Toronto Royal York Hotel vs. The Hotel Vancouver

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

When you live in stumpy Vancouver for several decades, its always amazing to see how much wider the buildings are allowed to be in other cities.

https://torontopics.me/2016/08/29/fairmont-royal-york-hotel

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Toronto_-_ON_-_Royal_York_Hotel.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Royal_York#Location "Opened on 11 June 1929, the Châteauesque-styled building is 124 metres (407 ft) tall, and contains 28 floors."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Royal_York#Design 1363 rooms

 https://www.thefairmontroyalyork.com , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Hotels_%26_Resorts#Properties

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

"Opened in May 1939, the Châteauesque-styled building is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels. The hotel stands 112.47-metre-tall (369.0 ft), and contains 17 floors."

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/The_Fairmont_Hotel_Vancouver_%2842914562450%29.jpg Had the entier block been reseverd for future hotel space, a 65 story tower could have eventually been built, beside the first phase. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Hotel_vanc_2007.jpg/960px-Hotel_vanc_2007.jpg However, some people might not have liked an extension of the HV to become the tallest building in the city again.

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

https://www.straight.com/living/experience-magic-of-autumn-at-fairmont-hotel-vancouver 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/CN_Tower_observation_level_2023d.jpg  Toronto like most real cities, is able to set aside enough space to go wider. Narrow-minded Vancouver just keeps going the other way by continually watering the scale of things down. 

The Hotel Vancouver could have been designed with future expansion in mind to its south. The Royal York had enough space to eventually add a wing to the east side of the building.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=BC+Hotels 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Hotel+Vancouver

The Staten Island Railway in New York City

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFuSP7okBUI 

A ride down the entire length of the Staten Island Railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZZV_rSocck

NYC

Significant traffic impacts due to Granville Street upgrade work

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/significant-traffic-impacts-need-know-granville-street-upgrade-work-11265856

Vancouver's River District

 https://vancouversun.com/news/developer-wesgroup-cancels-project-vancouver-river-district 

https://vancouversbestplaces.com/city-of-vancouver/river-district-vancouver/

https://govancity.com/neighbourhoods/river-district/

https://wesgroup.ca/river-district/

Riverside living is very popular around the world. Urban industrial areas are still important land uses as well.

Unfortunatly, the Kent Avenue streetcar, interurban or tram-train was discontinued in the 1950s.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/7c3wni/interactive_historical_map_of_the_bc_electric/#:~:text=Expo%20follows%20the%20exact%20route,r/vancouver 

It seemed like such a good idea in the 1950s, remove the streetcars and tram-trains. 

https://buzzer.translink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/interurbanmap_web.jpg 

With several narrow streets and mostly narrow bridges, having a comprehensive regional rail system is imperative.

https://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/03/a-short-history-of-interurbans-in-the-lower-mainland 

https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1891-an-interurban-tram-connects-vancouver-to-new-westminster 

https://montecristomagazine.com/community/vancouvers-forgotten-streetcars#gsc.tab=0  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+East+Kent+Avenue+Greenway

The New 4 lane Pattullo Bridge is expected to open by Christmas

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/09/25/new-pattullo-bridge-to-open-by-christmas-bc-government 

Not 8, not 6, just another 4 lane BC funnel chokepoint. Officially, NW isn't against bus and HOV lanes, they just weren't part of the new bridge design. Of course there was no provision for a lower deck, because that would go against the congestion planing mentality. This new bridge not only should have had 2 bus lanes, but 2 wide emergency lanes or shoulders as well. Even if it can eventually have 6 lanes, there still won't be any emergency lanes or HOV lanes.

This BC bottleneck planning mentality is so bad for transportation. So much of backwards BC is about doing things that are impressive to the Yukon or Labrador. Not Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pattullo+Bridge In 1800s BC, having the width of 2 wagon roads would be amazing.  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pattullo+Bridge+replacement In the 2020s, having 2 wagon roads each way is still amazing. 

There seems to be an unwritten rule that whenever possible, no bridge system in BC should be as wide as the widest in Fort+McMurray,+AB or Edmonton,+AB.

https://www.canambridges.com/projects/athabasca-river-bridge

Most Albertans have no idea of what it would be like to be under something like a BC Mind Virus. 

The same goes for Southern Quebec and Southern Ontario.

https://www.canambridges.com/projects/ile-des-soeurs-bypass-bridge/ 

Alberta, Ontario & Quebec would collapse or implode, if they had to do things the backwards BC way.

https://www.canambridges.com/projects/new-champlain-bridge-corridor-project/

Austin, TX

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Austin#Historical_skyline_appearance

 https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1nplp1e/austin 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Austin#Tallest_under_construction_or_proposed

Proposed rental housing tower prevents potential future Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station expansion

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2516-commercial-drive-1704-east-broadway-vancouver-rental-housing-tower

The city and the transit company should be working with the developer so that the new building has enough structural clearance for a future west train platform. With mutual cooperation, the developer should be allowed to add a few more floors to their tower. 

