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Old Posted Jun 26, 2022, 7:40 PM
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Originally Posted by enragedcamel View Post
I'm the opposite. I think Austin could use a lot more skybridges. I understand why some people don't like them (e.g. they take away from pedestrian traffic at the ground level) but they can also be huge timesavers when going from one building to another.
Let’s keep downtown more intimate. I am opposed to most skybridges there, but would support our councilmembers taking each on a case-by-case basis. The Domain, otoh, let’s build lots of skybridges—it’d help with traffic by getting pedestrians off of those awfully designed streets.
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