UBC-Vancouver-Burnaby-PM-Coquitlam

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

The UBC segment could be the last part of the UBC-Broadway Corridor train line. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Line#University_of_British_Columbia_extension

However, the Port_Coquitlam_extension might be the very last part of that line.

Eventually, there should also be a Port_Coquitlam-Pitt_Meadows-Maple_Ridge line.

The+University+of+British+Columbia still has to allow cars & trucks & busses.

https://planning.ubc.ca/planning-development/policies-and-plans/u-boulevard-area-planning Unfortunatly, what used to be a 4 lane corridor has been reduced to only 2 lanes. For some reason, instead of widening the sidewalks to add bike lanes, 2 boulevard lanes were removed. 

https://planning.ubc.ca/about-us/what-guides-us/history-campus-planning Unlike Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton & Calgary, there just didn't seem to be any long term plan to have a train reaching into the main UBC campus. That is until recent decades. 

https://visit.ubc.ca/eat-drink-and-stay/restaurants/food-courts/university-boulevard-central-food-court/

https://archives.library.ubc.ca/general-history/a-brief-history-of-ubc/

https://www.universityendowmentlands.gov.bc.ca/Library/Area_D_Neighbourhood_Profile_Website.pdf

A UBC Station before the next millennium?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington_station 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Edmonton) 1992

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Calgary) 1987

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longueuil-Universite-de-Sherbrooke_station 1967

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berri-UQAM_station 1966

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George_station U Toronto1963

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

Hobart, Tasmania

The University+of+Tasmania seems to have been Vancoverized, in terms of its 1 lane each way streets. 

Hobart is much smaller than Vancouver, BC. Yet, it has more lanes on a total of 3 crossing over the River_Derwent_(Tasmania). Burrard Inlet in Greater Vancouver only has 2 bridges.

Fortunately, Hobart has the 5 lane Tasman+Bridge, the 4 lane Bowen+Bridge and the 2 lane Midland+Hwy+Bridge. That's a total of 11 lanes.

In contrast, Burrard_Inlet-Port_of_Vancouver only has the 6 lane Iron+Workers+Memorial+Bridge and the inadequate 3 lane Lions+Gate+Bridge. Only 9 lanes for the old port area of the region. While a multigenerational moratorium on any new harbor bridges made sense from an anti-freeway perspective, something essential was neglected. As of the end of 2024, no bus-bridge or bus-tunnel was ever built across the harbor. There is only a single freight train track, so of course there was never a truck-bridge or a truck-tunnel built. Even at the dawn of 2025, a SkyTrain or LRT crossing still only seems like a pipedream. 

Greater Hobart isn't just the state capital, its the main city on the island of Tasmania, which has less than 65% of a million people. Greater_Vancouver is getting close to 3 million people, yet the infrastructure is so inadequate.

Anyone visiting Vancouver from the big 4 cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Perth might be surprised to see shorter trains & smaller buildings & narrower bridges & highways. Those 4 cities, just like Toronto, Montreal, Calgary & Edmonton, are allowed to exist on a larger scale than extremely restrictive Vancouver. Indeed, its as if rainy Vancouver must continually water things down.

Launceston, Tasmania

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launceston,_Tasmania#Education

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tasmania#Northern

Wow, University Way in Launceston+TAS,Australia hasn't been Vancouverized. Its still 2 lanes each way. 

While King's+Bridge might seem like a 2 lane joke, it provides a nice local paralel crossing next to the 4 lane West+Tamar+Bridge. Unfortunatly in Greater Vancouver, there isn't a similar concept. Just funnel everything into one bridge to handle local, regional & national traffic.

