Urban Tech Data :: UTD: 2020

Some cities can have a bridge wide enough to accomodate a train component, or at least have a train bridge or tunnel close by. Unfortunately, Vancouver has been locked into a multigenerational chokepoint planning agenda. Most real cities try to do things to improve on their bottlenecks.

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

TCH: BC Section

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/projects/highway1-216th

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/projects/highway-1-lower-lynn-improvements

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/projects/highway-1-mckenzie-interchange

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/highway1-kamloops-alberta

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

Port Mann Bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_81zSfxtY

George Massey Crossing (New Tunnel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8At88ti-yFA 8 lanes

old tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWWCJzzsSaU 4 lanes

BC H 17

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/highway-91-17-deltaport/highway-91-17-deltaport-overview

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/highway-91-17-deltaport/highway-91-17-upgrade

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tranbc/sets/72157710776044422

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/highway-91-17-deltaport

alex-fraser-bridge

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/projects/alex-fraser-bridge

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

metro-vancouver-home-prices

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-home-prices-2021-forecast-royal-lepage

North Vancouver Bridges

NV Mountain Highway Interchange https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/projects/highway-1-lower-lynn-improvements tch

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/new-north-lynn-creek-bridge-to-open-this-spring-3117355

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

Monday, December 14, 2020

1045-haro-street-vancouver

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1045-haro-street-vancouver

HR RT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail HR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit RT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Urban_rail_transit_types

Medium-capacity rail system

A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-capacity_rail_system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-capacity_rail_system#Advantages_and_disadvantages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Rapid_transit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Urban_rail_transit_types

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

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

G:link or Gold Coast Light Rail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G:link GC

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Urban_rail_transit_types

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

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

Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Indian Pacific Train: Perth to Sydney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Pacific , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Pacific#Route

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Indian_Pacific_Perth%2C_Western_Australia.jpg , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transperth_Trains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Perth , http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=47&status=15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transperth_Trains#Future_expansion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_stations_in_Perth#Suburban_lines

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Vancouver skytrain facts and history (Translink)

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-facts-history-translink LRT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Rapid_transit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Urban_rail_transit_types

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

349-east-6th-avenue-vancouver-social-housing-approved

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/349-east-6th-avenue-vancouver-social-housing-approved

vancouver translink-ridership-growth

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-ridership-growth-2020

Monday, December 7, 2020

Mt. Lehman Road 4-Laning Project

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/projects/mt-lehman-road

Friday, December 4, 2020

Seattle towers

https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160954411384199/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160977114439199/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160766511004199/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160703111149199/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160602274449199/?type=3&theater

:: I-5 https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.10150842144844199/10160820723334199/?type=3&theater

wheel https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160841851974199/?type=3&theater

the view from Newcastle https://www.facebook.com/Q13FOX/photos/a.487220754198/10160612014734199/?type=3&theater

Thursday, December 3, 2020

real-estate-zoocasa-cheap-listings-vancouver

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/real-estate-zoocasa-cheap-listings-vancouver-december

lougheed-village-rental-housing-burnaby-towers

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lougheed-village-rental-housing-burnaby-towers

vancouver-earthquake-tall-buildings-shaking-risk

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-earthquake-tall-buildings-shaking-risk

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

tsleil-waututh-nation-north-vancouver-solar-panels

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/tsleil-waututh-nation-north-vancouver-solar-panels

TransLink disables some digital payment options due to "suspicious network activity"

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-suspicious-network-activity-december-2020

Monday, November 30, 2020

broadway-subway-skytrain-station-designs

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-subway-skytrain-station-designs-2020

vancouver-transit-bus-priority-plan

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-transit-bus-priority-measures-climate-action-emergency-plan

Saturday, November 28, 2020

the-amazing-brentwood-construction-update

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-amazing-brentwood-construction-update-november-2020

skytrain-langley-centre-federal-funding

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-langley-centre-federal-funding-tako-van-popta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit#Rapid_transit

Friday, November 27, 2020

skytrain-commercial-vcc-millennium-line-route-options

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-commercial-vcc-millennium-line-route-options

centuries-of-weather-impacts-leave-ancient-city-of-shibam-on-the-brink-of-collapse

https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/centuries-of-weather-impacts-leave-ancient-city-of-shibam-on-the-brink-of-collapse/842960

https://www.archdaily.com/771154/the-manhattan-of-the-desert-shibam-yemens-ancient-skyscraper-city

