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Sunday, August 16, 2026

'Country hicks' were offered life-changing $26million for their farmland... now they're being hailed as heroes after telling buyer to 'kick rocks and don't come back' after change of heart

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16056377/kentucky-farmers-fight-against-26million-data-center.html

For some, a nice rural lifestyle is priceless.

Indonesian powerful earthquake

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/rescue-teams-search-for-survivors-in-indonesia-after-powerful-earthquake

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v00w5ylw9o

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/indonesias-magnitude-7-7-quake-kills-at-least-51-displaces-thousands

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Indonesia#Under_construction

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast vs Canadas Stunted West Coast

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1lj6u5w/sydney_vs_melbourne_vs_gold_coast/

Unlike Canada, Australia has quite a towering presence on its Pacific Rim side. In many ways Vancouver is still stuck in a self-imposed provincial backwater trap. No office tower within the city of Vancouver has ever been permitted to have a 40 th floor. Unlike Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast have residential towers above 70 floors.

Mild winter Victoria, BC hasn't even been allowed to be as big as Halifax, NS. Halifax in turn, is so small when compared to Boston and Montreal. As a provincial backwater capital, Victoria is still smaller than Q. City, Winnipeg and Edmonton.

In the US, millions of people have moved to cities with mild winters. This has been going on for several generations. Thus, the urban infrastructure has tried to keep up. In Canada the opposite seems to be happening. Vancouver has been very reluctant to exist on a grand urban scale. Victoria has been reluctant to catch up to some other Canadian provincial capitals.

The Lions_Gate_Bridge (LGB) and the Johnson_Street_Bridge (JSB) are both 3 lane wonders. If it were possible, some people would like both bridges to only have 1 lane each way. Decades ago, there should have already been a parallel BRT and LRT tunnel next to the LGB. There didn't seem to be any interest in having a 2 lane bus-bridge next to the JSB.

The YVR-Canada_Line between Vancouver and Richmond should have opened with 5 car trains. Unfortunately, the 50 m station clearance can only accommodate a 2.5 car joke of a train. In contrast, the Skyline_(Honolulu) and REM train in Montreal can already run 4 car trains. The inadequate Canada_Line has still been running 2 car trains since 2009. It very difficult in backwards BC to properly plan and build big city infrastructure. Several cities around the world are able to do more, simply because they aren't affected by anything like the BC Mind Virus. (BCMV)

Ideally for some, Vancouver was always supposed to have shorter trains, shorter buildings and narrower bridges than the GTA, Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton. Think small and build on a small scale to symbolize a reluctance to build proper big city infrastructure.

Ideally, Victoria is always supposed to be on a smaller scale than Halifax, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Its like there is a real desire to keep it just as a provincial backwater capital.

Canada has less than half of 1% of the worlds population, despite its size.

Sydney's skyscrapers

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1lv53nw/sydneys_skyscraper_density/

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1loovc7/2025_sydney_skyline_australia_sydney_is_the/

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F2025-sydney-skyline-australia-sydney-is-the-leading-city-in-v0-su88n7kiy5af1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D8eaa275ff4d0a89ef584305c5a43d04186c1f9a6

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1rjjgtp/people_often_say_melbournes_skyline_is_better/

The Skyscrapers of SF

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1vq3tuj/clouds_and_skyscrapers_sf/

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1ui4pqc/san_francisco_a_west_coast_gem_with_a_great_mix/

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1s5kh45/san_francisco_the_best_skyline_on_the_west_coast/

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fsan-francisco-the-best-skyline-on-the-west-coast-v0-xzqw3y5fborg1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D7351063106fd3663ae3c8628822389597ed5f32c

Sydney, NSW might finally allow some buildings to be taller than what's in SF and LA.

Melbourne's skyline

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1oxhjsb/why_does_melbournes_skyline_looks_so_much_more/

Melbourne was very wise to not get rid of its trams. Just like SF, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and New Orleans kept some of their streetcar lines.