In the case of the Main_Street-Science_World_station, the VanCity Centre was built at and over the west side of the station. 

https://www.mcmparchitects.com/projects/vancity-centre Aside from the building not even reaching 20 floors, its a fine example of being built over the train structure.

https://sfuurban.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/main-street-skytrain-station-the-history-part-1 

https://www.translink.ca/about-us/doing-business-with-translink/real-estate  

https://fcr.ca/properties/british-columbia/vancouver/new-westminster/shops-at-new-west

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster_station , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shops_at_New_West , https://www.shopsatnewwest.com 

https://www.loopnet.ca/Listing/800-Carnarvon-St-New-Westminster-BC/29986774/

Gentala Arasy Pedestrian Bridge

 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297724-d8822261-Reviews-or10-Gentala_Arasy_Pedestrian_Bridge-Jambi_Jambi_Province_Sumatra.html 

Another nice type of bridge that would be great in Vancouver, but isn't allowed.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=6381435988563389&set=p.6381435988563389&type=3 

Vancouver, Burnaby and NW all should have have at least 1 of this type of bridge.

https://www.indonesia-tourism.com/forum/showthread.php?52240-Gentala-Arasy-Bridge-Jambi 

Why build a few bridges like this in Vancouver when lanes can be removed from the existing bridges?

https://elements.envato.com/moving-drone-footage-gentala-arasy-pedestrian-brid-WXCLQPZ

Pedestrian bridges are great, but bus, bike & foot bridges are even better. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambi_(city)#Transportation

? bridge

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2648804358749812&id=1538339499796309&set=a.1538443799785879

Future Tallest Buildings

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmP39S57QFQ

Mountain Views and (YVR ) Vancouver Airport Landing

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShuLvLcOU0M  

2020 Landing in Vancouver Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcLMJyiJHZ8

Chicago

 https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1nmbaci/chicago/

Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower

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

 https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1nm7oqm/new_omaha_skyscraper_almost_at_its_full_height/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Omaha#Tallest_habitable_buildings 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoodmenLife_Tower It wasn't until 1977 that a building in Vancouver was allowed to rival it. 

"Construction of the building began in 1966 and was completed in the spring of 1969. At its completion, the 478-foot (146 m), 30-story tower was the tallest building in the state of Nebraska, overtaking the Nebraska State Capitol." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoodmenLife_Tower#Description

BC Ferries announces several cancellations and more delays

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/09/20/bc-ferries-cancels-scheduled-sailings-to-and-from-sunshine-coast 

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-reports-and-reference/reports-studies/vancouver-island/fixed-link 

Unfortunatly, they keep looking at the wrong location for a highway crossing.

https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/bridge-fixed-link-vancouver-island-salish-sea

A further north option would make it a lot easier and cheaper to construct an 8 lane bridge and a 4 track train route.

There should have been plans by now to have a highway and train bridge providing a fast and efficient link between Powell+River and Campbell+River. 

A possible route could go between Bliss+Landing, Cortes+Bay, Whaletown, Read+Island, Bold+Point, Heriot+Bay and North+Campbell+River. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island_fixed_link , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sVUCNzodXU

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1417-this-is-vancouver-island/clip/16158483-should-build-bridge-mainland-is-possible 

https://www.change.org/p/ask-the-bc-government-to-study-a-fixed-link-to-vancouver-island 

https://bcbusiness.ca/industries/general/fixed-link-idea-gets-a-brief-new-lifeagain/

From the Seattle Center Coliseum to Climate Pledge Arena

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Pledge_Arena#Seattle_Center_Coliseum 

https://climatepledgearena.com/

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

https://seattlecenter.com/about/plans-and-projects/arena 

https://populous.com/showcases/climate-pledge-arena

https://www.audacy.com/kisw/latest-from-kisw/gallery/photo-gallery-billy-idol-climate-pledge-arena-9-20-25

33-storey rental housing tower proposed for Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1926-1978-east-broadway-vancouver-rental-housing-tower-third-space-properties

Vancouver’s Rogers Arena marking 30 year anniversary

 https://globalnews.ca/video/11438664/vancouvers-rogers-arena-marking-30-year-anniversary  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Arena#General_Motors_Place 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rogers-arena-vancouver-25th-anniversary-1.5732118

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

https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/rogers-arena-what-to-know-about-this-vancouver-sports-and-entertainment-venue

The Best fix for North Shore traffic is to upgrade or replace both bridges

 https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/letter-best-fix-for-north-shore-traffic-is-to-upgrade-or-replace-both-bridges-11233455 

When there is a refusal to build bigger and better bridges, there still should be a regional network of bus and train bridges. However, the gridloc planning agenda keeps winning out.

Unfortunatly, after decades of inept transportation planning and then so much money wasted down a $HIT-PIPE, the North Shore keeps getting hit hard from the $HIT-BOX planning mentality. 

The Tilikum+Crossing in Portland is a fantastic example of modern infrastructure planning and development. It allows for the MAX-LRT, the streetcar, the bus, bikes and pedestrians to conveniently get across. The nice thing about the TC is that no lanes had to be removed or repurposed on the other Portland bridges. Perhaps that's why something like the TC isn't allowed in BC, because it could actually help to improve transportation efficiency. 

