Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Trains

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

edmonton

calgary

vancouver

Seattle Train Station Layout


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Link#Stations

University of Washington station consists of a single, 380-foot-long (120 m) island platform located 95 feet (29 m) below street level.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington_station#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_station#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake_station_(Sound_Transit)#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Street_station#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Square_station#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_District/Chinatown_station#Station_layout

Stadium station consists of a single 400-foot-long (120 m),[21] at-grade island platform accessible via an entrance at its north end, 130 feet (40 m) from South Royal Brougham Way.[26] The platform itself has a width of 30 feet (9.1 m) to accommodate event crowds at CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field.[27] A pocket track located south of the station was built to store extra trains that are deployed after major sporting events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_station_(Sound_Transit)#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SODO_station_(Sound_Transit)#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Hill_station_(Sound_Transit)#Station_layout

Individual railcars are 95 feet (28.96 m) long and 8.7 feet (2,652 mm) wide, sporting dual cabs that allow cars to travel in either direction. 
Central Link trains are typically arranged into 2-car and three-car sets, but station platforms are built to accommodate four-car trains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Link#Rolling_stock_and_equipment

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


trains and station lengths

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Urban DB

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/category/urbanized

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/category/urbanized

https://dailyhive.com/montreal/category/urbanized

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/category/urbanized


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

vancouver-housing-expensive-north-america

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-housing-expensive-north-america-2018

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/millennials-home-ownership-impossible-7-canadian-cities

vancouver-west-end-micro-unit-rental

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-west-end-micro-unit-rental-2018

vancouver-has lowest-property-taxes-canada?

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-lowest-property-taxes-canada

vancouver-ubc-subway-skytrain-underground

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-ubc-subway-skytrain-underground



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

Detroit, Michigan

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/05/j-l-hudson-co-detroit-michigan.html

Some day, Detroit could become as big and mighty as Chicago and Toronto.


winnipeg

minneapolis-skyline

http://www.startribune.com/gallery-a-different-minneapolis-skyline/336371331/#1

LA

https://la.curbed.com


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_the_Americas#List

SF

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/07/emporium-san-francisco-california.html ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/07/macys-california-san-francisco.html ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2012/01/the-white-house-san-francisco-california.html

https://sf.curbed.com

https://sf.curbed.com/2018/8/1/17639734/rent-control-debate-california-prop10-costa-hawkins

Seattle stores

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/05/bon-marche.html ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/05/frederick-nelson.html ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/11/rhodes-of-seattle-seattle-washington.html

https://seattle.curbed.com/

Vancouver, BC

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-post-canada-post-redevelopment-renderings-2018
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-delay-translink-friday-august-3-2018

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1480-howe-street-vancouver-house-construction-june-2018

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/601-beach-crescent-vancouver-tower


VBC

the-post-redevelopment

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-post-canada-post-redevelopment-renderings-2018

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/amazon-old-canada-post-building-redevelopment-vancouver-economic-impact

the-telus-garden-complex

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/westbank-telus-garden-sale-2018

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/a-closer-look-at-the-telus-garden-project/

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/telus-new-office-building-vancouver/

unbuilt-winnipeg

http://archiseek.com/tag/unbuilt-winnipeg/

Hudson’s Bay and other department stores


https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2018/05/08/hudsons-bay-vancouver-2018

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2011/11/hudsons-bay-company-calgary-alberta.html ,
https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/news/2018/02/downtown-hudsons-bay-building-prototypical-department-store

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2015/01/hudsons-bay-company-edmonton-alberta.html

http://www.hbcheritage.ca/places/places-other-institutions/winnipeg

http://www.hbcheritage.ca/places/places-other-institutions/winnipeg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%27s_Bay_(retailer)#Further_expansion

https://thepoint.hbc.com/index.php/2016/10/16/department-store-day-hudsons-bay-retrospective/

https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/tail-insider.com/2013/01/original-hudsons-bay-company-flagship.html

http://archiseek.com/2009/1919-hudsons-bay-company-winnipeg-manitoba ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/06/hudsons-bay-company-winnipeg-manitoba.html

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2011/04/hudsons-bay-company-vancouver-british.html

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2011/04/the-t-eaton-co-pacific-division.html ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/06/t-eaton-co-ltd-winnipeg-manitoba-canada.html ,
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/05/t-eaton-co-ltd-toronto-ontario-canada.html

http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/11/woodwards-stores-ltd-vancouver-bc.html

tower-highrise-construction-map-of los-angeles

https://la.curbed.com/maps/tower-highrise-construction-map-los-angeles LA

widening of the 405 Freeway in Orange County



http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-405-widening-20180127-story.html#

https://la.curbed.com/405-widening