i'm curious what problems these bridges are trying to fix?
i guess that current pedestrian bridges are expensive.
it makes me think -- wouldn't a crossing at grade (at the ground level) be cheaper? better? allow wildlife to still cross easily? fit more nicely with 'the environment'?
i guess having a bridge could be safer. at least statistically. maybe?
Are you American? Rail in the UK isn’t like you’re probably imagining. It’s fast and frequent. Level crossings (what we call a ‘crossing at grade’) has historically been a big source of accidents.
I get that UK prob have more competent rail than US (not saying much)
But I'm thinking practically
You build some huge walkover bridge
You build a massive fence along...
how long a segment of track to prevent any large-ish living things from crossing it?
Kids tear down the fence so they can cross
The fence becomes yet another barrier between neighborhoods
It's prob super ugly
And all of this is done for the benefit of locals along the tracks?
No
Its done to allow speeding rail commuters access to what is rightfully theirs -- unconstrained ability to haul ass through all these neighborhoods without regard for the safety of the people who live there
Slow down the trains?
No way -- those are important people on those trains
i guess that current pedestrian bridges are expensive.
it makes me think -- wouldn't a crossing at grade (at the ground level) be cheaper? better? allow wildlife to still cross easily? fit more nicely with 'the environment'?
i guess having a bridge could be safer. at least statistically. maybe?
what's the real agenda?
https://www.alamy.com/blaenavon-wales-july-2020-two-people-c...