The goal to build one of Metro Vancouver's new tallest buildings

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/citizen-tower-anthem-properties-burnaby-metrotown-ipo

Unlike Calgary and Seattle, Vancouver won't permit any residential building to be this tall within its strictly controlled city limits. Fortunately, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Surrey will allow taller buildings.

https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/vancouver-developer-seeks-to-raise-82m-for-metrotown-project-via-ipo-9508936 This is Business Outside of Vancouver.

https://storeys.com/anthem-properties-burnaby-66-storey-citizen-metro-king-metrotown This is like an average semi-tall building in Toronto and the GTA.

https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/real-estate/two-more-towers-up-to-80-storeys-tall-more-rental-housing-could-be-coming-to-burnabys-brentwood-8461795 There has been an unwretten ruel in Greater Vancouver for several decades. As long as something is impressive by PG, Kamloops, Kelowna & especially Victoria standards, that's good enough for backwater BC.

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-councillor-opposes-plan-for-80-storey-tower-in-burnaby-5509305 No buildings taller than 40 stories & no roads wider than 4 lanes is very symbolic of the, KEEP IT SMALL mentality of BC. Even the newer SkyTran cars still only form 4 car trains. The Canada Line only has 2 car trains. 

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9875630 When the scale of things in BC have been kept back for several decades, its difficult for some people to fathom an attempt to have a taller or larger scale of developments and infrastructure. 

Even the mountains just north of LA are allowed to be taller than those of (Greater_Vancouver).

Some treetop walks and viewing platforms

 https://www.tremblant.ca/things-to-do/activities-products/treetop-walk

https://www.tremblantactivities.com/activities/treetop-walk/

https://www.nodestinations.com/blog/vancouver-capilano-suspension-bridge-park

https://botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/visit/greenheart-treewalk/

https://www.tourismvictoria.com/sport-tourism/sport-attraction/malahat-skywalk

https://malahatskywalk.com 

https://www.attractionsvictoria.com/explore/activities/malahat-skywalk/

https://aspectengineers.com/portfolio/malahat-skywalk/

https://destinationlesstravel.com/malahat-skywalk-vancouver-island/

https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/malahat-skywalk-spectacular-treetop-walk-opens-on-vancouver-island-canada-20210720-h1x9tw.html

Queen Elizabeth Park, BC

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Park,_British_Columbia

https://vancouversbestplaces.com/city-of-vancouver/queen-elizabeth-park/

https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/queen-elizabeth-park.aspx

Unfortunatly, Vancouver won't permit a viewing tower there. 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queen-elizabeth-park-master-plan-vancouver-park-board

Apparently, it's much better to have the view obscured by trees. Most of BC is full of trees & mountains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mountain_(British_Columbia)

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

Vancouver council passes motion to allow police access to traffic cameras

 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-council-passes-motion-to-allow-police-access-to-traffic-cameras-1.7085161

This is nothing new, several cities already have integrated cameras. There should be better visual data coordination between the outside & the inside of store theft & assault incidents.

Homeless campers in CRAB Park face abrupt eviction process

 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/homeless-campers-in-crab-park-face-abrupt-eviction-process-1.7085156

Why wait until the spring when they can all be pushed away even before the winter?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-park-board-crab-park-closure-1.7361518

The timing of this seems rather odd and cruel.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/23/vancouvers-crab-park-encampment-to-close/

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/crab-park-homeless-encampment-vancouver-closing

Pacific Science Center in Seattle

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

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

Best mate of man killed in Harbour Bridge crash calls for safety improvements

 https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-harbour-bridge-crash-friends-of-jamal-choukri-call-for-better-safety-measures-on-bridge-after-truck-driver-killed/80225522-a55a-4edd-8843-e689a2990dcd

The Sydney+Harbour+Bridge (SHB) is a nice wide structurer with high traffic volume, but there are some safety issues.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/harbour-bridge-crash-sparks-debate-about-movable-road-barriers-20220307-p5a2ha.html

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/friend-of-man-killed-in-harbour-bridge-crash-calls-for-safety-improvements-20241021-p5kk44.html

https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/8796262/questions-over-harbour-bridge-safety-after-fatal-crash/

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/17/sydney-harbour-bridge-closed-after-multi-car-crash-leaves-one-dead

All & all, the SHB is a much larger & better structure than the very narrow, dangerous & inept Pattullo+Bridge in BC.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Sydney+Harbour+Bridge

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre: V-BC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._MacMillan_Space_Centre

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hr-macmillan-space-centre-planetarium-star-theatre-upgrade

https://www.spacecentre.ca/

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

Ash-scattering pier near fishing bar gets Surrey council nod

 https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/ash-scattering-pier-on-fraser-river-gets-surrey-council-nod-7602905

Perhaps it's only fitting that its in clear view of the dangerous, decerped & inept Pattullo_Bridge. The very narrow PB never had enough room for a steel or proper concrete central barrier, no emergency lanes & only 1 narrow sidewalk. Of course there was no provision for a lower train & truck deck, as will also be the case with the new bridge.

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/pattullo-bridge-history

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pattullo-bridge-5-things-you-didn-t-know-1.3564197

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/pattullo-bridge-a-loaded-gun/article700812 

The old PB might not quite be the worst bridge in BC, but it sure became a fine example of inept backwater BC planning.

"Approximately 15 people have died in traffic accidents mainly due to head-on crashes on Pattullo since 1990." https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/bc-bridge-scene-for-another-fatal-crash-1000047689/

https://projects.eao.gov.bc.ca/api/document/5b73439a5bc7e60024dc108b/fetch/Appendix__18.13_Historical_Heritage_Study.pdf

The Pattullo_Bridge opened on November 15, 1937 and was designed without any future capacity considerations. Instead of 2 wide sidewalks, there was only 1 narrow sidepath. The bridge should have been designed to be widened in a few decades. Plus, a provision for a lower truck & LRT deck as transportation needs increased.