Brandon's daly-overpass-included-in-provinces-completed-bridge-projects

 https://discoverwestman.com/articles/brandons-daly-overpass-included-in-provinces-completed-bridge-projects

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/infrastructure/2024/12/major-manitoba-bridge-projects-complete-province-celebrates-milestones

https://www.rocktoroad.com/construction-to-begin-on-daly-overpass-in-manitoba/

https://gipi.com/projects/daly-overpass/

Manitoba 

Is Downtown Seattle Again Becoming The Place To Be?

 https://seattlemag.com/seattle-culture/is-downtown-seattle-again-becoming-the-place-to-be/

Canada's Climate Plan

 https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate-plan.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate-plan/climate-plan-overview.html

https://climateinstitute.ca/reports/2030-emissions-reduction-plan/

Metro Vancouver has the longest transit trip times in North America

 https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/metro-vancouver-has-longest-transit-trip-times-in-north-america-plus-other-congestion-problems

Short trains & a refusal to build a network of express bus-bridges, really limits public transits capacity & efficiency. That's the BC way.

Burrard Bridge and its northern end towers

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1402-1460-burrard-street-900-pacific-street-1401-1451-hornby-street-vancouver-burrard-bridge-towers

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

Could there be an expansion of Vancouver Convention Centre?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-convention-centre-expansion-central-waterfront-station-planning-potential

Sea to Sky Highway has reopened after a landslide cleanup

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sea-to-sky-highway-reopening-december-15-2024

North Vancouver residents defend city's most livable ranking

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-vancouver-most-liveable-city

Learning From Melbourne’s Level Crossing Removal Project

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_auX_R4dw

Airport Train Stations

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Airport_station Wow, a real semi-long train vs. the short train to YVR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverliner_V#RTD_Commuter_Rail

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Airport+Stations

Denver RTD vs. the C-Train of Calgary

The $6 Billion Transit Project with No Ridership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkI6Fmet4FE

Of course there needs to be more things built close to the stations to increase ridership. 

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

Silverliner V trains are used on the RTD's A, B, G and N lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverliner_V#RTD_Commuter_Rail 

Car length	85 ft 0 in (25.91 m)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTrain#Spur_line_to_Calgary_International_Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary#Public_transit

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTrain#Future_plans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTrain#Further_underground_infrastructure Any underground stations or trench stations won't be an 80m or 50m joke like in backward Vancouver.

HOV Lanes vs. Bus and Truck Lanes

Carpool Lanes: Commuting Miracle or Enormous Waste of Space? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYeebu0S4c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane

https://truenorthideas.org/are-hov-lanes-really-a-good-idea

A bus lane will more a lot more people than any HOV lane. A truck lane will always move more freight or payload than a HOV lane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane#Canada

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/traveller-information/routes-and-driving-conditions/hov-lanes

https://www.drivesmartbc.ca/lanes/using-hov-lanes

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-hov-lane-incident-debate

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/hov-lanes-dont-make-sense

https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/UT06/UT06019FU1.pdf

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

RapidBus (TransLink BC)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RapidBus_(TransLink) BRT 

Unless there is a series of us bridges or tunnels for BRT, it will just be another watered down transportation BC joke.

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/bus-rapid-transit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RapidBus_(TransLink)#Metrotown_to_North_Shore

A proper Bus RT line will always move more people than any carpool or HOV lane.

Bus Lanes

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_lane#Design

A bus lane will always move more people than any HOV lane.

73m-podium-park-proposed-for-this-139m-burnaby-community-centre

 https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/73m-podium-park-proposed-for-this-139m-burnaby-community-centre-9949677

Altered Carbon TV Series Technology

 https://building.ca/feature/sci-fi-shows-like-westworld-and-altered-carbon-offer-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-urban-transportation/

https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2022/11/hbos-westworld-asces-future-world-vision-offer-competing-futures

The Top 10 Metro Vancouver Development Land Deals In 2024

 https://storeys.com/metro-vancouver-most-expensive-transactions-2024/

Does WestWorld Provide a Glimpse of What Smart Cities Hold for Us in the Future?

 https://www.rsaconference.com/library/blog/does-westworld-provide-a-glimpse-of-what-smart-cities-hold-for-us-in-the-future

