[francely57]

This decade will soon be over, and it would be interesting to see what has changed in various Canadian cities between Jan 2000 and Dec 2009.
In terms of :
- urban development & redevelopment
- mass transit & infrastructure
- and of course, skyscraper construction




Does anyone have pictures for 2000-present skyline comparisons?


for example:

Montreal in September 1999 (guido z on flickr)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2068196548_f167586b2c_b.jpg

Montreal in April 2009 (Mike Seliske on flickr)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3520481229_757cfcd79e_b.jpg


You all know this is the least interesting skyline change of all the big cities...
(Though there has been a big skyline expansion on Nuns island, visible in the distance to the right.)

In Montreal's case you rather see changes at street level - short building construction, building conversions, neighbourhood redevelopments, etc.

- Dorval (renamed Pierre Elliot Trudeau) airport (YUL) has been expanded to become Montreal's only international passenger airport

- 2 incomplete highways from the 1970s have started completion, and it includes a new bridge U/C right now

- 3 metro stations have been built beyond the city limits in Laval

[edmontonenthusiast]

Edmonton's definitely changed a lot since 1999. But the skyline hardly shows that.

Here's a rundown of some that I can think of...
-EPCOR Tower, or Capital Power Tower, will be our second tallest office tower is under construction
-Major infill has occured in the northedge around 105th and 106th avenues
-The farmers' market in downtown was moved to 104th st and has really transformed the area
-the Cecil Hotel was demolished, leaving way for the new Cecil Place, a chic building with Sobeys and offices above the grocery store on 104th and jasper. making a night and day feel to that area.
-the Edmonton International Airport has expanded lots
-the ICONs which will be our tallest residential is under construction over on 4th
-Whyte Avenue has become much safer with patrollers every night
-The University of Alberta experienced a building boom fueled with interesting architecturally beautiful buildings
-Edmonton Transit got rid of the trolleys
-Edmonton's LRT expanded for the first time in over 13 years. It had started in 2006, and now 2 more stations are open, with 2 more to be done in by 2010.
ummm
-Alberta Avenue has started to be revitalized, with prostitution going away and stuff like that
-Edmonton elected Mayor Mandel, who is much more radical in changes for this city.
-The Art Gallery of Alberta was the new name for the Edmonton Art Gallery (EAG), and it temporarily has moved to Enterprise Sq while the building is demolished and now under construction a Stout gallery opening in 2010 will be double the size
-Jasper Avenue has seen a resurgence and how is a prime nightlife and restaurant cluster
-124th Street developed. Today Edward St (that's 124th) is a boutique, furniture, and gallery district home to many unique places.
-Edmonton surpassed 1 million people making it feel like a big city to some, many
-Edmonton is planning major LRT expansion and looking to adopt the Urban low floor.
-Many plans have been started for neighbourhood revitalization. This includes Vision for the Corner in west Glenora, Strathearn (Heights) redevelopment, and plans to transform the Quarters.
-The whole mentality of Edmonton has changed alot. We are now not so much afraid of the city, and are really beginning to promote our urban districts and hoping for better. The little things are really helping
-Century Park was started, which will be a nice urban village in the suburbs where the lrt is ending on the old Heritage Mall site.

[graupner]

pictures!! pictures !!

before/ after

[wild wild west]

