toronto real estate

http://torontolife.com/category/real-estate

http://torontolife.com/neighbourhoods

http://torontolife.com/neighbourhood-rankings/#

the toronto skyline

http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-tomorrow-toronto-skyline

http://torontolife.com/city/transportation/torontos-transportation-network-will-like-50-years

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/55+Lake+Shore+Blvd+E,+Toronto,+ON+M5E+1A4/@43.6328027,-79.3832547,1659a,35y,39.02t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d4cb2ec1bebddd:0xc81b74511c138bb1!8m2!3d43.6446583!4d-79.3730593

buildings and towers

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=8&status=15 Aus

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=7&status=15 Tor On

http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-tomorrow-toronto-skyline

LM Henry Bacon: Lincoln Memorial

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Todd_Lincoln#Presence_at_assassinations

Boston

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/2011_BostonMA_6273512600.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston#Cityscapes

Halifax Convention Centre...

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Centre
The Halifax Convention Centre is a conference centre that will replace the nearby World Trade and Convention Centre as the main convention venue in the city. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Centre#Convention_centre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Centre_Limited
Trade Centre Limited was founded in the early 1980s in preparation for the opening of the new World Trade and Convention Centre (WTCC), championed by then-Premier John Buchanan who believed that the new facility would serve as a scaled-down version of the famous World Trade Center in New York City...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Centre_Limited#History

The WTCC was championed by then-Premier John Buchanan who boasted to reporters in 1981 that the new facility would serve as a scaled-down version of the famous World Trade Center in New York City, eventually becoming the economic and business capital of Atlantic Canada. An opening ceremony was held on 24 February 1985, for 1,200 invited guests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_and_Convention_Centre#History

In office October 5, 1978 – September 11, 1990
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Clarence Gosse John E. Shaffner Alan Abraham Lloyd Crouse
Preceded by	Gerald Regan
Succeeded by	Roger Bacon
MLA for Halifax Atlantic
In office May 30, 1967 – September 11, 1990
Preceded by	new riding
Succeeded by	Robert Chisholm
Senator for Halifax, Nova Scotia
In office September 11, 1990 – April 22, 2006
Appointed by	Brian Mulroney

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

http://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/buchanan-hon-john-maclennan-pc-qc-bsc-llb-denghon-dclhon-lldhon-dpschon-halifax

http://www.thequotebase.com/quotes/authors/John_Buchanan.html

Manama, Bahrain

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


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

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

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

Lincoln, Nebraska...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska#Largest_cities

Lincoln (pronounced /ˈlɪŋkən/) is the capital of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_State_Capitol#Dimensions_and_features

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_State_Capitol#Construction

4-15
Samuel Roy McKelvie (April 15, 1881 – October 6, 1956) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Roy_McKelvie
On April 15, 1922, a few months before leaving the governorship, McKelvie helped break ground for the current Nebraska State Capitol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln

91,186

November 22, 2014

Nebraska 24, Minnesota 28

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)#Attendance_records

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_National_Bank_Tower ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwEs4CgLX_M

U.S. Route 6 Colorado

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_6#Colorado

https://www.google.ca/search?q=the+Omaha-Lincoln-Denver+Highway&oq=the+Omaha-Lincoln-Denver+Highway&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Now-live-like-Flintstones-Inside-incredible-house-carved-mountain-three-bedrooms

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4084218/Now-live-like-Flintstones-Inside-incredible-house-carved-mountain-three-bedrooms-orchard.html

Imagoes-Pilatus-Railway-Switzerland-chart-history-world-s-steepest-rack-railway

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4091312/Imagoes-Pilatus-Railway-Switzerland-chart-history-world-s-steepest-rack-railway.html

Nuclear-powered-jetliners-vertical-airports-passenger-planes-reaching-6-000mph-predictions-experts-1966-air-travel in 2016

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4084632/Nuclear-powered-jetliners-vertical-airports-passenger-planes-reaching-6-000mph-predictions-experts-1966-air-travel-2016.html

JFK-Airport-10-bn-world-class-upgrade

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4089450/JFK-Airport-10-bn-world-class-upgrade.html

