Monday, July 31, 2017

vancouver house tower

http://westbankcorp.com/vancouver-house , http://vancouverhouse.ca

http://www.vancouvernewcondos.com/properties/vancouver-house/

https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=28387

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Vancouver+House+condo+tower&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikvrzJgbXVAhWhsFQKHZs6CkUQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1536&bih=760

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1&status=15

the-residential-tower in telus complex

https://changingcitybook.com/2016/05/28/telus-the-residential-tower/

trams

trains



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority#Subways_and_elevated_railways

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBTA_Subway#Rolling_stock


Specifications
Car body constructionStainless Steel
Train length600 feet (182.88 m) (8-car train)
Car length75 feet (22.86 m)[57]
Width10 feet 1 34 inches (3.09 m)
Height10 feet 10 inches (3.30 m)
Floor height40 inches (1,016 mm)
DoorsSliding, 6 per car
Maximum speed75 mph (121 km/h)[57]
Weight80,000 lb (36,000 kg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metro_rolling_stock#7000-series


The cars are 75 feet (23 m) long, 10 feet (3.0 m) wide and have a top design speed of over 70 mph (110 km/h). They are semi-permanently attached in married pairs, and joined up to form 4-car trains, which is the normal train length.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrorail_(Miami-Dade_County)#Rolling_stock

The platform at each Metrorail station is long enough to accommodate six-car-long trains; the Dadeland North, Earlington Heights, and Government Center station platforms are long enough to accommodate eight-car-long trains. In-service trains are usually either four or six cars long; in the evening it is not uncommon for Miami-Dade Transit to link two out-of-service trains together before returning them to Lehman Yard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrorail_(Miami-Dade_County)#Trackage

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

millennium-tower-san-francisco

https://www.emporis.com/images/details/886867/fullheightview

https://www.emporis.com/buildings/149912/millennium-tower-san-francisco-ca-usa

https://www.emporis.com/city/101040/san-francisco-ca-usa/status/all-buildings

Seattle Space Needle...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Seafirst_Building%2C_1969.jpg ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeco_Plaza_(Seattle)

https://www.emporis.com/city/101046/seattle-wa-usa/status/all-buildings

https://www.spaceneedle.com/centuryproject-release ,

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/space-needle-to-get-its-biggest-renovation-ever-glass-floor-opened-views-more-elevators ,

http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle/seattles-iconic-skyline-landmark-to-undergo-massive-upgrade/448118158 ,

https://www.google.ca/search?q=space+needle+renovation&oq=spaceneedle


https://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings/city/101002/surrey-canada

https://www.emporis.com/city/101002/surrey-canada/status/all-buildings

BC Buildings

https://www.emporis.com/state/100546/british-columbia-canada

https://www.emporis.com/city/100997/vancouver-canada/status/all-buildings

https://www.emporis.com/city/102437/burnaby-canada/status/all-buildings

https://www.emporis.com/city/101903/new-westminster-canada/status/all-buildings

https://www.emporis.com/city/103732/port-moody-canada/status/all-buildings

https://www.emporis.com/city/102600/coquitlam-canada/status/all-buildings


https://www.emporis.com/city/102083/richmond-canada/status/all-buildings

https://www.emporis.com/city/101002/surrey-canada/status/all-buildings

https://www.google.ca/search?q=tallest+buildings+in+surrey+bc&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3j9-HwajVAhWjjlQKHdSZCNwQ_AUICigB&biw=1530&bih=738

Monday, July 3, 2017

The-world-s-wackiest-cave-hotels-revealed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4646954/The-world-s-wackiest-cave-hotels-revealed.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4661216/The-Kiss-Motel-Cali-Colombia-boasts-themed-suites.html

wr field




https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Wrigley+Field/@41.9473741,-87.6557627,531m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc5b3f053631c542a!2sGranville!8m2!3d41.9937622!4d-87.6591211!3m4!1s0x0:0x1cea3ee176ddd646!8m2!3d41.9484374!4d-87.6553336

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Wrigley+Rooftops/@41.9479199,-87.6548587,591a,35y,270h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc5b3f053631c542a!2sGranville!8m2!3d41.9937622!4d-87.6591211!3m4!1s0x0:0x39f562a616295250!8m2!3d41.9478349!4d-87.6540448

cta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(CTA)

https://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/the-6-best-and-6-worst-el-stations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chicago_%22L%22_stations

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/how-to-fix-the-el-cta/Content?oid=3473194

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/belmont-flyover-controversy-cta-modernization/Content?oid=21007763

http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/How-Chicago-Spent-400M-On-a-Subway-Superstation-to-Nowhere-293754431.html

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Wrigley+Field/@41.9473741,-87.6557627,531m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc5b3f053631c542a!2sGranville!8m2!3d41.9937622!4d-87.6591211!3m4!1s0x0:0x1cea3ee176ddd646!8m2!3d41.9484374!4d-87.6553336

Trains



With 179 stations, nine lines and over 2.3 billion users each year, the Tokyo Metro is the heart of Tokyo’s public transport system. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkU6tmdImY


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Trains#Rail_Lines ,
http://www.sydneytrains.info/about/fleet

SYDNEY and its wonderful METRO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqlBywEmFBo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Trains_fleet#Train_sets
8 car trains
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Trains_A_set
Train length163.1 m (535 ft 1 in)
Car length20.000 m (65 ft 7 in)
Width3.035 m (9 ft 11 in)
Height4.410 m (14 ft 6 in)
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)

Bikes-on-SkyTrain...

https://www.translink.ca/en/Rider-Guide/Bikes-on-Transit/Bikes-on-SkyTrain.aspx


bike train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S84OqxkY0gY