http://dirt.asla.org/2009/11/05/brisbanes-470-meter-solar-powered-footbridge/ Connecting the Built & Natural Environments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://dirt.asla.org/2009/11/05/brisbanes-470-meter-solar-powered-footbridge/#comment-4446 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:18:27 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=3282#comment-4446 On the figures nominated (36,000), perhaps there could be a case to argue that the bridge is ‘overkill’.
But this is a case of the infrastructure paralleling / preceeding development. Unfortunately the article only trumpets ‘the bridge’;
but it is a bridge which gives access to an area within 2 kilometres of the city centre which will become a hotspot for urban renewal.
It is also another way to cross the river which historically has divided the city
It is a bridge that gives easy and direct access to a world class art gallery complex
It is a bridge that allows pedestrians and cyclists to cross the river in comfort, able to enjoy the view and the experience, without the accompanying traffic.
Unfortunately the article triumphs the bridge – which is a revelation; but it is the potential of the bridge which is the best part of it.

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2009/11/05/brisbanes-470-meter-solar-powered-footbridge/#comment-912 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:31:59 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=3282#comment-912 36,000 per year? Does that number warrant the need for a 63 milllion dollar bridge?

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