Yeah, single use structures have a deadening effect on the area outside their normal usage windows.

Interesting factoid: my GPS went nuts around the GM Place/BC Place concrete maze. I’d speculate it was the massive amount of concrete and steel interfering with the satellite signals. For a while, my GPS thought my car was driving off in strange directions and going *through* buildings. This is particularly bad since all the roads there circle around and run at various levels, which meant I was already a bit disoriented.

My solution was to drive far enough away (three or so blocks) to allow the GPS to get its “bearings”. Interestingly, about the exact time that the navigation system figured out where I was, so did I. Darn technology 🙂