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-12/the-sleek-spaces-of-westworld-courtesy-of-real-world-starchitects

https://www.fastcompany.com/90449279/toyotas-creepy-new-prototype-town-is-a-real-life-westworld

https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2022/11/hbos-westworld-asces-future-world-vision-offer-competing-futures

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

Why some Vancouver buildings reject "unlucky" 13 and other numbers

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/unlucky-numbers-real-estate-rules

Nevermind a 13th floor, there was a time when Vancouver and any city in BC didn't have any buildings over a dozen floors. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Building 14

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tower 17

The Marine_Building has more than 13, but not 26, only 21. floors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Building#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Vancouver 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver#Timeline_of_tallest_buildings

City of North Vancouver Top’s List of Canada’s Liveable Cities in 2024

 https://www.cnv.org/City-Hall/News-Room/News-Releases/2024/12/12/City-of-North-Vancouver-Top%E2%80%99s-List-of-Canada%E2%80%99s-Liveable-Cities-in-2024

There is North_Vancouver_(city) and then there is North_Vancouver_(district_municipality).

https://dailyhive.com/canada/canada-most-liveable-cities-ranking-2024

As long as you have everything you need on the North Shore, you are fine. Otherwise, you will be punished for using the inadequate The+Lion+Bridge+and+The+Iron+Bridge.

https://www.upperlonsdale.ca/blog/87130/north-vancouver-ranked-1-in-canada

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-canada-most-livable-city-north-vancouver/

Unfortunatly, transportation planners haven't seen a need to link Horseshoe Bay and Park Royal with downtown Vancouver. Indeed, a direct LRT connection from the North_Shore_of Greater_Vancouver to YVR might as well be part of a Sci-Fi story. However, multigenerational congestive planning in Vancouver is a harsh reality.

A 3 lane Lion Bridge never had any bus tunnels & especially an LRT line built far under it. The bridge is too narrow to accommodate one, let alone 2 proper bus lanes. This is the finest in BC bottleneck stagnation planning. 

The Iron_Bridge was built too narrow for an urban TCH crossing. Unfortunatly, no one planned or designed it to eventually have a lower deck for buses, trains & trucks.

https://www.cnv.org/streets-transportation/travel-options/transit A bus and truck bridge should have been built next to the Iron Bridge, decades ago. Why do that, when you can cram everything into just 3 lanes each way? 

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/north-shore-bus-rapid-transit-at-the-front-of-the-line-translink-says-7843788

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/bus-rapid-transit

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-skytrain-burrard-inlet-rapid-transit-brt-lrt-study

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/opinion-lrt-remains-the-best-option-for-north-shore-rapid-transit-9643033 Of course a train would be able to move many more people efficiently. 

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

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

Grouse Mountain celebrates new gondola opening

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/grouse-mountain-blue-grouse-gondola-open-expansion

https://www.nsnews.com/local-business/watch-north-vancouvers-grouse-mountain-opens-new-gondola-9950444

https://vancouversun.com/news/grouse-mountain-new-gondola

https://www.grousemountain.com/

The Institutional like interiors of The Butterfly tower in Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/butterfly-tower-interiors-reaction-medical-clinic

There is a sort of WestWorld robot maintenance facility look to it.

https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/Behavior_Lab_and_Diagnostics

https://www.inverse.com/article/22166-how-the-westworld-laboratory-makes-robots-and-realism-hbo

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

Main Cities in BC, Canada

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia#Cities

Despite the BC part of Canada being big enough to contain Switzerland some 23 times over, BC has yet to reach the population of just one CH.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_British_Columbia#Metropolitan_areas

So much urban infrastructure in BC hasn't been designed for future higher capacity demands.

https://www.nsnews.com/real-estate/bc-cities-turning-to-ai-to-speed-up-housing-approvals-9949325

With so many narrow bridges, there should have been several bus & bike bridges built to augment them. Of course Vancouver would opt to have shorter underground train stations than what Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton & Seattle have. Short stations means short trains, which means less capacity.