Would-live-3-MILE-high-smog-eating-skyscraper-Architects-say-3D-print-one-2062

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4112622/Would-live-3-MILE-high-smog-eating-skyscraper-Architects-say-3D-print-one-2062.html

Cities-vie-hop-super-speedy-hyperloop-rail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4097000/Cities-vie-hop-super-speedy-hyperloop-rail.html

Fascinating then and now pictures reveal the growth of London's City Airport as it celebrates its 30th anniversary

https://mib-etc.blogspot.ca/2017/01/fascinating-pictures-reveal-growth.html

artificial-intelligence-is-more-artificial-than-intelligent

http://global.brinkglobal.org/2016/12/09/artificial-intelligence-is-more-artificial-than-intelligent/

JFK Causeway Florida

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/John+F+Kennedy+Causeway,+Florida,+USA/@25.8501951,-80.1472764,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88d9b2533916b4ef:0x31bc3b7e1513be31!8m2!3d25.8485875!4d-80.1578602


points in time and space: pitas

Boston

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

https://thecxwexperience.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/boston-copy.jpg

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

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

what toronto's-real-estate-market-will-like-50-years

http://torontolife.com/real-estate/torontos-real-estate-market-will-like-50-years/

everything-you-know-about-artificial-intelligence-is-wrong

http://gizmodo.com/everything-you-know-about-artificial-intelligence-is-wr-1764020220?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits

Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

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

the Dubai hotel fire that took place on New year’s Eve

http://scoopempire.com/category/technology-social-media/#.Vo2n4vkrJD8

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=200

NYC

http://architizer.com/blog/shops-skinny-skyscraper-infographic

http://www.urbanfile.org/project/america/united-states/new-york/hudson-yards-redevelopment-project

Does Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower Signal An Impending Economic Crisis?

http://scoopempire.com/saudi-arabias-kingdom-tower-signal-impending-economic-crisis/#.Vo2nUfkrJD9

http://www.urbanfile.org/project/asia/saudi-arabia/jeddah/kingdom-tower

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah_Tower-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah_Tower

http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildings/ArchiveJournal/KingdomTowerJeddah/tabid/4415/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

http://architizer.com/blog/kingdom-tower-10-facts/

http://www.urbanfile.org/project/asia/saudi-arabia/jeddah/kingdom-tower

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Kingdom+Tower+Jeddah&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjboNjdq5bKAhVCKGMKHUZFCkUQ_AUIBygB&biw=2133&bih=1078&dpr=0.9

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=202

Sydney: Urban structure

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney#Urban_structure

http://www.ndy.com/news-events/project-news/westconnex-twin-tunnel-design-deliver-enormous-upside-economy

https://www.google.ca/search?q=sydney+australia&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif4v_3werJAhVW9mMKHew6D8oQsAQIPw&biw=2133&bih=1078&dpr=0.9

cityofparramatta.com.au

http://www.cityofparramatta.com.au

http://www.cityofparramatta.com.au/new-central

http://www.cityofparramatta.com.au/media-centre/videos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parramatta#Commercial_area

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

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Parramatta+NSW,+Australia/@-33.8360731,151.1351166,17120m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x6b12a318e167af4f:0x5017d681632c600

australia/southbank/eureka-tower

http://www.urbanfile.org/project/oceania/australia/southbank/eureka-tower

whistler-top-ski-resort-north-america

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/whistler-top-ski-resort-north-america/

the First Baptist Church development near the southeast corner of Burrard and Nelson streets

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/first-baptist-church-bing-thom-tower

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/first-baptist-church-tower

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/07/vancouver-pixelated-skyscraper

sncf.com/en/trains/eurostar

http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/eurostar

public-transit-trains with-self-driving-cars

http://www.fox.com/minority-report/article/bruno-public-transit-with-self-driving-cars

http://www.fox.com/minority-report

Telus Sky Tower Calgary

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

telus-garden-office-tower-vancouver

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/telus-garden-office-tower-vancouver
A 22 story stump that could have been the cities first 44 story office tower. It actually would have looked pretty cool as a 55 story office tower.
http://www.telusgarden.com/TelusGarden.html
Indeed, a 55 story office tower complemented with a 65 story residential tower.
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=90197
Its about the same size as the complex in Edmonton, witch is equally small compared to several other developments in Canadian cities today.
http://www.emporis.com/images/details/186556/exterior-aerial-view-from-the-southeast-in-early-spring

