No shortage of irony here: just as “Get Moving B.C.” is comparing us to Calgary to justify more bridges for cars, Calgary is debating the need to build more pedestrian bridges (or passerelles):
City council recently approved $25 million to design and build one pedestrian bridge and design another…. The total cost of the two bridges will be close to $40 million, perhaps $50 million, with the balance coming from sales of city-owned land in the East Village. Santiago Calatrava, a Spaniard who is the Michelangelo of pedestrian bridge construction, is being touted as a possible architect for at least one of the bridges.
More here.
good on on Calgary if they get their Calatrava bridge. but i’m sure the ‘best place on earth’ boosters will find something to criticize about it because no one from Vancouver can ever give a pat on the back to another canadian city.