The Technology Intersection (TTI) is essentially an Urban Tech intersection. Technology is continually expanding all over the world. Is it a government-corporate push or is it just that more people that are wanting to live in cities & urban areas in general? (This blog is semi-dormant at times.)
The Internet_of_Things (IoT) is quite a big thing on the horizon. https://www.techtarget.com/iotagenda/definition/Internet-of-Things-IoT
TTI intersects with Science, Urban themes and technology in general. There is also a Sci-Fi, popular cultural aspect as well. Such as the urban monster_movie, Batman & Superman, TRON & the Matrix...
Technology & urban development are key aspects of cities. Some cities grow big because they are in a desirable location, but usually it's for economic reasons.
Being from Vancouver, Canada it's always amazing to see how so many cities are allowed to exist on a much larger scale than what is allowed in Vancouver & BC in general. That's because most big cities around the world aren't limited by anything like Vancouverism.
Even to see how much larger Seattle is able to be than little Vancouver, is astounding. No office tower in Vancouver has ever been permitted to have a 40th floor. Where as the tallest office tower in Seattle has 76 stories.
The people of Seattle and especially the urban planners never had the same thwarting mentality that Vancouver seems to cultivate.
Obviously, the Greater Seattle Area was allowed to become a big high tech industry base. https://www.historylink.org/File/9190 Especially, the SF Bay Area.
Being from Vancouver, BC its amazing to see how several other cities are allowed to be built on a much larger scale, simply because they aren't under Vancouver type controls & restrictions.
The 72 story First_Canadian_Place and the 36 story Exchange_Tower. The Exchange Tower is essentially a stump in Toronto, but in Vancouver it would be among the tallest office buildings.
Commerce_Court#1931_North_Tower & Commerce_Court West 1972
Commerce_Court#1931_North_Tower & Commerce_Court West 1972While CC North has become a stump in Toronto, it would be almost the tallest office buildings in Vancouver & BC, overall.
One of the main features of this blog is to point out how various cities have their tallest towers next to what would be a Vancouver size stump. How their long trains compare to the short trains of Vancouver. Being from Vancouver, its always fascinating to see how wide streets, roads and freeways can get in real cities.
Some how its like a multi-generational agenda was established so that Vancouver, Victoria and BC at large, would continually do things at a smaller scale than what is permitted in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
Therefore, by continually building things at a smaller scale, it helped to thwart the economy. That means less economic reasons for people to move to BC. Several generations of extreme zoning and building restrictions have helped to condition people in BC to never expect Victoria to be as big as Seattle or Sydney, NSW. That Vancouver could never be on the scale of a Montreal, especially Toronto & the SFBA.
There has been a long running argument that because Vancouver and Victoria are in a scenic setting, the scale of things have to be held back. Yet, scenic cities such as Sydney, SF, Seattle and Auckland..., don't have the same building restrictions as what Vancouver and Victoria have.
Several cities around the world have a larger scale of urban infrastructure than what Vancouver allows. Even though Victoria has a mild winter climate, Halifax, Q. City, Winnipeg and Edmonton still all have more people. With BC having so many imposed limitations, more business and people go elsewhere. The scale of downtown Calgary and Seattle just aren't thwarted like Vancouver's downtown is.
I wish that Victoria was allowed to be on the same scale as Sydney, Australia or at least Auckland. I wish that Vancouver was allowed to be on the same scale as Montreal or Seattle or especially SF & Toronto. However, a multi-generational power-structure has been quite adept in holding Vancouver & BC back. Then there is a Canadian version of this mentality as well. In spite of Canada being the 2nd largest country in area, its never been allowed to contain 1% of the worlds population. Indeed, Canada has yet to even house half of one percent of the worlds population.
More about The+Urban+Intersection at TTI.
