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

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

The Auckland Waterview Tunnel

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/the-western-ring-route/waterview-tunnel ,
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/the-western-ring-route/waterview-tunnel/drone-footage ,

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/alice-the-giant-boring-machine-completes-auckland-excavation-q16285.html ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterview_Tunnel ,

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/news/a17828/new-zealands-giant-drilling-machine-finishes-its-job ,


https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects/waterview-tunnel/waterview-tunnel-lanes-to-use-on-your-journey.pdf

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

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=105&status=15  

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

NZ

http://transportblog.co.nz/

Auckland 
http://transportblog.co.nz/2014/04/07/be-one-of-the-first-to-ride-our-new-electric-trains/ 

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

Historic photos show Stanley Park more than 100 years ago

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/historic-photos-show-stanley-park-more-than-100-years-ago-12623887 

https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/via/images/historic-images/vancouverarchives/stanley-park-100-years-1920s-entrance.jpg;w=960;h=640;bgcolor=000000 A nice wide public walkway. Unfortunately, due to a lack of a proper big city vision, no 4-6 lane wide right of way was ever established through the park. 

https://stanleyparkvan.com/stanley-park-van-road-stanley-park-causeway.html 

The 3 lane wide option was never followed-up with a lower 3 lane tunnel. So, instead of 3 lanes each way, everything is funneled into just 3 lanes.

https://council.vancouver.ca/000203/pe3.htm Thus, no need to have a bridge designed to be strong enough to have at least two 3 lane decks.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Lions%27_Gate_Bridge_1938.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Lion%27s_Gate_Bridge_and_North_Vancouver.jpg/1280px-Lion%27s_Gate_Bridge_and_North_Vancouver.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=thumbnail 

In Vancouver and backwards BC in general, its very difficult to build infrastructure for long-range future capacity.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Stanley_Park_Labeled_Aerial_Map.png 

After several generations, Stanley_Park has remained as a provincial gateway to backwater Vancouver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Park#21st_century 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Highway_99#Vancouver 

While no one was able to stop the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal from being built, too many people still don't want Greater_Vancouver to have a proper big city train and highway link between West_Vancouver and Downtown_Vancouver. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Vancouver_Metropolitan_Area%2C_2018.jpg/3840px-Vancouver_Metropolitan_Area%2C_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=thumbnail 

Fortunately, the BCMV never made it to Sydney, NSW and SF, CA. Thus, their CBD or downtown has good rail and highway links.

However, it was almost like part of the Vancouver MV made it to Auckland, NZ.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Harbour_Bridge#Clip-ons_(1967%E2%80%931969) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Harbour_Bridge#Alternate_proposal A parallel bus, bike and train bridge should have been built decades ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Harbour_Crossing,_Auckland#2023_Waitemat%C4%81_Harbour_Connections_proposals 

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/waitemata-harbour-connections 

https://infrastructurepipeline.org/project/additional-waitemata-harbour-crossing 

https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/05/27/build-this-brilliant-bridge 

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-06-2026/privately-funded-second-auckland-harbour-bridge-unlikely-to-achieve-value-for-money-nzta-report-warns

Auckland NZ introducing the congestion free network

https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2017/04/10/introducing-the-congestion-free-network-2

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

Auckland’s City Rail Link Sets Sustainability Benchmark

 https://www.railway.supply/en/aucklands-city-rail-link-sets-sustainability-benchmark/

https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Rail_Link#Capacity_forecast_forces_platform_enlargements

https://at.govt.nz/projects-initiatives/city-centre-projects-and-initiatives/city-rail-link 

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

Canada Must Offer Alberta More Than Trump Could

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ef8p-kQDRs

It would be quite an irony if Canada went from being a colony of the UK to becoming a US state. It would be much better if Canada could officially become its own republic. 

NZ would rather remain independent of Australia and not have to become an Australia state. Australia might eventually want to become its own republic, thus becoming fully independent of the UK. The same could eventually happen for NZ. Canada should never be too quick to give up and merely transfer from being under the authority of the UK to becoming absorbed by the US. 

Canada, Australia & NZ should each all consider becoming their own republics. Alliances with the UK and the US can easily remain intact.