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/ray-spaxman-e-mail

https://www.google.ca/search?q=TELUS+Garden stump
Even the one in Toronto is only a 30 story stump, when it should have been a 60 story tower.
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42321

http://www.kensingtongardens.ca/images/tower-telus_garden.png

Is the-universe-FAKE-Physicists-claim-playthings-advanced-civilisation

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3185261/Is-universe-FAKE-Physicists-claim-playthings-advanced-civilisation.html

science-tech

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/index.html

science-and-technology/technology-is-the-answer?

http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/science-and-technology/technology-is-the-answer---not.html

Nanotech-France

http://www.setcor.org/conferences/Nanotech-France-2015

the shard of london

http://www.designboom.com/architecture/renzo-piano-shard-tower-uks-tallest-building/

http://www.londonnet.co.uk/the-view-from-the-shard-review

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shard

https://www.google.ca/search?q=the+shard+of+london&es_sm=93&biw=1920&bih=971&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQsARqFQoTCNP10o_UhMYCFYMviAodw9kAag

https://nationalpostcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/fo0705-the-shard1.jpg?w=620&h=494 ,
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/a-shard-pierces-heart-of-london-europes-tallest-building-launched-amid-debate

a-nanolaser-and-a-bendable-light-material-promise-to-speed-up-microelectronic-devices

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-nanolaser-and-a-bendable-light-material-promise-to-speed-up-microelectronic-devices?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a7e3d937a0-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-a7e3d937a0-281959761

apple-opens-up-to-praise-new-book-on-steve-jobs-and-criticize-an-old-one

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/business/media/apple-opens-up-to-praise-new-book-on-steve-jobs-and-criticize-an-old-one.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

a-beginners-guide-to-understanding-the-internet-of-things

http://recode.net/2015/01/15/a-beginners-guide-to-understanding-the-internet-of-things/

What-is-5g?

http://www.kurzweilai.net/what-is-5g-and-when-can-i-get-it?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=47389b16bb-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-47389b16bb-281959761

almost-3000-atoms-entangled-with-a-single-photon

http://www.kurzweilai.net/almost-3000-atoms-entangled-with-a-single-photon?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=47389b16bb-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-47389b16bb-281959761

The Underground City Concept

Europe's Underground City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXNyEiw28D0

Tunnels...

Rimutaka Tunnel, New Zealand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOK5LhaNxLA

Canadian Pacific Railway's Mount Macdonald Tunnel 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjE6qhoSQHM

The Secret Station - Aldwych

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xSzU0oM4mM
lon tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1q8nJXk_ZU

London Underground Freight Train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbzPYA6dvWg

The Cascade Tunnel / Stevens Pass, WA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_aDAh2TCAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lndpluEe4wk

sq pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKVesJX1wSo&feature=iv&src_vid=-6uSPE7iPc8&annotation_id=annotation_3401846395

Seattle 520 Bridge

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr520bridge/default.aspx ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCV7COUSs0k ,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157648939792203 ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ZQF6UIKos
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/03/13/520-fatal-fall-investigation/70303808
Opening in 2016?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo2DAev5oH8

shanghai-scores-as-top-tech-hub-in-the-world-as-silicon-valley-gap-grows

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccafannin/2014/09/16/shanghai-scores-as-top-tech-hub-in-the-world-as-silicon-valley-gap-grows

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/10/can-the-chinese-government-turn-shanghai-into-the-new-hong-kong/280319/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai#Architecture

https://www.google.ca/search?q=shanghai+vs+hong+kong&sa=X&es_sm=93&biw=1920&bih=971&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=nlUhVP6gGcnYoAS8y4C4BQ&ved=0CDsQsAQ

The 1914 Seattle Smith Tower

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower 462 ft (141 m)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower#History " Although L.C. Smith did not live to see construction begin, his namesake building was completed in 1914 to a height of 143 m (469 ft) from curbside to the top of the pyramid,^[7] with a pinnacle height of 159 m (522 ft)."

