Expo '86 the Milestones Events of Yaletown and Vancouver Development

Many cities organize international mega-events such as the Olympic and World Exposition to attract tourists, the development of Yale town was just followed by Vancouver Exposition 1986 and 2010 Winter Olympic.  Also, after the milestones events, the new technologies and facilities come into services. It changed the city’s landscape, relocated the structures and functions of the city. It is not only the new technology instead old technology as railways became high rises, but also the opportunities represent the city moved from Modernism to post-modernism.

Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Friday, May 2 until Monday, October 13, 1986. The fair, the theme of which was "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion - World in Touch", coincided with Vancouver's centennial and was held on the north shore of False Creek.

Some of the lasting contributions of Expo 86 to the city of Vancouver include:

SkyTrain - A fully automated elevated advanced rapid transit system. The first line was built intending partially to serve Expo, with construction beginning in the autumn of 1982 and revenue service opening in December 1985. SkyTrain has since become the backbone of the city's metropolitan transit system (metro) and the system has been extended five times, including three minor expansions to the original revenue line Expo Line in 1989, 1990, and 1994 as well as the construction of two additional metro lines Millennium Line and Canada Line in 2001 and 2009, respectfully. Construction of a fourth metro line the Evergreen Line to Coquitlam as well as guide way, station, and train retrofitting of the entire Expo Line are underway as of 2012. Today, SkyTrain transports over 350,000 passengers daily. SkyTrain still uses its original 1985-86 Expo fleet of trains (Bombardier Mark I) as part of daily revenue service as well as new, modern ones that have additional capacity and more advanced technology.

Science World - An interactive educational center with an OMNIMAX cinema. It opened May 2, 1986, as the Expo Centre. Between 1989 and 1990, after much public support, the building was expanded, and in late 1990, it opened to the general public as a science museum, "Science World". In 2005 the name was changed to Science World at TELUS World of Science.