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-shibam-yemen-as-ancient-city-crumbles-2019-10

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/yemen/shibam-mud-skyscraper-yemen/

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2020/11/10/in-pictures-yemens-ancient-manhattan-of-the-desert/

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/04/manhattan-of-the-desert-civil-war-puts-yemen-ancient-skyscrapers-at-risk

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

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/192

Friday, November 20, 2020

Hampshire House, NYC

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

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8959133/Five-bedroom-40m-penthouse-Manhattans-Billionaires-Row-auction-NO-RESERVE-price.html?ito=video_player_click

http://store.michaelyamashita.com/-/galleries/new-york-flying-high/-/medias/9b3e1862-0925-11e0-9222-8923eb136a8f-long-the-tallest-building-on-central-park-south-hampshire-hous

Thursday, November 19, 2020

UK towers and trains...

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=133&status=15

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

...using a simple "cut and cover" method to excavate an enormous pit 24 metres (78 ft) deep and 265 metres (869 ft) long. The first step was the lengthening of the trains from 6 to 7 cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf_tube_station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway 2 or 3 vehicles per trainset

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

The trains are formed from sets of 2 or 3 semi-permanently connected cars, the increase to 3-car trains being introduced progressively on the busiest routes in 2010, following substantial platform extension works. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway_rolling_stock

https://uktram.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Docklands-Light-Railway-Colour.png , https://uktram.com/systems/docklands-light-railway-dlr

In 2017, Transport For London (TfL) published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union seeking expressions of interest from manufacturers to build a new fleet of 43, 87-metre-long (285 ft 5 ¹⁄₄ in) trains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway_rolling_stock#Future_stock

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

a-homelessness-czar

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kennedy-stewart-john-horgan-homelessness-czar

vancouver-marine-landing-guidelines-densification

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-marine-landing-guidelines-densification

Monday, November 9, 2020

uk-to-make-climate-risk-reports-mandatory-for-large-companies

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/09/uk-to-make-climate-risk-reports-mandatory-for-large-companies

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/greta-thunberg-davos-message-climate-change/

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/archive/climate-change

The-pandemic-persuaded-Britons-eco-travellers-more than Greta-according-LNER-survey

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-8898703/The-pandemic-persuaded-Britons-eco-travellers-Greta-according-LNER-survey.html

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/greta-thunberg-davos-message-climate-change/

Stunning-views of-incredible-structures

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/escape/article-8897117/Stunning-views-incredible-structures-Eiffel-Tower-Sydney-Opera-House.html

SF living costs...

https://sf.curbed.com/2019/2/25/18239828/report-middle-class-income-ranges-sf-bay-area-salary

https://sf.curbed.com/2018/5/16/17361746/salary-needed-buy-home-house-san-francisco-2018-california

https://sf.curbed.com/2018/6/26/17505550/low-income-limit-2018-salary-san-francisco-families-hud

https://sf.curbed.com/affordable-housing-san-francisco

https://sf.curbed.com/2020/3/9/21171492/housing-affordability-strategies-san-francisco-targets-planning-report

https://sf.curbed.com/2017/8/11/16134968/old-photos-sf

https://sf.curbed.com/2020/6/26/21294981/curbed-sf-closed-archives

nyc-infrastructure-projects-biden-administration-fund

https://www.curbed.com/2020/11/nyc-infrastructure-projects-biden-administration-fund.html

tower-high-rise-construction-map-los-angeles

https://la.curbed.com/maps/tower-high-rise-construction-map-los-angeles

https://la.curbed.com/2019/10/18/20908859/olympic-tower-skyscraper-nardi

https://la.curbed.com/2019/9/12/20863205/pershing-square-downtown-jenga-tower-approval

https://la.curbed.com/2020/6/26/21293163/curbed-la-closed-archives

Sunday, November 8, 2020

tor

https://gfycat.com/amusingsnoopyflyingsquirrel cnt

butterfly tower

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

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Atlantis Resorts

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

modern big hotels and resorts

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

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

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

https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/02/germany-enters-lockdown-light-in-bid-to-curb-rise-in-covid-infections

https://theluxurytravelexpert.com/2018/02/26/top-10-best-luxury-hotels-germany/

rotterdam-metro-train-crash

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/11/whale-tail-sculpture-stops-rotterdam-metro-train-from-crashing-into-water/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rotterdam-metro-train-crash-whale-sculpture-b1529300.html