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

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Fraser%E2%80%93Fort_George

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson-Nicola_Regional_District

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._John,_British_Columbia

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Kitimat%E2%80

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

The removal of some Broadway Plan tower height limits

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-plan-amendments-vancouver-december-2024-approved

Most of BC is a mountainous wilderness that will likely always remain unpopulated. While there are dozens of cities_in_British_Columbia, there are only a few key regions for major population areas. 

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

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Fraser%E2%80%93Fort_George

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson-Nicola_Regional_District

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._John,_British_Columbia

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Kitimat%E2%80%93Stikine

Vancouver's last undeveloped waterfront site could potentially house a new convention centre and hotel...

 https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/new-convention-centre-hotel-undeveloped-waterfront-vancouver

Canadian Urban Institute launches Climate Ready Infrastructure Service to connect local governments with climate and infrastructure experts

 https://building.ca/canadian-urban-institute-launches-climate-ready-infrastructure-service-to-connect-local-governments-with-climate-and-infrastructure-experts/

Canada and Australia

Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD5ejnj2miw

Why living in Canada has become Impossible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJHm03osbHc

Why life in Australia has become Impossible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2chYfJ4cRs

skytrain-capstan-station-construction-challenges-delays

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-capstan-station-construction-challenges-delays

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-subway-vancouver-construction-progress-fall-2024

A 43-storey addition atop an existing nine-storey office building at 111 Peter Street?

 https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2024/12/111-peter-street-toronto/

One Delisle condo-tower

 https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2024/12/1-delisle-ave-toronto/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair_station

https://www.ttc.ca/subway-stations/st-clair-station

https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2024/12/135-st-clair-avenue-west-toronto/

https://toronto.urbanize.city/post/49-storey-tower-proposed-avenue-road-and-st-clair

https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2024/03/resubmission-bumps-st-clair-station-proposal-50-storeys.55425

Slow construction progress on the Broadway Subway

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-subway-vancouver-construction-progress-fall-2024

The tunnel should have gone all the way to what would eventually become the main UBC station. Then, just left in a roughed out state until it was time to complete phase 2 of the Broadway Subway. As usual, there is just something strange about Vancouver & BC in general, that makes it difficult to build infrastructure for much higher future capacity demands.

the Northlander Corridor, Ontario

 https://www.railway.supply/en/restoration-of-passenger-rail-services-in-the-northlander-corridor-essential-updates/

https://www.mynorthbaynow.com/104776/news/northlander-exterior-design-unveiled-and-various-construction-projects-announced/

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/55248286/infrastructure-ontario-government-of-ontario-awards-contract-to-ellisdon-to-begin-platform-reconstruction-and-installation-of-pre-manufactured-shelters-along-future-northlander-corridor

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Ontario-awards-Northlander-station-construction-contract-unveils-exterior-train-design--73449

https://www.renewcanada.net/ontario-awards-contract-for-return-of-northlander-passenger-rail-service/

A signal issue shuts down an entire TTC subway line

 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/what-sort-of-signal-issue-shuts-down-an-entire-subway-line-major-rush-hour-delays-on-ttc-for-second-time-this-week-1.7141270

Eventually, all such urban train networks will become fully automated. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-subway-signal-problem-1.7407212

The loss of various jobs for people over the next few decades could be rough for people. 

