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Originally Posted by Thunderball
People at large are not going to travel the world to see a freaking pedestrian bridge that traverses a small river. It may look nice, but its nothing special. Maybe a few architecture buffs here and there will make a trip.
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Ugh, is it really all or nothing though? Do you not realize that the city has to start somewhere? No, we're not going to become frickin London overnight, but the change has to happen somehow. Winnipeg's pedestrian bridge isnt going to turn it into some magical city either, but it's helped the city gain attention and you'd be surprised about the amount of civic pride generated over it.
When you consider the amount of money that the city is wasting trying to maintain it's massive road network to support some soccer mom in Tuscany, $25 million to build a bridge that will levate your city (even if just a bit on the world-stage) is not that big of a deal.