 2021

why-new-yorks-billionaires-row-is-half-empty

https://www.theb1m.com/video/why-new-yorks-billionaires-row-is-half-empty#:~:text=Billionaires'%20Row%20has%20essentially%20created,%E2%80%9Cgiant%20pool%20of%20cash.%E2%80%9D

https://the-loaf-etc.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC

Proposed skyscraper at 50 Main will be 2nd tallest in San Francisco

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/new-san-francisco-skyscraper-will-be-2nd-tallest-16708382.php

Sunday, December 12, 2021

breaking-the-mould-building-londons-multi-faceted-skyscraper

https://www.theb1m.com/video/breaking-the-mould-building-londons-multi-faceted-skyscraper

chicago-vs-new-york

https://www.theb1m.com/video/race-for-the-skies-chicago-vs-new-york

underwater-dwellings

https://www.ifitshipitshere.com/underwater-dwellings-h2ome-and-the-poseidon-resort/

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

https://www.kut.org/transportation/2021-07-16/heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

building-egypts-58bn-new-city-in-the-sand

https://www.theb1m.com/video/building-egypts-58bn-new-city-in-the-sand

grand-central-underground-expansion

https://www.theb1m.com/video/grand-central-11-billion-underground-expansion

https://www.theb1m.com/video/how-new-york-built-the-worlds-most-expensive-subway

how-new-york-built-the-worlds-most-expensive-subway

https://www.theb1m.com/video/how-new-york-built-the-worlds-most-expensive-subway

Monday, December 6, 2021

Aerial_photographs_of_San_Francisco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area#/media/File:San_Francisco_in_2018.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerial_photographs_of_San_Francisco

Sunday, November 28, 2021

seattle-to-vancouver bc

https://www.distancecalculator.net/from-seattle-to-vancouver

Saturday, November 27, 2021

2021 Nov 27

Just another place holder.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

the-11bn-tunnel-connecting-scandinavia-to-the-mediterranean

https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-11bn-tunnel-connecting-scandinavia-to-the-mediterranean

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

The BC Quagmire

Vancouver & Victoria & BC in general, have so many imposed restrictions which continually stunt & thwart the place. Switzerland can approximately fit into BC 23 times. Yet, BC doesn't even have the population of one Switzerland. Canada is the world's 2nd largest country in overall area. Yet, it hasn't been allowed to have 1% of the world's population.

Environmental restrictions while intentionally good, can also really slow down the growth & energy of a region.

https://vancouversun.com/news/david-suzuki-foundation-disavows-suzukis-warning-that-pipelines-will-be-blown-up-if-there-is-no-climate-change-action/wcm/715b0e4c-0ed6-4792-a255-2a51be3adcc2 Pipes can be dangerous, but so are some of the proposals to deal with them.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/11/23/david-suzuki-pipeline-alberta-bc-criticism Alberta & Washington State just never became a pipedream like thwarted BC is.

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/it-will-take-more-than-electric-cars-to-drive-down-emissions/

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-april-26-2018-1.4636157/david-suzuki-should-not-be-celebrated-in-alberta-says-former-dragons-den-star-1.4636160

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/residents-spur-climate-ready-cities/

There should be a focus on various reliable power sources, not just from electric power.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Biofuel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Carbon-neutral_and_negative_fuels

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Compressed_natural_gas

There should also be a reasonable amount of time to transition away from oil & gas, instead of such a madrush push.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel#Nuclear_reactors Such power systems might be great for bases on the moon & Mars, etc. However, for the systemically active earth, there is always a risk. But nothing could ever go wrong, except for...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident 1979

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster 1986

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_nuclear_accident 2011

Hopefully, and some actually believe, that there will never be a mega-earthquake in California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_Power_Plant#Post-Fukushima_developments

Of course if there ever is a major earthquake in that part of California, the result might be a Chernobyl & Fukushima, all at once. That would be a hell of a way to reduce the population of California.

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

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

a series-of-disasters-forcing-the-bc-government-to-make-real-changes

https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/opinion-series-of-disasters-forcing-the-bc-government-to-make-real-changes-4784171

https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/may-worsen-recent-flooding-metro-vancouver-receives-new-rain-warning-4787944

https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/port-coquitlam-re-opens-trails-roads-during-welcome-dry-spell-4764329

Monday, November 22, 2021

the Eglinton Crosstown or Line 5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton#Stations_and_stops

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton#Route

http://thecrosstown.ca/stations_stops

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton#/media/File:Toronto_Subway_2026.png

http://thecrosstown.ca/the-project/stations-and-stops/kennedy-station

http://thecrosstown.ca/progress/tunnelling-recap

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/kennedy.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Flexity_Freedom#Toronto

broadway subway

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/transportation/ibi-group-to-design-vancouvers-broadway-subway-expansion/1003411228/

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/tag/broadway-subway/

Bike and Pedestrian Bridges

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/tag/pedestrian-bridge BB & PB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montopolis_Bridge Austin, TX