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/12/11/ttc-subway-signal-issue-line-1/

A totally AI run machine world could eventually produce a very efficient, but inhumane world. 

https://nowtoronto.com/news/ttc-riders-faced-multiple-delays-during-monday-morning-rush-hour/

https://www.renewcanada.net/ttc-issues-rfp-for-55-new-line-2-subway-trains-and-automatic-train-control/

Luxurious apartments in Calgary

 https://dailyhive.com/calgary/calgary-apartments-for-sale-rare

https://www.zillow.com/calgary-ab/luxury-apartments/

https://www.apartments.com/calgary-ab/luxury/

There is nothing wrong with luxurious apartments and condominiums. There just needs to be more affordable or low cost housing built as well.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/65+Edmonton+Trl,+Calgary,+AB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Calgary#Crossings

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Drive_(Calgary)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._King_Bridge

Nine new towers in the Broadway Plan

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-plan-tower-approvals-vancouver-december-2024

How public transit held up during Taylor Swift's Vancouver concerts

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-event-traffic-congestion-public-transit

A small & narrow urban road system must be augmented by long rail rapid transit trains.

Thus, the SkyTrain should have been designed to eventually have longer stations, which could accomodate 8-10 car trains.

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPM-10 

9 articulated cars per train

MPM-10_Azur

152.43 m (500 ft 1+1⁄8 in)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPM-10#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MR-73 

3 cars per trainset, operating as 6- or 9-car trains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MR-73#History

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

• 6-car set (Line 1)
• 4-car set (Line 4)

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

• 137.82 m (452 ft 2 in)^[2][3] (6-car set)
• 92.1 m (302 ft 2 in)^[3] (4-car set)

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

public-transit-construction-and cost-control

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-public-transit-construction-cost-control

illegal houses

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/5858-140-street-16653-31b-avenue-surrey-illegal-houses

more skytrain-disruption-and power-outage

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-disruption-power-outage

Some of Metro Vancouver's Future Transit Plans

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVVfYwn7vmI

Is Regional Rail the Future of British Columbia? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PeIOVy6fFc

The Fraser River Tunnel Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWhHJWKa6CQ

History of the inept George Massey Tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3kr2WaevpY

Should Even taller towers belong in the Broadway Plan?

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-plan-vancouver-taller-towers

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-plan-vancouver-hotel-development-solutions

fortisbc-customers-gas-bills-price-increase

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fortisbc-customers-gas-bills-price-increase

Prominent Toronto office tower will be completely demolished

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/prominent-toronto-office-tower-completely-demolished There is a time when a stumpy Vancouver size building must be replaced with a Toronto size tower.

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

The Aloha Tower

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower , https://alohatower.com/index.html

https://alohatower.com/history/index.html

https://www.hvcb.org/listing/aloha-tower/109349/

https://www.hawaiiactivities.com/travelguide/aloha-tower/

https://www.gohawaii.com/islands/oahu/regions/honolulu/aloha-tower

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g60982-d146833-Reviews-Aloha_Tower_Marketplace-Honolulu_Oahu_Hawaii.html

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel

The Louis-Hippolyte_Lafontaine_Bridge-Tunnel should have had been designed to have 2 wide emergency lanes. Then by now, there could have easily been 4 lanes each way. Unlike backward Vancouver, which is on a peninsula, Montreal is on an island, so more bridges & tunnels are necessary. However, Greater Vancouver still doesn't have enough bridges for proper a proper network of express bus & HOV lanes.

https://www.parsons.com/project/louis-hippolyte-lafontaine-tunnel-quebec-canada/

There really should have been a bus & HOV bridge or tunnel there by now. Everything is still crammed into 3 lanes each way.

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/la-fontaine-tunnel-project-delayed-by-a-year-quebec-says-work-more-complex-than-expected-1.6918227

https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/pont-tunnel-louis-hippolyte-lafontaine_bridge/story/a-bridge-tunnel-the-perfect-mix/

https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/pont-tunnel-louis-hippolyte-lafontaine_bridge/story/the-underground-portion/

https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/pont-tunnel-louis-hippolyte-lafontaine_bridge/story/anticipating-the-future-of-transportation/

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

The Pierre Laporte Bridge

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

https://structurae.net/en/structures/pierre-laporte-bridge

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Quebec_and_Pierre-Laporte_Bridges.jpg

Unfortunatly, the bridge doesn't have a lower deck. Perhaps some extensive upgrades or modifications could turn the Pont_pierre_laporte into a megacrossing. For now, there are no bus & HOV lanes.