The incredible Sydney_Harbour_Bridge opened on 19_March_1932. Unfortunatly, the old & the new PB are classic BC bottlenecks, by design. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pattullo+Bridge

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Sydney+Harbour+Bridge

Multi-unit fire burns in downtown Vancouver high-rise

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/21/high-rise-fire-downtown-vancouver

https://globalnews.ca/news/10823193/fire-downtown-vancouver-high-rise-building 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-coal-harbour-fire-1.7358998

Plan for new office building in Surrey pivots into 20-storey rental housing tower

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/century-city-holland-park-surrey-office-rental-housing-tower

Some residential towers can have some office floors and some office towers might have some residential floors. It's all about trying to be prepared for local market demand. No office tower in BC has ever been permitted to have a 40th floor, especially no 50 or 60. 

Student homelessness at BC universities

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/student-homelessness-bc-universities-heartbreaking

Metro Vancouver’s sewer system overflows continue after record-breaking rainfall

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/21/metro-vancouver-extreme-rain-sewer-system-overflow/

Vancouver sets rainy record

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-sets-rainy-record-9684602

Canada's First Transit Super Region

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQVcnHfaB8k

Harbor Island, Seattle

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor_Island,_Seattle

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Aerial_view_of_Harbor_Island_in_Seattle.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Aerial_view_of_Elliot_Bay%2C_Seattle.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/West_Seattle_aerial.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Port_of_Seattle_from_Columbia_Center%2C_2022.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Seattle#Containerization

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Seattle#Into_the_21st_Century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Seattle#Alliance_with_Tacoma

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Seattle#Seattle%E2%80%93Tacoma_International_Airport

Spanish Banks and Point Grey were nearly turned into a gigantic industrial port in the 1920s

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/spanish-banks-point-grey-vancouver-bc-nearly-made-gigantic-industrial-port-9630175

https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/via/images/historic-images/vancouverarchives/spanish-banks-port.jpg;w=960;h=640;bgcolor=000000

https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/via/images/historic-images/vancouverarchives/spanish-banks-port2.jpg;w=960;h=640;bgcolor=000000

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Lifeguard_Spanish_Banks.jpg

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

https://www.airporthistory.org/blue-concourse/the-never-built-alternative-to-yvr

1,600-home housing project in Vancouver facing delays

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/1-600-home-housing-project-in-vancouver-facing-delays-1.7357082

Canada's Highway 1 through the BC Interior is an Embarrassment

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-highway-1-bc-interior-embarassment Back in the day, just to have a waggon road there was quite an achievement. Then with the dawn of the motorcar & trucks, having 1 wagon-road each way was amazing. A minimum of 2 lanes each way with 2 emergency lanes on all main highways in BC would be an improvement. Unfortunatly, the backwater BC mentality persists through the decades & generations. 

There should have already been a 6 lane Hope bypass with 2 wide shoulders & a provision for 2 Bus & HOV lanes. Another classic three lane BC bottleneck. The inept 2 lane Hope-Fraser+Bridge chokepoint is one of the best examples of BC and Canada's refusal to build proper size infrastructure where its really needed. This 3 lane joke should have been part of the 6 lane Hope bypass.

Since there is a reluctance to have a proper intercity passenger rail network in BC, there should at least be a proper intercity bus network. All the main highways should have 2 dedicated bus & HOV lanes.

A 6 lane elevated section could go right there. A nice 2 lane bridge that should have been twinned or duplicated decades ago. The same for the rail line as well. A single track and a 2 lane bridge are indicative or symbolic of the antigrowth mentality or agenda. 

There is nothing wrong with higher levels of immigration for such a vast country, if the infrastructure is allowed to keep up. However, decades of an antigrowth agenda is forced to collide with immigration.

This 2 lane 1963 highway tunnel should have been twinned by the early 1990s. Now the 1960s highway infrastructure is even farther away from being adequate.

Spences+Bridge is another 2 lane wonder, with no emergency lanes and no divider. 

Savona+Bridge also meets the backwater BC standard by only having 2 lanes, with no wide emergency lanes and no divider. 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kamloops,+BC/@50.6530262,-120.3776251,160m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m16!1m9!3m8!1s0x537a66c7aa6b6aaf:0x881b41e937e7f1f9!2sBritish+Columbia!3b1!8m2!3d53.7266683!4d-127.6476205!10e5!16zL20vMDE1anI!3m5!1s0x537e2cd33d0d3b31:0xd23e96aa9a6945e7!8m2!3d50.674522!4d-120.3272675!16zL20vMDF3ajE3!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/place/R.W.+(Rolf+Wallgren)+Bruhn+Bridge/@50.8358134,-118.9947739,174m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m16!1m9!3m8!1s0x537a66c7aa6b6aaf:0x881b41e937e7f1f9!2sBritish+Columbia!3b1!8m2!3d53.7266683!4d-127.6476205!10e5!16zL20vMDE1anI!3m5!1s0x537ee90068c15d23:0x669386a2a005d716!8m2!3d50.8360309!4d-118.9939614!16s%2Fg%2F11vwq02dl3!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Revelstoke+Suspension+Bridge/@51.0062434,-118.2203159,192m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m16!1m9!3m8!1s0x537a66c7aa6b6aaf:0x881b41e937e7f1f9!2sBritish+Columbia!3b1!8m2!3d53.7266683!4d-127.6476205!10e5!16zL20vMDE1anI!3m5!1s0x537937491061a343:0xb88365d308abe089!8m2!3d51.0063885!4d-118.2201286!16s%2Fg%2F11gnpb6r3f!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Columbia+River+Bridge/@51.4839714,-117.1830525,1170m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m16!1m9!3m8!1s0x537a66c7aa6b6aaf:0x881b41e937e7f1f9!2sBritish+Columbia!3b1!8m2!3d53.7266683!4d-127.6476205!10e5!16zL20vMDE1anI!3m5!1s0x5379b5debedfdda3:0x1b8d0d3bead3846f!8m2!3d51.4842419!4d-117.1806309!16s%2Fg%2F11g8_2_6wc!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Frenchman's+Bridge/@51.2988904,-116.8970772,376a,35y,0.67h,44.93t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m16!1m9!3m8!1s0x537a66c7aa6b6aaf:0x881b41e937e7f1f9!2sBritish+Columbia!3b1!8m2!3d53.7266683!4d-127.6476205!10e5!16zL20vMDE1anI!3m5!1s0x5379c1b7e53bd251:0xfb9e2572de7fcac9!8m2!3d51.3023971!4d-116.8957702!16s%2Fg%2F11v3ltcw_v!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4487081,-116.3233593,253a,35y,86.67h/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Metro Vancouver Housing Deficit Grows To Over 45,000 Homes

