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Originally Posted by Muta
So far, no one has addressed the enormous spending the City does on perimeter infrastructure projects such as interchanges and such when it's been called out in this thread.
If suburban citizens get to have their interchanges and new infrastructure, I see no reason as to why inner-city residents can't have a pedestrian bridge, at a very small cost compared to other projects,, no less. After all, that is infrastructure too. The residual effects of having this bridge will only be positive, ranging from increased economic activity (tourism, local business, etc.) to more efficient transportation to green sustainability initiatives.
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Exactly. Where were all you fiscal watchdogs when Bronco went crazy building roads and interchanges everywhere? Why didn't I see umpteen threads belittling the design of the new Stoney Trail interchanges? This whole anti-bridge brouhaha is like the feel-bad story of the summer - much manufactured rage and fury over infrastructure spending that is no different than any other, except that the city made the mistake of thinking people would be proud to have a bridge designed by someone who is well-known across the world, instead of Joe High-School or Jane Corporate Box.
If Calgary is to become a world-class city, the parochial attitude has to go. The more different architectural influences we can take advantage of, the better in the long run - there is a place for local talent (as the second bridge will demonstrate) but there should also be a place and a desire to engage the best of the world.