toronto's rogers-centre-redesign plans

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/rogers-centre-redesign

The Vancouver (YVR) Airport vs.

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/yvr-91-birthday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_International_Airport By now YVR should have had at least three 3600m or 11,800 foot runways.

Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08L/26R 9,940 3,030 Concrete 08R/26L 11,500 3,505 Asphalt/concrete 13/31 7,300 2,225 Asphalt/concrete

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/seattle-vancouver-airport-passenger-trans-pacific-hub

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport 

Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16L/34R 11,901 3,627 Concrete 16C/34C 9,426 2,873 Concrete 16R/34L 8,500 2,591 Concrete

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport#Future

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport#Ground_transportation

Even though the Seattle airport has a smaller area than Vancouver, it was able to have 3 runways long enough to accomodate the 747 & the largest Airbus.

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/seattle-tacoma-international-airport-sea-tac-c-concourse-expansion

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/seattle-tacoma-international-airport-international-arrivals-facility

The Abbotsford_International_Airport should have two 3050m or 10,000 foot runways by now, so that it can be a better alternate or backup airport to YVR.

Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 9,597 2,925 Asphalt 01/19 5,328 1,624 Asphalt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbotsford_International_Airport#Current_(1997-Present)

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/seattle-second-international-airport

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

Truck explodes on the edge of downtown Seattle, closing large sections of Interstate 5

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/07/28/truck-explodes-seattle-highway/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/vehicle-fire-shuts-all-lanes-of-i-5-in-seattle/

https://komonews.com/news/local/portion-of-i-5-southbound-lanes-shut-down-between-mercer-lakeview-for-car-fire

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

Five towers up to 52 storeys with 2,200 homes eyed for Surrey City Centre

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1301-13355-104-avenue-13280-13362-105-avenue-surrey-bristol-estates-towers-redevelopment

Surrey could have the first 70 story residential building in BC and have the first 50 story office tower in BC. However, BC is still all about holding things back.

Iconic Vancouver office tower celebrates 50 years of history

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/td-tower-downtown-vancouver-plaza-50th-anniversary

Instead of the city permitting a 60 floor office tower, it's just another 30 story stump.

So far, no office building in Vancouver has been allowed to have a 40th floor.

Vancouver City Council directs city staff to explore taller buildings for West End

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-city-council-explore-west-end-taller-buildings

This view cone and shadowing crap has gone well over the top, but it all helps to hold Vancouver back as a provincial backwater. So far, no residential building in Vancouver has been allowed to have 65 floors. No Vancouver office building has been allowed to have 40 floors.

1075-west-georgia-thurlow-dunsmuir-parkade-rental-hotel-tower-proposal

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1075-west-georgia-thurlow-dunsmuir-parkade-rental-hotel-tower-proposal

North Vancouver rapid transit plans

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/burrard-inlet-rapid-transit-north-shore-vancouver-linda-buchanan