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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Is it really going to help tourism? Are more people going to come here to see a bridge?
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I'm not a tourist, but the development of international-level projects like the Peace Bridge and the Bow did play a part in me moving my wife and I back here. It showed me that the city is maturing and there is a growing market for some higher-level design in Calgary, something that's important to me in attainting work. Obviously it wasn't the only decision, but the maturation of Calgary beyond just a city of power-centers and suburbs is important to me. Even 5-6 years ago, there is no way I would've thought of coming back.
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Again part of the problem is not the price tag but also how the worked was doled out.
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Don't think you will find a lot of issues with that statement, clearly the processes was bungled. But at the end of the day it still got Calgary one of the best architects in the world. As big of a mess as it was, it probably just side-stepped a lot of time wasting and lead us to the inevitable.