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Originally Posted by frinkprof
Kind of an arbitrary thing to compare it to, no? It's like comparing apples to neckties.
On the traffic we'll see though, I'll call it now. The first weekday the bridge is open there will be an article plus editorials in both the Sun and Herald. I have no idea if it will be crowded or deserted on its first day or week, but if it isn't crowded, editorials will call it a failure. If it is they will have to work a little harder on the spin and/or focus on other aspects (traffic on nearby bridges, any noticeable things that trades still have to touch up, etc.) but the light will be negative. Most of it has already been written and is just waiting for exact details to fill in the blanks. Rick Bell and Michael Platt likely already have a couple of draft Peace Bridge editorials in the can just waiting for the opening and/or a slow newsday.
Thing is that it's going to take more than a day or week for noticeable changes to take place. 5000 (or 10 000 or whatever) people don't just show up to a new bridge, road, bike path or bus route ready to use it for their commute on day one. Year one, perhaps. Induced demand and all.
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I think it is just interesting in looking at some data. 25m for a pedestrian bridge is wasting money but 100m for rec centres that if the numbers are correct could have less daily users then the bridge is justifiable. Just for the record I support both.