The+Quebec+Bridge only has 3 lanes.

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

The proposed mixed-use development concept for transforming Vancouver City Hall into "Civic District"

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-city-hall-redevelopment-civic-district-concept-broadway-plan

SkyTrain-Canada Line North Arm Bridge

 https://structurae.net/en/structures/north-arm-bridge

https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/features/north-arm-bridge/

B.C.'s South Asian Heritages Museum

 https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/mayor-wants-bcs-south-asian-heritages-museum-built-in-surrey-7684994

Archeological-dig-at-Notre-Dame-Paris-unearths-2-000-years-of-history

 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241204-archeological-dig-at-notre-dame-paris-unearths-2-000-years-of-history

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/world/2024/12/04/notre-dame-cathedral-restored-five-years-after-fire-reopens-to-public-paris-france/76772084007/

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241203-surplus-donations-allow-phase-3-restoration-of-notre-dame-cathedral-in-2025

https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/notre-dame-the-current-situation-a741

https://rebatirnotredamedeparis.fr/en

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Notre-Dame+de+Paris

Broadway-plan-amendments-in Vancouver, BC

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-plan-amendments-vancouver-december-2024-proposal

Construction starts on TransLink's new bus depot in South Vancouver for 300 battery buses

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-marpole-transit-centre-bus-depot-electric-vancouver-construction

Vancouver Art Gallery cancels new building design, goes back to the drawing board

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-art-gallery-design-cancelled-herzog-de-meuron

The Quebec Bridge (1919)

The Quebec_Bridge was quite an amazing structure for its time in Q-City. Unfortunatly, the bridge wasn't designed to eventually have 2 decks. That would have been so great, because there could have been 3 lanes & 1 set of train tracks on each level. It only has a total of three lanes & 1 track.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge#Second_design_and_collapse_of_September_11,_1916

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge#Aftermath_of_the_collapse

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

After 5 years of reconstruction, Notre Dame will reopen to the public

 https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2024/12/02/reopening-notre-dame-cathedral/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/macron-visits-newly-renovated-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris

https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/notre-dame-the-current-situation-a741

https://rebatirnotredamedeparis.fr/en

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Notre-Dame+de+Paris

Metro Vancouver's TransLink now has Canada's second-highest public transit ridership per capita

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-highest-public-transit-ridership-per-capita

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-translink-bus-ridership-busiest-north-america

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-skytrain-ridership-north-america-comparison-recovery

Six towers and retail village proposed for a Port Coquitlam mixed-use redevelopment near SkyTrain

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/poco-place-redevelopment-port-coquitlam-wesbild-2755-lougheed-highway

I-5 reduced to 2 lanes over Ship Canal Bridge for 9 months in 2025

https://www.king5.com/article/traffic/traffic-news/revive-i-5-ship-canal-bridge-lane-closures/281-94faff71-09af-47bd-8629-eb8d25f55520

With only 2 lanes each way, you can pretend that you are in Vancouver, BC for a while.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_Canal_Bridge  https://www.historylink.org/File/3312

https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/i-5-yesler-way-northgate-vic-pavement-deck-joints-and-drainage

https://mynorthwest.com/3931367/when-i-5-ship-canal-bridge-became-13-million-parking-lot/

Vancouver's Waterfront Station

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/5-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-vancouvers-waterfront-station-9890421

Bridgeport Station

 https://thecanadaline.com/station-guides/bridgeport

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Marine Drive Station

 https://thecanadaline.com/station-guides/marine-drive/

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Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy

 https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/441/CACN/Reports/RP13512303/cacnrp09/cacnrp09-e.pdf

https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/strategic-reflections-first-anniversary-indo-pacific-strategy

https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/indo-pacific-indo-pacifique/index.aspx?lang=eng

Canada is the second largest country on earth. It has three ocean borders:

• the Pacific Ocean in the west
• the Atlantic Ocean in the east
• the Arctic Ocean to the north

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/settle-canada/land-climate.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Canada#Hydrography

Is it more expensive to live in Vancouver or Toronto?