Of course backwards Vancouver and Victoria, BC were too quick to get rid of their streetcars and will likely be among the last cities to ever bring them back. Seattle and Portland were able to, because the BC Mind Virus (BCMV) has no effect on them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1e14xw6/long_dead_streetcars_still_shape_la_to_this_day/

432 Park Avenue Tower, NYC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/432_Park_Avenue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/432_Park_Avenue#Form_and_facade

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/432_Park_Avenue_from_Top_of_the_Rock.jpg/960px-432_Park_Avenue_from_Top_of_the_Rock.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=thumbnail

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1odd3gu/is_432_park_in_risk_of_a_possible_collapse

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=432+Park+Avenue+Tower

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Dubai's $12 Billion Man-Made Island Is Sinking Back Into the Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2bFQ3U8g6o

If a series of truck size boulders were stacked up like giant Lego blocks, that would be a good start. However, unless there is a prefabricated concrete perimeter wall to hold it all in place, it won't last.

Does Los Angeles have a dead downtown?

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-13/los-angeles-has-one-of-deadest-downtowns-in-world-according-to-new-survey

Well, downtown LA hasn't had several decades of high-rise living like in Manhattan, downtown Chicago, SF and Toronto...

https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1u7widz/la_has_one_of_the_deadest_downtowns_in_the_world/

Vancouver has lots of residential towers, but only one that's at least 200 m.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-has-one-of-deadest-downtowns-in-world/

https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/176b9f3/what_are_your_opinions_about_downtown_los_angeles/

https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/17gisbe/where_was_this_skyline_of_downtown_los_angeles/ Everything is kept so small in provincial Vancouver, even the mountains just north of Vancouver are shorter than the ones in LA.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXg8KC7vcnI The mountains like the buildings in downtown LA, are far away from the thwarting restrictions that are so common in provincial Vancouver. In backwater Vancouver, you are so conditioned to think small and behold such small urban infrastructure. There are several generations of various overlapping imposed restrictions, that its almost difficult to behold the BIG cities around the world.

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/koqvvw/view_of_downtown_los_angeles_from_the_palos Just like the buildings and roads, the mountains north of Vancouver seem so small compared to the San_Gabriel_Mountains.

https://www.treehugger.com/special-places-in-the-san-gabriel-mountains-that-are-4868095

As big as the Greater LA area is, its still surrounded by mountains, wilderness, desert and ocean.

https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/downtown-los-angeles-skyline-snow-capped-mountains.html

The North_Shore_Mountains of Greater_Vancouver in Canada.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Vancouver_Skyline_and_Mountains.jpg In the middle of this picture is the Scotia Bank Tower, which is just slightly shorter than the L.A._City_Hall. Now look at how small the LA City Hall is when compared to the biggest buildings in SoCal.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/LA_San_Gabriel_Mountains.jpg/960px-LA_San_Gabriel_Mountains.jpg For the longest time, no building in Vancouver was allowed to be as tall as the Los_Angeles_City_Hall.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Los_Angeles_with_Mount_Baldy.jpg/960px-Los_Angeles_with_Mount_Baldy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=thumbnail

It would take until almost the mid 1970s for extremely restrictive Vancouver to permit a building to be taller than the LA City Hall. While the the LA City Hall has become like a stump, it would still be a prominent building if it was in provincial Vancouver.

https://www.facebook.com/emanuelsimonian/posts/those-of-you-who-are-not-from-southern-california-or-are-unfamiliar-with-it-have/10233451000642533 Despite Canada being the worlds 2nd largest country in overall area, its so amazing to see the scale of things in the world at large.

https://www.facebook.com/LAinaMinute/videos/do-you-know-that-la-is-the-only-major-us-city-with-a-mountain-range-running-thro/862918836117580 Unlike California and Switzerland, the BC part of Canada uses mountains as an excuse to keep the scale of things small and inefficient.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotia_Tower 137.8 m or 452 feet. https://skyscraperpage.com/b65/vancouver/the-scotia-tower