The bridge was decommissioned for vehicular traffic on October 8, 2018,^[5] and was subsequently converted to a bicycle and pedestrian bridge as part of the Bergstrom Expressway Project.^[6]

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2019/10/16/montopolis-bridge-in-east-austin-gets-facelift-before-opening-for-hike-and-bike-trail/2497819007/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=bike+and+pedestrian+bridges

Edmonton’s Valley Line

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/ccppps-2021-awards-honour-transportation-and-health-care-projects/1003413758

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/features/2021-cceawards-showcase-mill-creek-ravine-pedestrian-bridge-rehabilitation pb

bike and foot bridges

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/highway-101-pedestrian-bicycle-bridge-opens-in-palo-alto/2737501/

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2021/11/22/williston-road-south-burlington-walk-bike-bridge-interstate-89-federal-grant/8717079002/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mopac+Mobility+Bike+and+Pedestrian+Bridge/@30.2414535,-97.8107348,218a,35y,39.38t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x8ae827dd1ff5e0ed!2sCircuit+of+the+Americas!8m2!3d30.1345808!4d-97.6358511!3m4!1s0x865b4b195cfe9cfd:0xc2243e2695a7f1b2!8m2!3d30.2427204!4d-97.8106504 , https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mopac+Mobility+Bike+and+Pedestrian+Bridge/@30.2427204,-97.8106504,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNhdcj5qqk2WHQVF2b09t5z2gelVV2u4sgmdc-g!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNhdcj5qqk2WHQVF2b09t5z2gelVV2u4sgmdc-g%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i3840!8i2160!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x8ae827dd1ff5e0ed!2sCircuit+of+the+Americas!8m2!3d30.1345808!4d-97.6358511!3m4!1s0x865b4b195cfe9cfd:0xc2243e2695a7f1b2!8m2!3d30.2427204!4d-97.8106504

https://vancouverbikeguide.com/top-five-vancouver-cycling-bridges/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ESzjP_jKE Vancouver-Richmond North_Arm_Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Arm_Bridge#/media/File:NorthArmBridge.jpg

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=bike+and+pedestrian+bridges

Thursday, November 18, 2021

The Matrix 'desert of the real'

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

heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

https://www.kut.org/transportation/2021-07-16/heres-what-austins-underground-light-rail-could-look-like

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The True Scale of the World's Biggest Stadiums

https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-worlds-biggest-stadiums

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sumas-lake-sumas-prairie-barrowtown-pump-station-abbotsford-flooding

skytrain-columbia-station-flooding

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-columbia-station-flooding-november-14-2021

https://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/seatrain-the-ongoing-columbia-st-station-fiasco

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sumas-lake-sumas-prairie-barrowtown-pump-station-abbotsford-flooding

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Denver, Colorado

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Expansion_Project#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTD_Bus_%26_Rail#Light_rail

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

ontario-plans-two-new-highways-people-hate-where-they-will-be-located

https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/11/ontario-plans-two-new-highways-people-hate-where-they-will-be-located/

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2021/11/12/politics-not-logic-is-behind-doug-fords-new-drive-to-build-highway-413.html

https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/11/people-protesting-ontario-proposed-highway-413-ford-insists-it-will-be-built/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%27s_Site_Development_(Detroit)

https://www.bedrockdetroit.com/property/hudsons-site/

https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/3/20/21188357/detroit-development-hudsons-tower-coronavirus-construction

https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=113129

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=71&status=15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1TP39Wp3z0

new-york-skyscrapers

https://www.dezeen.com/tag/new-york-skyscrapers

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC ,

https://the-loaf-etc.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC

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

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Largest Abandoned Cities on Earth

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

SF

https://opensfhistory.org/Display/wnp37.03810.jpg

https://opensfhistory.org/Display/wnp27.7322.jpg

https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/Map-sf-historic-vintage-openhistorysf-12544608.php#photo-14871203

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

Twin Peaks

https://opensfhistory.org/Panorama/wnp37.02230-02231.jpg

https://opensfhistory.org/Panorama/wnp15.1337-1340.jpg

https://opensfhistory.org/Panorama/wnp15.0836-0843.jpg

https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/Map-sf-historic-vintage-openhistorysf-12544608.php#photo-14871203

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

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

metro trains and stations

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

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

coquitlam-city-centre-plan

https://biv.com/article/2019/11/bars-restaurants-and-school-included-new-coquitlam-city-centre-plan

Monday, November 8, 2021

The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge

https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/See-the-twin-Bay-Bridge-that-nearly-14416310.php

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

SF Bay Area transportation projects

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/sf-bay-area-transportation-projects/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SF+Bay+Area

Thursday, November 4, 2021

ottawa lrt-derailment-incomplete-maintenance

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lrt-derailment-incomplete-maintenance-1.6237515

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

NYC Subway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgTKTs33NLY

https://www.theb1m.com/video/fixing-the-tunnel-thats-failing-new-york-city

We take you on a journey deep under the island of Manhattan to explore what lies below the biggest city in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX1xmaKPb9o