Comments on: What kind of bridge will $25 million get us? http://djkelly.ca/2009/05/what-kind-of-bridge-will-25-million-get-us/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Year-End Blog Review : djkelly.ca http://djkelly.ca/2009/05/what-kind-of-bridge-will-25-million-get-us/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Year-End Blog Review : djkelly.ca Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:36:05 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=120#comment-478 [...] 14. What kind of bridge will $25 million get us? May 22, 2009 [...] [...] 14. What kind of bridge will $25 million get us? May 22, 2009 [...]

]]> By: alpalmer http://djkelly.ca/2009/05/what-kind-of-bridge-will-25-million-get-us/comment-page-1/#comment-429 alpalmer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:37:08 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=120#comment-429 $25million isn't really all that much for a bridge (or two bridges? whatever.) I hope that whatever his limitations, the designer gives us an awesome bridge that is indeed iconic. One can only hope. I think that the majority of the people whinging on about the cost are people that have no idea how much major construction costs. And as sean said, $25million for a new interchange would hardly make the news.<br></br><br>For all that Calgary likes to position itself as a cosmopolitan city, it sure isn't looking like one just yet.</br> $25million isn't really all that much for a bridge (or two bridges? whatever.) I hope that whatever his limitations, the designer gives us an awesome bridge that is indeed iconic. One can only hope. I think that the majority of the people whinging on about the cost are people that have no idea how much major construction costs. And as sean said, $25million for a new interchange would hardly make the news.

For all that Calgary likes to position itself as a cosmopolitan city, it sure isn't looking like one just yet.

]]> By: alpalmer http://djkelly.ca/2009/05/what-kind-of-bridge-will-25-million-get-us/comment-page-1/#comment-54 alpalmer Fri, 22 May 2009 23:41:12 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=120#comment-54 $25million isn't really all that much for a bridge (or two bridges? whatever.) I hope that whatever his limitations, the designer gives us an awesome bridge that is indeed iconic. One can only hope. I think that the majority of the people whinging on about the cost are people that have no idea how much major construction costs. And as sean said, $25million for a new interchange would hardly make the news.<br /><br />For all that Calgary likes to position itself as a cosmopolitan city, it sure isn't looking like one just yet. $25million isn’t really all that much for a bridge (or two bridges? whatever.) I hope that whatever his limitations, the designer gives us an awesome bridge that is indeed iconic. One can only hope. I think that the majority of the people whinging on about the cost are people that have no idea how much major construction costs. And as sean said, $25million for a new interchange would hardly make the news.

For all that Calgary likes to position itself as a cosmopolitan city, it sure isn’t looking like one just yet.

]]> By: Sean Carter http://djkelly.ca/2009/05/what-kind-of-bridge-will-25-million-get-us/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Sean Carter Fri, 22 May 2009 19:18:16 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=120#comment-53 the bridges are considered "transportation infrastructure" for the simple reason that they will also include cycle paths and links to the regional pathway network (bike commuting). hopefully the designer and city planners will have some way of separating the peds from the bikes...time will tell.<br /><br />i found the negative comments on this project very interesting. my guess is if the city announced $25mil for yet another vehicle interchange it would not have even made the news at all.<br /><br />fingers crossed that the designs look great! the bridges are considered “transportation infrastructure” for the simple reason that they will also include cycle paths and links to the regional pathway network (bike commuting). hopefully the designer and city planners will have some way of separating the peds from the bikes…time will tell.

i found the negative comments on this project very interesting. my guess is if the city announced $25mil for yet another vehicle interchange it would not have even made the news at all.

fingers crossed that the designs look great!

]]> By: damclean http://djkelly.ca/2009/05/what-kind-of-bridge-will-25-million-get-us/comment-page-1/#comment-52 damclean Fri, 22 May 2009 17:02:36 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=120#comment-52 Yeah, I agree that $25 million is a lot of money if we're talking about my wallet, but people complain without having any idea how much money it actually costs to build a bridge. <br /><br />So much of Calgary's visual landscape is tired old symbols. Would they still be complaining if they were told it was going to cost $2.5 billion to build the Saddledome? Probably, but would they even have any reference to gauge that cost? In 15 years time will they be proud of these new bridges as enduring symbol of our city, Yeah, I agree that $25 million is a lot of money if we’re talking about my wallet, but people complain without having any idea how much money it actually costs to build a bridge.

So much of Calgary’s visual landscape is tired old symbols. Would they still be complaining if they were told it was going to cost $2.5 billion to build the Saddledome? Probably, but would they even have any reference to gauge that cost? In 15 years time will they be proud of these new bridges as enduring symbol of our city,

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