Thank you all for leading this effort -- particularly Rich and John! We need a connection across El Camino. It looks like we're getting the grade separation.
Instead of doing the minimal overpass -- could we do something with the bridge that makes it stand out aesthetically AND connect our community? It sounds crazy but I keep imagining London Bridge -- with shops for pedestrians only. That's impossible -- but is there a nugget somewhere in this idea? -- such as making the grade separation overpass wide enough for nice pedestrian boulevards on the sides? -- where local artisans could possibly rent space to show local handcrafts for sale on weekends? -- or perhaps any day of the week? This would create a carnival-like atmosphere and draw people to walk/bike between downtown and the civic center. The more people who walk that space, the safer and more attractive to people it becomes. At the very least, could we please have enough space to plant a screen of greenery between the people walking/biking the overpass and the cars whizzing underneath? (I hate those wire-cage overpasses we have over the freeway in the Flood Park area.)
Or could we have the pedestrian part of the overpass paved with tiles by school kids?
Susan Bryan       Received on Tue Nov 6 16:18:59 2007