Wednesday, July 20, 2016

old-Chicago-post-office-renovations-to-begin

http://abc7chicago.com/news/old-chicago-post-office-renovations-to-begin-immediately/1434562
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-post-office-project-1029-biz-20151028-story.html-
https://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/eisenhower-expressway-going-under-post-office-c1960

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-old-post-office-sale-0317-biz-20160316-story.html

http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/old-post-office-building-request-for-proposals.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=chicago+old+post+office+building+redevelopment&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1916&bih=941&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiz4r6KkoTOAhVQ4GMKHYysCAUQ_AUIBygA&dpr=1

http://themanonfive.com/tagged/Congress-Parkway-
http://themanonfive.com/tagged/Congress-Expressway

http://themanonfive.com/image/113343836006 map
http://themanonfive.com/tagged/Chicago-History

http://themanonfive.com/tagged/Marina-Towers

Cleveland, Ohio

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland#Transportation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTA_Rapid_Transit#Map

NYC: crane-collapses-tappan-zee-bridge-lanes-closed


http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/crane-collapses-tappan-zee-bridge-lanes-closed-article-1.2717206

https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=tappan%20zee%20bridge

translink .ca/ Traffic-Cameras/ Bridges-and-Tunnels

http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-Around/Driving/Traffic-Cameras/Bridges-and-Tunnels/Alex-Fraser-Bridge.aspx

Compass Card

https://www.compasscard.ca

On buses

Tap in at the card readers located near the bus doors when boarding. Please note all buses are tap in only. You are not required to tap out when exiting buses.
http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Compass-Card

SkyTrain and SeaBus

Tap in and out at the fare gates when entering and exiting.

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/compass-card-million-translink

http://www.news1130.com/2016/07/19/translink-closing-compass-card-fare-gates

Tsawwassen-mills-mall

"...the scheduled grand opening on October 5, 2016, mall developer Ivanhoe Cambridge has announced the first 27 retailers that have decided to set-up a presence inside the 1.2-million-square-foot complex."
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/05/tsawwassen-mills-retailers
"Tsawwassen Mills is located at Highway 17 and 52nd Street. A 550,000-square-foot outdoor strip mall dubbed Tsawwassen Commons next to the indoor mall will feature 100 tenants, including anchor tenants Walmart, Canadian Tire, and Rona. It is also expected to open this fall."

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Bank of America Plaza has had five names since opening on Main Street in 1985

On Sept. 10, 1985, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Annette Strauss flipped a huge switch to ceremoniously turn on two miles of argon-green glass tubes outlining InterFirst Plaza.
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/cheryl-hall/20150414-dallas-green-building-has-a-storied-past-to-match-its-height.ece

http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/behind_closed_doors/highest_office/index.html?_ga=1.256053193.356734264.1468918851

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/perot-will-tap-top-talent-for-downtown-dallas-skyscraper-project.html/?_ga=1.190072169.356734264.1468918851

numbers, shapes and patterns: nsap

forget-the-smart-home-dallas-is-gearing-up-to-become-a-smart-city

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/mitchell-schnurman/20151207-forget-the-smart-home-dallas-is-gearing-up-to-become-a-smart-city.ece

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20160629-smart-streetlights-public-wi-fi-coming-soon-to-dallas-west-end.ece

THE CITY OF LOUGHEED

http://shapeproperties.com/our-places/city-lougheed-http://www.thecityoflougheed.com

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

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/03/lougheed-town-centre-redevelopment

https://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services/Policies--Projects---Initiatives/Community-Development/Community-Plans/Draft-Lougheed-Town-Centre-Core-Area-Master-Plan.html

http://www.burnabynow.com/news/a-tale-of-two-mall-sites-as-burnaby-redevelops-1.1978758

http://www.evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/documents/informationsheets/130607_lougheedtownctrstation.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Evergreen_Extension_.282017.29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquitlam_Centre#Transportation

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

new-highway-building-project-for-manila

http://www.worldhighways.com/categories/road-highway-structures/features/new-highway-building-project-for-manila/

Major advances in tunnelling will allow cars to travel underneath the Bosphorus sea channel in Turkey's Istanbul

http://www.worldhighways.com/sections/key-projects/features/turkeys-important-new-tunnel-will-improve-transport-links/

New road links will cut congestion in St Petersburg

http://www.worldhighways.com/sections/emergent/features/new-road-links-will-cut-congestion-in-st-petersburg/

GGB...


https://weliketobike.com/tag/bridge-west-side/

http://www.worldhighways.com/categories/auctions-equipment-supply-servicing-finance/news/constructing-california-connections-cutting-congestion/

Melbourne_Metro_Rail_Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Metro_Rail_Project#Project_description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_Melbourne_rail_extensions#North-eastern_suburbs

SFBB, West Gate Bridge and Fred Hartman Bridge...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Bridge-reopens-3287066.php-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_span_replacement_of_the_San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge

"In 2008 the expansion plans were revised as part of the Victorian Transport Plan, when it was announced that the bridge would be widened to 5 lanes in each direction, the space being gained by narrowing the existing traffic lanes and closing the emergency lanes..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Gate_Bridge#Expansion 10 lanes

"To deliver five lanes in both directions, the outer edges of the bridge were strengthened allowing the existing shoulders to carry traffic..."
http://www.johnholland.com.au/our-projects/westgate-bridge-strengthening
http://softdownloadpormore.weebly.com/blog/crack-in-the-westgate-bridge
https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/20886366/huge-crack-closes-lanes-on-melbournes-west-gate-bridge-
http://victoria.snarl.com.au/cams/single/141

https://www.google.ca/search?q=The+West+Gate+Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Gate_Freeway#Freeway_map


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hartman_Bridge 8 lanes with 10 lane potential

http://www.texasfreeway.com

Thursday, July 7, 2016

BC Townsites and Maps...

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

http://www.miss604.com/2011/12/vancouver-history-boundaries.html
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/1/6/1687599/a8b8b930-92ed-423b-9ee5-53ec890515d4-A67026.jpg-
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/greater-vancouver-british-columbia-regional-major-street-plan

https://archive.org/details/harlandbartholomew


http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/1/6/1675308/dab4db3d-45d2-4325-a4d7-ae6fb17dfcc4-MAP446.jpg-
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/map-of-new-westminster-district-b-c-1892

https://www.google.ca/search?q=old+maps+of+vancouver,+British+Columbia&safe=off&biw=1914&bih=941&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYqoPX4_DNAhWL6IMKHSsmAAMQsAQIMw

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/fraser_river_bc_1859.jpg-
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_americas.html

ibm-watson-the-inside-story-of-how-the-jeopardy-winning-supercomputer-was-born-and-what-it-wants-to-do-next

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ibm-watson-the-inside-story-of-how-the-jeopardy-winning-supercomputer-was-born-and-what-it-wants-to-do-next/

Flying-Bum-air-Route-test-flight-world-s-largest-aircraft-Airlander

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3676614/Flying-Bum-air-Route-test-flight-world-s-largest-aircraft-Airlander-10-announced.html

passengers-left-stranded-for hours-after Eurotunnel-train-broke-down

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3669564/Hundreds-passengers-left-stranded-hours-Eurotunnel-train-broke-down.html