University Bridge (Seattle)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Bridge_(Seattle)

 https://www.google.com/maps/place/University+Bridge/@47.6531271,-122.3219908,267m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x5490102c93e83355:0x102565466944d59a!2sSeattle,+WA,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d47.6061389!4d-122.3328481!16zL20vMGQ5anI!3m5!1s0x549014f0514d377d:0x3fc402e92f61f503!8m2!3d47.6530136!4d-122.3201849!16zL20vMDNnOW5k!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D 

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

https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/revive-i-5-ship-canal-bridge-preservation

Burlington Canal Lift Bridge

 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burlington+Canal+Lift+Bridge/@43.2988568,-79.7963893,396a,35y,11.88h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x882b63d2965d93b7:0xa44a27764c2b554f!2sBurlington,+ON!3b1!8m2!3d43.3255196!4d-79.7990319!16zL20vMDE4ZGtf!3m5!1s0x882c9f36a1f22267:0x2beb877050060552!8m2!3d43.2991491!4d-79.7954318!16s%2Fg%2F11c0q_h7ph!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D  

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burlington+Bay+James+N.+Allan+Skyway/@43.2984687,-79.7972074,395a,35y,11.88h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x882b63d2965d93b7:0xa44a27764c2b554f!2sBurlington,+ON!3b1!8m2!3d43.3255196!4d-79.7990319!16zL20vMDE4ZGtf!3m5!1s0x882c9e5b6ee33eef:0x21106537c07865d2!8m2!3d43.2983628!4d-79.7970335!16s%2Fg%2F11c3_9v3nr!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Barton Lift Bridge

 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barton+Lift+Bridge/@53.4693958,-2.3689416,135m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x487adf8a647060b7:0x42dc046f3f176e01!2sLiverpool,+UK!3b1!8m2!3d53.4083714!4d-2.9915726!16zL20vMDRsaDY!3m5!1s0x487baf004091a3e1:0xd91312c809c260a8!8m2!3d53.4694897!4d-2.3683735!16s%2Fg%2F11w9bfm1jv?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D  

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barton+Viaduct/@53.4693958,-2.3689416,135m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x487adf8a647060b7:0x42dc046f3f176e01!2sLiverpool,+UK!3b1!8m2!3d53.4083714!4d-2.9915726!16zL20vMDRsaDY!3m5!1s0x487ba9004ab9a969:0xdd311464653c4e7e!8m2!3d53.4692794!4d-2.3691292!16s%2Fg%2F11vr5s4_5s?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Ironworkers Bridge is the most congested in Metro Vancouver

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/ironworkers-bridge-the-most-congested-in-metro-vancouver-report-finds-12148809 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iron+Workers+Memorial+Bridge/@49.2945064,-123.0284785,1434m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b!2sVancouver,+BC!3b1!8m2!3d49.2827291!4d-123.1207375!16zL20vMDgwaDI!3m5!1s0x548670ecb8fe37c9:0x57302e8bbfccbf06!8m2!3d49.2958376!4d-123.0262968!16zL20vMDJfX3Ft!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

List of bridges in Portland, Oregon

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Portland,_Oregon#Columbia_River_system

List of bridges in Pittsburgh

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_of_Pittsburgh#Major_bridges

Baseball stadiums by capacity

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ballparks_by_capacity#Baseball_stadiums_by_capacity 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballpark#Types_of_ballparks 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballpark#Modern_ballparks

Vancouver MLB?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-mlb-ken-sim-pitch 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-mlb-team-proposal-ken-sim-9.7163991 

https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-mayor-wants-city-to-bid-for-a-major-league-baseball-team 

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

List of baseball stadiums in Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_in_Canada#Baseball

Bellevue, Washington

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington#Economy 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington#Transportation

https://www.gly.com/projects/hyatt-regency-bellevue

https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/belle-hyatt-regency-bellevue-on-seattles-eastside

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hyatt+Regency+Bellevue+on+Seattle's+Eastside

Burnaby, BC

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnaby#Industry_and_economy 

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

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hyatt-place-vancouver-metrotown-hotel 

https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-place/en-US/yvrzb-hyatt-place-vancouver-metrotown 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hyatt+Place+Vancouver+%2F+Metrotown

