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Originally Posted by nik-
When people complain about the price they should remember that we could have received Edmonton's $28 million dollar monstrosity. Are those columns in the middle PVC piping?
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Reminds me of the Toronto knock off that people were talking about for a while... until it was actually made.
The first article.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/calgary-pea...193314490.html
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A new pedestrian bridge about to be installed in Toronto bears a striking resemblance Calgary's contentious Peace Bridge, but it comes with a much smaller price tag.
Puente de Luz — which means 'bridge of light' — will connect a chasm created by downtown Toronto's vast rail corridor south of Front Street between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street.
But in contrast to Calgary's $24.5-million Peace Bridge designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava — which will span the Bow River at Eau Claire Park near Seventh Street S.W. — Toronto's new walkway only cost $8 million.
And private developers are paying for it, said Toronto city councillor Adam Vaughan.
"It doesn't cost the taxpayers a penny," he said. "It's part of a development agreement in exchange for land use changes."
Like the Peace Bridge, Toronto's walkway is a bright color, has a windowpane design and a tubular shape.
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A lot of bragging from Toronto and a lot of laughing from Peace Bridge detractors in this thread because of that one article.
Then of course... it was finished.
Get what ya pay for I guess.