Lots of changes in Calgary over that time:
-Two major population milestones: Calgary CMA surpasses 1 million early in the new millennium, the City of Calgary becomes Canada's 3rd million-plus city in 2006;
-New Land Use Bylaw passed in 2007; new Municipal Development Plan to be (hopefully) approved in 2009 emphasizing smart growth;
-A new tallest both for Calgary and for Canada outside Toronto, The Bow under construction;
-a new 3rd tallest outside Toronto, Eighth Avenue Place under construction;
-A number of other major office towers including TCPL (2001), Jamieson Place (2009) and Centennial Place (2009), all over 550' tall;
-A new tallest residential, Arriva (~430');
-A new, 1 million sf, 425'-tall provincial courthouse;
-Construction started on new Science Centre;
-Dozens of new residential towers in the downtown area;
-Renovation of the downtown mall, The Core, including what is supposed to be the largest skylight of its type in the World;
-Major airport expansion;
-Expansion of the LRT including several new stations for the south line, one for the northeast and two for the northwest;
-commencement of west LRT line;
-Commencement of BRT service along some routes with articulated buses;
-Park & Ride fee introduced at P&R lots;
-Redevelopment of the former General Hospital site at Bridgeland, including condos and retail;
-Redevelopment of the former Canadian Forces Base lands;
-Commencement of infrastructure work for the eventual revitalization of the East Village, east of Downtown;
-New pedestrian bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava to be released;
-A new Children's Hospital;
-A new South Calgary Hospital, under construction;
-The Ring Road, north and east sections to open next year;
-Calgary solidifies its role as one of Canada's biggest distribution hubs with Wal-Mart's 1.5 million sf facility, and others for such retailers as Canadian Tire, Costco, Sears, Loblaws/Westfair;
-CrossIron Mills, a new 1.5 million sf shopping mall, to open this summer, including the first Western Canadian Bass Pro Shop and others.

[Jimby]

Calgary in 2000:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3213391114_6d7ee3838c_o.jpg

9 years later:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3490021355_2f71fb01ae_b.jpg

[Bedford_DJ]

Halifax? Change?

Talk about contradictory terms :haha:

We've gotten a couple new highrises on Spring Garden and a few mid-rises over the rest of town. Thats about it though.

[SlickFranky]

WOW!!! Calgary sure has changed a lot. Even the women got hotter!

[edmontonenthusiast]

Calgary in 2000:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3213391114_6d7ee3838c_o.jpg

9 years later:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3490021355_2f71fb01ae_b.jpg

:jester: :jester: :jester: :jester: .

[MolsonExport]

2000: Anne Marie deCicco is mayor of London
2009: Anne Marie deCicco-Best is mayor of London.


actually, the skyline added no fewer than 4 prominent (>20 story) buildings during that interval. not a bad achievement for one of Canada's backwater cities.

[Canadian Mind]

Vancouver and Toronto are gonna win at this thread.

I don't have pictures, But vancouver has completed a new tallest at over 150 feet taller than the old tallest, a new second tallest is sticking its head out of the ground, the original new second tallest is stalled but still has a glimmer of hope that it will rise, dozens of spectacular infill projects in addition to atleast 4 +400 footers going up. Plus the all new Millenium waters (Olympic Village) project that has shown an attractive alternative to the point tower for achieving density in vancouver.

Looking forward to seeing the changes during the decade after the Olympics.

[francely57]

more from Montreal

- merger 2002 (following Toronto, Ottawa), de-merger 2006, leaving a messy city government
...in terms of population: Montreal 2000 = 1 M... Montreal 2005 = 1.8 M(merged)... Montreal 2010 = 1.6 M(de-merged)

- in 2005, the area surrounding the hill was officially declared The historic and natural district of Mount Royal, protecting it even more from evil new buildings
http://www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=2166

[sledhead35]

winnipeg:
a new hydro tower
more potholes

[Coldrsx]

Skyline wise Edmonton has not done a lot but street level, UofA expansion, infrastructure, YEG, and the like have had massive changes.

As much as I love Edmonton, in 2000 it was arguably not much more than a big small town... now it is on the verge of being a big city.

[raggedy13]

I don't have pictures, But vancouver has completed a new tallest at over 150 feet taller than the old tallest, a new second tallest is sticking its head out of the ground, the original new second tallest is stalled but still has a glimmer of hope that it will rise, dozens of spectacular infill projects in addition to atleast 4 +400 footers going up. Plus the all new Millenium waters (Olympic Village) project that has shown an attractive alternative to the point tower for achieving density in vancouver.