The Washington+Avenue+Bridge is another example of what's not allowed in Greater Vancouver or anywhere else in the BC part of Canada. After all this time, Greater Vancouver is still so lacking in a regional network of transit+bridges. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=transit+bridges  

Vancouver’s pools, rinks, and centres face tough future

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-audit 

It's amazing how several other cities are able to have enough money to properly fund such things. 

No inquiry into North Shore sewage plant problems

 https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/letter-its-a-disgrace-we-wont-get-inquiry-into-north-shore-sewage-plant-problems-11226585 

So much money has gone down the $HIT-PIPE! This has become a total $HIT-BOX nightmare.

REM Train in Montreal

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlHqqA0onn0

Metro Vancouver Regional District spending spiked nearly $343 million in 10 years

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-bc-spending-excess-bcbc

Most Vancouver residents believe crime is getting worse

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-crime-survey

City of Vancouver moves to regulate and expand digital advertising screens

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-public-realm-advertising-framework

Updated building shadowing guidelines for downtown Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/downtown-vancouver-solar-access-guidelines-building-shadowing-policies-approved

The $1.3 BILLION Struggle To Build Houston’s Giant New Bridge

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I3sbe2QRUM 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston_Ship_Channel_Bridge Its as if somehow a backwater BC bridge got built in Texas. While a bridge with only 2 lanes each way & no emergency lanes seems to fit with the small-scale Vancouver mentality, such a narrow bridge in Houston was almost inadequate right from the start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston_Ship_Channel_Bridge#Future While it doesn't seem to have a provision for rail, it's still on a grand scale like the Samuel-De_Champlain_Bridge in Montreal. Especially like the new Tappan_Zee_Bridge near NYC. 

Several cities around the world are able to build nice wide bridges, because they aren't hindered by anything like the Vancouver Mind Virus (VMV), or the Backwards BC Mentality (BBCM). 

https://www.traveltexas.com/articles/post/everything-is-bigger-in-texas Being from the BC part of Canada, its difficult to grasp that BIG Texas has more people than Australia, yet still has mostly wide open spaces. The THINK BIG mentality in Texas is the total opposite to the BBCM. 

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/03/11/nyc-big-apple When you live in Vancouver for several decades, its amazing to see what several other cities can do, simply because they aren't hindered by the VMV.

Competing proposals for Deltaport expansion

 https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/competing-proposals-for-deltaport-expansion-still-not-over-11215614 

Of course BC just has to move so much slower than Queensland on infrastructure projects.

https://www.northdeltareporter.com/local-news/gtc-canada-asking-ottawa-to-fast-track-delta-port-expansion-8253203

https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/roberts-bank-terminal-2-project-moving-closer-to-reality-10662481 

https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/delta-auto-terminal-project-creates-richmond-marine-terminal-opportunity-10964896 

https://www.northdeltareporter.com/local-news/procurement-for-roberts-bank-terminal-2-to-begin-this-summer-8010975  

Delta has the big seaport and Richmond has the airport, and for such a long time the highway is only 2 lanes each way.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/malcolm-brodie-richmond-mayor-retirement  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Richmond+and+Delta

Richmond, B.C, mayor won't seek re-election after 25 years in the role

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/richmond-bc-mayor-wont-seek-re-election-after-25-years-in-the-role-11219802 

A 10 lane bridge could have been completed last year, but this guy was against it. The new 8 lane tunnel isn't expected to be completed until at least 2030. 

Unlike backwards BC, Queensland was able to twin or duplicate the 6 lane Sir_Leo_Hielscher_Bridge.  

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Leo_Hielscher_Bridges#Duplication 

https://www.mageba-group.com/de/en/1023/Australia/Australia/19745/Gateway-Bridge.htm 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Motorway (Brisbane)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Program_(Greater Vancouver) Of course the BC version was watered down.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Brisbane#Transport_links

The East Kent Avenue Greenway

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/south-vancouver-railway-bike-lane-proposal-mike-klassen  

https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/kent-avenue-greenway-upgrades.aspx 

https://www.trailforks.com/trails/east-kent-ave-bikeway/ 

https://medium.com/v%C3%A9lo-vancouver/beloved-vancouver-cycling-routes-and-greenways-bddaa003a8ed 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+East+Kent+Avenue+Greenway

Metro Vancouver to get last blast of heat before fall rain hits

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-weather-heat-rain

City of Surrey plans over 1,800 rental homes in four towers at Gateway SkyTrain station

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/scdc-gateway-surrey-rental-housing-towers

New 9-km-long South Vancouver walking and cycling paths on railway corridor to be considered by City Council

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/south-vancouver-railway-bike-lane-proposal-mike-klassen 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+East+Kent+Avenue+Greenway

The Boundary Road bridges (BRB)

Unfortunatly, there doesn't seem to be any BRB plan in place.

A North Boundary Road Bridge could provide an excellent BRT crossing between Burnaby and North+Vancouver. This would help to relieve pressure on the Iron Bridge.

https://movementyvr.ca/bby-heights-brt

The same with a South Boundary Roade Bridge with a BRT route between Vancouver and Richmond. 

Then another BRT bridge between Richmond and Delta to the ferry terminal. This could help to relieve some of the pressure on the new tunnel, because it wasn't designed to have 2 HOV lanes & no train section.