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Scotia_Tower_Vancouver_2015.jpg/500px-Scotia_Tower_Vancouver_2015.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_City_Hall , https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=117429879&offset=25 138.4 m or 454 feet.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Los_Angeles_City_Hall

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=Los+Angeles

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver

Friday, August 14, 2026

Dubai Can't Fix the Burj Khalifa problems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzV1PyMKObA

It Would Take Hours to Escape the Burj Khalifa — Here's Why That's a Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgc6pp-Xsnw

Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Largest Airports In The World

https://www.cntraveller.com/article/the-largest-airports-in-the-world

https://www.worldatlas.com/transportation/the-largest-airports-in-the-world-by-size.html

https://www.skyart.com/blog/airports/the-worlds-largest-airports-2025-guide?srsltid=AfmBOoo3xU1Knkc33BEaHgelp_TGNR9AuCFrDAFMxhrnYmvaIpcNtnv3

https://www.skyart.com/blog/airports/the-worlds-largest-airports-2025-guide?srsltid=AfmBOoo8jxvIy1kBXYft2SF6jYH5hH9AXW5y7Qc3cZVrDSx7UNaSUC3P

https://www.oag.com/busiest-airports-world

https://wise.com/ca/blog/top-10-largest-airports-in-the-world

https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/1clok8l/15_biggest_airports_in_the_world_ranked_by_size/

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

AI’s Newest Buildings Are Already Obsolete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JOmHYyQoO4 Stewart Hicks/videos

Its utterly foolish to design most large buildings for just one type of use.

O’Hare airport one of the largest indoor structures on the continent, and it’s still growing. By the end of its current expansion, the place will hold nearly *9* million square feet of connected interior space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Krc5JUsu0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Hare_International_Airport 4 of its 8 runways can accommodate the largest class of planes.

If not initially by design, major airports must be adaptable by overall expansion intent.

John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport , Los_Angeles_International_Airport and San_Francisco_International_Airport all have 4 main runways to handle the biggest planes.

The San_Diego_International_Airport only has enough room for just one runway.

Sometimes an airport might be smaller in area, but still handles more traffic than some larger ones.

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

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=airports

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

NYC's 5 Broken Skyscrapers

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

Sometimes a skinny or narrow tall building might make sense, but a big, WIDE and tall tower is better than a pencil or twig like tower.

Pushing the limit of Skyscraper Design https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mia3AZZRt6I

Why A Mile-High Skyscraper Is Almost Impossible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DaEmvKWsEA

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=432+Park+Avenue+Tower

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=NYC

Steak in the Matrix movie

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Steak+in+the+Matrix+movie

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Olympic Peninsula in Washington state

The Olympic_Peninsula is like a provincial backwater in Washington_(state).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Peninsula#Cities_and_towns_in_the_Olympic_Peninsula

Most people don't want to live in a provincial backwater, because of limited employment options. Many services provided in big cities and towns just aren't there in the sticks.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic/wilderness

However, small town life, or living in the wilderness is just right for people who want to get away from all the urban B$.

https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-wilderness.htm

The Olympic Peninsula is a heavily protected wilderness. Aside from some small towns, there is no reason to ever have a big city there.

https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/wilderness-trip-planner.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Washington_(state)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Washington Most of the population is concentrated in the Seattle_metropolitan_area, or the Puget_Sound_region. Then, the Portland and Vancouver, WA area.

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

Perhaps Spokane,_Washington might become as big as S.L. City, or even Denver, some day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane,_Washington#Infrastructure

Vancouver Island, Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_KsRnUT1hc

Vancouver_Island could have remained as its own provincial backwater, but merged with the BC mainland. Tasmania remained as its own state, but its like a provincial backwater, in some ways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island#Geography

https://www.comparea.org/AU_TS+CA_BC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island#Demographics

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

https://thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/vancouver-island-rail-history-how-did-we-get-here

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Vancouver_Island#Union_of_Vancouver_Island_and_British_Columbia

Monday, August 10, 2026

Tasmania, Australia

While Tasmania is a full fledge Australian state, it seems more like a provincial backwater, in some ways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania#Geography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania#Demography

Could there ever be a big city in Tasmania on the scale of Melbourne, Singapore, or Cape_Town? Hobart is nowhere near the scale of Auckland. First, Hobart would have to get to a similar scale to that of Christchurch or Wellington. However, most residents might never want Hobart to rival Adelaide and especially Perth. Perhaps Hobart might rival Newcastle, some day.