Actually if you think about it, the "old tallest" you're referring to (I'm assuming One Wall Centre) wasn't even complete in 2000 so this was a great decade for us in terms of new tallests. 6 of our top 10 will have been built this decade (not including the Ritz Carlton but including the Hotel Georgia), and 12 of our top 20 (including a few towers which are currently rising but may not be topped out by the dawn of 2010). We'll have added 24 towers over 100m, 28 towers between 90-100m, 24 between 80-90m, 29 between 70-80m, and so on.

Comparison of photos 2000 vs 2009:

2000
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2000/vch2000_195.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2000/195/2

2009
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2009/vch2009_053.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2009/053/2

2000
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2000/vch2000_013.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2000/013/2

2009
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2009/vch2009_072.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2009/072/2

2000
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2000/vch2000_041.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2000/041/2

2009
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2009/vch2009_057.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2009/057/2

2000
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2000/vch2000_141.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2000/141/2

2009
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2009/vch2009_161.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Downtown/2009/161/2

2000
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2000/vch2000_011.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Central/2000/011/2

2009
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2009/vch2009_200.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Central/2009/200/2
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2009/vch2009_188.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Vancouver/Central/2009/188/2

[vid]

Quite a few. New hospital, new schools, lots of big changes at the university (it has a skyline now!), Intercity has pretty much doubled its retail space and is getting crowded, Saskatchewan Pool 6 was demolished, the intersection of Oliver and Golf Links near the hospital is becoming a business area. In 2000, it was rural. The waterfront finally has a decent redevelopment plan. I won't be completed for 2010, but work will begin soon and funding was just announced today, so it is a sure thing. :tup: We're getting a new court house and bus terminal for downtown Fort William. Syndicate Avenue was refurbished, the airport saw some aviation business expansions and is lengthening its runway this year, the Shabaqua Highway was built, a lots of things have been torn down for new Shoppers Drug Marts.

I'm missing lots of smaller stuff, I think.

[Calgarian]

Vancouver has been busy!

[francely57]

We'll have added 24 towers over 100m

!!! So that's possible even with a strict height limit?

Montreal has added, hum, 2 towers over 100m (both just under 120m) during this decade.
(none of them is in our top 20)

[wild wild west]

!!! So that's possible even with a strict height limit?

Montreal has added, hum, 2 towers over 100m (both just under 120m) during this decade.
(none of them is in our top 20)

Well, Vancouver's height limits aren't really that strict, and they have been relaxing them over the years. Vancouver doesn't really limit the existence of tall buildings so much as their maximum height through its view corridors.

[Rico Rommheim]

A quick look at the diagrams section will show that the tallest we've had here in the first decade of the 21st century is the CCE Tower at 119m completed in 2004.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/CCE-CGI.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/CCE-CGI.jpg

although not a bad looking office tower by any stretch it will nevertheless be remembered as a negative foray into the real estate business by the Quebec government, the project originally consisting of 9 towers was cut down to the 2 we have today.


At number two (or possibly 1, we estimate the height between 115-129m) is the hilton on sherbrooke street.

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/notcataclaw/Montreal%20projects/09hilton2.jpg
by cataclaw http://mtlurb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44&page=108

[Coldrsx]

vancouver is NOT allowed to post anything more ever again.... ever.

although it was quite interesting living there from 02-03 in the Pinnacle downtown as to what it is now.

[manny_santos]

In addition to the four new 20+ storey buildings added in London as mentioned by MolsonExport, these are other changes in London during the decade:

- Implosion of the old CN Tower and VIA station, February 2001 - a newly rebuilt station would open just in time for the Canada Summer Games in August
- Opening of the new Central Library in the former Bay store at Galleria (now Citi Plaza), August 2002
- Opening of the John Labatt Centre, October 2002 - first act was Cher
- New buildings at King's University College - Labatt Hall (2003) and the Faculty Building (2007)
- New buildings at Western - TD Waterhouse Stadium (2000) and demolition of J.W. Little Stadium, Perth Hall residence (2003), Labatt Health Sciences Building (2005), London Hall residence (2006), Student Recreation Centre (Jan. 2009), Student Services Building (opening this year)
- Continued expansion of Fanshawe College
- New Catholic high school - Mother Teresa (2004)

And in road and highway widenings...

