@inquiline a bridge that can support several workers occasionally (plus the weight of the pipes and their contents) is not the same as a bridge that can support the weight of many people constantly crossing. Also, the pipes may not be able to withstand the kind of stresses they would be subjected to with heavy pedestrian traffic. A bridge for some pipes also doesn’t need the safety features a pedestrian bridge requires.
@inquiline I expect that the cost difference to add pedestrian traffic is substantial. I would be surprised if the extra cost were a two-digit multiple of the cost of the pipes-only structure.
@inquiline I don’t know about “foreclosing:” couldn’t you just build a pedestrian bridge a few dozen yards on either side of the pipe way? I can’t tell much from the picture, and I live on the other coast, so it’s hard to go take a look.
@nixCraft name and shame. That kind of behavior should be reflected in the talent they can attract and how much they have pay in salaries for the substandard talent that will still talk to them.
The core truth of American politics is Democrats believe the policies they campaign on are much LESS popular than they actually are while Republicans believe the policies they campaign on are much MORE popular than they actually are, and because the leadership of both parties is so heavily old, white, and wealthy and insulated in safe seats and attentive to different brands of dishonest media, they are completely detached from modern realities.
@gwynnion I do not believe that Republicans think their policies are more popular than they actually are. They know that their policies are unpopular, they don't care, and that is why they work so hard the gerrymander districts, suppress the vote, and promote misinformation.