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Old Posted Feb 8, 2009, 2:51 AM
deasine deasine is offline
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Originally Posted by 65MAX View Post
No offense, but it sounds like you don't know Portland that well. There are bicyclists EVERYWHERE, and especially on the Springwater Trail near Sellwood, which recently opened 3 separate bike/ped only bridges to connect gaps in the trail. Bridging the Willamette is a lot more expensive and the cost can't be justified for bike/ped only.
Of course I don't know Portland well, I don't live anywhere near Portland.

I just don't see the point of rebuilding the entire bridge to expand pedestrian/cycling infrastructure when you could build an entire new bridge just for that. Then again, the bridge itself is aging.
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