- Commissioners Road East, from Wharncliffe to Wellington (2002-03)
- Springbank Drive/Horton St, from Berkshire to Wharncliffe (2004-05)
- Oxford Street West, from Wonderland to Hyde Park (2005-06)
- Fanshawe Park Road, from Hyde Park Road to Wonderland (2006-07?)
- Veterans Memorial Parkway twinning (2006-07)
- Western Road, from Lambton Drive to Richmond St (2007-08)
- Highway 401, from Wellington Road to Highway 402 (2008) - included replacement of Wellington overpass

This decade also saw the rise of two prominent big-box developments - one at Wonderland and Southdale, and one at Hyde Park and Fanshawe Park. Both led to the redevelopment of older shopping malls. Westmount Shopping Centre, which lost numerous tenants including Shoppers Drug Mart, is currently being modified, and Oakridge Mall was fully demolished in 2005 and replaced by a Real Canadian Superstore and strip plaza after Wal-Mart to much bigger digs in Hyde Park.

Mass transit changed very, very little. London Transit retired all GM "Fishbowl", some "Classic", and several other old buses and replaced them with numerous New Flyer buses, including a few articulated buses. Service was greatly increased to Western and Fanshawe with the introduction of bus passes included in tuition for full-time students. Otherwise London Transit is about the same as it was before Y2K.

[Blitz]

2000 was the good old days. After 9/11 things started making a turn for the worse and it hasn't recovered. In 2000, the auto plants were running on all cylinders, the city was drawing 9 million American tourists annually, crossing the border was hassle-free, the population was growing at a good clip, etc, etc.
The only new skyscraper in the decade was the Caesars Hotel (now the tallest building in town).

[MonkeyRonin]

Yonge & Dundas, 1999
http://media.torontolife.com/dynimages/features/yonge-main2.jpg
http://www.torontolife.com/features/longest-mall/?pageno=2

Yonge & Dundas, 2009
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5497/119821321930e279d6eab.jpg
From 401_King

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/719/yongedundas.jpg
From Taller, Better

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5918/33831953791317d2e102b.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6767/snapshot20080815214555.jpg
From Flashpoint

[Fmarotte]

woow toronto sure look very good in those pictures:tup:

[vid]

If the second last picture has some people, it would be perfect.

[caltrane74]

yonge and dundas is crazy...

[Wooster]

Yonge and Dundas has seen an amazing transformation. I remember when I first moved to Toronto in 2001 for university, I considered transferring my Futureshop job at the time to the Yonge/Dundas location - but upon going to that store and touring the street, I thought that might be a bad idea. It really was a dump of an area - and actually employees warned me against working at that location - with frequent pimp fights within the store! ha ha. I decided on the Eglinton Laird location as a safer bet.

Now, Yonge and Dundas is really one of the best areas of Toronto. I actually prefer it in some ways to Times Square for a similar kind of bombastic commercial/media/advertising area. Of course, Shibuya is still the best in the world. :)

[francely57]

2 shots from adrianchamp on flickr, April 9, 2000
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/1264294546_6f2a4cd5ba_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1166/1263439195_ac7fea1ab4_o.jpg





.....I guess it's roughly the same angle as this:


from Regulator75 (Witty nickname on flickr), June 8, 2009
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3608636375_f4d5e8bf67_o.jpg

[Bedford_DJ]

One major change in Halifax this decade has been in the north-end.

For many decades it was a very dangerous areas with strip malls, no development, a lot of welfare housing, and for the most part people avoided it at all costs.

