Aberdeen Centre – Future Expansion There’s not much data on this page except for a couple of renditions of what the new expansion of Aberdeen Centre in Richmond will look like. However, it is exciting to think of transforming central Richmond into a more interesting urban environment. I can only hope for a friendlier walking environment. Richmond’s core is still very much geared for moving … Continue reading Aberdeen Centre expansion -2010
Price Tags – January 21, 2008 I do sometimes envy how Gordon Price has a pulse on the city. In any case, here’s another article is a great piece of news on the elimination of the onramp/offramp loops at the northern end of the Granville Street bridge. It looks like they will subdivide the area and create more streets. More walkable blocks and better access … Continue reading One Last Loop « Price Tags
Price Tags – January 19, 2009 Granville Street is getting a facelift starting this year. Since part of Granville Street was ripped up as a part of Canada Line station construction, it made a lot of sense to do something else with the street. Well, the Granville Street Redesign is finally moving from paper into reality. It looks like construction is starting soon, and Gordon … Continue reading Granville Reconstructed « Price Tags
Quick greeting for the Lunar New Year as we ring in the Year of the Ox. Happy New Year! Sun Lin Fai Lok! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Continue reading Happy New Year
Here’s a simple idea for the folks at TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company to mull over. How about higher headrests on our buses to make the commute more comfortable? In rush to get out of downtown today, I managed to luck out and get a highway coach that was going my way. The highway coaches, as I call them, are the yellow buses that … Continue reading Higher Headrests on Buses
I don’t know if you’ve realized it yet, but service in a Chinese restaurant is often, well …. how should I say this … non-existent at times. Chinese restaurants haven’t been totally big on the idea of service. Of course, there are nicer Chinese restaurants and more run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurants. Typically, the service does get better the higher up you go. I appreciate good service … Continue reading More from a Chinese Restaurant
Vancouver Sun: Expect even more gridlock Vancouver Sun: Expected commuter crush on SkyTrain didn’t happen Hmm…the chaos didn’t happen? I’m not totally surprised. If people know that they are forced to take an alternative, they will do whatever they can to take that alternative. It certainly seems like volumes are heavier at major chokepoints like the Highway 1 exit to Guildford and surrounding environs, the … Continue reading Patullo Bridge out; chaos ensues?
As the snow has started to melt, a new pet peeve has revealed itself in the wake of the white stuff. There’s now brown stuff in the middle of the sidewalk. Actually, the real problem is not limited to recent weeks or months. It’s an ongoing issue with irresponsible dog owners. There are some dog owners that give all dog owners a bad name. These … Continue reading Pet Peeves: Doggie doo on the sidewalk
Malaysia City: The Race to Build the World’s Tallest Now there’s an impressive skyline to look at. It seems like only the Middle East has the money and creativity to put up these kind of towers nowadays, although it looks like Chicago, New York, and Tianjin are also active participants in this tower frenzy. However, as the Malaysia City post points out, the economic crisis … Continue reading Skyscraper Fantasies of the Middle East
It looks like the new trains are about ready to hit the tracks. After the winter we had and the five trains that passed before I could even start my commute, I say hallelujah! The numbers are now into the 300s. The one pictured above is car #306 and we have the new livery/colour scheme. It looks to be the exact same scheme as the … Continue reading New SkyTrains, New Colours
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