Tweet today from Dr. Rudd:

"U of M will have about $120M in new construction over next 24 mos: Student Rec Center, Music Center, Land Bridge, Parking Garage, and IPF"


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Good news!

Land bridge isn't good news, but the rest sounds great.

Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

(07-27-2017 08:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

It means there will never be a real land bridge as designed for the stadium site across the tracks. THAT was a land bridge.

This is just an overhead pedestrian walkway. That's all it is. They attract loiterers, panhandlers, and groups that block egress.

You can't ride a bike over it. Or a wheel chair either. You either have to climb stairs or ride an elevator. Is that once or twice? I believe that's true at both ends

May as well have put up a concrete walkway with wire around the top. Oh the top - there isn't one of those either. While I like the look without it, it does rain once in a while.

There can never be a trolley to run students back and forth across campuses over it.

It's very disappointing, and it is going to prevent anything better from ever being built. And that is the real shame of it. It will never get any better.

(07-27-2017 08:35 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

It means there will never be a real land bridge as designed for the stadium site across the tracks. THAT was a land bridge.

This is just an overhead pedestrian walkway. That's all it is. They attract loiterers, panhandlers, and groups that block egress.

You can't ride a bike over it. Or a wheel chair either. You either have to climb stairs or ride an elevator. Is that once or twice? I believe that's true at both ends

May as well have put up a concrete walkway with wire around the top. Oh the top - there isn't one of those either. While I like the look without it, it does rain once in a while.

There can never be a trolley to run students back and forth across campuses over it.

It's very disappointing, and it is going to prevent anything better from ever being built. And that is the real shame of it. It will never get any better.

^^THIS^^

I suspect there will be a wire cage over it in less that five years. Either kids will throw things at the trains and cars or someone will jump off it. I can't see it not getting the cage treatment relatively soon.

(07-27-2017 08:51 PM)Claw Wrote:  I suspect there will be a wire cage over it in less that five years. Either kids will throw things at the trains and cars or someone will jump off it. I can't see it not getting the cage treatment relatively soon.

Looks iconic to me.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/mo.../99163028/

(07-27-2017 09:12 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:51 PM)Claw Wrote:  I suspect there will be a wire cage over it in less that five years. Either kids will throw things at the trains and cars or someone will jump off it. I can't see it not getting the cage treatment relatively soon.

Looks iconic to me.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/mo.../99163028/

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/fb80d7f...dge-NU.jpg

This was the one I saw.

Anybody have a copy of the artist's rendering of the land bridge planned with the south of the tracks football stadium site?

(07-27-2017 09:15 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 09:12 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:51 PM)Claw Wrote:  I suspect there will be a wire cage over it in less that five years. Either kids will throw things at the trains and cars or someone will jump off it. I can't see it not getting the cage treatment relatively soon.

Looks iconic to me.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/mo.../99163028/

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/fb80d7f...dge-NU.jpg

Looks like where Lawler would have a cage match.

(07-27-2017 08:47 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:35 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

It means there will never be a real land bridge as designed for the stadium site across the tracks. THAT was a land bridge.

This is just an overhead pedestrian walkway. That's all it is. They attract loiterers, panhandlers, and groups that block egress.

You can't ride a bike over it. Or a wheel chair either. You either have to climb stairs or ride an elevator. Is that once or twice? I believe that's true at both ends

May as well have put up a concrete walkway with wire around the top. Oh the top - there isn't one of those either. While I like the look without it, it does rain once in a while.

There can never be a trolley to run students back and forth across campuses over it.

It's very disappointing, and it is going to prevent anything better from ever being built. And that is the real shame of it. It will never get any better.

^^THIS^^

So, the initial "Hotshot Highland Revitalization Project" pictured the land bridge as a nice expanse which very, very much added to the campus/neighborhood. I guess now it has resorted to a scary fire escape detail?

(07-27-2017 09:19 PM)Claw Wrote:  This was the one I saw.

(07-27-2017 10:08 PM)jamammy Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:47 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:35 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

It means there will never be a real land bridge as designed for the stadium site across the tracks. THAT was a land bridge.

This is just an overhead pedestrian walkway. That's all it is. They attract loiterers, panhandlers, and groups that block egress.

