Real estate remains a key driver of Dubai Investments’ profits

 https://gulfnews.com/business/real-estate-remains-a-key-driver-of-dubai-investments-profits-1.500133697

https://gulfnews.com/business/property/dubai-luxury-homes-super-rich-saudis-indians-lead-in-buying-multi-million-dollar-properties-1.500134619

https://www.dubai.ae/web/dubai.ae/city-of-future

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/crime/gulf-first-commercial-brokers-scam-investors-dubai

A ‘Bus priority system’ at traffic signals reduces delays in Dubai, but not in Vancouver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai Unlike Vancouver, when there are extra lanes, it's so much easier to have proper bus lanes & even HOV lanes. It's just a matter of efficiently using that wider road-space. The backwards Vancouver & backwater BC approach is to try to funnel everything into 2 lanes each way whenever possible. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Dubai Whether its a hot climate or a cold climate, people aren't going to be walking or biking around in 40 to 45C or in -30 to -40C weather.

 https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/transport/dubai-bus-priority-system-traffic-signals-cuts-delays?utm_medium=recommended-inarticle-dt&utm_source=art-rcmd-api

https://www.dubai.ae/web/dubai.ae/city-of-future

Unless backwards Vancouver & backwater BC build a proper system of bus & HOV bridges & have longer SkyTrain station, it all remains a sad joke. The Iron Bridge replacement, if it ever happens, must not only have 3 general lanes each way, but an extra 2 lanes each way for Rapid Bus Transit & HOV. A 10 lane bridge with a provision for a lower deck, is what a proper big city would do, but Vancouver only wants to be a toy city or a movie set full of fake props.

BC Stumps

 There are a lot of stumpy towers around the world that would actually be among the tallest buildings in Vancouver, BC. The Scotia_Tower was never the tallest in Vancouver, but it's been a prominent building on the skyline since 1977. https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=65 34F 138m/452' https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=107855260&offset=50 The windows only go up to 34, then there are 2 windowless floors above that. In contrast, the Scotia_Plaza is double the height & twice the width. That's because such tall buildings in Toronto don't have to be watered down to Vancouver standards.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Vancouver_Skyline_and_Mountains.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Concord_Pacific_Master_Plan_Area.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Vancouverdowntown2019.jpg 

Seattle, WA https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6965 38F 141m/462" , https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=27&searchname=timeline

Calgary, Alberta https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=370 39F 147m/481' https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=107855241&offset=25

Perth, WA https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1593 33F 140m/459' , https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=168&searchname=timeline

Dubai https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/16/story-of-cities-43-dubai-world-trade-centre-turned-sand-gold-uae , https://www.dubaidesertsafaris.com/dubai-world-trade-center , https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3245 , https://gulfnews.com/business/dubai-world-trade-centre-marks-40th-anniversary-1.62395318 , https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=23&searchname=timeline It would be stupid & pointless if the towers of Dubai had to be watered down to Vancouver standards.

Bank Bumi Daya Plaza https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=14799 32 floors , https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/jakarta/bank-bumi-daya-plaza/15474 143 m/469 ft , https://www.bumidayaplaza.co.id , https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=750&searchname=timeline

Dubai Metro

Dubai Metro celebrates 5th anniversary. The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority look back at the successful launch of the Dubai Metro, celebrate five years of first-class service and share a glimpse into the future of the Dubai Metro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rWGhyLaiX4

The Metropolis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century , 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337109.Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century , 

https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/books/unreal-futures-jules-vernes-paris-in-the-twentieth-century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film)

Metropolis Now https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/magazine/08wwln-lede-t.html

https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Views-York-1896-1915-Brooklyn/dp/0405087101

https://www.commoncrowbooks.com/pages/books/H22537/moses-king/kings-views-of-new-york-1905

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/the-cover-of-the-1922-book-kings-views-of-new-york-city-by-moses-king-from-a-new-york-times-article-on-visions-of--64528207131848567

https://www.baumanrarebooks.com/rare-books/king-moses/king-s-views-of-new-york/62305.aspx

http://mt.wiglaf.org/aaronm/2011/02/welcome-to-the-world-of-tomorrow.html

Not always in alphabetical order.
apple-computer-inc., south-philadelphia-sports-complex, the-royal-liver-building-1911, subterranean-buildings-and-things


What spoiled the party in Dubai?
Friday, 27 November 2009
By Ben Thompson BBC Middle East business reporter, Dubai
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8382935.stm
Dubai announces debt payment delay

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/business/2009/11/091126_dubai_default.shtml,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8380105.stm,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai#Economy,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Metro


http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=UTL

14-crazy-things-you-didnt-know-about-dubai

http://www.destinationtips.com/destinations/14-crazy-things-you-didnt-know-about-dubai/?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=14+Photos+that+Prove+Dubai+is+the+Craziest+Place+o+-+48899797&utm_campaign=OUT+DST+14826+14-crazy-things-you-didnt-know-about-dubai&utm_term=59

worlds-tallest-twin-towers in-dubai

http://jf-databits.blogspot.ca/2015/11/dubai-worlds-tallest-twin-towers-dubai.html::

dubai-plans to build the worlds-tallest-twin-towers

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/29/dubai-worlds-tallest-twin-towers-dubai-creek-harbour/

quebec-citys-future-flagship-building-is-a-65-storey-skyscraper-that-critics-say-is-more-suited-to-dubai

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/quebec-citys-future-flagship-building-is-a-65-storey-skyscraper-that-critics-say-is-more-suited-to-dubai

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Le+Phare+de+Quebec+Qu%C3%A9bec&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=QLN5VtrhHsfsjwO80KyIBw

http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/rich-countries/the-reasons-behind-how-dubai-became-so-rich/

http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/rich-countries/the-reasons-behind-how-dubai-became-so-rich/

the-address-residence-sky-view-tower, Dubai

 https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-address-residence-sky-view-tower-1/15137

264.2 m / 867 ft 60 floors

https://www.timeoutdubai.com/staycations/staycations-news/428118-address-sky-view-now-open-in-downtown-dubai

Modern Dubai

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai#Modern_Dubai

Dubai

http://curbed.com/tags/dubai

Prince of Dubai's Vancouver penthouse listing expires without buyer

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-penthouse-prince-dubai-1011-w-cordova

The Dark Sides of Dubai

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvpsnGtV8E 

2 Years in Dubai | Brutally Honest Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tbNJcvGjOY

the-relentless-expansion-of Dubai

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travelsupplement/article-5539219/Alexander-Armstrong-blown-away-relentless-expansion-Dubai.html

The Dark and Disturbing Downfall of Dubai

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKnfFL20d70  

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

Dubai vs Vancouver

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/02/10/Stop-Dubai-zation-of-Vancouver


https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014/07/14/Vancouver-Stop-Zoning

Amazing Mega Projects Of Dubai

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3z0vYUWBOo

Dubai CityTour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuEv8-dKm08

canada-pavilion-expo-2020-dubai

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-pavilion-expo-2020-dubai


https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-cities-and-towns-in-Canada-2038873


https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Columbia BC


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

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

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