Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Martin Mtl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcctMeCjnak/?tagged=montreal


https://www.instagram.com/p/BbpVH7zj00I/?taken-by=drone_loverz

[WhipperSnapper]

Manhattan has several 5 and even 6 lane "highways"

Jarvis is a regular Toronto street with one extra lane.

[mousquet]

^^ La dernière photo à Montréal est simplement énorme! Plus qu'un parking sur la gauche à faire disparaître (ce qui ne tardera pas, c'est plus qu'évident), et puis tout est nickel.

Great density. The newer American-like grid pattern is clearly convenient, too. They do the same here over recent developments, with a bit of greenery/gardens to the inside of the urban lots, though. So people can breathe more easily, which is a good point as well. They should do the same out there in newly developed neighborhoods.

But disciplined dense streets remain the most glorious anyway.

[Laceoflight]

Stunning pictures of Calgary and Vancouver ! And nice ones from Montréal and Toronto too


Here's Québec in the end of november.


P1710292_LR by Daniel Villeneuve, on Flickr

...and earlier in september


Château Frontenac, Québec by Kev Walker ¦ 7 Million Views..Thank You, sur Flickr

[J.OT13]

Ottawa during interprovincial picnic July 2, 2017.


http://obj.ca/article/turn-some-ottawa-2017-events-annual-festivities-watson-urges

[Gresto]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Manhattan has several 5 and even 6 lane "highways"

Jarvis is a regular Toronto street with one extra lane.

Technically, any public road is a highway, though that usage is uncommon in everyday speech.

[hipster duck]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Does any other city in Canada have a five-lane highway, virtually a surface-level expressway with concomitant high vehicle speeds, running directly through its downtown?

Downtown Calgary has massive one way arterials that are at least five lanes wide at rush hour.

Most Canadian cities have a one way couplet that acts as a traffic sewer for downtown. Ironically, these streets are much more easily convertible to separated bike lanes, and have been in a number of instances (e.g. Maisonneuve, Richmond/Adelaide, Hornby).

[milomilo]

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Downtown Calgary has massive one way arterials that are at least five lanes wide at rush hour.

Most Canadian cities have a one way couplet that acts as a traffic sewer for downtown. Ironically, these streets are much more easily convertible to separated bike lanes, and have been in a number of instances (e.g. Maisonneuve, Richmond/Adelaide, Hornby).

Calgary seems to have had a lazy tendency to just add lanes for no real reason. Lots of roads could be reduced with no effect on the capacity, and would actually make things better for drivers - in certain scenarios you may have to cut across three lanes in a short distance to get from one intersection to another which is both annoying and dangerous.

Cutting down roads like 9th Ave would be a win-win, but the standard frothing at the mouth Calgarian is usually too simple to understand that.

[Martin Mtl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcdsRXxnFjm/?taken-by=jyclal


https://www.instagram.com/p/BcbHgBcHE_D/?taken-by=jyclal


https://www.instagram.com/p/BcOPgO6nzYP/?taken-by=jyclal


https://www.instagram.com/p/BcYCqvdln4N/?taken-by=lagranderouedemontreal

[Laceoflight]

@Martin Mtl, la première photo est incroyable. Je n'avais jamais vu cet angle auparavant. La rue McGill surtout, mais aussi Pointe-à-Callière et la biosphère sont de bonnes compagnes pour la Place Victoria... qui semble souvent seule sur les photos de skyline.

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by phesto

Obligatory Vancouver fog shots:

Vancouver Fog by Mark Teasdale, on Flickr

Vancouver Fog by Mark Teasdale, on Flickr

Obligatory "everyone taking fog shots from the same place" shot:

[Rico Rommheim]

Montreal is looking really good these days, from the air and on street level. You can really tell that a decade or so of infill development has enhanced the urban form to a substantial point.

Walking around McGill street is a real architectural treat, and there's a good 10-15 years of development left until the fabric becomes "complete".

[Monolith]

City Light in the Fog by mike lan, on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelan1986/38000320485/


A Night At The Fair by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

[Pinion]

From tonight:


@gwenfarley11

[mousquet]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcOPgO6nzYP/?taken-by=jyclal

Are these nets to deter depressed people from jumping?
We have the same here, especially on famous landmarks like the Eiffel and Notre Dame.
Grim.

[Martin Mtl]

They are for construction workers safety. This pic is taken from the Tour des Canadiens 2 under construction.

[Martin Mtl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcfPzF7Atq2/?taken-by=night.shotz

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcfPzF7Atq2/?taken-by=night.shotz

great pic.

I don't know what it is exactly but PVM just gives off this 'metropolis' vibe. It really looks like a 'big city' building, especially when seen from above.

[FrAnKs]

^ C'est surement à cause de son style ''International'' qui apporte de la prestance à ce gratte-ciel et qui a été bâti à l'époque où Montréal devenait une Métropole internationale.

[someone123]

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