Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Tokyo Has Built The World's Best Subway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFpG3yf3Rxk
World’s Busiest Station: Shinjuku Station Tokyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOmskE5uTm4
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Saturday, June 18, 2022
The Iron Bridge and the old Champlain Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironworkers_Memorial_Second_Narrows_Crossing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champlain_Bridge_(Montreal,_1962-2019) Both became classic 6 lane bottlenecks or chokepoints. That's because more than 6 lanes of traffic connected to such bridges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel-De_Champlain_Bridge An 8 lane bridge with 2 REM tracks. While I would like it to have been 10 or 12 lanes with 4 tracks, its still so much better than what backwards Vancouver would allow. 8 lanes plus 2 HOV lanes & 2 bus lanes, because the REM train isn't running 24 hours.
The+Lion+Bridge+and+The+Iron+Bridge are just too inadequate to be modern transportation crossings.
The inept Lion_Bridge should have had bus & train tunnels built next to it decades ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge An 8 lane road tunnel could allow the Lions-Gate-Bridge to become a foot & bike crossing, but that's what a proper big city would do.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVfdglQUAAEiQZV?format=jpg&name=large Vancouver Stumps vs. Towers.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouvers-shrinking-skyline Holding Vancouver back is what you do when you symbolically don't want to acomodate growth. Whit so much scaled back infrastructure, who knows where the money went?
Monday, June 6, 2022
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Friday, May 20, 2022
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Vancouver, BC
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1523561566817316866/photo/1 downtown https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1517236502995947520/photo/1 , https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1511618392544841731/photo/1 , https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1503461510474989568/photo/1 , https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1502545425038921734/photo/1
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1525348528070922240/photo/1 RBC & B3
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1522723091058610176/photo/2 park place & B5
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1518712240249090049/photo/3 sb tower
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1521114197924319234/photo/1 Hb cen
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1520282118990876673/photo/1 conv cent
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https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasseyTunnel?src=hashtag_click
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1522723091058610176/photo/4 BC Place
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1522723091058610176/photo/1 arena
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Friday, May 13, 2022
Urban Data Links, etc...
Some UDL posts might occasionally just have a few links that will eventually become part of a more complete post.
The BC infrastructure is quite lacking when compared to what's in Calgary & Seattle.
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1525349620120899586/photo/1 Views of downtown Vancouver. https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1523561566817316866/photo/1
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1525235043869675520/photo/1 , https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1525235043869675520
https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1525348528070922240/photo/1 The RBC tower that opened in 1973. The building wasn't permitted to have a 40th floor, let alone be a 50 or 60 story office tower. The building only has 39 levels above the ground & the windows only go up to the 36 floor. In contrast, the B of A Tower in Seattle has windows up to the 76th floor.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Friday, May 6, 2022
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Montreal Metro STM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Or_vNc2Z4&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usk9J-tpzTA&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=5
the Montreal Metro, North America's 3rd busiest subway system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfYgsWxqiUg metro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCJPr0UOR3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEiPl-EdHYc REM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXj0_H71ig&list=RDCMUCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ&index=13 REM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFSm9QLHrLw rem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ5Hxor0vAM
SDO for short stations vs. long trains and stations
Although the station platform only allows room for a three-car trainset, when the station was first opened a six-car trainset was used on the line. In this case, only the first three train cars' doors opened at this station (selective door operation). It was not until 22 July 2006 that a dedicated three-car trainset began service on the line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaobitan_metro_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Door_Operation (SDO)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_Metro#Platforms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_unit
SDO is such a great way to add a couple of cars without having to extend the platform until its absolutely necessary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNtT0U-5zME ber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epKxaeCCHE sth
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Selective+Door+Operation
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Taoyuan Airport MRT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Airport_MRT 911
| Car length | End cars: 20.78 m (68 ft 2 in) Intermediate cars: 20.25 m (66 ft 5 in) |
|---|
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Metro_1000_series width 3.03 m (9 ft 11 in)
| Car length | End cars: 20.78 m (68 ft 21⁄8 in) Intermediate cars: 20.25 m (66 ft 51⁄4 in)[2] |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.03 m (9 ft 115⁄16 in)[2] |
| Height | 3.763 m (12 ft 41⁄8 in)[2] |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Metro_2000_series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Metro
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Friday, April 22, 2022
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Friday, April 1, 2022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_census_metropolitan_areas_and_agglomerations_in_Canada#List
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1509259479791161352/OK3fePFT?format=jpg&name=small As of 2022, Vancouver only has 2 residential towers that are just over 60 stories. However, no office tower has ever been permitted to have a 40th floor. That's not the case in Calgary & Seattle, because they aren't under any Vancouver height restrictions. Yet, Vancouver has the highest land costs in Canada.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
NYC and Chi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pphgq49lslI nyc subway on the A line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWpFejRAks the A line express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOHqdPbYYg the 7 line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJzhNPKtR0Q CTA brown line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wXB8htl3Zo Chicago L
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NPCFnF4csA The history of the "L" train lines have always been a fascination of Chicago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd-8pBS9IxA Chicago Streetcar & Elevated Lines - 1952 to 1956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trCkptXQc1E old streetcar tunnels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwm_0eywrVc old Chicago tunnels
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
UBC Train extension route update
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ubc-skytrain-extension-route-update-translink
The UBC-Broadway Corridor to Coquitlam remains as an incomplete train line.
