Ongoing Calgarians complaining about pedestrian bridges thread

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Slava

No, its not that they compete. Its that they stand out because we have other "normal" bridges.

Well, "stand out" is by definition a relative term. But I think you could take a signature bridge out of context, and it would still be signature.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Slava

No, its not that they compete. Its that they stand out because we have other "normal" bridges. I like these cool pieces of art/architecture, I just think that not everything needs to be that way. Spread it around a little. Build an iconic overpass, say at 162nd Ave!

How about something like this?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by SebC

I pretty much agree. Centre Street and Peace make the cut for sure, but I'm not sure about the order. I would've put C St first but it seems like Peace might be more iconic (certainly seems that way if you throw "Calgary bridge" into Google Image Search, though that could be just the novelty factor still). I'm on the fence about adding Louise to the group, but Langevin and St. Patrick's Island (when it's done) definitely miss the cut.

I think if you were to take the two side by side (Peace v Centre) the Peace Bridge would win. Centre St has history on it's side so that might factor into it more.

If Steven Seagal ever films an action movie on the Peace Bridge that would tip it in it's favor.

[BurningYears]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

How about something like this?

YES WE CAN!

[Table 5]

I always liked the Centre Street bridge from afar, and the sightlines going into downtown is nice, but I always felt the actual surface of the thing was not that great. It's a very uninviting bridge to walk across.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

How about something like this?

Looks cool, but this is Calgary. They'd probably put a set of lights in the middle of the loop and all the cars would fall down.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola

At 50 km/h?

When I'm rollin' in my station wagon with my singer-songwriter mix blasting, I don't need speed to feel badass.

[Acey]

The Stoney Trail bridge is pretty cool too, there'll eventually be a twin bridge next to it.

[ranchlandsselling]

Originally Posted by Acey

The Stoney Trail bridge is pretty cool too, there'll eventually be a twin bridge next to it.

Need an updated picture with the bottom right hand corner being nonexistant now and a drop off from the pedestrain bridge.

[Bigtime]

Now we need a bridge like this one proposed for London:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2...high_line.html

[surferguy]

I would walk that bridge! Couple of these in a small iteration over the elbow to replace those lost in the flood would be awesome!

[Tyler]

That would make Rick Bell have a brain aneurysm. So I say we start building it tomorrow.

[Table 5]

I wish we had a wider river to work with. As nice as the Bow is, it's pretty dinky in size to build anything too grand. Time to start digging and turn it into the Danube of the prairies.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I wish we had a wider river to work with. As nice as the Bow is, it's pretty dinky in size to build anything too grand. Time to start digging and turn it into the Danube of the prairies.

A narrower river means we should be able to build more high quality bridges and at a higher density, than, say, Edmonton.

[nik-]

The next bridge should be a zipline. Or a modified T-shirt cannon to launch people. The first couple dozen people will get a raw deal, but after that, there should be a relatively soft pile of shattered corpses to land on.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by Tyler

That would make Rick Bell have a brain aneurysm. So I say we start building it tomorrow.

"I could build that myself with a few bags of concrete and some seeds!"

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

"I could build that myself with a few bags of concrete and some seeds!"

I would have thanked it if you could have included "silly hall" somehow.

[SebC]

Firm has been picked to design the new Elbow river bridges... Delcan. They're not even architects!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...dges-1.2461095

[Table 5]

It seems like building bridges is one of those things where being an engineer is more important than being an architect. Even Calatrava himself is a structural engineer.

[Muta]

Yup. Bridges, for the most part, are designed by engineers. Architects can do it to, but at the end of the day, the structural integrity of it has to be validated and confirmed by a structural engineer.