Over the past ten years a lot of infill has taken place replacing the strip malls and some welfare housing, the Hydrostone has become of the best areas in town, Gottingen and Agricola are in the middle of major revitalizations, some middle-class housing is available, and with the exception of the Square its much safer now since the violence has moved mainly out to Spryfield. Also major projects like Gladstone have added much needed density to the area.

[wild wild west]

2 shots from adrianchamp on flickr, April 9, 2000
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/1264294546_6f2a4cd5ba_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1166/1263439195_ac7fea1ab4_o.jpg





.....I guess it's roughly the same angle as this:


from Regulator75 (Witty nickname on flickr), June 8, 2009
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3608636375_f4d5e8bf67_o.jpg


Actually Francely I think the first picture is from later than 2000. You can see the Discovery Pointe at the far right edge of the picture - which was completed in 2003. You can also see Riverwest (2004/2005) and La Caille Parke Place (2004?) under construction, Princeton looks to be complete and TCPL Tower, finished in 2001, is clearly done as well. I would bet that first picture is probably from 2004. Still, very interesting from a point of comparison!

[francely57]

Actually Francely I think the first picture is from later than 2000. You can see the Discovery Pointe at the far right edge of the picture - which was completed in 2003. You can also see Riverwest (2004/2005) and La Caille Parke Place (2004?) under construction, Princeton looks to be complete and TCPL Tower, finished in 2001, is clearly done as well. I would bet that first picture is probably from 2004. Still, very interesting from a point of comparison!

So it's a 5 year difference? Dynamic City changes even faster than I thought!

Are there good pics to compare Calgary in 2000 vs now? other than the ones Jimby posted?:haha:

[Denscity]

Vancouver hands down! Calgary and Toronto have been tower booming for the last 3-5 years. Vancouver has been tower booming since 1987!!

[NetMapel]

Calgary in 2000:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3213391114_6d7ee3838c_o.jpg

9 years later:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3490021355_2f71fb01ae_b.jpg

Calgary wins. We should all learn a few things from Calgary for its amazing transformation.

[Wooster]

Downtown Vancouver's pace of change is simply astounding. Remarkable.

I hope Calgary sees this kind of change over the next 15-20 years - maybe a similar golden era of city building like Vancouver's last 20 years. In Calgary there's certainly a lot of current construction, but far more proposals in the pipeline, including really large multi-phase mega projects like Railtown. Right now it still feels more like the beginning of large scale change with quite a bit of empty land to fill.

[francely57]

Good compilation of Montreal's major downtown skyscrapers built this decade, by MTLskyline (on mtlurb.com)

Centre-ville: Nouveaux édifices les plus importants de la décennie:

Centre CDP Capital (2003)
http://www.bpa.ca/documents/images/realisations/bureaux/cdp%20capital%20-%20x-1.jpg

Cité du Commerce Electronique (2003)
http://www.miricorp.com/images/immeubles/1350-Rene-Levesque-w(Cite-d.jpg

Le Phénix Notre-Dame (2005)
http://www.imtl.org/image/big/DSCN2564.jpg

Tours Lépines (2005)
http://www.imtl.org/image/big/1200_maisonneuve_ouest_08.jpg

Roc Fleuri (2005)
http://www.imtl.org/image/big/roc_fleuri_08.jpg

Concordia EV Building (2005)
http://www.thomaswangsmo.com/blog/images/campus/EV0.jpg

Jardins Windsor (2006)
http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/images/bizphotos/435x290/200906/26/89950-selon-requete-coproprietaires-condos-jardins.jpg

Beauxarts Condomimums (2006)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3432701457_1429be2f33.jpg

1009 De Bleury (2007)
http://www.montrealbits.com/images/photo/1009-de-bleury-3.jpg

Le Concorde (2007)
http://www.coprim.ca/images/pro_concordeLG.jpg

Le Crystal de la Montagne (2007)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2415729568_68fdd479b6.jpg