Even a 100 years later, Vancouver & BC made sure that no office building would rival what Seattle had in 1914. No 40 story office tower in Vancouver and no 20 story office stump in Victoria.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Centre_(Vancouver)  144.78 m (475 ft.)

It would take until 1973 for Vancouver to allow something comparable in height to what Seattle had in 1914. 

https://the-intersection-point.blogspot.com/search?q=Urban+Tech+Intersection

computers-will-be-like-humans-by-2029-googles-ray-kurzweil

http://www.kurzweilai.net/cnbc-computers-will-be-like-humans-by-2029-googles-ray-kurzweil?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=158ecb0c5b-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-158ecb0c5b-281959761

nasa-robosimian-robot-disaster-response

http://www.space.com/24406-nasa-robosimian-robot-disaster-response-video.html
A spider-bot certainly would have the dexterity.

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2014/01/bionics-robotics-and-transhumanism-etc.html

Supercomputers and the Universe

Supercomputers and the Universe
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/dec/09-do-we-live-in-the-matrix

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57615540-1/are-we-in-the-matrix-science-looks-for-signs-were-not-real

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/143180-probing-the-matrix-is-our-universe-simulated-and-if-so-by-who

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/science/121012/universe-computer-simulation-university-bonn-germany-matrix-beane

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2216189/Do-live-Matrix-researchers-say-way-prove-do.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628950.300-the-idea-we-live-in-a-simulation-isnt-science-fiction.html#.Usj8NPRDsrU

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/07/-a-matrix-universe-are-we-living-in-a-vast-computer-simulation.html


http://www.ipod.org.uk/reality/reality_simulated_reality.asp

BIG CITIES and the growing World Population

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz_kn45qIvI

http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2013/2013-world-population-data-sheet/data-sheet.aspx

BIG DATA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBJLJQqbWsQ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2533850/Coming-soon-Star-Wars-phone-lets-talk-holograms-loved-ones.html

Bionics, Robotics and Transhumanism, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU1-YFbAifA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zP7yP8hdLE

Robotic Army
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VgrSSlGoo

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2533850/Coming-soon-Star-Wars-phone-lets-talk-holograms-loved-ones.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57615540-1/are-we-in-the-matrix-science-looks-for-signs-were-not-real/

Northeast Blackout of 1965-11-9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Blackout_of_1965
The 11-9 blackout was pretty big.

The Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Way_Viaduct_replacement_tunnel
Although its nowhere near the scale of the Big_Dig project in Boston, its still a big project.
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2367894/Know-before-you-go-Good-timing-for-closures-on-SR-99-Montlake-Bridge

http://westseattleblog.com/2013/09/traffic-alert-highway-99-blocked-at-battery-street-tunnel


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunnel#Stations,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Link#Stations,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Hill_(Link_station)

http://www.boston.com/beyond_bigdig,
http://www.wbur.org/2012/07/12/big-dig-effect,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkZSQS7lpHE,
http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/tunnel5.htm


http://www.boston.com/beyond_bigdig/cases/sanfrancisco/index.shtml

The Port of Tacoma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Tacoma#History

The road & rail infrastructure is much more substantial than whats in Vancouver,BC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commencement_Bay, http://www.portoftacoma.com

Port of Seattle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Seattle

http://www.portseattle.org/Pages/default.aspx
Unlike Vancouver, Seattle's port is much more concentrated, with wider & better road & rail access.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor_Island

Overall, Seattle-Tacoma is the largest urban area in the Pacific_Northwest of North America.

