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Originally Posted by Porfiry
A bridge can harm the pedestrian experience by lengthening the route. This along with the need to ascend/descend is not good for the elderly and disabled. Sure, you could leave the ground-level crossing in place, but then what's the point?
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You can't always make everyone happy. If we're always pandering to a certain minority, nothing will ever get done even if it benefits the greater vast majority of the population.
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can hinder the pedestrian experience, but if designed properly it doesn't have to. A little more walking isn't going to kill anyone either, but crossing the road certainly could.
Again, it's a horrible idea to pedestrianize the street level of this area considering the importance and high volumes of the road routes.