Why Vancouver Doesn’t Have A Canada Day Firework Celebration In 2026

 https://604now.com/vancouver-canada-day-2026-fireworks-celebration-cancelled/ 

NFC is part of the VMV.

Seattle and leftwashington.org

 https://leftwashington.org , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9R3w3GHnyM

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1t4gy58/nearly_1in4_washington_employers_considering/ 

https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/economy/article_2a3d52fc-dbef-4f2e-98c1-c3ae4b8624f0.html 

While Vancouver has had several decades of having provincial backwater tendencies, Seattle and Calgary chose to become proper big cities, several decades ago. 

While Seattle's economy might be scaling down, nothing like the VMV will be shortening the Seattle trains and stations, narrowing the bridges and cutting the buildings in half. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Seattle

‘Mission Samudra’ to NH-66, top projects transforming connectivity

 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/videos/keralam-infra-boom-mission-samudra-to-nh-66-top-projects-transforming-connectivity/videoshow/132014216.cms

The L Train (CTA)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority#Chicago_L 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7000-series_(CTA)

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

Réseau express métropolitain (REM-Montreal)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_express_m%C3%A9tropolitain  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_express_m%C3%A9tropolitain#Rolling_stock

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

Skyline Train (Honolulu)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_(Honolulu)#Rolling_stock "The line uses 256 ft (78 m) four-car train sets, each with the capacity to carry nearly 800 passengers..."

https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/skyline-opens-in-honolulu/

The Copenhagen Metro

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Metro#Trains "The trains are 39 m (127 ft 11+3⁄8 in) long, 2.65 m (8 ft 8+3⁄8 in) wide, and weigh 52 t (51 long tons; 57 short tons). Each train consists of three articulated cars with a total of six automated, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) wide doors, holding up to 96 seated and 204 standing passengers (300 in total)."

SkyTrain (Vancouver)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Rolling_stock 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Alstom_Mark_V

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Canada_Line_fleet

Car and Truck Bottlenecks

 https://truckingresearch.org/2026/02/top-100-truck-bottlenecks-2026/ 

https://landline.media/bottleneck-hell-study-examines-costly-traffic-issue/ 

https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/atri-releases-2025-top-100-truck-bottlenecks-list 

https://www.anwebber.com/news/top-100-truck-bottlenecks-of-2025

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/news/highway-users-rank-americas-worst-50-traffic-bottlenecks

egypt_parade_en_route_to_bc_place

 https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1uc54el/egypt_parade_en_route_to_bc_place/

Seattle's Socialist Mayor BEGS Amazon To Stay After 30,000 Job Cuts - Bezos Was RIGHT

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltfldJ18Bmw

NYC Penn Station’s redevelopment one step closer

 https://nypost.com/2026/06/21/real-estate/final-design-for-nyc-penn-stations-redevelopment-one-step-closer-including-how-much-it-could-cost/

Sunset Strip in Los Angeles

 https://nypost.com/2026/06/21/us-news/los-angeles-sunset-strip-is-now-on-struggle-street-the-post-walked-it-for-a-week-heres-what-we-found/

Woods Memorial Bridge in Boston

https://www.dwwhiteconstruction.com/featured-projects/woods-memorial-bridge/

 https://www.ohla-usa.com/projects/woods-memorial-bridge-replacement 

https://www.stantec.com/en/projects/united-states-projects/w/woods-memorial-bridge-replacement

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boston,+MA,+USA/@42.4035594,-71.0723487,294m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3652d0d3d311b:0x787cbf240162e8a0!8m2!3d42.3555076!4d-71.0565364!16zL20vMDFjeF8!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D 

Massey Tunnel costs under fire as Delta pushes for independent review

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E56p74Ma018

Richmond and Delta, Canada

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia#Transportation

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta,_British_Columbia#Transportation

Massey Tunnel replacement project riddled with problems

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlEk4Wbzz4 

 Province of BC fires Massey Tunnel builder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A69cEG_mDWg  

Province terminates deal with contractor on George Massey Tunnel replacement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scvTOSOH7W0

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1mdqbjr/its_8pm_still_like_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1ssvqkx/vancouver_ranked_4th_worst_congestion_in_north/

Highway 99 and Interstate 5

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Highway_99 Of course the BC part of the 99 has to be difficult, congested and constipated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Washington 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Oregon 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99#Washington 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Route_99E 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99_in_California  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5

Vancouver’s $6B SkyTrain to Langley is Changing Everything

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

Blue Line officially continuing 8 car trains on the weekend

 https://www.reddit.com/r/cta/comments/1u0pn0g/blue_line_officially_continuing_8_car_trains_on/ 

Any major city should be able to run 8-10 car trains. The Montreal metro can run 9 car trains. BART in the SF BA was designed to run 10 car trains when needed. 

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

Four-car trains return on select CTA train lines on summer weekends

 https://www.transitchicago.com/travel-information/alert-detail/?AlertId=115377 

A 4 car train for any big city is almost a joke. Short trains can full up too quickly. However, a late-night train or an overnight train might be adequate with only 4 cars in a big city. 

A 5 car train is better than a 4, but not quite as good as a 6 car train. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Canada_Line 

What should be called, the YVR-Canada_Line wasn't designed to have 5 car trains. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line#Stations The absurd 50 m stations were only designed to eventually accommodate 2.5 car trains. Since 2009, only 2 car trains have be used.

Unlike backwards Vancouver, most major cities have better transportation planning and are on a much larger scale. The Montreal_Metro was built with 500 foot long stations, right from the start. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro#Rolling_stock A 9 car train takes up the full 152.5 m platform. 

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

The Immense Scale of Tokyo’s Disaster Mega-plan

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMk3ihRzPRg