Parliament Hill Rehabilitation

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill_Rehabilitation , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxFcNOmND00

https://www.theb1m.com/video/canada-parliament-centre-block

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill_Rehabilitation#Buildings 

https://www.wsp.com/en-gl/projects/geotechnical-excellence-supports-revitalization-of-canadas-parliament-buildings

Just a massive, noisy, 10-lane highway in Amsterdam

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ISp6LLxbk 

Why are the Dutch So Good at Waterworks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQCB3N8Vaxk

Italy

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKY-unSAzF8

Switzerland

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6yt7FJ30uQ

Mass exodus from Los Angeles revealed in shocking new figures

 https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/los-angeles-suffered-a-massive-population-drop-last-year/

50 Most Beautiful Cities in the World

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V72pPDz43KI

LAX People Mover Is Yet Another Infrastructure Failure In California

 https://www.pacificresearch.org/lax-people-mover-is-yet-another-infrastructure-failure-in-ca/ 

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

Melbourne’s rail network is getting a refresh with the new X’Trapolis 2.0

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrxkmcn7Ct4  

Metro Tunnel Melbourne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSW6qWpJTw 

The Flinders Street Viaduct https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySFwcT8SDw

Why Alberta’s separation from Canada is almost impossible

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OT2IQSoVEs

What if Central Park Wasn't Central?

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

NYC

Ship tracking reveals tankers and millions of barrels of oil stuck in the Gulf

 https://news.sky.com/story/ship-tracking-reveals-tankers-and-millions-of-barrels-of-oil-stuck-in-the-gulf-13513961

Alto (high-speed rail) Canada

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto_(high-speed_rail) 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/eastern-ontario-politicians-raise-concerns-with-costs-potential-land-use-for-alto-high-speed-line/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alto-rail-canada-prescott-russell-route-9.7106389 

https://railway-news.com/alto-outlines-delivery-path-for-quebec-city-toronto-high-speed-rail-route/

https://tc.canada.ca/en/rail-transportation/railway-lines/high-speed-rail-initiative-toronto-quebec-city

Book Tower, Detroit

https://www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online-research/encyclopedia-of-detroit/book-tower  

https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/detroits-book-tower-celebrates-100-years-of-rich-history

https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/book-tower-and-book-building

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_Tower , https://www.booktowerresidences.com/ 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiechang/2024/07/24/book-tower-detroit-is-michigans-coolest-new-place-to-eat-play-and-stay/

https://booktowerdetroit.com/  

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

Abandoned railway stations

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

Ghost stations (trains)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_station#Ghost_stations_in_Berlin 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_station#Ghost_stations_elsewhere

Paris Metro Rolling stock

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro#Rolling_stock 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_14_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_05

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MF_19 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_89 

The Sherry-Netherland tower, NYC

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sherry-Netherland

essex-house-residences-new-york-city

 https://www.homes.com/building/essex-house-residences-new-york-ny/b-d52ctf8csk1p0/

Billionaires’ Row, a cluster of luxury residential skyscrapers near the southern end of Central Park in New York City, is seemingly abandoned, according to estimates from established real estate firms

 https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/02/23/the-abandoned-nyc-skyscrapers-where-the-ultra-rich-park-their-money

Taipei 101

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101 , https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9PlDYpi4HZY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101#Floor_plan

 https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/alex-honnold-paid-less-than-1-million-skyscraper-live-1236641176/ 

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6305128 

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/alex-honnold-paid-how-much-netflix-skyscraper-taipei-101-b2907407.html

Tokyo is A City That Feels Like its on Another Planet

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhBcICoRY6Q 

 Japan

Why Everything Is So F*cking Expensive Now

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQM1d_qbs2Y 

We Found The Radical Solution To Skyrocketing Grocery Prices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQOXdtPBGXI

Super Bowl LX aftermath

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

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium#Stadium_design

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium#Transportation

lanes-blocked-as-crash-causes-midday-traffic-headaches-on-kwinana-freeway-in-mount-pleasant

 https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/lanes-blocked-as-crash-causes-midday-traffic-headaches-on-kwinana-freeway-in-mount-pleasant--c-21577949