Embassy Suites (2007)
http://images.hotelcollect.com/21/135/2018/embassy-suites-hotel-montreal_general.jpg

Edifice Quebecor (2008)
http://www.imtl.org/image/big/tour_2_quebecor_08.jpg

Le Westin (2009)
http://www.imtl.org/image/big/westin_montreal_09.jpg

400 Sherbrooke Ouest (2009)
http://www.hiltongardenmontreal.com/images/HGILocation02.jpg

John Molson School of Business (2009)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/JMSB.jpg/400px-JMSB.jpg

[caltrane74]

Toronto
- greater toronto added over 1 people
- gta now over 6 million
- you feel this crush of people on the street
- lots more spanish, spanish and russian made a massive impact on the streets over the past 10 years
- the big city feel has extended outside of the downtown in a major way, yonge and eglinton has become even more massive with extensive condo development, including minto midtown and its new hieght ceiling
- one king west, pantages, rocp, bellair, bellagio, cityplace, west harbour city, condos sprout like weeds here, those listed above have had a deep impact on our cityscape
- new subway on sheppard
- new light rail on st.clair
- renewed distillary district
- updated harbourfront
- north york has its own downtown with highrises and skyscrapers to boot
- yonge and dundas squre the shinjuku or central of toronto and face of 1 million postcards

[WhipperSnapper]

^can't forget the two king communities even if their effect has done little to the downtown skyline ... thousands of units, millions of square feet of converted space ... night and day

also the first phase of Regent Park's redevelopment is turning out better than expected and could go a long way to cleaning up the east side of downtown. (I'm looking at you Sherbourne Street and you too Dundas Street East)

[WhipperSnapper]

Highrises built (2000-2009)

Toronto - 280
Vancouver - 162
Montreal - 68
Calgary - 56
Ottawa - 34
Edmonton - 25
London - 25

[caltrane74]

Shinjuku comes to Toronto

photos by me

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3781502157_63b0a91e83_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2602/3781544223_1922854085_b.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

The biggest changes in Calgary have been in the west end and the Beltline. In a couple of years the central part of downtown will look much different with a couple of 700 footers in the Bow and EAP being finished.

Here's a west end comparison


This is older than 10 years ago...not sure of exact date, but everything different in the 2008 picture is within the last 10 years.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4121298208_544ffc0d82_b.jpg


2008.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2903153197_d59b933dca_b.jpg



Here's a Beltline comparison all the new buildings in this angle have been built in the last 6 or so years.

Not sure of the exact date of this one either, but everything new in the 2008 pic is from the last 10 years.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/4121296738_54d5a87819_b.jpg

2009
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3783168414_9d3d6fbc48_b.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

West end of Calgary. This shot is older than 10 years, but I thought it would be interesting to post anyhow.

15 years old
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4121763459_0132c302d3_b.jpg

2008
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2618338669_8d0a39b7a9_b.jpg

[flar]

Ottawa seems to be growing at a very good clip, lots of new highrises built and under construction, however terrible sprawl continues.

Hamilton is also growing at a good clip. No highrises, but a new freeway, plenty of sprawling onto good farmland and at least 5 or 6 huge big box power centers.

[Ayreonaut]

greater toronto added over 1 people

Now that is impressive!

[Wooster]

2008
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2618338669_8d0a39b7a9_b.jpg

I have a very similar shot from 2004:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/image1-29.jpg

[SFUVancouver]

This decade saw Vancouver's SkyTrain network increase in size by 73%.

The SkyTrain Millennium Line opened in 2002 and added 13 stations and approximately 20 km of track to the network.

The SkyTrain Canada Line opened in 2009 and added 16 stations and 19.4 km of track to the network.

Together they added 40 km of track and 29 stations to the system. SkyTrain is now the country's longest rapid transit network at 68.7 km.