Port of Metro Vancouver, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Metro_Vancouver#Terminals_and_Facilities
Unlike most major port regions, many of the main roadways still only have 4 or 6 lanes.
http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/CCIP.aspx,
http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/ongoingprojects/dtrrip.aspx,
http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects.aspx

While several cities have dual track railway bridges, this was not the case for Greater Vancouver.

http://www.nwheritage.org/phototour/riverlife/bridges_fraser.htm
It was tough enough just to get one set of tracks built with a 1 lane road above it.

http://www.newwestcity.ca/residents/residents_services/transportation/master_transportation_plan/articles1602.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_Bank_Superport,
http://www.robertsbankterminal2.com/about-the-project,
http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/OngoingProjects/DTRRIP.aspx,
http://www.tsi.bc.ca/t3/index.php?id=90, http://porttalk.ca/rbt2,
http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/RobertsBankRailCorridor.aspx,
http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/users/interactiveportmap.aspx,

http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Roads-Bridges-and-Goods-Movement/Roberts-Bank-Rail-Corridor.aspx

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?centerx=-123.1355&centery=49.027&zoom=14,
http://www.asiapacificgateway.gc.ca,
http://www.bergergroup.com/?p=open_work&type=work&id=69&t=Deltaport,_Vancouver,_Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsawwassen_Ferry_Terminal

Telus Sky

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Telus+announces+plans+storey+tower+downtown+Calgary+with+video/8616228/story.html

http://www.telussky.com, http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/04/telus-sky-calgary_n_3547569.html

https://www.google.ca/search?q=telus+sky&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DLxAUojjK8WdiALotoDYDg&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1777&bih=887&dpr=1

New Massey Bridge

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/massey-tunnel-to-be-replaced-by-new-bridge-premier-clark

Surrey

http://www.biv.com/article/20130917/BIV0102/309179980/-1/BIV/surreys-bc-business-hub-aspirations-gaining-traction

The Tower that might have been

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Life_Insurance_Company_Tower

http://www.in-arch.net/NYC_Images/metbldg.html
The Metropolitan+Life+North+Building would have been very impressive had it reached its originally planed 100 stories. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8942

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Life_North_Building,
http://www.in-arch.net/NYC_Images/metrolif.html,
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8325

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=151636, http://www.in-arch.net/NYC/nyc1a.html#6

Telus Garden, Vancouver

http://www.telusgarden.com/TelusGarden.html (TG)
Despite all the hubbub, this building will hardly make a big impression upon the Canadian skyline. In fact, unless it were permitted to have an extra 20 - 30 floors, it will just be another one of the shorter tall buildings in Canada. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=58275201&page=9,
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/03/telus-gardens-residential-tower

"With architecture by Vancouver-based firm Henriquez Partners Architects, TELUS Garden will transform and revitalize the Robson block with this development, which includes a new 24 floor, 500,000 square foot signature office tower and a new 53 floor, 450,000-square foot residential tower, with a three-level retail podium with shops, services, and amenities, plus a public plaza."
http://www.hellovancity.com/2012/03/18/telus-garden-quick-facts-price-floorplans-features-downtown-vancouver-new-condo-development

According to this site, the residential tower wont be 53 floors, it will only have 46 floors above the ground.
http://www.emporis.com/building/telus-garden-residential-tower-vancouver-canada
I wished that TG could have been between 55 to 65 stories, but Vancouver isn't allowed to be a big & tall city, yet.

Perhaps the TG has the potential to have a few more residential floors, but given Vancouver's strict height limitations, TG is around the same height as, the Tour Telus in Montreal & the Telus Plaza Tower in Edmonton. Being both office towers, they only have 34 floors. Look how the Tour Telus is one of the shorter big buildings in the Province of Quebec. The one in Edmonton is even less significant when compared to the tallest buildings in Alberta. It doesn't even make it onto the first page of Alberta's tallest. All 3 Telus towers still make it onto page=9, for now.

http://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2012/06/07/telus-garden-construction-work-awarded-to-bc-companies

http://www.604presale.com/telus-garden-downtown,
http://vancouverisawesome.com/2012/04/04/building-blocks-telus-garden

Even the tallest buildings in BC barely makes it onto the 2nd or 3rd pages.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=58275201&offset=25
More than ever, Toronto, Calgary & Montreal can't stay at a small BC building mentality.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1
Australia surpassed the small building scale of BC long ago & their cities are still considered to be just as scenic as anything in Canada.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=58762037&page=1

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/03/telus-garden-towers.html