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=UBC-Broadway+Corridor
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
skytower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Tower
https://www.lxcollection.com/property/skytower
http://www.oneyongeskytower.com , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnacle_One_Yonge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane_Skytower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Tower_(Auckland)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree
Monday, March 7, 2022
standard-building-at 510-west-hastings-street
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/standard-building-510-west-hastings-street-vancouver-heritage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver#Timeline_of_tallest_buildings
https://www.livabl.com/2013/07/vancouver-skyline.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver#Tallest_buildings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_British_Columbia#Tallest_buildings
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver
https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=VBC
BC
Friday, March 4, 2022
survey-finds-metro-vancouver-residents-plan-to-buy-homes-despite-belief-region-in-a-housing
Listed by RE/MAX Select Properties on February 17 for $1,698,000, this Vancouver home at 4433 John Street sold on March 1 for $2,200,000.
https://www.straight.com/news/real-estate
bc
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Seattle Center Monorail and LRT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Center_Monorail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvfla87Anfs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_640L-fSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaXjYjoZdok
Seattle opened the Northgate extension of its Link Light Rail system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A3RKtcCoro
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Monday, February 28, 2022
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Thursday, February 17, 2022
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.
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/
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/
BC
Thursday, February 10, 2022
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
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Montreal-is-officially-getting-a-new-pink-line-streetcar-between-2-boroughs
Of course Montreal would be able to bring back some streetcars before slow Vancouver, because Quebec doesn't have a backwater BC mentality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_Montreal
https://transitmap.net/montreal-streetcars-1893
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.
Capital Beltway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Beltway
Why America Is Terribly Designed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K8KEoZwMRY
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Monday, January 31, 2022
Los Angeles Metro Rail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crenshaw_Northern_Extension_Rail_Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation/LAX_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation/96th_Street_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAX_Automated_People_Mover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport#Metro_Rail
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) industrial multi modal transportation hub
A major airport and seaport should be part of a regional truck-lane system. However, its tough enough just to get a regional bus-bridge network built.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Monday, January 17, 2022
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Seattle's Newest Light Rail Extensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijdnRbwgoGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSGotOY-gs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_(Sound_Transit)#/media/File:East_Link_map_with_stations.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_(Sound_Transit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_light_rail#Lines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_(Sound_Transit)#Route
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunnel
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Melbourne Infrastructure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne#Infrastructure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Melbourne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Tunnel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Tunnel#Network_capacity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Development_Plan_Metropolitan_Rail
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
the San-Francisco-Presidio-Parkway
https://mtc.ca.gov/tags/presidio-parkway
https://www.flatironcorp.com/project/presidio-parkway-phase-ii
https://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-22May2015-San-Francisco-Presidio-Parkway-final-preparations.php
https://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/08/26/quartermaster-reach-restoration/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Doyle-Drive-to-Golden-Gate-Bridge-temporary-6258271.php
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Sunday, January 2, 2022
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Friday, December 31, 2021
Monday, December 27, 2021
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
Peace River Bridge twinning up to 4 lanes
https://www.alberta.ca/peace-river-bridge-twinning.aspx
https://www.aecon.com/our-projects/current/peace-river-bridge-twinning
"Enter Flatiron, which is constructing a new bridge structure for westbound traffic to function alongside the existing one, which will now handle eastbound travel. In all the project team is twinning about a mile of roadway to increase vehicle capacity." https://www.flatironcorp.com/project/peace-river-bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River,_Alberta Only has about 7000 people.
https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=alberta/hwy2peaceriverbridge/
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Friday, December 24, 2021
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Monday, December 20, 2021
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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://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