Typically, a city uses FREE ENTERPRISE to prove the need for a bridge. Seattle, a city of over a MILLION residents still uses ferries (in many cases) to transport citizens from across the Puget Sound. Where traffic demand warrants, a bridge might be constructed (I-90 and WA 520), using tax base generated by the thousands of commuters who would use it every day. If the need was marginal, a toll bridge might be constructed (Tacoma Narrows).
"Build it and they will come..." played well in Field of Dreams (A MOVIE), but this case was simply a thin excuse to line someone's pockets at MY EXPENSE. Perhaps the millions would have been better spent to explore sustainable high-density housing...
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Typically, a city uses FREE ENTERPRISE to prove the need for a bridge. Seattle, a city of over a MILLION residents still uses ferries (in many cases) to transport citizens from across the Puget Sound. Where traffic demand warrants, a bridge might be constructed (I-90 and WA 520), using tax base generated by the thousands of commuters who would use it every day. If the need was marginal, a toll bridge might be constructed (Tacoma Narrows).
"Build it and they will come..." played well in Field of Dreams (A MOVIE), but this case was simply a thin excuse to line someone's pockets at MY EXPENSE. Perhaps the millions would have been better spent to explore sustainable high-density housing...
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you knew. They have! The podcast will be out tomorrow afternoon. :-)