Ongoing Calgarians complaining about pedestrian bridges thread

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I couldn't disagree more. IMHO, this design looks like a drunken child drew it with crayons.

It starts out nice. The left side looks simple and pleasing...then as you go right the designer seemed to have had a stroke and couldn't control their hands.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

It starts out nice. The left side looks simple and pleasing...then as you go right the designer seemed to have had a stroke and couldn't control their hands.

I believe that one was inspired by the path of a fly fishing cast.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

i believe that one was inspired by the path of a fly fishing cast by a stroke victim.

fyp

[CrusaderPi]

I like that design. Feels like something out of a Pixar movie.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

I like that design. Feels like something out of a Pixar movie.

I have a certain affinity for that design as well.

[Clarkey]

Originally Posted by wooohooo

I must say this one looked awesome

Spoiler!

I would probably prefer that one over the current design. Maybe this one looks ugly from a different angle but I like the simple but different design.

If that is inspired by a fly-fishing cast it adds so much character and depth to the design basis, real character, too bad it wasn't chosen.

[ken0042]

Wasn't one of the requirements of the bridge that it not have any piers in the water? That bridge may not have piers, but one of the loops gets dangerously close- enough that it would be a hazzard to rafters. Or that with sping flooding and ice could put a strain on the structure itself.

[calculoso]

To me, if you have to read a document to figure out what inspired the design, it's a bad design...

[RogerWilco]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I couldn't disagree more. IMHO, this design looks like a drunken child drew it with crayons.

Some times children come up with far more creative ideas then adults that have been dealing with the real world for to long.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by RogerWilco

Some times children come up with far more creative ideas then adults that have been dealing with the real world for to long.

I know the design commitee for the new Chidren's Hospital actually had children contribute ideas for the design.

[Regulator75]

Peace Bridge by D-2-C, on Flickr


Pew Pew by D-2-C, on Flickr

Couple pics from a buddy of mine.

[SebC]

^ Doesn't really look inviting, I have to say.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by wooohooo

I must say this one looked awesome

Spoiler!

I would probably prefer that one over the current design. Maybe this one looks ugly from a different angle but I like the simple but different design.

Isn't this the wrong location? Seems further East than the Peace bridge location. Plus the profile might be too tall too accommodate the helipad.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Isn't this the wrong location? Seems further East than the Peace bridge location. Plus the profile might be too tall too accommodate the helipad.

These were for St. Patrick's Island. RFR-Halsall is the one they went with.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Isn't this the wrong location? Seems further East than the Peace bridge location. Plus the profile might be too tall too accommodate the helipad.

It's one of the design submissions for the St. Patrick's Island bridge. There wasn't a competition for the Peace Bridge.

[Regulator75]

I didn't scroll up far enough to read the other posts.

[calculoso]

How much is it going to cost to light the Peace Bridge yearly? Seems to have an awful lot of lights...

[Madman]

Originally Posted by calculoso

How much is it going to cost to light the Peace Bridge yearly? Seems to have an awful lot of lights...

I would certainly hope those are all LEDs.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by calculoso

How much is it going to cost to light the Peace Bridge yearly? Seems to have an awful lot of lights...

No more than the street lights on a single street.

[V]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

No more than the street lights on a single street.

That bridge is illuminated significantly brighter than any road in the City. It does appear to be lit with LED luminaires (shocking for a city so far behind in this department), so I do assume there are some savings there, but even then, there's no way that this is lit with less wattage than a roadway of similar dimensions. I hope that the City has been forward thinking enough to install some kind of switching or dimming capabilities for this lighting system, as it's really not necessary for the bridge to be lit at that level all night.

All that said, even if the bridge is lit with twice the wattage of a local roadway it will only be costing the City about $500 per year in energy usage. That hardly leads it to be a limiting constraint in the design.