Seattle, Vancouver and Calgary

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5988496694_9937348af5_b.jpg
If this building was in Vancouver, it would be the tallest office tower in the city. In terms of height, it would currently be the 2nd tallest building in BC, as of 2020. Seattle hasn't used its scenic setting as an excuse to hold back the city to the extent that Vancouver, BC has.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlemunicipalarchives/5988496694
The Safeco_Plaza was Seattle's first 50 story office tower to open before 1970.
http://www.pnwarchitecture.com/Building/4953/Safeco-Plaza.php
There was just too much fear of ever allowing a 50 or even a 40 story office tower in Vancouver before 1970. Just to consider the possibility of Vancouver allowing an office building to reach 30 stories was difficult. Eventually, the 30 story TD_Tower was completed in 1972 & as of 2013 no BC office building has been permitted to have a 60th, 50th or even a 40th floor.
The Columbia_Center became Seattle's first office tower to rise above 75 stories in 1985.
http://pinterest.com/pin/182818066093890434

The Seattle Smith_Tower opened in 1914 & the Royal_Centre_(Vancouver) opened in 1973. The RBC was the first office building in BC permitted to have more than 35 floors.
While the LC_Smith_Tower has almost become a stump in Seattle, it would still be among, if not the tallest of the office towers in Vancouver.
http://pinterest.com/thesmithtower/how-smith-tower-sees-itself,
http://pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1968-CBD-FM-BH-GoweyWEB.jpg,
http://pauldorpat.com/archivepage/seattle-now-then-piners-point-and-plummers-bay

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/seattle-history/slideshow/P-I-archives-Aerial-views-of-Seattle-6694.php#photo-771850,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bishopsgreen/2490023088/in/photostream

http://www.equitablerealestate.ca/vancouver-block

http://www.emporis.com/building/vancouverblock-vancouver-canada

https://www.google.ca/search?q=vancouver+block&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8OQkUa7YF-PmiwKQsoDgCw&ved=0CFEQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=799

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/6077669771/in/photostream/

http://www.artefaqs.com/Search.php?in=1356653942

http://bcupb.com/2013/01/02/seattle-a-look-at-the-northwests-largest-metropolis

Tallest_buildings in Seattle
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=27&searchname=timeline,
Tallest_buildings in Vancouver
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=1&searchname=timeline,
Tallest_buildings in Calgary
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=3&searchname=timeline

https://the-intersection-point.blogspot.com/search?q=Seattle

Heavy Rail and Light Rail Transit Systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail_in_North_America,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_subway_and_RT#Future_expansion,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro#Future_projects


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail_in_Canada#Light_rail_systems_by_city
So far since the late 1950s, Vancouver hasn't been allowed to have a network of trams or streetcars on a scale of what's in Melbourne, Toronto and San Francisco  Its been impossible for Vancouver to catchup to those cities, but more & more people are starting to realize something. In addition to grade separated heavy rail & light rail systems, trams are great for local transit trips. Trams or streetcars are like a bus on train tracks. Trams can be linked into 2 or more units & are usually longer than any articulated bus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit#Main_features,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_City#Light_rail_transit,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Street_Subway,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muni_Metro#Routes,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system#Routes

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/2013/02/11/light-rail-transit-has-a-high-operating-cost-per-service-hour/

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/2012/05/03/richmond-wanted-skytrain/

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/2013/02/06/skytrain-creates-more-accessible-communities-the-importance-of-advocating-for-the-right-transit-technology/

http://getthebiggerpicture.wa.gov.au/light-rail/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit_in_Germany#U-Bahn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground_infrastructure#Subsurface_versus_deep-level_tube_lines

Unlike most urban regions, the Vancouver & BC mentality is about keeping trains, roads & buildings smaller than what's common in most cities. However, things are slowly changing.
http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/02/vancouvers-second-tallest-skyscraper.html

Vancouver’s Second Tallest Building (188m-617 feet)

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/02/vancouvers-second-tallest-skyscraper-to-be-trump-tower

It will have the highest floor count in BC but is 2nd tallest BC tower in height at 188m or 617 feet.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1
Here is how it lines up with some of Canada's taller buildings.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=59334867&page=3
Nothing in BC rivals whats on this page or especially on this page.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Donald+Trump+eyes+Vancouver+presence+site/7982041/story.html

Unlike Calgary & Seattle, its been quite difficult for Vancouver to enter the urban big league. Most major urban centres have taller buildings, longer trains & wider roads than what's in Vancouver. Sometimes all 3 urban elements.