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Boundary+Road 

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Richmond+and+Delta

The Push to reopen Clark Drive entrance into Vancouver port to ease traffic strain on residential neighbourhoods

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-vancouver-clark-drive-port-entrance-traffic-issues 

https://council.vancouver.ca/20050329/tt5App1.pdf It is very unlikely that there will ever be a truck tunnel under this corridor. 

https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2021-117-release.pdf 

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

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1407-east-41st-avenue-vancouver

Group rejects TransLink’s proposed Bus Rapid Transit route with picnic protest in Burnaby, B.C.

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/group-rejects-translinks-proposed-bus-rapid-transit-route-with-picnic-protest-in-burnaby-bc/ 

Backwards thinking & planning is so ingrained in BC. The R5 is already a frequent bus route along Hastings. https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/r5/direction/0/map 

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/08/26/transit-advocates-push-for-brt-through-burnaby-heights/ 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metrotown-north-shore-brt-route-options-burnaby-translink-public-consultation

https://www.translink.ca/news/2025/august/translink%20seeks%20feedback%20on%20metrotown-north%20shore%20bus%20rapid%20transit

https://ehq-production-canada.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com

A BRT route along Boundary Road would be much better in the long run. Especially, if someday there can be a serious BRT route running the entire length of Boundary Road between North Vancouver & Richmond. 

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

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Boundary+Road

The Delta superport berth expansion project

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/gct-deltaport-berth-4-expansion-project

Population growth of Metro Vancouver slows due to federal immigration policy changes

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11416760/population-growth-metro-vancouver-slows-federal-immigration-policy-changes/

The Edmonton Ice District

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

 https://storeys.com/edmonton-ice-district-connect-centre-listing/  

https://exploreedmonton.com/attractions-and-experiences/the-ice-district 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_District#Office_and_residential_towers

https://icedistrict.com/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_District#Transit

International Plaza, North Vancouver

 https://www.nsnews.com/real-estate-news/squamish-nation-buys-north-vancouver-apartment-complex-for-542m-11206470 

https://storeys.com/capreit-squamish-nation-international-plaza-north-vancouver/

The saga of the Pattullo Bridge replacement

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-replacement-expected-open

Potentially, Western Canada's tallest building in downtown Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bay-parkade-vancouver-observation-deck-supertall-tower-proposal 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hudsons-bay-parkade-vancouver-redevelopment-holborn-group

Some public service jobs will be cut as Ottawa adopts AI

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/some-public-service-jobs-will-be-cut-as-ottawa-adopts-ai-chief-data-officer/

https://www.demandsage.com/ai-job-replacement-stats/

https://www.investopedia.com/ai-impact-on-jobs-numbers-11806190

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/how-will-ai-affect-the-global-workforce

Six-week disruption of Lions Gate Bridge traffic due to Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel construction

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel-west-georgia-street-traffic-disruption

Bus lane

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)#Bus_bypass_shoulder 

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

HOV lane

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

HOT lane

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

Vancouver-based Rennie expands into commercial real estate

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/rennie-commercial-real-estate 

https://storeys.com/rennie-launches-commercial-real-estate-brokerage/

A 50 story office tower in Seattle, San Francisco & LA is hardly the tallest. Even a 50 story office tower in Toronto & Calgary wouldn't be the tallest on the skyline. However, super restrictive Vancouver has never permitted any office tower to even have a 40th floor. At least Montreal has allowed 1 office tower to have 51 stories.

Surrey's population could exceed Vancouver's in 2038

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-metro-vancouver-population-growth-forecast-bc-city-2038  

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-population-growth-forecast-update-2051

Metro Vancouver taxpayers left in the dark over ballooning sewage plant costs

 https://www.nsnews.com/economy-law-politics/kirk-lapointe-metro-vancouver-taxpayers-left-in-the-dark-over-ballooning-sewage-plant-costs-11198245

It's sad and unfortunate that so much money was diverted and wasted on an over-budget $HIT-box. Yet, no bus bridges or bus tunnels have been built to the North Shore, so far.  At least one of the SkyTrain lines should have been extended to the North Shore at least a dozen years ago. 

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

The Jeddah Tower: How the world’s tallest building plans to break the kilometer barrier

 https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/saudi-arabia-skyscraper-jeddah-tower

The Pentagon - World’s Most Powerful Building

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2sroZtHI2o

How the Twin Towers Were Built in NYC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973-2001)

How the Twin Towers Were Built in NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab-z6_vvcmE Some people have pointed out inaccuracies in this post.

BC Ministry rejects inquiry into North Shore Wastewater Treatment boondoggle

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/ministry-rejects-inquiry-into-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-boondoggle-11195213

It's so easy to throw money down a $HIT-pipe, but very difficult to put more funds towards bus and train bridges and tunnels in backwards BC.

