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Originally Posted by Changing City
It would be great if they could move the project forward as soon as possible. It's badly needed - the sidewalks are currently far too narrow, while the road space is more than needed for current or projected traffic. This is a capital project, so it keeps people employed during economically challenged times, but has very low ongoing revenue requirements once its built. It's revenue that represent the 'dire straits' the City is in - because fees paid for services are down, but costs of providing some services are higher. The rules the City has to operate under say that capital can't be used to fund the city's revenue needs.
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I happened to walk over the Granville bridge for the first time a few weeks ago and the sidewalks are shockingly narrow. I'm surprised that there haven't been more pedestrian deaths from them falling into traffic.