Originally Posted by
Walter S
fwiw the Atlanta walking bridge I posted about was built specifically for pedestrians. The bridge is (at most) a car lane wide.
Edit: As to whether or not this is "major", I don't know. The bridge is a concrete bridge that goes over eight lanes of traffic on a controlled access highway.
I think it's pretty major. I think that having convenient bridges for cyclists is important--and even more so for pedestrians. Bridges are often a mile or more apart from each other. That isn't a problem for motorists or even cyclists. But for a pedestrian, it's a major hassle to walk a mile out of their way to cross a bridge, then walk a mile back again. On a round trip, that's four extra miles--more than n hour of additional time. I'm glad that urban planners are starting to recognize this probleem.