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

Squamish Nation reclaims some North Vancouver towers

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/international-plaza-1989-marine-drive-north-vancouver-squamish-first-nation-acquisition 

https://www.squamish.net/nch%E1%B8%B5ay%CC%93-acquires-international-plaza-on-x%CC%B1wemelchstn-returning-property-to-s%E1%B8%B5wx%CC%B1wu7mesh-ownership/

Housing towers near the Oakridge-41st Avenue SkyTrain station

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/809-west-41st-avenue-vancouver-revised-rental-housing-tower-arno-matis-westrich-pacific

How to Survive Violent Outbursts on the Streets of Vancouver

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6zfULlF80

Why Living In Vancouver Has Become Impossible

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJLYj-P_7i8 

Why is Metro Vancouver Creating a New Downtown? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMhTlj-l5s&t=32s  

Vancouver Housing Might Actually Become Affordable Now? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRY1L4X3JqY

Vancouver International Airport on track for record-breaking year

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-asia-pacific-china-rebound-statistics 

Unfortunatly, despite YVR handling more traffic than the Montreal-Trudeau+International+Airport, Greater Vancouver is still quite lacking with its infrastructure. 

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/north-america/canada/vancouver-city-guide-best-food-drink-travel-feature-b2819943.html 

https://radicalstorage.com/travel/is-vancouver-expensive-complete-2025-cost-guide-money-saving-tips/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-best-place-to-live-in-north-america-survey-1.2543483 2014

Of course Vancouver rentals still require sky-high wages for the average one-bedroom apartment

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-rentals-report-2025

Jeddah Tower: a 1km Tower Racing Past the height of Burj Khalifa

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc6XCr3TNSA 

Building the World’s Second Tallest Skyscraper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyKTboWXRdY 

Why New York's Skyscrapers Keep Changing Shape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8tDcdUUJY

Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to undergo $10-billion expansion

 https://dailyhive.com/montreal/montreal-trudeau-international-airport-yul-expansion-rem-train  

https://www.admtl.com/en-CA/corporate/about-us/future-projects 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YUL%E2%80%93A%C3%A9roport-Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Trudeau_station

https://www.admtl.com/en-CA/parking-and-transport/roadworks  

https://www.timeout.com/montreal/news/montreal-trudeau-airport-is-heading-into-major-construction-and-its-going-to-get-messy-061325

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/yul-trudeau-airport-10-billion-transformation-1.7586489 

Eventually, the Pierre+Elliott+Trudeau+International+Airport could have 3 long runways. Fortunately, there is enough clearance to lengthen the shortest runway.

https://www.admtl.com/en-CA/community/soundscape-management/construction-on-runways-and-taxiways  

Orly_Airport has 3 runways.

Sea-Tac also has 3 runways, but are all parallel. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport 

Heathrow_Airport has 2 very long runways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport#Future_expansion_and_plans  

Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport has 2 very long runways, plus 2 of moderate length. 

Oakridge rental housing project seeks more height and density

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/325-343-375-475-west-41st-avenue-5696-alber-street-vancouver-nicola-wealth-rental-housing-revisions

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge (1956)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond-San_Rafael_Bridge 

The R-SR Bridge should have been built with two 4 lane decks, 3 lanes and1 emergency lane on each level.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond-San_Rafael_Bridge#Third_lanes 

Plus, enough space for at least 1 wide bike lane & 1 foot path. Unfortunatly, in the 1950s, having a provision for such things wasn't seen as that important. 

https://abc7news.com/post/new-richmond-san-rafael-bridge-wanted-east-bay-politicians-would-come-hefty-price-tag-officials-say/16847906/ 

https://abc7news.com/post/officials-seek-ideas-for-replacing-richmond-san-rafael-bridge/5733399/

How AI Datacenters Eat the World Power Grid

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhqoTku-HAA 

People are told to not have kids or own any cars & avoid using air transportation as much as possible. Apparently, this cutting down agenda will help the billionaires enjoy their Champagne & caviar lifestyle, even morso. 

Then there is the stot using natural gas agenda, don't have a fireplace & especially, don't have campfires or beach bonfires. Yet, its alright for the billionaires to construct huge AI Datacenters which require a tremendous amount of energy to run.

Then humans are to eventually be conditioned to constantly check with AI to see if they can get permission to go to another part of town, or even just a local store. All it takes is for the tracking AI system to say that you have already exceeded your carbon output for the week. 

In a world where your smartwatch & phone, computer & TV are always gathering data and processing information on everyone, things become an intersection of Alphaville, THX_1138, Blade_Runner, Brazil & Black_Mirror. 

Then someone like Boy_Kavalier is your regional corporate, feudal lord. https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Boy_Kavalier

Vancouver man charged with assaulting transit police officer has long history of violence

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11357433/vancouver-man-charged-assaulting-transit-police-officer-history-of-violence/

Some people are so engrossed with substance abuse, they think nothing of attacking a cop.

While it might not practical to have a cop on every bus, there should be a couple of cops on every train. 

Modular school additions a Band-Aid for classroom crunch in Surrey, BC

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11355992/modular-school-additions-no-solution-classroom-crunch-surrey-parent-leader/

Despite Surrey eventually becoming the most populated city in BC, it's still been scaled back for most of its history. It sure would have been nice if the SkyTrain between Vancouver & Surrey had 10 car trains. It's been tough enough just to finally start having some 5 car trains.

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/strategies-plans-and-guidelines/area-transport-planning/burrard-peninsula 

Unfortunatly, transportation connections between the Burrard_Peninsula and Surrey are too few and that's by design.