Although it will have about 10 more floors than this Australian building it wont be quite as tall.
A 188m is hardly among the tallest in Australia.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=59334906&page=2

For many, a summer Olympics is just another big wast of money. However, such big name events usually implies that a city has become a bustling metropolis.
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/08/vancouver-summer-olympic-games-part-i

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/02/heavy-rail-and-light-rail-transit.html

CentrePort Canada

http://www.centreportcanada.ca/about-us/gateways

http://www.ccwproject.ca, http://www.ccwproject.ca/photo-gallery

http://www.winnipeginlandport.ca, http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/centreport

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/cash-puts-centreport-on-track-163273126.html

http://www.asiapacificgateway.gc.ca/investments-map/mainmap_e.html

http://www.ccwproject.ca/project-maps/south-project-area

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/02/south-fraser-perimeter-road.html

BC: South Fraser Perimeter Road

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Fraser_Perimeter_Road

http://www.sfprconstruction.ca

http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/sfpr/sfpr.htm

http://www.straight.com/news/south-fraser-perimeter-road-opening-traffic-despite-opposition

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-2013-h004e-7036.htm

http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/OngoingProjects/DTRRIP.aspx

http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/projects/OngoingProjects/Deltaport_Third_Berth_Project.aspx

http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/en/port2050.aspx

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/02/centreport-canada.html

Explosion and fire Devastates Pemex HQ in Mexico City

http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/55896/Fatal-explosion-and-fire-devastates-Pemex-HQ-in-Mexico-City.aspx?AreaID=2

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/31/mexico-americas

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-mexico-pemex-idUSBRE90U1FF20130201

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21288214,
http://www.infopig.com/keywords/explosion.html

http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/01/casualties-expected-to-rise-in-fatal-mexico-city-tower-explosion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Ejecutiva_Pemex:
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=23

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18170525

High Rise Building Codes Are Stricter On Fire Safety

Chicago’s new code

New chapters on fire- and life-safety and building planning signify the first major overhaul of the Chicago building code in nearly 50 years. 

http://www.facilitiesnet.com/firesafety/article/New-Codes-Aim-For-Safer-HighRises--2426

http://media.apps.chicagotribune.com/tables/high-rise-life-safety-evaluations.html, http://www.highriselifesafety.com/chicago-life-safety-code.html

www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17731411-418/extra-alarm-fire-in-south-shore-high-rise-building.html,
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-high-rise-fire-sprinkler-187972431.html,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/22/firefighters-battle-high-rise-fire-on-south-side
Winter is always a difficult time for many cities.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/chicagos-freezing-fire/100445

The Aqua_skyscraper isn't just one of the most visually striking buildings, but one of the safest. http://www.lifeataqua.com,
BuildingID-http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57839523&offset=50

http://www.radissonblu.com/aquahotel-chicago,
http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/913/Aqua.php,
http://www.ctbuh.org/Events/StudyTours/AquaTowerTour/tabid/779/Default.aspx,
http://www.nopromiseofsafety.com/?p=444, http://www.wbez.org/story/scaling-aqua-85846

A similar, but smaller tower in Toronto.
http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/460-yonge-street,
BuildingID-http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57839065&offset=25,
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=197965

Highrise Floods

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/01/22/bc-highrise-flooded.html?autoplay=true

http://www.canada.com/news/vancouver/Vancouver+highrise+condo+flooded+from+from+down/7855778/story.html

http://www.ianwatt.ca/Blog.php/every-vancouver-condo-has-had-or-will-have-a-flood

http://www.concordpacific.com/condos/the-max.htm, http://www.6717000.com/max1

http://www.theprovince.com/Vancouver+highrise+condo+flooded+from+from+down/7855778/story.html,
http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Metro+Vancouver+housing+second+least+affordable+world+study/7856593/story.html

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Dont-underestimate-floods-threat-to-high-rise-cond-30170773.html

Chicago Tunnels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tunnel_Company

