Just build tiny houses, Polis! That boondogle would have just been inadequate shelter for the homeless anyway.
Build affordable housing!
I am failing to comprehend what is going on here. He wants to stop a bridge, that was his idea? Am I reading that right?
The article that is linked in the post explains it pretty well.
Yes, because no one else wants it, including: lawmakers, preservationists, and the public. It was a design by committee project that the public had no real say in what it would be or look like. No one liked it when it was finally unveiled.
That’s not a pedestrian bridge. A pedestrian bridge is designed to efficiently get pedestrians from one place to another.
That’s a monument or memorial. It’s potential a cultural art center or other city resource to make the space interesting/informative/engaging. Calling it a pedestrian bridge isn’t doing it justice.
That said, I’m in strong favor of pedestrian resources and cities building interesting architecture to make the city itself interesting & beautiful, but this one’s ugly as fuck and shouldn’t be built.
Not a single person would ever walk on that thing. It looks at least twice as long as the direct path.
It was supposed to have info panels on it and the reason it’s so goofy is because that area is designated at a National Landmark so it was designed to comply with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for preservation.
I don’t mind the sentiment of linking the state with the city but yes, that bridge is a waste of money and only detracts from the space.
The bridge was the governor’s idea to celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary. But it was panned by lawmakers, historic preservationists and, apparently, the public.
The bridge would have been paid for by private donations, though the state shelled out $1.5 million in planning costs.
Who the fuck is privately donating $28.5 million to the state to build a walkway in front of tne capitol? I don’t really have an opinion on the bridge itself but I really want to know who’s throwing money at this.
