Hot takes....
First, yes and yes.
Second, we would need two of those bridges (295ft) to span Fort Point Channel (605ft)... which would look cool.
I'd like usage stats for the existing ped bridge first. As pretty as it is, I'd bet the new one will get the same amount of use as the one it's replacing. Rail or no rail, it's going from an established car centric neighborhood to a featureless parking lot over a loud-ass highway. This is a stupid waste of resources. If there has to be a quick state payoff, spend the cash on extending the rail to downtown!
If they want to connect the Career Center (the only other thing there) to the people it serves... well, move the Career Center to the people!
This whole project is full of half wishes and slush. If could have been so much better. Nobody is walking to that station.
Somebody already said to put
the rail downtown. It just seems like a no-brainer. Connects to the ferries, the museum, local businesses, a walkable neighborhood, etc... Just do it!