Mike F
@mikefeaver.bsky.social
Vancouver
Photos, maps, and occasionally opinions
Photos, maps, and occasionally opinions
Looks like it's about to rain
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Looks like it's about to rain
I'm not sure how the 1/4 block loading zone cul-de-sac is supposed to work
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm not sure how the 1/4 block loading zone cul-de-sac is supposed to work
Balcony railings are starting
October 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Balcony railings are starting
The ambition is less than a mundane small city station like Okayama or a deep suburban transfer station like Kashiwa
There's nothing flashy about these stations, just frequent EMUs stopping at normal platforms and flyovers to avoid conflicts with other services
They even run locals and rapids
There's nothing flashy about these stations, just frequent EMUs stopping at normal platforms and flyovers to avoid conflicts with other services
They even run locals and rapids
What I mean is that Toronto has a solid thru-running central trunk. It has mostly dealt with core freight conflicts. Mostly has a comprehensive regional network to work with. It just needs to hang the wires, buy the EMUs, raise the platforms, add some extra tracks, grade separations and run trains
I think Toronto regional transit planning is really conceptually quite easy! improve the infrastructure, spam more trains, improve the infrastructure, spam more trains. Like there's not huge trade offs or mega projects you just gotta figure out how to do the basic stuff.
October 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The ambition is less than a mundane small city station like Okayama or a deep suburban transfer station like Kashiwa
There's nothing flashy about these stations, just frequent EMUs stopping at normal platforms and flyovers to avoid conflicts with other services
They even run locals and rapids
There's nothing flashy about these stations, just frequent EMUs stopping at normal platforms and flyovers to avoid conflicts with other services
They even run locals and rapids
On a sunny morning bike ride
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
On a sunny morning bike ride
More trick than treat
Not a cheap vending machine
Not a cheap vending machine
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
More trick than treat
Not a cheap vending machine
Not a cheap vending machine
On a rainy day bike ride
October 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
On a rainy day bike ride
There's an overview map showing some of this in the archives
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/pacific-coas...
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/pacific-coas...
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There's an overview map showing some of this in the archives
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/pacific-coas...
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/pacific-coas...
Shin Yokohama Station from the train
Not exactly the TOD you might expect
Not exactly the TOD you might expect
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Shin Yokohama Station from the train
Not exactly the TOD you might expect
Not exactly the TOD you might expect
A view of the lower platform level
Platform 4 branches to Haneda and Kawasaki and trains go both directions
Platform 5 is south of platform 6
The other platforms are upstairs
Platform 4 branches to Haneda and Kawasaki and trains go both directions
Platform 5 is south of platform 6
The other platforms are upstairs
September 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A view of the lower platform level
Platform 4 branches to Haneda and Kawasaki and trains go both directions
Platform 5 is south of platform 6
The other platforms are upstairs
Platform 4 branches to Haneda and Kawasaki and trains go both directions
Platform 5 is south of platform 6
The other platforms are upstairs
The Capilano Timber Company's rail network was a lot more extensive than I had thought, extending to about as far north as Brunswick Mountain and on both sides of the river
That's half way to Squamish
Map from this 1988 master's thesis
open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/c...
That's half way to Squamish
Map from this 1988 master's thesis
open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/c...
August 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Capilano Timber Company's rail network was a lot more extensive than I had thought, extending to about as far north as Brunswick Mountain and on both sides of the river
That's half way to Squamish
Map from this 1988 master's thesis
open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/c...
That's half way to Squamish
Map from this 1988 master's thesis
open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/c...
Reposted by Mike F
It looks like there's room for 6 to 8 additional tracks under Granville Square (in addition to SkyTrain and WCE)
The WCE and some other tracks look like they could make it to underneath Cordova and Howe, where some could presumable continue to Thurlow before Waterfront Road blocks the way
The WCE and some other tracks look like they could make it to underneath Cordova and Howe, where some could presumable continue to Thurlow before Waterfront Road blocks the way
August 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
It looks like there's room for 6 to 8 additional tracks under Granville Square (in addition to SkyTrain and WCE)
The WCE and some other tracks look like they could make it to underneath Cordova and Howe, where some could presumable continue to Thurlow before Waterfront Road blocks the way
The WCE and some other tracks look like they could make it to underneath Cordova and Howe, where some could presumable continue to Thurlow before Waterfront Road blocks the way
If we're improving the BC Rail corridor for passengers, there are a few curves in Paradise Valley and near Daisy Lake that could be straightened
The Cheakamus Canyon remains slow and windy, but above and below the canyon can have minimum curve radius of at least a few hundred metres with some work
The Cheakamus Canyon remains slow and windy, but above and below the canyon can have minimum curve radius of at least a few hundred metres with some work
August 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If we're improving the BC Rail corridor for passengers, there are a few curves in Paradise Valley and near Daisy Lake that could be straightened
The Cheakamus Canyon remains slow and windy, but above and below the canyon can have minimum curve radius of at least a few hundred metres with some work
The Cheakamus Canyon remains slow and windy, but above and below the canyon can have minimum curve radius of at least a few hundred metres with some work
N: Helsinki
W: Maui
E: Sydney
S: Melbourne
W: Maui
E: Sydney
S: Melbourne
N: Anchorage, AK 61N
W: Maui, HI 156W
E: Mt. Asahi-dake, Hokkaido, JPN 142E
S: Buenos Aires, ARG 34S (by a tenth over the Cape of Good Hope)
W: Maui, HI 156W
E: Mt. Asahi-dake, Hokkaido, JPN 142E
S: Buenos Aires, ARG 34S (by a tenth over the Cape of Good Hope)
I'll bite. The furthest I've been:
N: Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
W: Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
S: San Diego, California
E: Vienna, Austria
N: Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
W: Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
S: San Diego, California
E: Vienna, Austria
August 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
N: Helsinki
W: Maui
E: Sydney
S: Melbourne
W: Maui
E: Sydney
S: Melbourne
Robson is a two-way street
April 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Robson is a two-way street
A voting line that isn't moving
April 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A voting line that isn't moving