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

https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/experiences/stories/heritage-railways/

https://tasrail.com.au , https://railtasmania.com/lines/

https://www.comparea.org/AU_TS+CA_BC

https://tasmanian.com.au/live/tasmanian-regions/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Tasmania#Federation

Despite being a state, Tasmania is still more like a provincial backwater.

https://littleduckie.com.au/tasmania-love-hate-home-state/

https://www.reddit.com/r/tasmania/comments/1286pye/what_differences_have_you_noticed_between/

Switzerland

Switzerland has over 9 million people, with plenty of mountain wilderness remaining.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland#Urbanisation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Switzerland#List_of_towns_and_cities

https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/a-nation-of-railway-enthusiasts-a-history-of-the-swiss-railways

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Switzerland#Z%C3%BCrich_S-Bahn

https://company.sbb.ch/en/company/about-us/history.html

Saturday, August 8, 2026

40 Million People In Danger. The Colorado River crisis is more complicated than people realize.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvk86NseiY4

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Real estate insiders reveal the real cost of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax — and what it’s really doing to NYC

https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/real-estate/real-estate-insiders-reveal-cost-of-mamdanis-pied-a-terre-tax/

Monday, July 27, 2026

Friday, July 24, 2026

tallest buildings

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/buildings

Friday, July 17, 2026

How a Historic Church Turned Its Land into Housing and Community Space with The Butterfly Tower

https://urbanland.uli.org/design-planning/how-a-historic-church-turned-its-land-into-housing-and-community-space

https://reveryarchitecture.com/projects/butterfly/

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/photos-heres-what-it-looks-like-inside-vancouvers-butterfly-building-11948271

https://www.canadianarchitect.com/the-butterfly-takes-flight-the-butterfly-vancouver-bc/

https://www.urbanyvr.com/butterfly-westbank-first-baptist/

https://thebutterflyvancouver.ca/gallery

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Butterfly+Tower

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Haeundae LCT The Sharp

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

Marine City, Busan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_City,_Busan

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Haeundae+Marine+City/@35.1558949,129.1474756,663m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x356893625098d881:0x4e808349dee0c140!8m2!3d35.1572358!4d129.1482688!16s%2Fg%2F11fl08htxy!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Busan,+South+Korea/@35.1834099,128.8375264,49171m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x3568eb6de823cd35:0x35d8cb74247108a7!2sBusan,+South+Korea!3b1!8m2!3d35.1731121!4d129.0714122!16zL20vMGh2N2w!3m5!1s0x3568eb6de823cd35:0x35d8cb74247108a7!8m2!3d35.1731121!4d129.0714122!16zL20vMGh2N2w!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Calgary

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/calgary-things-to-do-july-10-12

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Meta's new $13B AI data centre draws ire of some Albertans

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/meta-ai-data-centre-alberta-reaction

Monday, July 6, 2026

For the second year in a row, Calgary takes the number one spot.

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/calgary-best-place-to-live-2026

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/best-cities-in-canada-2026

Friday, July 3, 2026

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champs-%C3%89lys%C3%A9es

https://frenchmoments.eu/avenue-des-champs-elysees-paris/

https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-champs-elysees-a708

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Marx-Allee

https://www.walkingtoursinberlin.com/blog/the-wide-streets-of-berlin-an-urbanistic-tale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurf%C3%BCrstendamm

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

https://reginajeffers.blog/2023/06/09/portland-place-londons-widest-street-and-the-adam-brothers-legacy/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Foch Now, only 4 lanes wide.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-broadway-main-quebec-street-full-reopening-broadway-subway W. Broadway is reduced to 4 lanes.