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/rent-decides-the-winner-in-cost-of-living-battle-between-vancouver-and-toronto

In Vancouver almost everything is watered down or scaled back, but still very expensive. Compared to Toronto, Vancouver is a toy city or like a movie set.

The Airport Express Train

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flytoget , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Airport_Station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport#Rail , https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en/transport-and-parking/by-train/lufthansa-express-rail.html , https://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/lufthansa-express-rail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express#Route , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express#Rolling_stock , https://www.torontopearson.com/en/transportation-and-parking/up-express , https://www.upexpress.com/en

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

Its not just Yaletown that's unaffordable

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-realtor-billboard-ad

High-end housing isn't the problem for those who can afford it. There just isn't a proper incentive initiative to always make sure that there is also an affordable housing available. 

Diesel made from old cooking oil to feed Metro Vancouver truck fleet

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/diesel-made-from-old-cooking-oil-to-feed-metro-vancouver-truck-fleet-9874319At least the anti-diesel crown won't be able to stop this.

12 staffers from Metro Vancouver fly to New Orleans

 https://globalnews.ca/news/10895399/metro-vancouver-reveals-more-travel-after-12-staffers-fly-to-new-orleans/

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-halt-staff-travel

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/metro-vancouvers-60k-12-staff-member-trip-to-new-orleans-preceded-travel-pause-chair-9886074

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-vows-changes-to-staff-travel-policies-as-part-of-clampdown

A new-roof-for the olympic-stadium-870-million

 https://globalnews.ca/news/10894997/new-roof-olympic-stadium-870-million/

Limited bus depot space caps TransLink bus service expansion at 15% (WTH?)

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-service-expansion-access-for-everyone-first-phase

Train cuts off only road access to Surrey's Crescent Beach for hours

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/train-crescent-beach

Unfortunatly, all the freight and passenger rail corridors in Greater Vancouver still haven't been double tracked. Some sections should even have 4 sets of main tracks. But BC is all about promoting and maintaining congestion and thwarting mobility.

Cambie Street Bridge repairs choke traffic out of downtown Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cambie-bridge-repairs-choke-traffic-downtown

Of course Vancouver won't build anything like the Boorloo_Bridge for bikes & pedestrians. Apparently, it's much better to take a lane away from the Cambie Bridge. 

Fortunately, the backward Vancouver mentality never made it over to Perth. Otherwise, the The_Third_Causeway bridge would have had 1 or 2 lanes removed.

With 6 lanes, The_Causeway_in_Victoria_Park, Perth provides a nice 6 lane crossing. Unlike backward Vancouver the Causeway in Perth was allowed to have 3 lanes each way. The key component is that the 3rd lane each way is for busses. In contrast, absurd Vancouver won't allow for a proper bus & bike bridge network to be built, because it would rather keep its bridges as narrow & congested as possible. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Causeway_-_Victoria_Park.JPG

It's very strange that Vancouver refused to have something like the 6 lane Causeway+Bridge in the 21st century. A 3rd lane each way for buses on the Causeway+Bridge makes so much sense in Perth. However, for stubborn Vancouver, such measures might help to improve mobility.

Apparently, Vancouver has no plans to build something like the Boorloo_Bridge or the Esplanade+Riel+Footbridge next to the Cambie & Burrard Bridges. Thus, the Cambie has lost a lane & the Burrard has lost 2 lanes. Had both bridges been allowed to retain 6 lanes, they both could have provided 2 bus lanes.

The Cushing+Bridge is a 4 lane bridge in Calgary. Thus, like the Oak Bridge & Knight Bridge in Vancouver, there was no room for 2 bus lanes on them. Unlike, backward Vancouver, Calgary was able to build a 2 lane bus bridge right next to its Cushing+Bridge.