Grand Old Hotels

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/287315651203757654/

New Yorker Hotel

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

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/exploring-the-forgotten-art-deco-artifacts-of-the-new-yorker-hotel

Monday, November 2, 2020

vancouver-2030-olympics-bid-economic-recovery-impact

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2030-olympics-bid-economic-recovery-impact

Sunday, November 1, 2020

vancouver-property-tax-increase

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-property-tax-increase-2021

Thursday, October 29, 2020

the empire-station-complex-masterplan-enters-next-phase-of-development

https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/08/governor-cuomos-empire-station-complex-masterplan-enters-next-phase-of-development.html

nyc

Why There Are No Megatall Skyscrapers in New York

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4awZOrzyjo

https://gfycat.com/accomplishedfondkingsnake-new-york

https://gfycat.com/discover/new-york-gifs

nyc

Why Europe Doesn't Build that many Skyscrapers

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

The Real Reason London's Skyscrapers Are Oddly Shaped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwH_S2IvxY

Bridges and tunnels in New York City

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_and_tunnels_in_New_York_City nyc

New_York_City#Tunnels

The North River Tunnels connect Manhattan to New Jersey and the West. 820,000 people and 450 trains pass under the Hudson River through these 2.5 miles tunnels every day. But these tunnels were built 120 years ago and they are showing their age. Now, New York has a dangerous tunnel problem on its hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48_FHhRQdt0 zz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens-Midtown_Tunnel

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Queens+Midtown+Tunnel,+New+York,+NY,+USA/@40.7445188,-73.9648455,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd6a5e14ab158843a!8m2!3d40.7441855!4d-73.9627426

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens%E2%80%93Midtown_Tunnel#Mid-Manhattan_Expressway_and_third_tube_plan

6 lane tunnels

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Tunnel 1937, 1945, 1957

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lincoln+Tunnel/@40.7622136,-74.0256082,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c2582c73573f49:0xd09bcebb54418b41!8m2!3d40.7645118!4d-74.0225932

Monday, October 26, 2020

Skywalker Ranch

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/george-lucas-skywalker-ranch-tour swr

https://www.lucasfilm.com/campuses/skywalker-ranch/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_%26_Magic#History

https://virtualglobetrotting.com/

virtualglobetrotting .com

https://virtualglobetrotting.com

Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Valley-Marinwood,_California

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

Friday, October 23, 2020

Portland, Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Portland,_Oregon#Tallest_buildings

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

35-story-tower-ritz-carlton-hotel-at-site-of-downtown-portland

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/07/groundbreaking-set-for-35-story-tower-ritz-carlton-hotel-at-site-of-downtown-portland-food-cart-pod.html

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-outdoors/2019/06/downtown-portland-is-getting-the-northwest-s-first-ritz-carlton-hotel

https://www.ritzcarltonresidencesportland.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritz-Carlton,_Portland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Portland,_Oregon#Tallest_buildings

Thursday, October 22, 2020

MAX: Main Street Bridge (Hillsboro, Oregon)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street_Bridge_(Hillsboro,_Oregon)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX_Blue_Line#Funding_and_construction

"For the renovation, large scale graffiti-resistant murals designed by subconsultant Mayer/Reed were installed on the 300 ft tunnel walls, resulting in the largest murals of this kind in the Portland-Metro area." https://www.zgf.com/project/trimet-washington-park-station-improvements/

"Artists from Mayer/Reed painted large-scale murals over the 300-foot-long (91 m) walls across the tracks from the platform." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Park_station_(TriMet)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX_Light_Rail#Network

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX_Blue_Line#Transitway_planning_and_construction

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hillsboro,+OR,+USA/@45.5213747,-122.964305,395m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x5495055f56bce579:0x7d29ff866a33ed86!8m2!3d45.5272177!4d-122.9360906

G Massey Tunnel

https://globalnews.ca/news/7311605/massey-tunnel-crash-wednesday/

4 lane tunnel

The-worlds-exciting-buildings-pictured-new-photography-book-Urban-Geometry

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/escape/article-8847539/The-worlds-exciting-buildings-pictured-new-photography-book-Urban-Geometry.html