Who are the partners behind a proposed new West Coast oil pipeline?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/who-are-the-partners-behind-a-proposed-new-west-coast-oil-pipeline/

Major hurdles still ahead for Alberta pipeline project: experts

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/major-hurdles-still-ahead-for-alberta-pipeline-project-experts/

West Coast pipeline opponents gearing up to protest project

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/growing-backlash-west-coast-pipeline-opponents-gearing-up-to-protest-project/

Black bear tranquilized after wandering into East Vancouver

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bear-cub-spotted-roaming-east-vancouver-police-say/

Its certainly summer in M and T, but only spring like in Van and Vic

https://weather.gc.ca/data/wxoimages/wocanmap0_e.jpg Vic and Van 20C, Tor 29 & Mon 27C

https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html

Platform screen doors

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

A person might be drunk or naturally disoriented and clumsy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_screen_doors#Types

They might collapse or intentionally want to jump onto the tracks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_screen_doors#Variable-type_platform_screen_doors

Some day such a safety barrier will become standard all over the world.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1umw7oe/everyone_getting_kicked_off_the_train_at/

The Vancouver Mind Virus (VMV) and occasionally remaining aspects of NFC

Despite Expo86, the 2010 Winter Olympics and the World Cup, the VMV still occasionally flares up in various shapes and forms. Vancouver can never quite totally get rid of its No Fun City aspect.

https://commons.bcit.ca/evolution1079/2025/09/10/why-is-vancouver-called-no-fun-city NFC

https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/graduateresearch/42591/items/1.0417464 NFC

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/12cs3lx/why_vancouver_is_called_a_nofun_city NFC

https://quillette.com/2024/11/11/why-mind-viruses-are-real VMV

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=NFC

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Crappy cold and damp weather in Vancouver, BC

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/july-weather/53286 July 2nd only got to 16C or 61F. A totally cold and crappy rainy fall day in summer.

https://604now.com/vancouver-british-columbia-july-forecast-2026

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Why Vancouver Doesn’t Have A Canada Day Firework Celebration In 2026

https://604now.com/vancouver-canada-day-2026-fireworks-celebration-cancelled/

NFC is part of the VMV.

Monday, June 29, 2026

Seattle and leftwashington.org

https://leftwashington.org , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9R3w3GHnyM

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1t4gy58/nearly_1in4_washington_employers_considering/

https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/economy/article_2a3d52fc-dbef-4f2e-98c1-c3ae4b8624f0.html

While Vancouver has had several decades of having provincial backwater tendencies, Seattle and Calgary chose to become proper big cities, several decades ago.

While Seattle's economy might be scaling down, nothing like the VMV will be shortening the Seattle trains and stations, narrowing the bridges and cutting the buildings in half.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Seattle

Saturday, June 27, 2026

‘Mission Samudra’ to NH-66, top projects transforming connectivity

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/videos/keralam-infra-boom-mission-samudra-to-nh-66-top-projects-transforming-connectivity/videoshow/132014216.cms

Thursday, June 25, 2026

The L Train (CTA)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority#Chicago_L

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7000-series_(CTA)

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=CTA

Réseau express métropolitain (REM-Montreal)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_express_m%C3%A9tropolitain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_express_m%C3%A9tropolitain#Rolling_stock

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=REM

Skyline Train (Honolulu)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu)#Rolling_stock "The line uses 256 ft (78 m) four-car train sets, each with the capacity to carry nearly 800 passengers..."

https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/skyline-opens-in-honolulu/

The Copenhagen Metro

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Metro#Trains "The trains are 39 m (127 ft 11+3⁄8 in) long, 2.65 m (8 ft 8+3⁄8 in) wide, and weigh 52 t (51 long tons; 57 short tons). Each train consists of three articulated cars with a total of six automated, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) wide doors, holding up to 96 seated and 204 standing passengers (300 in total)."

