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Originally Posted by SpongeG
there is plans for a ped bridge i thought - there is also talk of a ferry service like the ones in false creek linking the quay to this rapidly developing area of queensborough
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A ped bridge makes no sense as it would need to be either able to open or really really high. Both these would make it costly and unreliable.
In my opinion what should be done is a aerial tramway
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_tramway. It can be done for a fraction of the cost and it will be a million times more useful.
The cost would be in the 5-10mill range at the most and a endowment fund of 2mill would keep it maintained and running for ever plus pay for atleast one operator to be present at all times.
With a aerial tramway you would have two cabins, one on each end. Anytime someone needs to get across they just hop on and both cabins go across in about 2min based on the distance.
A fixed ped bridge that wpuld either be tall enough or be able to open sometimes several times per hour would cost im sure 20-30mill + in that location.
Aerial tram you have two towers, rope, two probably small cabins(fit maybe 10 people each, 300pph in one direction is probably good enough capacity).
And it can be built within a few months and you can have bus service conect at each end to make it a feasible commute route.!
You can even extend it now or make it extendable in the future to cross the skytrain guideway and conect up with a future development around 12th and Stewardson way in the hear of New Westminster.
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