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Originally Posted by transplant99
It's still an extremely valid point regardless. When you are talking about using taxpayer money at this kind of level (1/3rd of a BILLION $$), return on said money should most definately be part of the decision. I am aware that not all of the value can be tanglible in the ledger book, but it most certainly can, and should, be a big chunk.
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No, just because it's accurate doesn't mean it's valid. People do not come to visit just a pedestrian bridge, both sides of this argument are wrong. Using it as the crux of an argument for or against is not valid though. It's just way too small a part of the issue and it acts as a soapbox smokescreen.
And how does one get a return on investment on beautifying infrastructure spending exactly?