SkyTrain (Vancouver)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Rolling_stock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Alstom_Mark_V

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Canada_Line_fleet

Monday, June 22, 2026

Car and Truck Bottlenecks

https://truckingresearch.org/2026/02/top-100-truck-bottlenecks-2026/

https://landline.media/bottleneck-hell-study-examines-costly-traffic-issue/

https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/atri-releases-2025-top-100-truck-bottlenecks-list

https://www.anwebber.com/news/top-100-truck-bottlenecks-of-2025

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/news/highway-users-rank-americas-worst-50-traffic-bottlenecks

egypt_parade_en_route_to_bc_place

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1uc54el/egypt_parade_en_route_to_bc_place/

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Seattle's Socialist Mayor BEGS Amazon To Stay After 30,000 Job Cuts - Bezos Was RIGHT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltfldJ18Bmw

NYC Penn Station’s redevelopment one step closer

https://nypost.com/2026/06/21/real-estate/final-design-for-nyc-penn-stations-redevelopment-one-step-closer-including-how-much-it-could-cost/

Sunset Strip in Los Angeles

https://nypost.com/2026/06/21/us-news/los-angeles-sunset-strip-is-now-on-struggle-street-the-post-walked-it-for-a-week-heres-what-we-found/

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Woods Memorial Bridge in Boston

https://www.dwwhiteconstruction.com/featured-projects/woods-memorial-bridge/

https://www.ohla-usa.com/projects/woods-memorial-bridge-replacement

https://www.stantec.com/en/projects/united-states-projects/w/woods-memorial-bridge-replacement

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boston,+MA,+USA/@42.4035594,-71.0723487,294m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3652d0d3d311b:0x787cbf240162e8a0!8m2!3d42.3555076!4d-71.0565364!16zL20vMDFjeF8!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Massey Tunnel costs under fire as Delta pushes for independent review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E56p74Ma018

Richmond and Delta, Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia#Transportation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta,_British_Columbia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta,_British_Columbia#Transportation

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Massey Tunnel replacement project riddled with problems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlEk4Wbzz4

Province of BC fires Massey Tunnel builder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A69cEG_mDWg

Province terminates deal with contractor on George Massey Tunnel replacement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scvTOSOH7W0

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1mdqbjr/its_8pm_still_like_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1ssvqkx/vancouver_ranked_4th_worst_congestion_in_north/

Highway 99 and Interstate 5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Highway_99 Of course the BC part of the 99 has to be difficult, congested and constipated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99#Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Route_99E

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99_in_California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Vancouver’s $6B SkyTrain to Langley is Changing Everything

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

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Blue Line officially continuing 8 car trains on the weekend

https://www.reddit.com/r/cta/comments/1u0pn0g/blue_line_officially_continuing_8_car_trains_on/

Any major city should be able to run 8-10 car trains. The Montreal metro can run 9 car trains. BART in the SF BA was designed to run 10 car trains when needed.

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=CTA

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Four-car trains return on select CTA train lines on summer weekends

https://www.transitchicago.com/travel-information/alert-detail/?AlertId=115377

A 4 car train for any big city is almost a joke. Short trains can full up too quickly. However, a late-night train or an overnight train might be adequate with only 4 cars in a big city.

A 5 car train is better than a 4, but not quite as good as a 6 car train.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Canada_Line

What should be called, the YVR-Canada_Line wasn't designed to have 5 car trains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line#Stations The absurd 50 m stations were only designed to eventually accommodate 2.5 car trains. Since 2009, only 2 car trains have be used.

Unlike backwards Vancouver, most major cities have better transportation planning and are on a much larger scale. The Montreal_Metro was built with 500 foot long stations, right from the start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro#Rolling_stock A 9 car train takes up the full 152.5 m platform.