 https://storeys.com/metro-vancouver-housing-deficit-fall-2024/

For several decades, multi-unit 4-5 story houses just weren't permitted to be built in Vancouver. Even the shoebox like, Vancouver special should have been allowed to have at least 3-4 levels. Plus, there should have been several 6-10 story block size apartment buildings or flats like in Paris & London. There was quite an emphasis on Vancouver stumps, especially, no 65 to 85 floor buildings like in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Toronto.

Very narrow bridges, which make it almost impossible to have a proper & efficient express bus & HOV network for the region. Fortunately, the backward BC mentality was never able to make it over to Australia to prevent bridge expansion or duplication. 

Then even by late 2024, the first 2 SkyTrain lines only have 4 car trains of the newer coaches. The joke that is the Canada Line, still only runs 2 car trains. All 3 lines should have been designed to eventually have stations that could accommodate 8-10 car trains, but that would actually enable more people to efficiently travel around the region.

Fortunately again, this inept & horrible BC planning mentality was never able to infest & stop the Toronto Subway from having 6 car trains. However, by now, the TTC should have been running 8-10 car trains. It would have been chaos if the Montreal Metro was only running 3 car trains for the past several decades. Such an absurdity would be indicative of a, WHY EVEN BOTHER TO BUILD IT, mentality? Thats been the ongoing problem in BC since plumbing & electricity was first implemented.

Just to allow backwater BC to catch up to Alberta & Washington State would be challenging enough. Then to gradually think & plan on a scale of a Quebec & even an Ontario, might as well be just another Sci-Fi pipedream.

The majority of Canadians say there is too much immigration, new poll suggests

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/clear-majority-of-canadians-say-there-is-too-much-immigration-new-poll-suggests-9674526

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

Cancelled 10-lane George Massey Bridge plan was designed to enable future new SkyTrain line

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/george-massey-tunnel-bridge-replacement-skytrain-option

The tunnel option should have still included an additional section for at least something like the Edmonton_LRT.

Via Rail says trips in Ontario, Quebec may take longer after CN rule change

 https://globalnews.ca/news/10817048/via-rail-ontario-quebec-corridor-slowdown-cn-rule-change

It's strange that over the past few decades, a new passenger rail corridor wasn't built.

South of the Fraser

 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024MOTI0112-001305

https://www.sfprhighway17.com/

The Fraser_Valley of BC is so lacking of infrastructure.

Little Canada (attraction)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Canada_(attraction)

Head-on counterflow lane crash closed Massey Tunnel for hours last night

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/head-on-crash-massey-tunnel

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hours-long-massey-tunnel-crash-delay-embarassing

Highway 1 Keith Road and Mt Seymour Parkway

 https://www.mcelhanney.com/project/highway-1-keith-road-mt-seymour-parkway/

The North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver) is designed to be heavily congested.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ironworkers-on-ramp-traffic-north-shore 

The North+Shore should have at least 2 rapid transit train crossings.

https://theprovince.com/opinion/linda-buchanan-bridging-communities-across-highway-1-would-revitalize-north-vancouver 

There should have been a train, bus & HOV tunnel by the First Narrows generations ago.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/integrated-north-shore-transportation-planning-project-lonsdale-vancouver-rapid-transit

There should have been a train, bus & HOV bridge beside the Iron Bridge decades ago.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/provincial-federal-municipal-governments-launch-north-bowinn-ma

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=214205&page=13

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore+of+Greater+Vancouver

Suncor Energy Centre, Calgary

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

Telus Sky, Calgary

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telus_Sky  60-storey, 222.3 m (729 ft)

Rainier Square, Seattle

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_Square_Tower 850-foot (260 m) tall, 58-story tower 

https://www.nbbj.com/work/rainier-square

https://www.supremesteel.com/projects/rainier-square-tower/

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/rainier-square/16751

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_Tower 41-story, 156.67 m (514.0 ft) 

Union Square (Seattle)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square_(Seattle)

Seattle’s $70M Overlook Walk connecting Pike Place Market and Waterfront

 https://queenannenews.com/news/2024/oct/15/now-open-seattles-70m-overlook-walk-connecting-pike-place-market-and-waterfront/

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/10/132123-seattles-new-overlook-walk-offers-ample-park-space-near-pike-place-market

https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/10/04/overlook-walk-opens/

https://waterfrontparkseattle.org/blog/event/overlook-walk-opening/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Seattle+Aquarium+Ocean+Pavilion/@47.6080011,-122.3426155,356a,35y,0t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x5490102c93e83355:0x102565466944d59a!2sSeattle,+WA,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d47.6061389!4d-122.3328481!16zL20vMGQ5anI!3m5!1s0x54906b00298607a1:0xb5e88c1877a24a60!8m2!3d47.6079097!4d-122.3426701!16s%2Fg%2F11whs1h107!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

LRT remains the best option for North Shore rapid transit

 https://www.nsnews.com/opinion-lrt-remains-the-best-option-for-north-shore-rapid-transit-9643033

Ambleside,_West_Vancouver should certainly be a SkyTrain stop along the way. N. Vancouver has always had very limited transportation options. Several decades ago when the decision was made to put a BC ferry terminal in W. Vancouver, there didn't seem to be a proper long-term bus & truck bridge or tunnel & even a rail rapid transit crossing. The 3 lane Lion Bridge is too narrow for any express bus lanes & the region foolishly refused to build a bus & truck tunnel for what is supposed to be a major port city. The Iron Bridge should have been designed to be wide enough to accomodate 2 bus-lanes & 2 truck lanes. Instead, everything is funneled into 3 lanes each way with no emergency lanes. Thus, if there is a stall or a crash, the busses & trucks get jammed up with all the other traffic. 

