Thursday, October 29, 2020

Saturday, August 22, 2020

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  


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)  



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


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.   

Monday, August 17, 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

massive-road-bridge-built-around-tiny-house-of-very-stubborn-owner

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/massive-road-bridge-built-around-tiny-house-of-very-stubborn-owner.html

Montreal's-tallest-residential-tower: 1-square-phillips

https://dailyhive.com/montreal/montreal-tallest-residential-tower-square-phillips

Montreal's old-Champlain-bridge-deconstruction-begins

https://dailyhive.com/montreal/old-champlain-bridge-deconstruction-begins

toronto-transit-fifth-most-expensive-world

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-transit-fifth-most-expensive-world


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

Urban Tech Data ::

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

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

https://dailyhive.com/montreal/urbanized


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

Urban rail transit

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_light_rail_systems_by_ridership#Systems ,

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



LRT, LRV, Trams & Metro trains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail#Types ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram#Electric ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramways_in_%C3%8Ele-de-France ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_New_Orleans#Current_lines ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Tram_(Belgium)


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


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

Thursday, August 6, 2020

NYC

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

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8 ,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8&status=15

history
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90232658&offset=25 ,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90232658&offset=75



https://davidsuzuki.org/our-work/cities

climate-messiah-greta-thunberg-lashes-out-at-australias-andrew-bolt

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/08/03/climate-messiah-greta-thunberg-lashes-out-at-australias-andrew-bolt ,

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/03/11/climate-change-student-strikes-an-aspergers-kid-believed-climate-change-claims ,

https://deadline.com/tag/greta-thunberg ,

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


environment

coronavirus-accelerates-the-trend-of-declining-us-transit-ridership

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/08/06/coronavirus-accelerates-the-trend-of-declining-us-transit-ridership/



The Grenfell Tower Fire



https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/07/10/the-grenfell-tower-fire-would-not-have-happened-without-eu-and-climate-regulations

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/06/18/did-uk-government-climate-mania-contribute-to-the-grenfell-tower-disaster



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

a-fire-in-one-of-the-wtc-towers-in-brussels

https://europe.liveuamap.com/en/2020/6-august-fire-in-one-of-the-wtc-towers-in-brussels-

https://www.world-today-news.com/fire-in-brussels-wtc-tower-extinguished-no-injuries/

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/health/125341/rising-coronavirus-infections-cause-extra-mental-distress-helpline-says/


https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/07/10/the-grenfell-tower-fire-would-not-have-happened-without-eu-and-climate-regulations/


tower fires

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Portland metropolitan area

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon ,

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



https://davidsuzuki.org/our-work/cities



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

Seattle_metropolitan_area wa

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


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_area_(United_States)#United_States ,


https://davidsuzuki.org/our-work/cities


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

Spokane_metropolitan_area wa

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

Tri-Cities_metropolitan_area wa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_metropolitan_area

Tri-Cities (British Columbia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_(British_Columbia)


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

Downtown Vancouver

https://www.citynews1130.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/9/2020/07/30/Downtown-Canada-Place-1-scaled.jpg
https://www.citynews1130.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/9/2020/07/30/Downtown-Canada-Place-1-scaled.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Vancouverdowntown2019.jpg ,

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Vancouver_sunset_%28J%29.jpg ,

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1500-west-georgia-street-vancouver-jenga-tower-ole-scheeren ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver#Tallest_buildings ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_British_Columbia#Tallest_buildings ,

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


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

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Historic-San-Francisco-building-to-be-lifted-10-feet

https://www.sfgate.com/living-in-sf/article/Historic-San-Francisco-building-to-be-lifted-10-15413484.php

Seattle State_Route_99_tunnel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Route_99_tunnel

Urban Freeway Revolt and Removal

https://hoodline.com/2015/03/panhandle-freeway-revolt ,

https://grist.org/article/oakland-california-freeway-removal-interstate-980 ,

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

https://www.cnu.org/highways-boulevards/freeways-without-futures/2017 ,

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

cal highways maps of-sf-fwys

https://www.cahighways.org/maps-sf-fwy.html ,

http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Freeway_Revolt ,

https://hoodline.com/2015/03/panhandle-freeway-revolt

https://www.cahighways.org/maps/1965sfplans.jpg

Friday, June 19, 2020

Sunday, June 14, 2020

SF

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

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Sheltering-in-place-had-one-positive-1-billion-15209559.php

subways and regional transit

http://www.walshgroup.com/ourexperience/transportation/transit.html ,

https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/tag/mbta ,
https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/tag/regional-transit ,


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

highways in general


http://www.walshgroup.com/ourexperience/transportation/highways.html


https://americanbridge.fandom.com/wiki/Interstate_95


roads, bridges and tunnels

wide bridges and roads...



http://www.walshgroup.com/ourexperience/transportation/bridges/i64danielboonebridge.html


MassDOT began a project to replace the bridge with a new, twin-span network tied arch bridge. The two bridges were to be identical in design. The first bridge was constructed next to the original bridge and opened to traffic in June 2016.
https://americanbridge.fandom.com/wiki/Whittier_Memorial_Bridge ,
https://www.roadsbridges.com/no-10-whittier-bridge ,
https://www.canambridges.com/projects/whittier-bridge ,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/massdot/19721380485/in/photostream
"The previous bridge at this location was built in 1951 and named for the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. The bridge carries vehicles on I-95 north and southbound between Newburyport and Amesbury over the Merrimack River. The structure is a critical regional transportation link for people and commerce throughout the region.

the 7, 8 & 9 lane bridge...





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

the 4, 5 & 6 lane bridge...





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

the 1, 2 & 3 lane bridge



The rehabilitated bridge has three lanes of traffic (two northbound and one southbound) and one bicycle lane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Memorial_Bridge ,
https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/massdot-highway/anderson-memorial-bridge-groundbreaking ,
https://bridgehunter.com/ma/suffolk/anderson



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


Wednesday, May 27, 2020

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/zincton-mountain-village

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/zincton-mountain-village

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-bus-capacity-june-1-2020

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-bus-capacity-june-1-2020

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-translink-funding-challenges

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-translink-funding-challenges

bc-economy-infrastructure-restart-plan

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-economy-infrastructure-restart-plan

bc-ferries-restore-service-between horseshoe-bay-and nanaimo

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-restore-service-horseshoe-bay-nanaimo

vancouver-planning-coronavirus-impact

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-planning-coronavirus-impact

The world's largest cities and urban areas in 2006 and 2020

http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/urban_intro.html 

Shifting demand for Richmond industrial space due to G. Massey Tunnel bottleneck

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/viking-way-business-centre-2639-viking-way-richmond ,


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/george-massey-tunnel-replacement-bridge ,


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/george-massey-tunnel-replacement-opinion


Metro Vancouver Transportation

gold-house-digital-art-screen-metrotown-burnaby

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/gold-house-digital-art-screen-metrotown-burnaby