Fortunately, the BC mentality of limiting infrastructure hasn't been adopted in Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton & Winnipeg. Thus, they are all able to have a lot more bridges. One can clearly see that a lot more funding has been properly applied in several cities. However, Greater Vancouver has a lot less bridges than many other urban areas. Short trains are expected or forced to do the job of a proper big city, long train. Most of the regional bridges are so narrow, there isn't enough space for 2 bus lanes & 2 HOV lanes. 

Then, there is a multi-generational refusal to build a regional network of bus & HOV bridges. Even the (2030) tunnel wasn't designed to have 2 HOV lanes & especially a double track train tunnel component. At lest the (2030) tunnel will have 2 bus lanes & 3 general lanes each way.   

https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/surrey-mayor-looks-to-repair-lack-of-healthcare-services-in-this-city-7975235  

Of course the Surrey+Memorial+Hospital wasn't designed with a series of 5-10 story buildings with a capability to eventually add another 10-15 floors.

https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/surrey-mayor-aghast-at-citys-dearth-of-hospital-beds-compared-to-vancouver-7873315

"Despite having a population of similar size to the City of Vancouver, Surrey has 671 hospital beds compared to Vancouver’s 2,572. Even with 168 beds slated for the new Cloverdale hospital that is under construction, Vancouver will still have triple the number of hospital beds for a population of similar size..." https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/news/surrey-mayor-proposes-health-care-administrator-address-inequity  

https://globalnews.ca/news/10342083/surrey-healthcare-crisis-hospital-capacity/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-memorial-hospital-emergency-department-crisis-doctors-letter-1.7325687

Two-thirds of B.C. businesses say crime and street disorder getting worse

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-businesses-crime-street-disorder-survey 

Urban decay isn't just about people using the streets & alleyways as toiles, it's the growing rate of crime & disorder.

PATH's 'Summer of Hell'

 https://www.wnyc.org/story/paths-summer-of-hell/

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nj-hoboken-path-train-station-closure-commute-labor-day 

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2025/08/28/path-hoboken-closure-repairs-reopening-date/85863857007/ 

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/alternate-routes-during-multi-day-hoboken-path-station-closure/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)#Route_operation 

https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/ny-path/?cf-view

("The cars are 51 feet (16 m) long by 9.2 feet (2.8 m) wide, a smaller loading gauge compared to similar vehicles in the US, due to the restricted structure gauge through the tunnels under the Hudson River.") 

("The PA5 cars are coupled and linked into consists up to 8 cars long, with conductors' controls on all cars and engineers' cabs on the "A" (driving) cars; trains on the Newark–World Trade Center line will be lengthened to 10 cars as part of the line's 2010s upgrades.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)#Rolling_stock 

So, there are some 510 foot long trains. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)#Proposed_expansions

NJ-NY

The Pattullo Bridge replacement

https://hexaconstruction.media/article/7062-sub-par-chinese-steel-delayed-bcs-pattullo-bridge-replacement-industry-advocate-claims

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11250022/pattullo-chinese-steel-concerns/ 

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

Cowichan River Silver Bridge

 https://www.mycowichanvalleynow.com/41248/news/duncans-silver-bridge-work-is-done/

https://www.rocktoroad.com/safety-upgrades-to-southbound-cowichan-river-silver-bridge-complete-6209/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cowichan+River+Silver+Bridge/@48.7718226,-123.6995141,145m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x548f4f5e1448e75b:0x50135152a7b0df0!2sDuncan,+BC!3b1!8m2!3d48.7786908!4d-123.7079417!16zL20vMDQ5bnFj!3m5!1s0x548f4500187bf6c5:0xb765c14917f650ee!8m2!3d48.7717707!4d-123.6988157!16s%2Fg%2F11vs6nzx5l!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=britishcolumbia/tc1chemainusriverbridge/

New upgrades coming to stretch of Highway 1 in Duncan to increase pedestrian safety

 https://victoriabuzz.com/2025/08/new-upgrades-coming-to-stretch-of-highway-1-in-duncan-to-increase-pedestrian-safety/ 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Duncan,+BC/@48.7844543,-123.7023917,195m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x548f4f5e1448e75b:0x50135152a7b0df0!8m2!3d48.7786908!4d-123.7079417!16zL20vMDQ5bnFj!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Galloping Goose pedestrian and cycling overpass

 https://cheknews.ca/steel-spans-installed-for-colwood-galloping-goose-overpass-project-1274978 

https://victoriabuzz.com/2025/08/galloping-goose-bridge-taking-shape-over-sooke-road-in-colwood/

https://cheknews.ca/overnight-island-highway-closures-in-colwood-as-galloping-goose-bridge-construction-continues-city-1273070/

https://cheknews.ca/b-c-announces-new-overpass-bridge-for-galloping-goose-at-tillicum-road-1260454/ 

https://www.colwood.ca/news/galloping-goose-bridge-coming

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025TT0058-000569

Sound Transit LRT to Federal Way

 https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/08/28/federal-way-light-rail-service-gets-start-date.html 

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

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/wa-light-rail-federal-way 

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/light-rail-coming-to-federal-way-in-december/

https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/link-1-line-service-to-federal-way-begins-dec-6 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit)#Rolling_stock_and_equipment

City of New Westminster beats legislated housing target by nearly two times

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-westminster-housing-supply-target-year-1-achieved

Despite its tiny size, NW should continue on being a central hub city.