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

CERN in Geneva Switzerland...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXhK3Gh5EE zz

https://www.youtube.com/c/physicsgirl/videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIuvIDhcs8E

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_physics#Physics_simulations

https://www.gamedesigning.org/learn/game-physics/

oakridge-centre-redesign-renderings

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-centre-redesign-renderings

Pandemic turns bustling PATH into a ghost town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_zDus2B7fI Toronto

Monday, October 19, 2020

langara-college-redevelopment

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-liberals-langara-college-redevelopment

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Urban Tech intersection

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

https://mib-etc.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-urban-intersection.html

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Urban Tech Data

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

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/2009/10/urban-tech-data-utd.html

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/San_Francisco_aerial.jpg

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

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

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

Sydney

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

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Aerial_View_Chatswood_to_Sydney_CBD.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Sydneycityscape.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney#/media/File:Sydney_CBD_on_a_sunny_day_(4607955327).jpg

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Bligh_Street

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

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

Thursday, October 8, 2020

art-museum-and gallery

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/robson-square-chinese-art-museum-gallery-bing-thom

50-storey-tower-in burquitlam

https://www.urbanyvr.com/50-storey-tower-burquitlam/

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

urban-development-and-planning

https://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/urban-development-and-planning

building-and-construction

https://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/building-and-construction

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-29/liza-harvey-backs-scarborough-high-rise/8397308

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-08/scarborough-beach-twin-towers-decision-rejected-mra/9235300

Saturday, October 3, 2020

bc-ndp-net-zero-emissions-2050

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ndp-net-zero-emissions-2050

forest-grove-drive-traffic-calming-in burnaby

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/forest-grove-drive-traffic-calming-burnaby

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

metro-vancouver-urban-development

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-urban-development-2019

Monday, September 28, 2020

amazon-the-post-office-redevelopment

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/amazon-the-post-office-redevelopment-lease

about pyramids

https://surelyawesome.com/just-when-we-thought-we-knew-everything-about-pyramids/

Thursday, September 24, 2020

cascadia-megaregion-hub-cities-vancouver-seattle-portland

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cascadia-megaregion-hub-cities-vancouver-seattle-portland

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

the skyscraper intersection

http://skyscraperpage.com , http://skyscraperpage.com/cities ,

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com , https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/cities ,

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-skyscraper-intersection.html ,

https://data-loaf.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-skyscraper-intersection.html

Monday, September 21, 2020

5055-joyce-street-vancouver-rental-housing

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/5055-joyce-street-vancouver-rental-housing

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Surrey, BC

https://www.change.org/p/city-of-surrey-dismantle-anti-black-racism?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22759329_en-CA%3Av11&recruiter=628551101&recruited_by_id=0eff7080-a7cb-11e6-843c-1b0fdc6fe7ff&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial

Friday, September 18, 2020

broadway-subway-station-names-skytrain-millennium-line-extension

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-subway-station-names-skytrain-millennium-line-extension?auto=true

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

A fight looms over plaza in Safeway redevelopment on Broadway and Commercial

https://www.straight.com/news/vancouver-real-estate-fight-looms-over-plaza-in-safeway-redevelopment-on-broadway-and

urban symbolism and synchronicity

http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2011/09/devil-from-mind-of-m-night-shyamalan.html a http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2011/09/hellraiser-iii-hell-on-earth.html b http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2011/09/worlds-parliament-of-religions.html c

Friday, September 11, 2020

the urban 9/11 intersection

http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2011/09/devil-from-mind-of-m-night-shyamalan.html a
http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2011/09/hellraiser-iii-hell-on-earth.html b
http://jfvrinfo.blogspot.ca/2011/09/worlds-parliament-of-religions.html c

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

555-108th tower in bellevue wa

https://www.bellevuedowntown.com/go/555-108th

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/09/04/amazon-leases-2m-square-feet-in-bellevue.html?cx_testId=7&cx_testVariant=cx_20&cx_artPos=3#g/471485/3

Friday, August 28, 2020

The Urban Core

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_area#Largest_urban_areas

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

NV, BC

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vancouver,+BC/@49.3133906,-123.0329596,737m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b!8m2!3d49.2827291!4d-123.1207375