Fortunately, the horrible transportation planning mentality of Vancouver was never adopted in Perth & Calgary. Either you have a wide enough bridge for busses, or you build bus & bike bridges to help the existing bridges.

The Norwood+Bridge in Winnipeg provides at least 6 lanes, so a couple of bus lanes isn't a problem.

Singapore built its Helix_Bridge instead of removing lanes from the other bridges.

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

BC Ferries warns of potential 30% fare hike as costs rise

 https://globalnews.ca/news/10892700/bc-ferries-warns-potential-30-per-cent-fare-hike/

BC Hydro imported a quarter of the province’s power in the last 12 months

 https://globalnews.ca/news/10892803/bc-hydro-imported-quarter-power-12-months/

There really should be a diversified power generating power system in backward BC.

Are Two major BC cities really at risk of disappearing due to rising tides?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/victoria-vancouver-rising-sea-levels

Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, GC City, Singapore, Honolulu, SF and Seattle don't seem to be that concerned. They have had no problem building right next to the seawater shore.

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends.html

https://www.sealevel.info/MSL_graph.php?id=822-116

Apparently, a different set of physics is at work in backward BC. A few centimeters or even a few inches over the course of a century, gives cities plenty of time to prepare. Amsterdam and New Orleans still plan to be up and running. The main concern is to prevent a WW3 scenario.

Prince Rupert has Canada's 3rd busiest port

City says boil water notices will keep happening as it works to replace century-old water system https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-rupert-water-problems-1.7394095

B.C. Hydro seeking new energy projects as demand for power grows

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-call-for-power-2024-1.7162320

 https://www.bchydro.com/news/press_centre/news_releases/2024/record-breaking-electricity-demand-helps-neighbours.html

https://globalnews.ca/news/10225470/bc-experiences-record-breaking-electricity-demand-amid-cold-snap-says-bc-hydro/

https://www.sitecproject.com/reservoir

https://www.sitecproject.com/tunnel-conversion

Elizabeth Quay West in Perth, WA

 https://www.skyscrapercentre.com/building/elizabeth-quay-west/27327 186 m / 610 ft  

Unlike heavily restrictive Vancouver, BC, Perth, Sydney, Queensland & Singapore are allowed to build tall very close to the seawater. 

https://thetowers.com.au/the-future-of-elizabeth-quay/

https://www.skyscrapercentre.com/complex/2185 , https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=142273

https://bgeeng.com/projects/eq-west-lots-2-and-3-elizabeth-quay/

https://mice.net.au/perths-elizabeth-quay-spurs-business-events/

https://yourneighbourhood.com.au/367-million-towers-for-hotel-office-apartments-perth-cbd-western-australia/

https://thetowers.com.au/architecture/

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=47&status=15

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

Calgary's Green Line debuts southeast station designs

 https://calgary.citynews.ca/video/2024/11/25/calgarys-green-line-debuts-southeast-station-designs

https://www.calgarytransit.com/plans---projects/lrt/green-line.html

https://www.calgary.ca/green-line.html

https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/about/future-extensions.html Somehow Calgary is able to have a long-term vision to have a long north & south line running through the downtown. For Vancouver, it was tough enough just to have a line into Richmond. That should have just been the first phase which could have eventually connected Downtown Vancouver with W. Vancouver and Delta with Richmond.

https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/about/connecting-calgarians.html

https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/about/connecting-calgarians/_jcr_content/root/upperPar/responsivegrid/grid_layout_993387583/column-a0d1c401-9bfd-4aaa-ba65-9e4b662fc6fc0/gl_edge_to_edge_wrap/responsivegridA/grid_layout/column-c15d3771-930c-4516-a09a-532959e4d5f00/image.img.png/1729610351755/green-line-rapid-transit-network-map-october-2024.png

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