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by PhantomGremlin 4034 days ago
I thoroughly enjoyed the article up until near the very end:

   it cost $60.8 million
Ouch! A lot of money for simply restoring a bicycle and foot bridge.
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Hmm not necessarily depending on the commerce it generates, the cost it'd take to let it crumble, and the cost the city would incur trying to build a new bridge. Luckily here where things are so population dense, opening a pedestrian bridge can have a really positive impact on the local communities. And to tear such an awe inspiring (at least to me literally every time I pass it) structure would be absolutely shitty.
Wait until you hear what three new subway stations cost.
A few billion?