Speaking of views, the City has confirmed that it will be proceeding with its plan to eliminate the mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind views (i.e., the mountains, the ocean, Burrard Inlet, English Bay, False Creek, the multiple city skylines, etc.) which millions of Vancouverites and visitors have relished for the last 84 years from one of the city's most iconic structures. In March, the city will plow forward with its surprise plan to suddenly destroy one of the most quintessential, breath-taking and famous ways to experience Vancouver's startling beauty by adding a 10-foot wall of prison-like bars along the entire length of the Burrard Street Bridge. Incomprehensibly, this is not a punishment being inflicted on the citizens of Vancouver by one of the city's enemies (jealous of its astonishing beauty and the unique way much of that beauty is experienced from its iconic urban bridges) but rather a plan initiated by Vancouver's
leaders.
Thanks to Vancouver's leaders (who had no political mandate to install a view-destroying suicide cage around Burrard Bridge), the very last summer that anyone will ever have to enjoy the exquisite experience depicted in the photos below has already passed. This beloved, one-of-a-kind experience is no longer an aspect of Vancouver life anymore but rather an historical memory (to be bitterly experienced from old photographs) from this point forward.
I think this outrageous and tragic decision will come to have the same historical mystique (but in reverse) as the stopping of the 1970s inner city freeway plan has come to have. This decision will fundamentally ruin the aesthetic and spiritual experiences of millions of people and destroy one of Vancouver's aces up its sleeve. Why any Vancouver city council would want to be responsible for unilaterally destroying one of Vancouver's greatest assets and the joy of so many of its citizens and visitors is beyond comprehension:
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$35-million Burrard Bridge upgrade project to begin in March
Drivers and transit users who use the Burrard Street Bridge might want to consider using the Granville Street Bridge or the Cambie Street Bridge over the coming 18 months.
Construction begins in March on the municipal government’s $35-million project to retrofit Burrard Street Bridge deck with widened bike lanes and pedestrian pathways, widening of the north end of the bridge deck, suicide-prevention fencing, rehabilitation of the heritage concrete railings, and a redesign of the intersection at Pacific Street and Burrard Street...
Additionally, suicide-prevention fencing similar to those found on the Second Narrows Bridge will be installed along the length of the bridge. The fencing has been a cause for concern for heritage activists as it would not only eliminate the unobstructed views of the city and harbour from the bridge deck but also the iconic look of the 1932-built landmark structure.
The City maintains that the fencing is necessary, asserting that seven people have died by jumping off the bridge from 2006 to 2015, and that it has discussed with heritage activists to ensure their concerns are addressed. In contrast, there have been 33 jumpers on the Lions Gate Bridge during the same period.
Work on the bridge’s latest construction project is expected to be completed in mid-2017.
Source: http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/burrard-bridge-construction/
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