Waterview officially opened in NZ

https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2017/06/19/waterview-officially-opened/ 

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

The Auckland Harbour Crossings

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/waitemata-harbour-connections 

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

https://infrastructurepipeline.org/project/additional-waitemata-harbour-crossing 

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

 https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/02/23/aucklands-next-harbour-crossing-a-costly-failure-that-needs-fixing/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/auckland/comments/1quek4i/second_waitemat%C4%81_harbour_crossing_auckland_mayor/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/auckland/comments/1smxwo7/i_really_like_this  

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

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

Trains, etc.

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Line_(TransLink),
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/08/first-columns-built-for-skytrain-evergreen-line

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/03/translinks-evergreen-line-skytrain-set-for-july-29-2016-completion-date

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/tag/bombardier-innovia-metro

https://www.facebook.com/AkTransportblog

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverLine,
http://transportblog.co.nz/2013/07/11/guest-post-trying-out-south-koreas-new-light-metro-line,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundang_Line

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

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

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

https://www.google.ca/search?q=embarcadero+bart+station&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WOVfUpHcBabR2QWxqYDwDw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=699&dpr=1

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

Aus-NZ

http://www.urbanrail.net/au/oceania.htm  

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

NZ

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

NZ

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

Auckland, NZ

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/bulging-at-the-seams-auckland-a-super-city-struggling-with-its-own-success ,


https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=584&status=15  

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

New Zealand's First Metro Train

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKfTpPA3s5s 9 car trains planned for future capacity. This is possible, because NZ is so far away from the backwards BC mentality.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Rail_Link#Capacity_forecast_forces_platform_enlargements 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland#Transport 

https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/04/15/for-the-avoidance-of-diesel-and-doubt/ 

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Getting MASSIVE Upgrades

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQw18DQ4TlY MA$$IVE Upgrades? Compared to what, other provincial backwaters? 

SkyTrain Front Window View - Canada Line to YVR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxTEBfxYH0g This is very sad & pathetic that the stations weren't designed to be long enough to accommodate a 5 car train. The stations can only accommodate a 2.5 car joke of a train. The real sad joke is that the line is still only running 2 car trains on what is supposed to be a major urban area on the Pacific Rim.

Unfortunately, even if Vancouver-Surrey & Abbottsford, Victoria & Nanaimo, Prince Rupert & Kitimat were all upgraded to proper big urban areas on par with Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane, or even Seattle & Calgary, BC just isn't as warm as Australia, or even NZ for half of of the year. Edmonton & Calgary, Seattle & Portland are able to have wider bridges & roads, and even longer trains than Vancouver to Richmond & Vancouver to Surrey-Langley. 

Fortunately, the Pacific Rim part of Australia hasn't been trapped in a provincial backwater mentality like the Pacific Rim part of Canada. For too long there has been a keep BC small and backwards mindset. AKA, the BC Mind Virus (BCMV).

Running short & frequent trains could be seen as a cost saving measure initially, but unless there is a genuine to have proper long big city type trains, the BCMV still wins out. The fanatical approach to keep most of the bridges in BC so narrow has made it very difficult to have a proper regional express bus network, let alone BRT. 

The 3 main seaport regions of BC, Greater Vancouver, Victoria-Nanaimo-Kitimat should become proper big city ports on the Pacific Rim. BC is 23 times the size of Switzerland, yet it doesn't even have the population of 1 CH. Canada in turn, has less than half of 1% of the worlds population. 

Some Canadians want to move to the U.S. after federal election results

 https://dailyhive.com/canada/federal-election-results-canadians-move-us

https://www.postalley.org/2025/04/29/thanks-trump-in-epic-comeback-liberals-reelected-in-canada/

If you move to the US, UK, France, Australia or NZ, you get to have the color blue on the national flag. 

https://dailyhive.com/canada/canada-recession-2025-wells-fargo

Eastern Busway, Auckland

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Transport_Corridor#Alternative_proposals 

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

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

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

New Zealand

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand#Economy 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand#Infrastructure

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

While the North_Island is more populated, the South_Island is the largest one. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_New_Zealand#Listed_by_size 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island_nationalism#21st_century 

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

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

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