Tunnel boring or a Cut-and-cover tunnel to UBC to save money?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ubc-skytrain-cut-and-cover-tunnel-construction 

Of course backwards Vancouver would have to take a backseat to Toronto & Montreal. However, even Edmonton, Calgary & Seattle were able to have a university station long before Vancouver-UBC.

https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/infrastructure-projects/tunnel-boring-machines  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=There+will+likely+be+a+UBC+Station+before+the+next+millennium

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

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Metrotown-North+Shore+Rapid+Transit+route

Port Moody and New Westminster

Port_Moody is very small in area at 25.85 km² (9.98 sq mi). New_Westminster is such a tini area at 15.62 km² (6.03 sq mi). PM only has around 40 thousand people & NW has around 90 thousand residents. 

There has never been a proper transportation corridor between Port+Moody and Deep+Cove. Certainly no ferry between PM, DC & Downtown_Vancouver. NW is also a transportation joke of a city, because there should have been at least 2 other bridges. One to Richmond and another bridge to Surrey.

Of course there is no direct Airport_rail_link between NW & Richmond. Even an express Airport_bus_link would be an improvement. However, a 24 hour Airport-ferry_connection between Mission, Maple_Ridge, Pitt_Meadows, Port_Coquitlam, Fraser-Mills, NW and Richmond.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_passenger_transport#Train-ferry_connection

There is so much of a need for proper Intermodal_passenger_transport in BC. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_passenger_transport#Bus_to_public_transport_nodes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moody#Transportation  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster#Transportation  

West Vancouver breaks 38-year-old temperature record

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/hot-weather-breaks-38-year-old-temperature-record-in-west-vancouver-11119080 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286 Only a few 30 C days in August 2025.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286?year=2024 There were no 30 C days in Vancouver last August.

Of course August is still summer, but watch how fast summer fades as SW BC goes into September. From the last 21.2 C or 70 F day in September 2024 to the first 21.2 C day in April 2025, was 7 long months.  

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/september-weather/53286?year=2024 September 18 was 21 C.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/april-weather/53286?year=2025 April 24 was 21 C.  

7 months without reaching 70 F is a long time.

The Metrotown-North Shore bus rapid transit route

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/translink-asks-for-input-on-metrotown-north-shore-bus-rapid-transit-route-11124079 

A Metrotown-North+Shore+Rapid+Transit+route should ultimately have a train as well as a bus line. That's because the SkyTrain won't be running 24 hours a day & BC lacks transportation redundancy.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metrotown-north-shore-brt-route-options-burnaby-translink-public-consultation

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/translink-asks-for-input-on-metrotown-north-shore-bus-rapid-transit-route-11124079 

There still should be a foot, bus & bike bridge between Port+Moody and Deep+Cove. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Metrotown-North+Shore+Rapid+Transit+route

The brand new Amtrak Cascades trains

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/amtrak-cascades-new-trains-interior-design-photos-testing 

Of course the backwards BC segment has yet to be double tracked.  

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Amtrak_System_Map.svg/960px-Amtrak_System_Map.svg.png

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Amtrak_rolling_stock#Trainsets

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

Congressman George Miller Benicia–Martinez Bridge (2007)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benicia-Martinez_Bridge#Companion_road_bridge 

Carries	9 lanes (5 northbound, 4 southbound) of  I-680 Bicycles and pedestrians on southbound span

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benicia-Martinez_Bridge (1962)

Auckland Region, NZ

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

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

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

Second Harbour Crossing, Auckland

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Harbour_Crossing,_Auckland   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Harbour_Crossing,_Auckland#2023_Waitemat%C4%81_Harbour_Connections_proposals  

https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/5312416/Debate-continues-over-second-harbour-crossing

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/majority-of-auckland-wants-additional-harbour-crossing/6IV4J64EVYPT7D46F6PE3E2L54 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/second-auckland-harbour-crossing-next-steps-revealed-technical-work-to-begin-soon/4VSLTUM7XVGPTFNESXOAHBEQIM/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands-second-harbour-crossing-could-be-practical-and-a-thing-of-beauty-garth-falconer/WALMPRJ3NZHT3MOQRGUMBSX2HE   

"With the second bridge in place, traffic lanes would be split and shared, with northbound lanes on the new six-lane bridge and south bound traffic on the eight-lane Auckland Harbour Bridge. 

There could be dedicated public transport lanes in both directions, and on the eastern side of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, two of the outside lanes can be freed exclusively for walking and cycling.

This plan would reduce the loading on the existing bridge."  https://reseturban.co.nz/news/fresh-thinking-needed-on-second-auckland-harbour-crossing 

Wow, this would be a duplication on the scale of what Brisbane did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Leo_Hielscher_Bridges#Duplication 

https://briscycle.com/moreton-bay/gateway-bridge-cycleway/ 

https://www.brisbane-australia.com/sir-leo-hielscher-bridges.html

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/queensland-mourns-sir-leo-hielscher-who-brought-gateway-bridge-expo-88-20250805-p5mkg2.html

Autumn like cooldown coming to over 20 states before Labor Day

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/autumnlike-cooldown-coming-to-over-20-states-before-labor-day/1808566

Well, fall & winter do take up half of the year. Some people can hardly wait for the cold & crappy weather to arrive. 

