The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 333

MolsonExport · #1 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 4:38 PM**

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Hamilton - October 11, 2015, on Instagram

A shame that Via bypasses downtown Hamilton for some crappy station with an relatively obscure name (Aldershot)

Prometheus · #2 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 5:12 PM**

Vancouver by  Philippe L PhotoGraphy , on Flickr

West -> East by Amar Dhari, on Flickr

Beedok · #3 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 3:21 PM**

Cool cloud, but so many parking lots.

esquire · #4 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 3:38 PM**

^ Nice trains!

Calgarian · #5 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 6:24 PM**

I'm surprised they actually put trees on top of the Woodward building like that. If they tried it here those trees would get blown off for sure!

O-tacular · #6 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 6:29 PM**

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I'm surprised they actually put trees on top of the Woodward building like that. If they tried it here those trees would get blown off for sure!

How do they replace one if it dies?

Xelebes · #7 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 6:41 PM**

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How do they replace one if it dies?

Very carefully?

Calgarian · #8 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 7:21 PM**

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How do they replace one if it dies?

You would have to crane it up.

Nouvellecosse · #9 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 6:46 PM**

Or... just plant a seed? Sure there'd be a gap for awhile, but that far in the air would be really be that noticeable?

LeftCoaster · #10 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 8:12 PM**

Pull it up via the window washing crane? Bring a decent sized sapling up in the freight elevator? There are any number of ways to replace it I would imagine.

There are some trees at the top of Shangri-La that are getting decently tall too.

Hali87 · #11 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 8:43 PM**

Lower it down from a helicopter? They do the opposite for some forestry operations in BC.

Sweet Hamilton angle, probably my favourite I've seen of the larger skyline.

WhipperSnapper · #12 Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:10 PM**

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Lower it down from a helicopter? They do the opposite for some forestry operations in BC.

Sweet Hamilton angle, probably my favourite I've seen of the larger skyline.

Unlikely in this post 911 world

Martin Mtl · #13 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 8:51 PM**

Montreal by Gilbert Jiang on flickr

Martin Mtl · #14 Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 9:00 PM**

DSC_2697 by Élissa Algora on flickr

DSC_0693-2 by Élissa Algora on flickr

Blue Montreal by gerf88 on flickr

Monolith · #15 Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 2:38 AM**

DSC00982-2 by Hatem Alahwal, on Flickr Taken on October 15, 2015

Sunset on Vancouver by Texas. Ranger, on Flickr Taken on October 15, 2015

Downtown Vibes by jenn chan, on Flickr Taken on October 15, 2015

Spring2008 · #16 Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:02 PM**

^Great mtl and van pics.

http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galleries/cities/calgary

#17 Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:10 PM**

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mistercorporate · #18 Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:37 PM**

One Bloor by Marcanadian on Flickr

Untitled by Irfan Rahim on Flickr

Toronto by Kevin Cabral on Flickr

Light Tower by Ismael Atiev on Flickr

matt602 · #19 Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:36 PM**

Hunter Street bike lanes disappearing at Catharine. I cry every time

rousseau · #20 Posted **Oct 18, 2015, 4:38 AM**

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Hunter Street bike lanes disappearing at Catharine. I cry every time

Funny you mention that. We were just in Hamilton last week, and I found myself feeling quite impressed by the evidence of the "road diet" initiatives that some people in city hall have clearly pushing been for and getting approved. By comparison with how things were for all time up until maybe ten years ago, there really is a sense now that non-motorized vehicles aren't being catered to exclusively anymore.

Lots of streets are starting to feel less like highways and more like integral parts of the real estate of the neighbourhood. We drove the length of James from the mountain down to Pier 8 (and we were really impressed by that--Hamilton's waterfront is turning into a pleasurable place to be), and then back up Bay to my old high school at Cannon ("the Jail"), and for much of the trip the it felt like pedestrians and cyclists were being accommodated in a way they never were before.

Granted, it's frustrating when bike lines suddenly stop, but on the whole the situation appears quite "glass-half-full" to me.