Living on the North_Shore_of_Greater_Vancouver can be nice, but you are punished when you go into the City of Vancouver or visa-versa. A train crossing would certainly improve things. 

Cost of Living in Vancouver (UPDATED) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWRTM1TY58A

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

Surrey transit-plan-east-west-bus-routes

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-surrey-transit-plan-east-west-bus-routes

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-conservatives-childrens-hospital-surrey

Surrey will eventually become the most populated city in BC, but for the foreseeable future, it's still Vancouver. 

Cost of Living in Vancouver (UPDATED) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWRTM1TY58A

Mississauga Votes Against Allowing Fourplexes

 https://storeys.com/mississauga-votes-against-fourplexes/

There can be both & even all of the above. Single family homes, duplexes, multiplex, low-rise apartment blocks & mid to high-rise towers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_City_Condominiums This is the start of taller buildings in Mississauga than what is allowed in very restrictive Vancouver.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mississauga#Approved_and_Under_Construction

TransLink service cuts could cost Metro Vancouver's economy $1 billion per year

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-fiscal-cliff-service-cuts-economic-impact

ASEAN and Canada

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN#Economy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN#Free_trade

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/asia-population/

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

https://globalnews.ca/news/10386750/canada-41-million-population/

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2018005-eng.htm

https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/national-news/trudeau-in-laos-trying-to-cement-canadas-ties-with-southeast-asia-7579004

https://www.canadianaffair.com/blog/how-big-is-canada

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/

End of The Tropicana in Las Vegas

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

https://www.gettyimages.ca/photos/las-vegas-tropicana

https://globalnews.ca/news/10802915/tropicana-hotel-implosion-las-vegas/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/tropicana-las-vegas-a-sin-city-landmark-since-1957-will-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-mlb-stadium-1.6748625

City of Vancouver proposes new protected bike lane on Melville Street to Coal Harbour seawall

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-dunsmuir-melville-street-coal-harbour-bike-lane

Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4on5uTaTg

Saudi Arabia is Building Neom, a Two-Kilometer Skyscraper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhU4nA3i_IQ

Saudi Arabia’s giant money pit: NEOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XNK55tc3x8

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

Most Useless Megaprojects In The World

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZOCUjjCzkU Part 2

Forest City in Malaysia

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

The Egyptians are Building a Huge New Capital City

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auowZtMw0uQ

Why Egypt is selling a city to UAE for $35 billion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9SGlBUMbeA

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

Egypt plans to green its desert

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

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

The Future Of Australian Cities

 https://scenariojournal.com/article/made-in-australia/

https://theconversation.com/new-cities-its-an-idea-worth-thinking-about-for-australia-92990

https://www.indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/02/why-isnt-australia-planning-new-cities

Will Australia cope with the rise of mega cities? Australia 2050 (part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BBpqpXRCM

Australia’s insane plan to green the Outback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGrDOR7lBQ4

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

Do BC regulations have unintended housing supply impacts?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-government-housing-policies-supply-opinion

A New Bus Rapid Transit along King George Boulevard from Surrey to White Rock?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ndp-surrey-white-rock-brt

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-road-survey-results-traffic-reactions

The new design concept for the BC Parkway in Metrotown

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-parkway-metrotown-redesign-burnaby-design-concept

The traffic nightmare that is Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-traffic-rogers-oct-2024

Could Toronto-Montreal route be Canada's first high-speed rail line?

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-montreal-high-speed-rail-via-route-rfp 

A-second-okanagan-lake-bridge-for kelowna?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-conservatives-second-okanagan-lake-bridge-kelowna

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=K-V-PG-K

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Kelowna-Victoria-Prince+George-Kamloops

Western Canada's tallest tower approved for Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station in Burnaby

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pinnacle-lougheed-burnaby-western-canada-tallest-building

Construction of world’s tallest skyscraper left half built starts AGAIN after 7 years

 https://www.the-sun.com/news/12609614/construction-of-worlds-tallest-skyscraper-starts-again/

Queensboro Plaza station

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Street%E2%80%93Bryant_Park/Fifth_Avenue_station#Opening_and_unification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp2Qgw44MsA

skytrain-22nd-street-station-transit-oriented-development-new-westminster

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-22nd-street-station-transit-oriented-development-new-westminster

First Nations could build Vancouver's new tallest towers at Rupert SkyTrain station

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3200-east-broadway-vancouver-rupert-station-mst-aquilini

High density by a train station is always a good idea. 

More transportation infrastructure for-skytrain and-commuter-rail is urgently needed

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ndp-transportation-platform-skytrain-commuter-rail

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-conservatives-transportation-skytrain-bridge-promises

How Skyscrapers are Ranked is Absurd

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kLx9pXVJlw

When Chicago built the Tallest Building in the World | The story of Sears Tower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0dzhFeArw 

Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUbMs2kZSU

baylink-transit-linking-miami-beach-miami-rolling-ahead

 https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2024/10/01/baylink-transit-linking-miami-beach-miami-rolling-ahead/

A Bus Rapid Transit route between Park Royal and Metrotown

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ndp-bus-rapit-transit-route-west-vancouver

Either a new bus, HOV & train bridge has to be built, or a new much wider Iron Bridge is essential. 

However, there should also be a train between Horseshoe+Bay and the Park_Royal_Shopping_Centre with a link to downtown Vancouver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel-De_Champlain_Bridge A nice 8 lane bridge with 2 train tracks was possible in Montreal, because its far away from the stunted infrastructure agenda of Vancouver & the backwater BC mentality. Any new Iron Bridge should be at least as wide as the New_Champlain_Bridge_in_Montreal. 

