The Calgary Sun even gets the value in these Bridges!!!
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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnis...721321-sun.php
For all the whiners - the City drops BILLIONS into suburban interchanges so that people can cut down their commute by 5 minutes. For urban dwellers - these are their interchanges - for people who live close and bike and walk everwhere. Even suburban interchanges get upgrades to improve their appearance.
Downtown, our river pathway are our showcase to the world. Beauty is an important component to attracting more people to downtown to live, to visit and so forth. This is how people's images of Calgary are forged.
Bring on the Bridges!