Bill Russell Bridge | North Washington St.

The screen looks.... very bad. Sloppy and cheap.

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Jeremi said:
The screen looks.... very bad. Sloppy and cheap.

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Funny I walk across the bridge daily and haven’t heard anyone say “I really wish they had invested more in the part you don’t see, I really enjoy navigating the electrical panels in the middle of the sidewalk on the north end side.”
 
1hp said:
Funny I walk across the bridge daily and haven’t heard anyone say “I really wish they had invested more in the part you don’t see, I really enjoy navigating the electrical panels in the middle of the sidewalk on the north end side.”
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It is the part that you see. It’s the architectural fascia.
 
My point is that they couldn’t build a functional bridge let alone an aesthetic one. Very few people will see the facing sufficient resolution to notice. Meanwhile you literally need to walk single file in order to walk onto the bridge from the north end side because they “value optimized” the electric panels placement. After all, bridges are design for transportation…
 
chrisbrat said:
I think we can possibly all agree this is one development/project that is a complete success.
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I do slightly miss the fear of bridge collapse on my daily run across it.

The little viewing bump out in the center is nice - I wish more bridges had them. Both for the natural inclination to stop for the view/photos and just to take a tired break at the top.
 
chrisbrat said:
I think we can possibly all agree this is one development/project that is a complete success.
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Don't want to be too much of downer since overall, firm agree the finished bridge is a big net positive. That said….


No NB bus lane for the 111,

Unprotected, unidirectional cycle tracks next to 5 lanes of traffic at the Causeway intersection,

No lighting on the pedestrian underpass,

7 year construction duration due to spec’d welds that were physically impossible to perform,

Especially given the network context, comically inadequate pedestrian and bike ‘accommodation’ during the extended construction phase,

Etc…

In fairness, most of the above is testament to how far ‘best practice’ non-SOV mobility has progressed since these plans walked out the door in 2017. But, the only learning possible from complete successes is how to replicate. And despite this bridge being (IMO) an overall success, theres a lot here that shouldn’t be replicated.
 
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