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=CTA

Monday, June 1, 2026

The Immense Scale of Tokyo’s Disaster Mega-plan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMk3ihRzPRg

Saturday, May 30, 2026

pyramids

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1tsba45/i_live_near_the_pyramids_and_i_can_see_them_like

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Pyramids+and+Towers

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Global temperatures to reach near-record highs in next five years

https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1tq5bb6/global_temperatures_to_reach_nearrecord_highs_in/

https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1tq4hh8/it_hit_482c_118f_in_my_state_in_india_today_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1tq13u0/kew_gardens_just_hit_351c_smashing_its_previous/

Monday, May 25, 2026

Why Australia Has No MAJOR City In The North

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tyw4rur2iY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnB_8Zm9lPk

Why France’s Mediterranean Paradise Is Mostly Empty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoMoO4MgjU4

Why Italy Can't Build A Bridge To Sicily

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I1BUm547WM

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Canada Line station platforms being extended for interchange hub with Broadway Subway

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-broadway-city-hall-station-platform-extension-millennium-line-interchange

Unfortunately, Vancouver chose to have the shortest stions in Canada. Shorter than the Montreal metro, TTC subway, Edmonton LRT, Calgary CTrain and the Ottawa OTrain. Now, its difficult and more costly to have proper big-city, long station platforms. The CLine only has 40-50 m stations, while the Montreal Metro has 152.5 m stations. A 500 foot long platform is what one would expect for a proper big-city station.

New-Penn-station-design-won't-move-Madison-Square-Garden

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/05/137618-new-penn-station-design-wont-move-madison-square-garden

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/mta-penn-station-project-msg-xc4y5s9p

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/16392349/madison-square-garden-trump-arena-move-new-york/

https://www.archdaily.com/407334/madison-square-garden-limited-to-10-year-permit

https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/01/twin-supertalls-revealed-as-part-of-garden-city-possible-relocation-of-madison-square-garden-in-midtown-manhattan.html

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Mansion type home was built on top of a 400-foot building

https://www.businessinsider.com/sky-mansion-33-story-luxury-apartment-complex-mallya-india-2024-3

https://www.domain.com.au/news/vijay-mallyas-mansion-on-top-of-a-skyscraper-in-india-will-probably-never-be-lived-in/

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1rlh43c/indian_billionares_mansion_atop_a_skyscraper_in/

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

https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/inside-31m-mansion-abandoned-on-skyscraper-after-owner-flees/news-story/3329b6956d3a7248aa08655160072108

The Story of A 235-Year-Old Farmhouse in the Middle of Manhattan

https://go.vwvortex.com/en/story-old-manhattan-middle-px5

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

British Columbia May Have Triggered an Economic Disaster

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

New double-decker elevators at the Seattle Space Needle

https://www.dezeen.com/2026/05/05/olson-kundig-otis-elevators-double-decker-elevators-space-needle/

https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/space-needle-new-skyliner-first-elevator-north-america-seattle-landmark-double-deck-100-million-modernization-project-king-county-otis-eiffel-tower-vertical-transportation-systems?photo=6

https://www.spaceneedle.com/elevators

Otis Traction Double Deck Elevators at Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY_fLUZD_mU

Double-deck_elevators are just one of the many things that don't exist in Vancouver, BC. Some are in the Toronto Scotia Plaza and First Canadian Place.

https://elevatorworld.com/article/double-deck-deep-dive/

https://www.britannica.com/technology/double-deck-elevator

Why are people Leaving the BC part of Canada?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H51uNIZyu_w

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Urban Trifecta

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

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trifecta

Ideally, some major cities want to have short buildings, narrow roads & highways and narrow bridges. Short trains, because of short stations.

W, D.C. has very short buildings, but wide streets and freeways and some wide bridges. The Washington Metro system has long trains, because the stations are also long.

SL City has short buildings, an intermediate size LRT system, but some wide sections of streets and freeways.

Honolulu, has short buildings and a short, but fast train. However, the H-1 is wider than 8 lanes in some sections.

San Diego has relatively short building, an intermediate size LRT, and some wide sections of freeways.