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Rock City (attraction)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_City_(attraction) ,

https://www.seerockcity.com/about/our-history ,

https://www.lookoutmountain.com/rock-city ,

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rock+City+Gardens/@34.9731279,-85.3539036,3696m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x3f1336669be76ea1!8m2!3d34.9733918!4d-85.3501772

vancouver-highway-1-lower-lynn-mountain-highway-interchange

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/highway-1-lower-lynn-mountain-highway-interchange

vancouver-bc-fraser-valley-transportation-housing-study

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-fraser-valley-transportation-housing-study

Saturday, August 22, 2020

https://www.gigacrete.com/

Friday, August 21, 2020

translink-no-2-bus-stop-balancing

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-no-2-bus-stop-balancing

urban peaks and parks

"The Twin Peaks are two prominent hills with an elevation of about 925 feet (282 m)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks_(San_Francisco)

"At 1,071 feet (326 m) above sea level, Council Crest is one of the highest points in the Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) that run parallel to the Willamette River in Portland..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_Crest_Park
"The peak encompassed by the park is commonly known as the highest point within the Portland City Limits, but there are higher points just inside the city limits along Skyline Drive in NW Portland (the elevation around 414 NW Skyline Blvd. is at approximately 1160' (355m)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Aerial_Tram

Greater Vancouver Bridges

The Greater_Vancouver Region or Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District lacks an adequate amount of bridges. Unless there is a series of bus and HOV bridges, the region will be

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

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

Bridges in Portland, Oregon

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Portland_OR_aerial.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Bridge ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Bridge#Sister_Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Bridge#/media/File:Amtrak_talgo_train_crossing_steel_bridge.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Bridge_(Portland,_Oregon)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crossings_of_the_Willamette_River#Portland

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Aerial_view_of_Willamette_River_crossings_in_Portland%2C_February_2018.JPG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_(Oregon_regional_government)

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

Thursday, August 20, 2020

a-power-plant-carved-out-of-a-mountain-gets-1-million-upgrade

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/18/a-power-plant-carved-out-of-a-mountain-gets-1-million-upgrade.html

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Bike and foot bridges

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Columbia_Skywalk_2018.jpg Ideally, such a bridge should be wide enough for 2 bike lanes, as well as a footpath.

https://trail.ca/en/inside-city-hall/ColumbiaRiverSkywalk.aspx

https://trailtimes.ca/2017/12/15/columbia-river-skywalk-opened-one-year-ago-today

Columbia+River+Skywalk

Unlike the inadequate 3 lane LGB in backwards Vancouver, the 4 lane Trail+Bridge provides 2 lanes each way. Thats OK for a town, but Vancouver is suppose to be a major city.

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

Monday, August 17, 2020

urban technology alliance

https://www.urbantechnologyalliance.org/portfolio/vancouver-canada-smarter-by-design

https://phys.org/news/2018-11-reveals-dynamics-climate-urbanization-heat-mitigating.html

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-stress-affect-billion-people-annually.html

Boston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston#Cityscapes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Turnpike#Expansion_into_Boston

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/NYCRR_Headlights_Cover_196502XX.png

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Boston#Tallest_buildings

Boston: Transportation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston#Transportation ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority#Subway ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority#21st_century ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Line_(MBTA) ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Street_station_(MBTA) ,

https://www.mbta.com/stops/place-wascm

MBTA subway car dimensions^[12]
Line	Length	Width	Platform Ht.	Power
Red	69.5'	120"	49"	Third rail
Orange	65'	111"	45"	Third rail
Blue	48'	111"	41.5"	Third rail, Overhead
Green	72	104"	Low	Overhead

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBTA_subway#Rolling_stock ,

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

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

Sunday, August 16, 2020

subway cars used by the Moscow Metro

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

Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 ³⁄₈ in)/19.21 m (63 ft ¹⁄₄ in)
Width	2.7 m (8 ft 10 ¹⁄₄ in)
Height	3.644 m (11 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81-720/721

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Metro#Modern_Era

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Metro#Lines

Kiev

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev#Transportation
train and road bridges
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/View_to_Kiev.jpg ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_Metro_Bridge ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivdennyi_Bridge_(Kiev)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridges_in_Kiev ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Darnytskyi_Bridge ,

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

Car length	19,206 mm (63 ft ¹⁄₈ in)
Width	2,670 mm (8 ft 9 ¹⁄₈ in)
Height	3,650 mm (11 ft 11 ³⁄₄ in)
Doors	8 (4 by 2 sides) + 1 driver door in lead car
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)