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Old Posted Dec 7, 2009, 8:16 AM
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The only time I need a moving walk way is on the way to customs after having my back go out on me from sitting on an airplane seat for 9 hours.

YVR actually has a really nice design, and a lot of shopping, things to do, things to eat, things to buy, things to see!
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 7, 2009, 8:36 AM
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I never found that an issue either. In the Int'l Terminal, moving walkways are right after the security check point. The end of the moving walkway is the foodcourt/river/aquarium area, and after that, are more moving walkways.
I've never been passed the international security. But I used to use trans-border quite frequently before deciding to just fly out of sea-tac and I noticed they only had like 1 moving sidewalk.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 7, 2009, 8:41 AM
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I've never been passed the international security. But I used to use trans-border quite frequently before deciding to just fly out of sea-tac and I noticed they only had like 1 moving sidewalk.
The transborder side has much fewer, and fewer stores. That side of the airport is... well... not really cared for as much =) Not to worry, once the new transborder terminal opens up, that side of the airport will be much better.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 7, 2009, 12:12 PM
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The transborder side has much fewer, and fewer stores. That side of the airport is... well... not really cared for as much =) Not to worry, once the new transborder terminal opens up, that side of the airport will be much better.
About when is the new transborder terminal sceduled to open? Has any preliminary work started on it yet?
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 7, 2009, 8:48 PM
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they have a nice new moving sidewalk you can watch from the eats area in the domestic terminal - its funny sometimes people don't realize they are on display as you watch them standing there oblivoiously going by
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Old Posted Dec 7, 2009, 8:56 PM
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Why is there such a lack of moving sidewalks at YVR?? Every other major airport I've been to seems to have them in spades.
YVR has lots of moving sidewalks nowadays... see all of the white stripes on this map.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 1:28 AM
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YVR Green Wall

I took this picture a few weeks ago coming back to Vancouver.


They were just finishing up the wall.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 2:00 AM
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Probbaly replacing dead sections.

Tafryn's pics show that are completed back in June:

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2009-06-24/images/KICX6584.jpg
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 3:51 AM
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I don't know when it happened, but the new domestic food court (before security) is open. They have some good stuff going on there, a new Subway

And, of course a Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Pizza Hut, and random other places. All with a nice view out big windows. MUCH better than the old food court
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 4:06 AM
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it happenned in august - i took the canada line out there august 18 and sat in the new upstaiors part above the food court for a bit - nerd yes

well most of it was open than one or two places were not ready at that time
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 4:12 AM
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Hmm, I've been there a few times since August... I guess it takes me awhile to notice things.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 4:17 AM
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it is pretty easy to miss it just looks like another hallway to nothing
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2009, 4:27 AM
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Well, now what was the A&W and Tim Hortons are wrapped up with big plastic and a sign pointing towards the food court, with the logos of each of the places. I guess I notice big shiny things
     
     
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Just read in the G&M that HST will apply to airline tix. Thanks Gordo.
..Harmonization will result in taxation of items that previously didn't carry provincial taxes, such as haircuts and Canadian air travel...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/house-of-commons-approves-hst/article1395012/
     
     
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That comment deserves its own thread alone. I will keep my comment short and simple. Government services are not free. We currently have a provincial deficit. We can either keep that and make our children, grandchildren, and likely ourselves pay for it later, or we can pay for it now by raising taxes or cutting services. Which do you prefer?
     
     
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About when is the new transborder terminal sceduled to open? Has any preliminary work started on it yet?
There won't be a new transborder terminal for awhile.
Look for renovations of Pier B and some Cargo facilities in the new year.
     
     
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That comment deserves its own thread alone. I will keep my comment short and simple. Government services are not free. We currently have a provincial deficit. We can either keep that and make our children, grandchildren, and likely ourselves pay for it later, or we can pay for it now by raising taxes or cutting services. Which do you prefer?
I "prefer" not to be lied to by my elected representatives.

Air travellers already pay horrendous fees and taxes in Canada.
     
     
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I took this picture a few weeks ago coming back to Vancouver.


They were just finishing up the wall.
I hop ethey come up with some kind of system for maintainence. It seems like it would kind of defeat the purpose to build this beautiful wall and then park a massive orange scissor lift in front of it so the gardeners can do their pruning.
     
     
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I hop ethey come up with some kind of system for maintainence. It seems like it would kind of defeat the purpose to build this beautiful wall and then park a massive orange scissor lift in front of it so the gardeners can do their pruning.
They aren't pruning.

The plant on the walls don't look like they grow that large. I'm sure that was thought of.
     
     
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I hop ethey come up with some kind of system for maintainence. It seems like it would kind of defeat the purpose to build this beautiful wall and then park a massive orange scissor lift in front of it so the gardeners can do their pruning.
Something tells me that the professionals they hired to design the wall did not choose bamboo and other plants that grow wildly out of control.
     
     
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