You can't ride a bike over it. Or a wheel chair either. You either have to climb stairs or ride an elevator. Is that once or twice? I believe that's true at both ends

May as well have put up a concrete walkway with wire around the top. Oh the top - there isn't one of those either. While I like the look without it, it does rain once in a while.

There can never be a trolley to run students back and forth across campuses over it.

It's very disappointing, and it is going to prevent anything better from ever being built. And that is the real shame of it. It will never get any better.

^^THIS^^

So, the initial "Hotshot Highland Revitalization Project" pictured the land bridge as a nice expanse which very, very much added to the campus/neighborhood. I guess now it has resorted to a scary fire escape detail?

The one I first saw was part of a proposed stadium plan. It was 50 to 75 yards or more wide and was a sloped walkway all the way across. It was big enough to handle a football crowd so I guess it is much larger than the think they need. But it WAS a land bridge.

This think is just a pedestrian overpass. Putting this much money into it is questionable. Trying to make something "iconic" of it is simply moronic. All the competing area schools are going to latch on to this thing and ridicule us to death.

(07-27-2017 10:13 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 10:08 PM)jamammy Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:47 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:35 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

It means there will never be a real land bridge as designed for the stadium site across the tracks. THAT was a land bridge.

This is just an overhead pedestrian walkway. That's all it is. They attract loiterers, panhandlers, and groups that block egress.

You can't ride a bike over it. Or a wheel chair either. You either have to climb stairs or ride an elevator. Is that once or twice? I believe that's true at both ends

May as well have put up a concrete walkway with wire around the top. Oh the top - there isn't one of those either. While I like the look without it, it does rain once in a while.

There can never be a trolley to run students back and forth across campuses over it.

It's very disappointing, and it is going to prevent anything better from ever being built. And that is the real shame of it. It will never get any better.

^^THIS^^

So, the initial "Hotshot Highland Revitalization Project" pictured the land bridge as a nice expanse which very, very much added to the campus/neighborhood. I guess now it has resorted to a scary fire escape detail?

The one I first saw was part of a proposed stadium plan. It was 50 to 75 yards or more wide and was a sloped walkway all the way across. It was big enough to handle a football crowd so I guess it is much larger than the think they need. But it WAS a land bridge.

This think is just a pedestrian overpass. Putting this much money into it is questionable. Trying to make something "iconic" of it is simply moronic. All the competing area schools are going to latch on to this thing and ridicule us to death.

Build it and they will come.

Sure beats playing "race the train" before class

(07-27-2017 10:13 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 10:08 PM)jamammy Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:47 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:35 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(07-27-2017 08:17 PM)jamammy Wrote:  Okay, why on Earth is the land bridge not a good idea?

It means there will never be a real land bridge as designed for the stadium site across the tracks. THAT was a land bridge.

This is just an overhead pedestrian walkway. That's all it is. They attract loiterers, panhandlers, and groups that block egress.

You can't ride a bike over it. Or a wheel chair either. You either have to climb stairs or ride an elevator. Is that once or twice? I believe that's true at both ends

May as well have put up a concrete walkway with wire around the top. Oh the top - there isn't one of those either. While I like the look without it, it does rain once in a while.

There can never be a trolley to run students back and forth across campuses over it.

It's very disappointing, and it is going to prevent anything better from ever being built. And that is the real shame of it. It will never get any better.

^^THIS^^

So, the initial "Hotshot Highland Revitalization Project" pictured the land bridge as a nice expanse which very, very much added to the campus/neighborhood. I guess now it has resorted to a scary fire escape detail?

The one I first saw was part of a proposed stadium plan. It was 50 to 75 yards or more wide and was a sloped walkway all the way across. It was big enough to handle a football crowd so I guess it is much larger than the think they need. But it WAS a land bridge.

This think is just a pedestrian overpass. Putting this much money into it is questionable. Trying to make something "iconic" of it is simply moronic. All the competing area schools are going to latch on to this thing and ridicule us to death.

Time for the nursing home ?

(07-28-2017 06:26 AM)TG4 Wrote:  Sure beats playing "race the train" before class

Whoa whoa whoa.... no place for common sense here.

(07-28-2017 06:26 AM)TG4 Wrote:  Sure beats playing "race the train" before class

Or climbing the train to get to class.