The beginning of September looks 'wetter' than average for Metro Vancouver

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/weatherhood-local/metro-vancouver-weather-wetter-september-2025-11113607 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/august-weather/53286?year=2025 The last day to be at least 25 C in Vancouver will be by the end of August or possibly very early into September. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/september-weather/53286?year=2025 The last day to be at least 20 C in Vancouver could be during the 2nd or 3rd week. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/montreal/h3a/september-weather/2-56186_1_al?year=2025 Montreal might have its last 20 C day right at the end of September.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/toronto/m5h/october-weather/55488?year=2025 The last 20 C day in Toronto could be a week into October.

From mid September 2024 to mid April 2025 is how long it took for Vancouver to have its last 20 C day of the year to its first 20 C day of the year. That's a 7 month stretch without it even getting to 70 F. 

Just like being one of the last cities to revive part of its streetcar system, Vancouver will be one of the last cities to really have a heatwave that lasts over a week. Indeed, its very tough for Vancouver to get to 35 C and even more rare to reach or exceed 40 C.

While Toronto is the most southern BIG city in Canada, Windsor is the most southern small city in Canada.

New renderings of the former MEC Broadway redevelopment in Vancouver

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/130-west-broadway-vancouver-mec-rental-housing-towers-project-design

New Brighton Pool set to reopen this weekend after abrupt closure

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-new-brighton-pool-reopening-august-2025

The BC mining industry

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-mining-industry-economic-development-growth  

https://www.canadaaction.ca/mining-british-columbia-facts

https://mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca/mines

https://mining.bc.ca/

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/mineral-exploration-mining

https://opentextbc.ca/geography/chapter/5-3-british-columbias-natural-resources/ 

https://www.biv.com/news/resources-agriculture/bc-mining-sector-calls-for-streamlined-permitting-10656910

City of Richmond proposing to build over 200 rental homes in Aberdeen area

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3660-3740-sexsmith-road-richmond-aberdeen-rental-residences

Hollywood North or just another provincial backwater?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-hollywood-north-economy-immigration-policy-changes

More phones being searched at the U.S. border than ever before

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11344109/us-border-phone-searches-data/

B.C. government sets new housing targets for 10 more communities

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11344700/bc-new-housing-targets/ 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-new-housing-supply-act-targets-2025-10-cities

https://www.urbanyvr.com/canadas-construction-economists-are-calling-for-urgent-reforms-to-address-the-housing-affordability-crisis/

Victoria buses get 'Standing Room Only' signs

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-victoria-bus-standing-room-only-sign

Fraser Downs horse racecourse in Surrey closes

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fraser-downs-horse-racourse-surrey-closed-lease-terminated-redevelopment 

https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/horseman-rallies-support-to-keep-fraser-downs-open-in-cloverdale-8201876

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fraser-downs-closure-shocks-b-c-horse-racing-community-1.7611735 

https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/8-21-25/fallout-fraser-downs-closure.html

Granville Island plan for a new elevator and staircase tower to Granville Bridge

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-island-bridge-new-elevator-staircase-observation-deck-tower-market-building-underground-parking

Bike and Pedestrian Bridges

 https://www.cnv.org/streets-transportation/transportation-projects/casano-loutet-overpass 

https://www.fastepp.com/portfolio/kingsway-pedestrian-bridge/

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/19m-highway-1-pedestrian-bike-overpass-in-burnaby-nears-construction-7522221 

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-shows-what-highway-1-pedestrian-cyclist-overpass-will-look-like-5254294 

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-planning-for-pedestrian-bridge-over-highway-1-3099072

https://vancouverbikeguide.com/top-five-vancouver-cycling-bridges A regional network of foot, bike & bus bridges would help to reduce the strain on the mostly narrow bridges of Greater Vancouver.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pedestrian-and-bike-bridge-proposed-for-false-creek-1.800643 Unfortunatley, this never happened. Apparently, it was better to remove 2 lanes from the Burrard Street Bridge instead. 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-connector-bridge-walking-cycling-pathways

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

Hastings Community Park and Hastings Park

https://www.chatterblock.com/resources/21262/hastings-community-park-vancouver-bc

Unfortunatly, there hasn't been a proper big city vision to have Hastings+Community+Park with a modern indoor & outside swimming pool and water park. This would have provided a nice entertainment counterpart to Hastings+Park and the PNE.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/128486813979056/posts/2439474772880237/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/128486813979056/posts/2361647837329598/ 

https://covapp.vancouver.ca/parkfinder/ParkDetail.aspx?inparkid=73 , https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/hastings-community-centre.aspx , https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/templeton-pool.aspx , https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/britannia-pool.aspx

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-outdoor-pools-1939122  

https://www.pne.ca/hastings-park-access

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/hastings-park-the-next-decade-and-next-century-at-the-east-van-jewel  

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/hot-button-hastings-parks-future/

https://vancouversun.com/news/casino-soccer-stadium-or-green-space-battle-hastings-park-back

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Hastings+Community+Park+and+Hastings+Park

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=swimming+pools