$18-M remake for Osborne Bridge: Focus on cyclists, pedestrians, art

grumpy old man wrote:Take a drive down Grosvenor jtf. There is no other way but by hand/shovel. There is very little snow on or around them yet there are 3-4' high, and higher, snowbanks all around.

I guess to answer the question, I am spekulatin'. For the reasons 'splained above.

grumpy old man wrote:$18 million does not sound unreasonable if it means the bridge will last another 75 years.

The cycling lane is smoke and mirrors - pandering to a vocal minority. Mostly due to the fact those lanes don't exist on both ends of the bridge. Where do the cyclists go when their lane suddenly disappears?

Driving through that area once construction begins will be a nightmare. Since Donald Street is already jam packed at rush hour I don't see much relief at other bridges.

Is it time to consider another bridge into the downtown area? Where would we build it?

umcrouc0 wrote:

grumpy old man wrote:$18 million does not sound unreasonable if it means the bridge will last another 75 years.

The cycling lane is smoke and mirrors - pandering to a vocal minority. Mostly due to the fact those lanes don't exist on both ends of the bridge. Where do the cyclists go when their lane suddenly disappears?

Driving through that area once construction begins will be a nightmare. Since Donald Street is already jam packed at rush hour I don't see much relief at other bridges.

Is it time to consider another bridge into the downtown area? Where would we build it?

I'm not really sure where you could put another bridge or what street it could feed into that would improve traffic flow. I can't really think of any streets south of the river that you could connect a bridge to between Maryland and Kenaston.

AGEsAces wrote:

umcrouc0 wrote:

grumpy old man wrote:$18 million does not sound unreasonable if it means the bridge will last another 75 years.

The cycling lane is smoke and mirrors - pandering to a vocal minority. Mostly due to the fact those lanes don't exist on both ends of the bridge. Where do the cyclists go when their lane suddenly disappears?

Driving through that area once construction begins will be a nightmare. Since Donald Street is already jam packed at rush hour I don't see much relief at other bridges.

Is it time to consider another bridge into the downtown area? Where would we build it?

I'm not really sure where you could put another bridge or what street it could feed into that would improve traffic flow. I can't really think of any streets south of the river that you could connect a bridge to between Maryland and Kenaston.

It's not about tying in to existing feeders...it would need to build new roads to access main thoroughfares.