[caltrane74]

Now that is impressive!

1 million people added to the toronto area, in the last 10 years... a typo i didnt bother correcting :)

[Surrealplaces]

I don't have before shot, but 10 years ago, almost all of the buildings in this picture were there. In this shot 11 of 13 visible buildings have been added in the last 6 years.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4211552068_b5cd3ac323_b.jpg

[Bigtime]

^^^ Weren't there ;)

[Denscity]

Over the last 10 years Castlegar built a new city hall plus our first Boston Pizza, McDonalds, 7-11, Canadian Tire, A&W, Quiznos, Shoppers Drug Mart, Starbucks, Marks Work Warehouse, a second Subway, 5 plex theatre, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and two turbine installations at 2 of our hydro-electric dams.

[Rico Rommheim]

Over the last 10 years Castlegar built a new city hall plus our first Boston Pizza, McDonalds, 7-11, Canadian Tire, A&W, Quiznos, Shoppers Drug Mart, Starbucks, Marks Work Warehouse, a second Subway, 5 plex theatre, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and two turbine installations at 2 of our hydro-electric dams.

A new A&W? REALLY???!!! WOW!!

[Vaillant]

A new A&W? REALLY???!!! WOW!!

:haha:

[Denscity]

Yeah, I know. But I thought i would list everything that happened in the last 10 years considering Castlegar is only 7500 people. The A&W was the least exciting i agree.

[itom 987]

That is pretty good for Castlegar.

[Ayreonaut]

A&W > McDonald's

[bulliver]

toxic waste > McDonald's

[Nicko999]

A&W > McDonald's

Agree.

[1ajs]

mts center and hydro went up on portage
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3580148583_10304c4ba3_o.jpg

we got the esplinad riel bridge and inn at the forks and now the cmhr is finalhy under construction
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3684764681_2f2f092db6_o.jpg




the exchange has gone from a bunch of heritage buildings to being one of the great urban gems in western canada

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2562337633_aeae293b75_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2490/4168612166_13c0e5fb9b_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/3909705683_c4bf312beb_o.jpg


10 yrs ago this was a gravel road full of pot holes and abandond industial
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4091157066_70535cbc5e_o.jpg

[SpongeG]

there are too many A&W's in vancouver - are they lacking elsewhere in the country?

[giallo]

^ There's never too many teen burgers as far as I'm concerned.

But honestly, I really only care about White Spot. Give me a BC Burger combo and I'm happy.


As far as changes between 2000-2009 in Shanghai......about 3000+ highrises.

[Denscity]

Ya we need our first White Spot. At least inside our existing Chevron like i've seen elsewhere.

[softee]

Seven new 5-6 storey apartment/condo/hotel buildings
A major expansion of the city's largest mall
A bunch of new chain restaurants and big box stores
New multiplex cinema (Galaxy)
Several new schools (including a new high school in a developing area)
Tons of new suburban subdivisions
The removal of the downtown CP rail lands and ongoing redevelopment into a large park
Refurbishment and renovation of many downtown storefronts and buildings
Reconstruction and upgrading of many major thoroughfares
Residential infill built on dozens of formerly empty city owned lots
Expansion of university and college facilities (new academic buildings/residences/library)
Removal of CN rail line (and 6 trestles) which ran through the city core
New Hospital
New transit terminal
New airport terminal
Major facelift for formerly gritty Oak street which faces the new downtown park and waterfront

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[someone123]

Since I am bored I highlighted buildings (and one construction site) from 2000 and newer in this panorama I took:

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6669/pandev.png

Lots of new stuff has been built in Halifax since 2000, although there aren't any new office towers (the two under construction are in the 8-10 storey range).

[boden]

We've had a few changes in Belleville. A couple of huge old folks homes and a new hospital building.....a rather attractive one at that. We have also had a ton of sub-divisions built, and still more in the works. Belleville is growing fast.
Look out Calgary!:tup: