Thursday, February 17, 2022

The Post Complex in Vancouver

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/07/01/central-business-district/

https://www.quadreal.com/the-post-vancouver/

https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2021/03/quadreal-announces-food-hall-culinary-partner-for-the-post-in-downtown-vancouver/

https://www.urbanyvr.com/transformation-of-former-post-office-into-the-post-by-quadreal-well-underway/


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

bridges

 https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/granville-slopes-from-above/

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/false-creek-eastwards-from-above/

Stumps and Towers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Granville, Georgia and other Vancouver streets

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Downtown Vancouver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


BC

Monday, February 7, 2022

NYC Subway...

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

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

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

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

Dallas

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

SF

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

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

LA

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

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

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

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

winter-cycling-guide-tips-pacific-northwest

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

toronto-home-prices-higher-than-vancouver

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

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

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

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

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

Friday, February 4, 2022

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

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

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

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

Capital Beltway

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


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

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Grater Vancouver railways

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

http://bcer.trams.bc.ca/maps.html  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Saturday, November 27, 2021

2021 Nov 27

Just another place holder.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

The BC Quagmire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, November 22, 2021

the Eglinton Crosstown or Line 5

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

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

http://thecrosstown.ca/stations_stops

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

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

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

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

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

broadway subway

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

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

Bike and Pedestrian Bridges

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

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


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

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


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

Edmonton’s Valley Line

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

bike and foot bridges

 

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Denver, Colorado

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

fifteen-fifteen-skyscraper-vancouver

 https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/22/ole-scheeren-fifteen-fifteen-skyscraper-vancouver/

adjaye-associates-stepped proposal-of a supertall-in new-york

 https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/20/adjaye-associates-proposal-supertall-new-york/

Hudson's-Detroit-skyscraper-is the 2nd tallest-building-in Michigan

 https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/07/shop-architects-hudsons-detroit-skyscraper-tallest-building-michigan  https://www.hudsonssitedetroit.com/

https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2021/03/10/hudsons-site-tower-downtown-detroit/6938527002/

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

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

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

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

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

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

new-york-skyscrapers

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

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

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

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