Urban Tech Data :: UTD: June 2025

Monday, June 30, 2025

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Bridges

Unfortunately, the BC part of Canada mostly has narrow, inadequate bridges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge The 3 lane joke that was never augmented with a bus and HOV tunnel. Especially, a train tunnel, because that actually might improve transportation efficiency.

https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/canada/6138-lions-gate-bridge.html

https://www.tranbc.ca/2019/08/29/how-the-lions-gate-bridge-counterflow-works/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/about-here-lions-gate-bridge-cruise-ships-tourism-1.5373466

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

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

Widest highways and bridges around the world

https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/infrastructure-news/widest-highway-in-the-world.html

No matter how wide a highway or bridge can be, unless there is space allocated for train, bus and HOVs, it just becomes another congested roadway.

https://m.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-10-wildest-highways-in-the-world/20120831.htm

https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/comments/1jjlf3j/widest_highway_in_the_world_is_in_ontario_canada/

https://www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca A 4 lane joke that should have opened with 6 lanes. There is no provision for a no lower deck to accomodate a future LRT line or tram-train. No provision for 2 rapid bus lanes or HOV lanes.

https://www.infrastructurebc.com/project/pattullo-bridge-replacement-project/

https://www.aecon.com/our-expertise/our-projects/current/pattullo-bridge-replacement

https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/parking-streets-transportation/roads-in-surrey/pattullo-bridge-replacement-project

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pattullo-bridge-replacement-project-1.7565793 Speed, efficiency and quality just aren't part of the backwards BC mentality.

The LGB is one of the worlds worst bottlenecks or traffic chokepoints. An inadequate 3 lane bridge with no train and bus tunnel to help relieve the congestion.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Aqua (Chicago) and One Bloor (Toronto)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_(Chicago)

Technical details
Height	261.8 m (859 ft)
Floor count	82 5 below ground
Floor area	1,990,635 sq ft (184,936.0 m²)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_(Chicago)#Design

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

Height
Roof	257 m (843 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	76
Floor area	68,634 m² (738,770 sq ft)

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

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

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

One Bloor West, in Toronto

One_Bloor_West would even be impressive in Queensland and Florida. Its nice to see that Toronto has another building that would be impressive in Melbourne. Even in Chicago and sort of in NYC, but not Dubai.

308.6 metres (1,012.4 ft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Bloor_West#Design

https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-race-to-build-canadas-tallest-skyscraper

https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2025/03/one-toronto-canada-tallest-building/

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1cd54bz/canadas_tallest_skyscraper_for_50_yrs_at_298m The BMO tower has 72 stories, the BMO stump in Vancouver has only 32.

https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1g07huj/canadas_current_tallest_building_first_canadian/

https://skyrisecities.com/news/2017/07/new-renderings-showcase-canadas-next-tallest-building.27637

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

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Ontario Place parking garage

https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2025/06/ontario-place-parking-garage-block-toronto-waterfront/

Most of Ontario is wilderness, as is most of Canada. Most people in Canada prefer to live in the urban area, that's also the case in Australia. Of course various LARGE structures will be in urban parts of the world.