Of course people from Vancouver are allowed to visit Montreal, but the backward BC mentality just isn't allowed to take over Quebec, Ontario or Alberta. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Park+Royal

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada

 https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html

https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1631130192216/1631130220404

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

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/indigenous-people/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-national-truth-reconciliation-day-1.7336497

North Vancouver lane realignment on pause following public outcry

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/28/north-vancouver-lane-realignment-iron-workers-bridge/

Unfortunatly, the Iron Bridge wasn't designed with future capacity in mind. No emergency lanes, no bus-lanes and no provision for rail rapid transit.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-vancouver-lane-change-1.7336664

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/study-reveals-potential-replacement-options-for-ironworkers-bridge-8926848

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Ironworkers-Bridge

Transit service cuts could lead to 200 more hours stuck in traffic a year

 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/transit-service-cuts-could-lead-to-200-more-hours-stuck-in-traffic-a-year-report-1.7052872 

This lack of funding just conveniently fits in with the multigenerational mentality or agenda to perpetually implement congestive urban planning in BC. 

In the 1950s & 60s, there just wasn't any concept in Greater Vancouver to have wide emergency lanes & a provision for future express bus lanes. Thus, all the bridges & the D. Island Tunnel were instant bottlenecks or chokepoints. 

Then in the 1970s & 80s, instead of admitting that all of the regional crossings are inadequate for providing express bus & HOV lanes, things just kept on going the wrong way. There was no incentive to build proper bus & HOV bridges to help the congested crossings. That's because such new infrastructure would actually improve the regional transportation system.

In the 1980s, the first SkyTrain line should have been designed to eventually allow for 152.5m long stations, just like the high capacity Montreal Metro stations. Instead, the first 2 SkyTrain lines were designed to only have 80m short stations. 

Then the 3rd line, the C Line or the embarrassing Canada Line, was designed to only have 50m stations. If the argument to have half size or one 3rd size trains was due to construction budget limitations, the stations could have still been designed to eventually allow for 153m long trains. However, that would go against the backward congestive BC approach to infrastructure.

Why allow for a 10 car train that could someday link YVR to both of the ferry terminals? Apparently, it was much better to just have a 2 car joke of a train between Vancouver & Richmond. Why build a bus & HOV tunnel next to the LG Bridge, when everything can just be squeezed into an inept 3 lane crossing? Why build a bus & HOV bridge next to the Oak & Knight Bridges, when they can remain as 4 lane chokepoints? 

The multigenerational symbolism of congestive planning seems to be imperative for backward BC. That's the best way to continually demonstrate a reluctance to have a proper express or rapid bus network & trains that are as long as those on the Montreal Metro & the Toronto Subway. A proper HOV network would also enable more people to get around more efficiently, but that would conflict with the narrow bridges. 

Things are so backwards & inept in BC, but building proper infrastructure means to properly plan for growth & future transportation demands. 

How more luxury developments could aid affordability in Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-luxury-housing-affordabilty

West Vancouver opens door to deferring wastewater plant cost overruns

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/west-vancouver-opens-door-to-deferring-wastewater-plant-cost-overruns-9584557

https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/kirk-lapointe-finally-a-positive-development-in-north-shore-sewage-plant-saga-9567427

Apparently, some people thought that no public oversight was a good idea. 

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/metro-announces-independent-review-of-ballooning-sewage-plant-cost-9104180

That way, there could be tremendous cost overruns, which can cause Metro Vancouver infrastructure to continually fall further behind.

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/city-of-north-van-mayor-blasts-metro-vancouver-over-sewage-plant-fiasco-9114675

A Vancouver-penthouse-at 838-west-Hastings

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-penthouse-838-west-hastings

This building doesn't even have 40 floors, so it's not that tall by today's standards.

https://bosaproperties.com/residential-portfolio/jameson-house

For most of the history of BC, stunted or thwarted Vancouver was where the tallest buildings, widest bridges & roads would be.

Now Burnaby, NW, Coquitlam & especially Surrey will be building taller & wider than what restrictive Vancouver allows. 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/opinion-bc-real-estate-association-housing

If it were possible, Vancouver would block out the sun & just have perpetual rain throughout the year.

East Vancouver tenants living with no power, refuse to leave

 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/we-are-definitely-going-to-fight-this-east-van-tenants-living-with-no-power-refuse-to-leave-1.7053034

When a building becomes uninhabitable, the residents should be helped to find adequate temporary housing. Then whenever the building problems are fixed, they should be allowed to move back in. If the building is going to be torn down for a new residential structure, they should be allowed to reside there for the same rental rate until they ever want to move out.

Live Nation unveils 50K-seat outdoor concert venue in Toronto

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-rogers-stadium-outdoor-concert-venue

toronto might get to have the world's-longest-tunnel

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/worlds-longest-tunnel-canada

Severe summer weather cost $7 billion in most destructive season on record

 https://www.newwestrecord.ca/the-mix/severe-summer-weather-cost-7-billion-in-most-destructive-season-on-record-9564588

BC NDP voters rethinking carbon tax

 https://www.newwestrecord.ca/economy-law-politics/climate-concerns-fade-as-survey-shows-bc-ndp-voters-rethinking-carbon-tax-9548826

If the carbon tax actually went into properly building up the BC infrastructure, then it might have been worth it. However, the farce of Vancouver and BC in general, is still such a lagging mess. Greater Vancouver is facing transit cuts & most of the bridges in the region are still in need of parallel bus & bike bridges.

The first 2 SkyTrain lines only have 80m stations when the Montreal Metro has almost 153m stations. The line between Vancouver, YVR & Richmond only has a clearance for 50m stations. Longer stations like in Montreal & Toronto, can move a lot more people. Unfortunatly, BC keeps taking the congestive planning option.

Restaurants in Canada are predicting severe consequences following changes to foreign workers policy

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/22/canada-temporary-foreign-worker-program-restaurants-consequences/

Once again the issues aren't being properly addressed. The restaurants need more long-term employes. 

