https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/short-platforms-trains-skytrain-canada-line-built-nearing-capacity
50 m instead of 152 m like in Montreal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport_station_(SkyTrain)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain-Canada+Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeV31IcUkPM
In the 1970s, Portland made the radical decision to rip up its oldest freeway and replace it with a city park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2_yNrP0hCY
The compelling case for removing urban freeways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6WtYTThkdU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_revolt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater#/media/File:Oahu_from_the_air_2004.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu#/media/File:Honolulu01_(cropped).JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Honolulu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Honolulu#/media/File:Honolulu01.JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Vancouver#Politics_and_government
Some people really gravitate towards a shutdown mentality. Indeed, if a country could be perpetually disrupted or shutdown, that would dramatically reduce the influx of people.
Most of the world is non-white & Canada doesn't even have 1% of the world's population. For some, just to think that Canada might contain half of 1% of the world's' population is too much. There is a reluctance to improve & expand on infrastructure, because that would mean building for more non-white people.
While the British Colonial mentality has been gradually fading away, there is still a strong KEEP THEM OUT mentality. That's especially been the case in BC with its reluctance to build up a proper level of infrastructure, is very apparent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Fort_McMurray_wildfire 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Highway_63#2016_wildfire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Highway_63#Construction
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Fort_McMurray_Athabasca_River_Bridges_2.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta#Municipalities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%E2%80%93express_lanes#Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDSsFm_eWJQ
The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is 1,250 km long, connecting the national capital Delhi with the metropolitan city Mumbai. This expressway will reduce the distance between Delhi and Mumbai by about 220 Kilometres, and the vehicles will be able to run on this expressway at a speed of 120 km per hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRVshpDhztw
Vadodara Mumbai Expressway is the part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdxRBpF-3JE
Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BerWo7v6qNU
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is an under-construction 1,250 km long, 8-laned controlled-access expressway. It will be the longest expressway in India upon completion. It connects India’s two major megapolises with each other, having a combined population of more than 40 million people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9UyIafyAKI
TOP 10 Under Construction MEGA BRIDGES IN INDIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBxYVlWqA0
"The four-lane replacement bridge will have wider lanes than the current structure and will include dedicated lanes for pedestrians and cyclists. It will be built to potentially allow for the bridge to be expanded to six lanes." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pattullo-bridge-replacement-delay-2024-1.5974370
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pattullo-bridge-chinese-canadian-new-name-1.5755385
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans#Cityscape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_New_Orleans#Tallest_buildings
https://www.cnu.org/highways-boulevards/campaign-cities/new-orleans
https://www.wwno.org/post/second-battle-new-orleans?nopop=1
https://www.wwno.org/post/monster-claiborne-avenue-and-after-interstate
https://www.cnu.org/what-we-do/build-great-places/claiborne-expressway
https://robertmoffatt115.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/marketing-mies-at-the-td-centre ,
https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/toronto
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0110747F&R=DC-TSPA_0110747F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp-4gdLjd6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVe8YNbHTZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO9J91V_ETE
Due to rapid growth during the 1950s, traffic congestion became a critical issue facing Dallas. In response, city planners and the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission worked to keep traffic moving safely and efficiently; their efforts are documented in this film. The Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission was formed in 1936 and, by the 1950s, included citizens from every Dallas civic organization. Their mission was to improve traffic safety and efficiency for Dallas citizens. Film produced by the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission, property of the Dallas Municipal Archives." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAKXcaLDd4 1955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSy1QkAPSc
Compilation of street photography and music from 1838 to 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3K7NwKE7PI
A growing Kelowna should be able to think big and grow to continue to be the main city between Calgary & Vancouver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Kelowna
https://www.vancouvercentre.com , https://www.vancouvercentre.com/location
https://www.vancouvercentre.com/building/#views
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pi-financial-corporation-vancouver-centre-ii-office-tower
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/753-seymour-street-vancouver-office-tower-construction-2017
https://thewest.com.au/news/perth/big-changes-for-perth-skyline-ng-b88451448z
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=47&status=15
https://www.coxarchitecture.com.au/latest/mia-yellagonga-more-than-just-a-name/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Perth_skyline_from_KS1%2C_November_2017.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_Lougheed
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=31&status=15
https://thecityoflougheed.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lougheed-rendering-2280x1250.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lougheed_Town_Centre_station
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/city-of-lougheed-burnaby-redevelopment-renderings
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-transit-oriented-developments-skytrain-2019
The Cushing+Bridge is a little like a typical narrow 4 lane bridge in backwards Vancouver. However, unlike Vancouver, Calgary built a 2 lane bus-bridge next to the 4 lane Cushing+Bridge. This is how properly dedicated bus lanes can be built next to an existing narrow BC type bridge.
Calgary is the biggest city in Western Canada. Vancouver is a small city in area and has less than a million people. However, Greater Vancouver and the BC Lower_Mainland, almost has more people than Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg combined.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary#Infrastructure
http://albertaroads.homestead.com/Calgary/plans/BowTrail/BowTrailDToverview.jpg
http://albertaroads.homestead.com/Calgary/plans/index.html
A 4 track freight train set of bridges in Calgary is no problem, but in Vancouver and the metropolitan region, most of the freight train bridges still only have a single track. By now the Greater Vancouver region should have double track freight bridges and double track commuter train bridges.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Cushing+Bridge+in+Calgary
Edmonton as a capital city is so much larger than backwater provincial Victoria, BC. In some ways, Edmonton has even exceeded what's allowed in very restrictive Vancouver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_Edmonton
http://albertaroads.homestead.com/edmonton/METS/overview.jpg
http://albertaroads.homestead.com/edmonton/plans/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton#Roads_and_highways
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_Bridge_(Edmonton)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_MacDonald_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quesnell_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Henday_Drive
Fortunately, Seattle was never Vancouverized with narrow bridges, short trains and stumpy buildings.
https://bridgehunter.com/wa/king/85278000000000/
https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/04/16/west-seattle-bridge
https://seattlebusinessmag.com/economy/west-seattle-far-dead
https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/10/21/replace-dont-repair-the-west-seattle-bridge-and-add-rail
https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/11/23/new-west-seattle-and-ballard-link-open-house/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_Canal_Bridge
https://pauldorpat.com/2014/05/17/seattle-now-then-the-ship-canal-bridge/
https://i0.wp.com/pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/v-lk-s-now-on-express-lane-web.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OlnG-GMSpI
rich and poor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUHDAfD0Z-Q
A global city where East and West meet. A city with one of the most recognizable skylines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlSUQFTRfAw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4fwfYVYxR4
With visionary thinkers and innovators as the guides, City of the Future: Singapore dives deep into the latest innovations and technology being created and implemented to blaze a path into the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6r3hZe5Tg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Pennsylvania_Station_aerial_view%2C_1910s.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(1910-1963)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Penn_2163723600_1bb4d3f9c6_o_crop.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Program_(Northeast_Corridor)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moynihan_Train_Hall
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pennsylvania+Station
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/11/28/TransLink-Light-Rail
https://thetyee.ca/News/2009/03/25/LightRail
https://scoutmagazine.ca/2018/03/26/how-to-find-the-old-streetcar-scars-of-east-van
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/about-here-street-cars-1.5442797
https://sfb.nathanpachal.com/2008/06/maps-of-streetcar-and-interurban.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-capacity_rail_system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA#Rapid_transit , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA#Subway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail#Higher_capacity
https://www.railwaygazette.com/knowledge-hub/urban-railway-operators/light-rail-/-tramway
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