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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I don't think a bridge is the worst option, I prefer it over the deep tunnel. The worst option is surface up centre though. Ideally they'd end the bridge in such a way that it could go underground into the bluff at that point, or elevated after, so there is a choice when funds are available.
I get what Frinkprof was saying about needing to get that bridge down now so the entire option doesn't disappear in the future. That's a good point. But I don't think it excludes the option of using it for buses in the short term.
An elevated section like this:
https://goo.gl/maps/4HQyY5HdQ1HqyXSo7
up centre to 20th ave or so would be the best cost/non-obstructive balance, I think. |
Yuck, that's hideous and would be horrible for the Center Street urban realm.
Center is going to look like this
https://goo.gl/maps/kk1vSbAoNt1hvG9f9. Well, probably without the trees.
As for east/west connections, I wonder who owns the land on the SE corner of 16th that's vacant. The city could acquire it if they already haven't and use it as a pseudo transfer station. I believe the city was using it for a staging area while doing the BRT.