The Alex Fraser Bridge (1986)

The Alex_Fraser_Bridge was opened as a 4 lane chokepoint, right from the start. No need for any express_bus_lanes or rail rapid transit, as that would conflict with the congestion planning agenda. 

"Upon opening in 1986, only four of the six available lanes were open. Cyclists and pedestrians share two narrow sidewalks one on each side. All six lanes opened in 1987 after traffic demand justified the need." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Fraser_Bridge#Overview

Eventually, the AFB would have 7 lanes, when it should have been designed to have 8-10 lanes. A provision for a lower transit deck would have been nice, but there isn't a vision for an efficient transportation network. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge#History It opened with only 4 lanes & no emergency lanes. No provision for a lower deck, but a 5th lane was eventually added. So many times, an inept 4 lane BC bridge that is supposed to be a major crossing, is subjected to the congestive planning agenda. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Old_and_new_Port_Mann_bridges.jpg

By the 1980s & especially the 1990s, many people wished that the bridge had a lower bus & train deck.

When the first Port_Mann_Bridge opened in 1964, it was very symbolic of the antigrowth & chokpoint planning agenda of BC. Despite being a BC_Highway_1 bridge in Greater Vancouver, there was no serious consideration for 2 truck & 2 bus-HOV lanes. Just have all the traffic crammed into a 4 lane bottleneck. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge#Dismantling_of_original_bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge#New_bridge

Climate protesters march through downtown Vancouver

 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6516296

They marched over the Cambie_Bridge, which used to have 6 lanes. Unfortunately, the bridge wasn't designed to have wide sidewalks & bike lanes on both sides. 

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/climate-protesters-to-march-through-downtown-vancouver-on-friday-1.7045835

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/climate-protest-shut-down-cambie-bridge

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/huge-climate-protest-will-block-vancouver-traffic-friday-9547117

Broadway Subway Project (SkyTrain) Vancouver

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQdmsUmUt5E

West Vancouver bike lane planters lead to confusion

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/weest-vancouver-bike-lane-planters

Of course with proper planning and coordination this wouldn't be a problem.

province-announces-toronto-lrt-line-completion

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/province-announces-toronto-lrt-line-completion

North Shore sewage debacle has Metro Vancouver rethinking approach to Iona replacement project

 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/north-shore-sewage-metro-vancouver-iona-replacement-project

So much financial waste, mismanagement & excrement!

Miami's Signature Bridge

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

It's amazing what can be done when people from Vancouver or just about anywhere from the BC part of Canada can't stop it. 

https://www.i395-miami.com/

https://www.i395-miami.com/the-project/

It doesn't matter if it's the Greater Miami Area or Brisbane, Queensland, these places can think big & build big because they are so far away from the cold, rainy backwater BC mentality. 

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2024/04/02/i-395-signature-bridge-taking-shape/

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2023/08/01/massive-signature-bridge-project-builds-to-2027-opening/

Busy traffic weekend expected in North Vancouver for massive festival

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-vancouver-music-festival-traffic-impacts-2024

It's so sad and pathetic how the North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver) has become such a fine example of inept transportation planning.

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

The extremely narrow Lions_Gate_Bridge should have had an 8 lane tunnel built near it several decades ago. Then the Lions_Gate_Bridge could have become a nice bike and foot bridge. The inept Lions-Gate-Bridge is so narrow that several houses are wider than it. Even some home garages and swimming pools are wider than it. Thus, the Lions_Gate_Bridge is one of the best examples of congestive planning in backward BC. The bridge should have been designed to eventually become a few meters wider on each side. There also should have been a provision for a lower deck which could have allowed for a rail rapid transit line and rapid bus lanes.

The Ironworkers_Memorial_Second_Narrows_Crossing should have been designed with a provision to be widened a few meters on each side. After its collapse in 1958, the bridge should have been redesigned to have a wider main deck and a lower deck for trains and busses. The top deck should have been designed to have 4 lanes each way, with 2 wide shoulders and 2 wide sidewalks. Unfortunately, despite being the main connection to the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal, the rebuilt Ironworkers_Memorial_Bridge wasn't designed to have a lower transit deck and no emergency lanes. Thus, it remains as another one of the best examples of congestive planning in Vancouver.

The Canada_Line should have been planned as a long term, high capacity route between Horseshoe_Bay,_West_Vancouver, Vancouver_International_Airport and the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal. Again, the congestion planning mentality took priority.

How a megathrust earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest and SW BC

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP-vyAwiXCM 

Why ‘The Big One’ could be worse than we thought https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qr9qnWR7E

Cascadia: The Earthquake that will Destroy Westcoast America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR-8PZ_nCvE

Vancouver Lime e-scooter launch leads to some sour reactions

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lime-e-scooter-vancouver-launch-reaction?

Each neighborhood should have been properly consulted about this.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-residents-shocked-e-scooter-rider-george-massey-tunnel Such an inept tunnel with no emergency lanes. 

Eglinton Crosstown LRT crosses huge milestone but 2024 opening looks unlikely

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-huge-milestone-opening

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

Metro Vancouver transit facing 'drastic cuts'

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/metro-vancouver-mayors-council-demands-action-on-transit-funding-brad-west-9533754

After decades of imposing narrow streets, roads, highways & bridges, it's still difficult for the region to have a proper express bus network. Most of the bridges in the region need to have a bus & bike bridge built right next to them. 

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/this-is-not-a-bluff-translink-mayors-council-calls-on-b-c-political-parties-to-share-plans-to-avoid-transit-cuts-1.7041435

The first 2 SkyTrain lines still only have 80m stations & the 3rd line, the C-Line, only has 50m stations. In contrast, the Montreal Metro was designed to have almost 153m long stations. Thus, a 500 foot long station can accommodate a 9 car train. Unfortunately, the first 2 SkyTrain lines can only accommodate the newer 4 car trains with a potential for a 5 car train, someday. The 3rd line or the C-Line, can only accomodate a 2 car joke of a train, but it has the potential to become a 2.5 car joke of a train.