Why Some People Regret Moving to Calgary, Alberta

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj6kh3MWIbg

Why Italy Can't Build A Short Bridge To Sicily

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I1BUm547WM 

https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/italian-court-rejects-plan-for-e13-5bn-bridge-to-sicily/ 

https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-courts-messina-bridge-giorgia-meloni-politics/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/sicily-italy-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge-europe

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

https://www.webuildgroup.com/en/messina-strait-bridge/

ADELAIDE, South Australia

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sCCpxDvJE  

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

Perth (1966) | Life in Australia Series

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hodw7RoGImc 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySgBJao4hPU 1972 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyrZ2K5CCPc 1990s 

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

Melbourne, Australia

(1966) | Life in Australia Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC7D5T_m_-k  

MELBOURNE, Australia: A World Class City Or Just A Pretender? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dDnNLcec2M 

The closest thing to Melbourn in Canada is Toronto, both have great running trams and streetcars. However, Melbourne does it a little better. 

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

Sydney (1966) | Life in Australia Series

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

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

Toronto, Ontario Line

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Line#Project_history 

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/01/hole-toronto-park-subway-station 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Line#Route

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

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/discover/the-story-behind-the-three-bridges-of-the-future-ontario-line

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaside_Bridge , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCzF7_i5e6A

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=ontario/leaside/

https://leasidelife.com/leaside-viaduct-enters-its-10th-decade/ 

https://unseentoronto.wordpress.com/2018/02/04/unseen-toronto-leaside-bridge 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Leaside+Bridge,+Millwood+Rd,+Toronto,+ON+M4K+3H8/@43.6993081,-79.3505369,38m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89d4ccee9418f613:0x33344e667bc39473!8m2!3d43.6992817!4d-79.3505089!16zL20vMDd4NGQ0!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDExMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Toronto hit with 35cm of snow

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/01/snow-toronto-road-accidents 

https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/01/toronto-snow-closures-cancellations/

The new TTC subway trains

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/01/new-ttc-subway-trains-line-2 

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

15 Largest Abandoned Cities in the World

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfgUki1ZtGQ

Anchorage, Alaska

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska 

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDSlh8gkus 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier,_Alaska , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHRZd5rJYG0 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begich_Towers , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH-TlC0111Q

Fairbanks, Alaska

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbanks,_Alaska 

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

Fairbanks+International+Airport has enough space or future clearance to eventually have 2 long runways.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chena+River+Viewpoint

Ironically, Vancouver, BC could benefit from having a few similar bridges that cross the Chena+River. Instead, the backwards city removes lanes from the road bridges, because its too cheap to build bike bridges.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chena+River+Viewpoint/@64.8452499,-147.7194637,89m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x5132454f67fd65a9:0xb3d805e009fef73a!2sFairbanks,+AK,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d64.8400511!4d-147.7199757!16zL20vMHFmNXA!3m5!1s0x513245ea7ae116ad:0x179bccf673f7c14d!8m2!3d64.8452397!4d-147.7191318!16s%2Fg%2F11m_rjhn1f!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Fort McMurray, Alberta

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

Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

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

Live Without Water and Heating at −71°C (−95°F) Yakutia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODLtHwt3p8 , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakha_Republic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPGIPnYkXIY layers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55xWMvJRM8 ice fishing 

Prepare for –71°C (−95°F) Winter in Yakutia, Siberia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOwr6GnUc-A 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakha_Republic#Demographics

New TTC Line 6 Finch West keeps shutting down and causing chaos

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/01/ttc-line-6-finch-west-keeps-shutting-down 

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

The (SF) Marina Safeway project is just a shiny bauble to distract us from real issues

 https://48hills.org/2026/01/the-marina-safeway-project-is-just-a-shiny-bauble-to-distract-us-from-real-issues/

the-billionaire-tax-and-the-weird-news-media-coverage

 https://48hills.org/2026/01/about-the-billionaire-tax-and-the-weird-news-media-coverage/

The LV Fontainebleau Disaster

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1vI5zY9x1I 

Fontainebleau Las Vegas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH-JgVs6sXs