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Originally Posted by surferguy
Furthermore it might intice more people who don't normally go downtown to go downtown. With more people in the core that means more eyes on the street and the crooks will start to go away. Helping ease, albeit not elimenating the negitive image downtown has.
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The bridge is going to stop crime now? Come on that seems like a bit of a stretch.
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Another example, an iconic bridge would serve as a great backdrop to wedding pictures...maybe I am getting off track here.
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Not sure millions of dollars extra is worth it for the cool wedding pictures.
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I ask the naysayers here, how much have you travelled before, how often do you get to play tourist? Nationally or International? What do you go see when you land in a foreign city you have no clue about? The icons of the city of course...the sense of discovery (of a completly new place) you find on the way to the icons is what truley puts a mark on a city.
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This always comes up with issues like this and I will again say that my guess would be that I traveled more than 90-95% of the board. I lived overseas in Europe and the Middle East as well.
I go and see historical landmarks, interesting museums, cool nature etc. Other than London Bridge I have never once gone to see a bridge and never once gone to look at a modern or "culturally cool" piece of architecture.