This absurdity of congestive planning must be challenged & stopped in backward BC. Unfortunately, there are some influential people that continually like to maintain the symbolism of short trains and narrow bridges. They don't want the Greater Vancouver Region to become a proper urban area. That mentality apparently justifies the inadequate or underbuilt infrastructure in the region. 

So now with looming transit cuts, the narrow roads & bridges will become even more congested.

https://www.rtands.com/tag/translink

The $2BN Megaproject Under Vancouver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4YFFtTEUQc

What Greater Vancouver Needs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZavPFZ9H1E

Whether its a bridge or a tunnel, Perth and Seattle have excellent wide crossings which allow for rail rapid transit. Fortunately, the congestive Vancouver mentality never reached into those cities.

https://www.highway99tunnel.ca/tunnel-construction Unfortunatly, BC missed another opportunity to have rapid rail transit through the tunnel.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/17/highway-91-spun-out-richmond Even back in the 1980s, BC_Highway_91 should have been designed to be at least 4 lanes each way. 3 general lanes each way with the 4th as a bus & HOV lane. There also should have been 2 wide shoulders or emergency lanes. The Alex_Fraser_Bridge should have been designed to be at least 10 lanes wide. 3 general lanes each way & a bus-HOV lane & a truck lane each way. Plus, 2 emergency lanes & a provision for a lower rail transit deck. Unfortunatly, bottleneck or chokepoint planning won out. Plus, the symbolism for BC is to not properly plan for large, efficient infrastructure. 

How can the Greater Vancouver Region have an efficient express bus & rapid bus network, when the highways & bridges are kept narrow? Why wasn't the SkyTrain designed to eventually have 153m or 500 foot long stations like the Montreal Metro? That would be symbolic of a proper big thinking city wanting to have high capacity transportation corridors. BC is about taking the congestive planning approach instead.

Perth+and+Seattle have been able to do so much more, because they aren't under anything like the imposed Vancouver restrictions and the overall backward BC mentality.

Sound Transit Publishes Final EIS for West Seattle Link Extension

https://www.rtands.com/passenger/sound-transit-publishes-final-eis-for-west-seattle-link-extension/

Seattle is Building a $54BN New Railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct4bwWsP3iE

It would be so chaotic for Seattle+and+Perth if they were under anything similar to the imposed Vancouver restrictions and the backward BC mentality.

North end of Granville Street Bridge

 https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/projects/2024/09/north-end-of-granville-bridge-roadway-reopens

The 1950s Granville+Street+Bridge (GSB) should have at least had a provision for a lower deck.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-bridge-north-end-reopens-vancouver-connector

A lower deck would have been great for extra bus lanes and potential LRT, but this is backwards BC.

https://vancouversun.com/news/traffic-alert-north-end-granville-street-bridge-reopen-monday

Since no bus & bike bridge was even built right next to it, the bridge is being scaled down to 6 lanes, from 8. That might not have been necessary if there was an Oak Street Bridge (OSB) over F. Creek, not just over the Fraser River. An OSB over F. Creek could have been a bus & bike bridge with wide sidewalks as well.

https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/north-end-granville-bridge-reopens-transit-into-downtown-sep-2024.aspx

The 8 lane GSB becomes a revamped 6 lane bridge with 2 bike lanes & 2 sidewalks.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-granville-street-bridge-construction-detours-closures-timeline

If the bridge eventually has 2 express bus lanes, there will only be 4 general traffic lanes.

https://granvilleisland.com/news/transportation-updates-on-granville-bridge-city-of-vancouver

Unfortunately, the 8 lane Granville_Street_Bridge_(1954) wasn't designed to have a lower level. That wasn't the case with the 12 lane Ship+Canal+Bridge in Seattle. Fortunately, the Vancouver bridge was never connected to a city freeway, where as the Seattle bridge was. Vancouver should have opted for a better major street & bridge arrangement. 

There was never any follow-up to have a new and improved Fraser+Street+Bridge (FSB). A modern FSB could be a nice bus and bike bridge with wide sidewalks & a potential for streetcars. Unfortunatly, backwards Vancouver, BC seems uninterested in building something like the Tilikum+Crossing in Portland.

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

Climate change costs growing for B.C. municipalities

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/climate-change-costs-growing-for-bc-municipalities-9530035

This is very sad & pathetic for the largest urban part of BC. Most of the major bridges in Greater Vancouver should already have had bus & bike bridges built next to them. However, that would go against the bottleneck or chokepoint planning mentality.

The first 2 SkyTrain lines are still only running 4 car trains of the newer coaches. The 3rd line, C Line or Canada Line is still only running 2 car joke of a train. Fortunately, most real cities will at least run 6, but usually 8, 9 or 10 car trains. Again, that would go against the congestive planning approach, which BC has favoured for several generations.

So, one of the big questions is, why isn't a significant portion of climate change funds going into the BC infrastructure? Especially for longer trains and stations and express bus bridges.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/opinion/geoff-johnson-educators-need-to-begin-planning-for-coming-population-bump-9500192

Schools & hospitals for decades were designed not to easily be expanded. The multigenerational BC agenda is to hold things back for as long as possible. Long trains & wide bridges are symbolic of accommodating growth. Thus, congestive planning is symbolic of not putting enough funds into the infrastructure. Thus, another big question is, where has the money gone through the decades, because the infrastructure is always lagging?

"Duke Point is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Tsawwassen. The ferry terminal is located at Duke Point in Nanaimo and is the only major terminal in the BC Ferries system without a public transit connection." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Point_ferry_terminal

Surrey's streets, roads and bike paths

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surreys-road-extension-criticized-unsafe-cyclists-advocates

There should have been wider sidewalks put in several decades ago. Narrow streets & narrow sidewalks are just part of the narrow-minded approach to planning in backwater BC. Any major road should be at least 2 or 3 lanes each way. In many cases, sidewalks can be widened to accomodate a bike path. A 2 lane country road isn't good for a city, if busses & trucks have to get through.