The Vancouver Trifecta

Over a century ago, Vancouver in Canada started to allow some buildings to be taller than most of the buildings in W, D.C. However, the streets are mostly quite narrow, as are most of the bridges one would expect for a major seaport city.

A strong case in point is the inadequate 3 lane Lions_Gate_Bridge. The LGB should have been adapted to become a bus and bike bridge several decades ago. Especially, if a parallel highway tunnel could have been built. It remains as the worst bottleneck-chokepoint in BC.

The YVR-Canada_Line wasn't designed to have 5 car trains, due to another case of the city not properly planning for the future. The stations are so short, that there is only enough level clearance to accommodate a 2.5 car train. Very small scale just like the LGB.

So far, no office tower in Vancouver has been permitted to have a 40th floor, but some residential towers have been allowed to be significantly taller.

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-stack/35667 38 floors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MNP_Tower_(Vancouver) 36 floors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Centre_(Vancouver) 37 floors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Canadian_Place 72 floors in Toronto.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Center 76 floors in Seattle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bank_Tower_(Los_Angeles) 73 floors

That's the Vancouver Trifecta. Small scale or short buildings compared to most cities. Short trains compared to most cities & mostly narrow bridges.

Despite Vancouver having so many overlapping restrictions, the Greater_Vancouver region is the 3rd largest in Canada.

Despite the size of Canada, it has less than 1% of the worlds population.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada#Demographics

In spite of a smaller population, Australia seems to function on a grander scale than Canada, in some ways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia#Cities

Monday, May 4, 2026

Urban Tech Data ::

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=Urban+Tech+Data ::

They are one in the same.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Urban+Tech+Links

European cities by population within city limits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_cities_by_population_within_city_limits#Largest_cities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_urban_area#List_of_functional_urban_areas_by_population_as_of_2017

Tehran

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran#Railway_and_subway

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

Tehran Metro

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

https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/tehranmetro/?cf-view

urbanrail.net/as/ir/tehr/tehran.htm

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1952784/tehran-train-line-iran

https://mapa-metro.com/en/iran/tehran/tehran-metro-map.htm

https://www.reddit.com/r/transit/comments/1rtyx70/tehran_metro_appreciation_post_i_had_no_idea_the/

https://orienttrips.com/mag/tehran-metro-map/

https://www.visitouriran.com/blog/complete-guide-to-tehrans-metro-lines/

https://en.people.cn/n/2014/0930/c98649-8789848.html

CBS’s ‘Tracker’ lured to LA by $48M California tax credit incentive as Hollywood seeks production comeback

https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/entertainment/cbs-tv-show-tracker-awarded-48m-in-california-tax-credit/

LA’s hottest new waterfront entertainment venue set to open this summer

https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/lifestyle/las-hottest-new-waterfront-venue-set-to-opens-this-summer/

City of Vancouver exhibit on considering higher buildings

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-lookout-city-higher-buildings-policy-review-exhibit

Over the decades, attempts of tall+buildings+in+downtown+Vancouver have always been stumped. While Montreal has allowed 1 office tower to have more than 50 floors, Vancouver has never permitted any office tower to have a 40 floor.

Its like there has been a multigenerational mind virus (VMV) over the past several generations that holds back the scale of Vancouver. No bus, truck and train tunnel was ever built next to the inadequate 3 lane Lions+Gate+Bridge. Forget about big city symbolism with the YVR-Canada-Line having 10 car trains. Canada+Line wasn't even designed to have 5 car trains. The SkyTrain-Canada+Line was only deigned to ultimately run 2.5 car trains. Since 2009, only 2 car joke trains have been running and that fits in well with the small scale symbolism of Vancouver. The VMV is all about half-size buildings, short trains and narrow bridges like the LGB and the 4 lane Pattullo+Bridge+replacement.

The Vancouver+Mind+Virus isn't supposed to be true, just like the BCMV isn't true, but yet, its like something keeps making sure that Vancouver and BC remain bound by a small-thinking and backwards mindset.

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=NFV