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/3720.html,
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/367.html

http://www.michaelearley.info/deeptunnel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvl9jIhMk-w,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelinitaly/sets/72157624113008795/

http://web.archive.org/web/20051105090819/http://wgntv.trb.com/wgntv-news-101005tunnel,1,1202440.story

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Quarry,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_and_Reservoir_Plan

460 Yonge in Toronto

http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/460-yonge-street,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57381944&page=2,
http://thetorontoblog.com/2012/02/28/public-meeting-will-discuss-60-storey-condo-tower-plan-for-site-beside-historic-hall-at-yonge-college,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1,
http://www.emporis.com/building/460-yonge-toronto-canada
http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/17645-460-Yonge-Street-(current-RBC-Sizzler-s-Pizza-Canderel-Stoneridge-seeking-60s-G-C)/page23

http://www.talkcondo.com/blog/looking-ahead-most-anticipated-toronto-condo-projects-of-2012

The 225 Sixth Skyscraper in Calgary

http://brookfieldofficeproperties.com/content/Calgary/225_SIXTH-6746.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/02/225-sixth-skyscraper-planned-tower-will-eclipse-the-bow-as-tallest-on-calgarys-skyline_n_2228078.html#slide=more267113

http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/12/01/calgarys-tallest-building-the-bow-to-be-eclipsed-by-planned-56-storey-225-sixth-tower

http://www.westerninvestor.com/index.php/news/ab/1091-tallest-office-tower-planned-for-calgary-,
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/12/01/calgary-225-development.html,
http://bestcalgaryhomes.com/tallest-buildings-in-calgary-225-sixth

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/brookfield-plots-calgarys-tallest-office-complex/article5900026

Alberta http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=2
Canada http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57381944&page=1

If the tower were already completed, it would be the 7th tallest in Canada. However, considering other building proposals, it might become the 14th tallest building in Canada, whenever its completed.

TELUS Garden

http://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/news/telus-garden-development-takes-up-city-block-in-downtown-vancouver/1001413595,
http://www.telusgarden.com, http://vancouverpresales.com/telus-garden,
http://www.604presale.com/telus-garden-downtown, http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/telus-garden,
http://www.hellovancity.com/2012/03/04/telus-plan-for-second-tallest-tower-in-vancouver-now-includes-condominium-units-downtown-vancouver-real-estate-news-march-2012,
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/03/a-closer-look-at-the-telus-garden-project

http://intergalactic.com/telus-garden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver

http://www.emporis.com/city/vancouver-canada,
http://www.emporis.com/building/telus-garden-residential-tower-vancouver-canada

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=90197,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57306323&offset=175,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1

Gate Tower Building, Osaka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Tower_Building,
http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/09/highwaythroughabuilding.html,
http://autos.ca.msn.com/editors-picks/the-worlds-most-dangerous-roads-2#image=6

The CN Tower Area

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_Tower#History, http://www.cntower.ca/Intro.html,
http://travel.ca.msn.com/13-things-you-didnt-know-about-famous-canadian-landmarks#image=2

The area is certainly undergoing some big development changes.
http://www.urbantoronto.ca/news/2012/10/breaking-oxford-place-propose-citys-first-supertall-skyscrapers,
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/48540,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1
Toronto might finally be permitted to have an office tower reaching at least 80 stories.
http://www.retail-insider.com/2012/10/nordstrom-simonstarget-or-walmart-in_18.html,
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/12/oxford-unveils-3-billion-casino-condo-proposal-for-downtown-toronto/

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=2
NYC and Chicago have had office towers above 70 stories for decades, Toronto still only has one.
http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/first-canadian-place-rejuvenation
Perhaps when Toronto finally has an 80 story office tower, Vancouver will have an office building that has at least 40 floors. So far, no office building in BC has been permitted to have a 40th floor, let alone those 60 to 80 story office towers that are common in other places.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities
NYC is still the big guy on the block, but other cities have built some taller stuff in the past few decades.
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/50991,
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=202

The 1982 movie Blade_Runner reveals that Rick_Deckard lives in a residential tower that has over 90 floors. Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep? was published in 1968 when Chicago had a 100 story tower topped out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_Center LA and SF have no buildings with 80 floors yet. So far, California only has one building that's over a 1000 feet tall.