Metro Vancouver residents shocked by e-scooter rider in George Massey Tunnel

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-residents-shocked-e-scooter-rider-george-massey-tunnel Another fine example of inept BC planning. Have a tunnel so narrow, because there aren't any wide emergency lanes. Then eventually it could have been 3 lanes each way. However, there should have been a provision to have another tunnel next to it within a few decades. Unfortunately, that never happened by the 1990s.

At least there should have been a bus, train & bike bridge built next to it decades ago, but that would go against the BC bottleneck mentality.

https://www.highway99tunnel.ca The 8 lane Tunnel_Replacement Project is supposed to be open by 2030. That's only 60-70 years late. Unfortunatly, another parallel tunnel or bridge will eventually have to be built, because there is still a need to eventually have the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal become connected to the Vancouver_International_Airport, Waterfront_station and the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal with rapid rail transit.

https://www.highway99tunnel.ca/tunnel-construction/

Construction for Oakridge-41st Ave Station Upgrades Starts Sept. 16th

 https://www.rtands.com/passenger/construction-for-oakridge-41st-ave-station-upgrades-starts-sept-16th/?RTchannel=passenger

The stations still could have started out as a 2-3 car train joke, apparently for cost cutting measures. However, the stations should have been constructed in such a way that they could eventually accomodate 8-10 car trains. Sadly once again, the joke is on short sighted Vancouver for promoting inept transportation planning. Even with budget cuts, at least 3 levels of government should have been able to realize that someday, this line could become a high capacity connector between the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal, the airport & the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal.

Unfortunately, that damn symbolism got in the way again. A short & inept train is better for congested Vancouver than an 8-10 car train. This is the result of the multigenerational congestive planning agenda. Building big is symbolic of planning for proper growth, but some backwater mindset folks don't want anything symbolic of a real metropolis in backward BC. 

https://www.rtands.com/tag/translink/

Climate protest promising to impact traffic Friday afternoon in Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-climate-protest-march-traffic-impacts

Cambie_Street and the Cambie_Bridge have become a fine example of Vancouverizing a major transportation corridor. That is to scale it back so as to create a bottleneck. Perhaps more-so than any major city, Vancouver and the metropolitan region continually strives to have congestive planning. 

Unfortunately, the Canada_Line stations were only designed to accommodate 2-2.5 car trains, when it should have been 8-10 car trains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line#Stations

Cambie_Street and the bridge should have remained continually at 6 main lanes. That would have made it easier to have a 3rd lane each way as an express bus lane. Especially, since the C-Line was so underbuilt.

The old and new Pattullo Bridge

Unfortunately, the Pattullo_Bridge of 1937 was built without any wide shoulders, or any shoulders at all. There was only one narrow sidewalk & no provision for trams or streetcars. It was all fitting for NW, a provincial backwater since its start.

In contrast, the 1932 Sydney_Harbour_Bridge opened with 6 lanes and 4 sets of train tracks & 2 sidewalks. Very fitting for the state capital of NSW.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_49

https://www.targetproducts.com/pattullo_bridge_2024/

In the 1930s, it was still amazing to have plumbing & especially electricity in Surrey.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/surrey

https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/entertainment/surrey-now-and-then-2367955

https://www.surrey.ca/about-surrey/history-of-surrey

https://604now.com/history-surrey-bc-city/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pattullo+Bridge

The old and new Port Mann Bridge

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/unpaid-tolls-port-mann-bridge

How the World Trade Center Was Rebuilt

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

Transforming the Surrey-Delta border

 https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/transforming-the-surrey-delta-border-9481893?

Dramatic weather shift expected to kick in overnight for Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/weather-shift-vancouver-fall

From a cold winter and crappy spring to a half-assed summer, fall is quickly returning.

The Slum that Japan Doesn't Want You to See

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGqfg6yVQt4

Some new towers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-village-westbank-bc-housing-vancouver-hastings-street-towers

Even if some truly affordable housing could be built, there would still be people against the taller high density towers.

Amazon opens major office atrium as part of its phased growth within The Post complex in Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/amazon-office-atrium-the-post-vancouver-expansion

Wells Fargo Center (Portland, Oregon)

The Wells_Fargo_Center should have been the first 50-55 story building in Portland. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Portland,_Oregon)#Details 

https://marketplace.vts.com/building/wells-fargo-center---portland-portland-or

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

U.S. Bank is leaving the U.S. Bancorp Tower in downtown Portland

 https://www.kpic.com/news/local/us-bank-is-leaving-the-us-bancorp-tower-in-downtown-portland

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/u-s-bank-leaving-big-pink-tower-in-downtown-portland/

The U.S._Bancorp_Tower could have been the first 50-55 story building in Oregon, but it wasn't permitted to have more than 42 floors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bancorp_Tower#Design

https://unicoprop.com/properties/us-bancorp-tower , https://usbancorptower.com/

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

Columbia Centre in Vancouver and Columbia Center in Seattle

 https://modtraveler.net/city/vancouver_694/listing/columbia-centre Not even 30 floors in Vancouver, but its impressive when compared to what's in Victoria-Prince+George-Kamloops.

However, the Columbia_Center in Seattle almost has 80 floors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Center#Design It would still be an impressive building in NYC, Chicago, Houston, LA & SF. It's still the tallest office tower in Seattle.

It's not just that Vancouver gets more rain than Seattle & especially Calgary, but that almost everything has to be symbolically watered down in Vancouver, when compared to those cities.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-wettest-city

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

Vancouver-concert-hall-theatre-society-study

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-concert-hall-theatre-society-study

It's so difficult to build in Vancouver, due to all the red tape and other B$ constraints.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-art-gallery-construction-cost-increase-redesign

Life on 3rd and Pike, Inside Seattle’s Drug Epidemic

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ijA2dv5Bss