Dallas' Margaret Hunt Hill bridge arch starts going up! (Houston: neighborhood, suburban)

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by feufoma

Beautiful bridge (to no where)! The bridge below spans the Houston Ship Channel. Now, that's somewhere!

Yeah thats somewhere.......somewhere nobody goes...hardly anybody even knows about this bridge....its not as close to dtHouston enough for anybody to admire or care....thats why I think our bridge is gonna be more of an Icon than the Houston bridge.....U know the one thats on the edge of NOWHERE...lol

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Yeah thats somewhere.......somewhere nobody goes...hardly anybody even knows about this bridge....its not as close to dtHouston enough for anybody to admire or care....thats why I think our bridge is gonna be more of an Icon than the Houston bridge.....U know the one thats on the edge of NOWHERE...lol

You're so late in the debate. At least the Houston bridge serves a purpose. And commuters do know about this bridge. However, I agree that the location of your bridge will make it more of an icon and something to put in postcards.

[First24]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

You're so late in the debate. At least the Houston bridge serves a purpose. And commuters do know about this bridge. However, I agree that the location of your bridge will make it more of an icon and something to put in postcards.

bridge: 1 a : a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle.

The current view of the Trinity river floodplain below Dallas' Margret Hunt Hill Bridge.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelahunt/3251551693/ (broken link)

And; in case you don't understand, the bridge is part of the much larger Trinity River Project.


http://media.publicbroadcasting.net/...es/3208371.jpg

[Trae713]

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge basically crosses over a ditch and a man-made flood plain. Yes, it's a bridge, but Dallas is trying to create a man-made waterfront, so it can look like an East Coast city.

[First24]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge basically crosses over a ditch and a man-made flood plain. Yes, it's a bridge, but Dallas is trying to create a man-made waterfront, so it can look like an East Coast city.

Really? What East Coast city's waterfront is Dallas trying to replicate?

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

Really? What East Coast city's waterfront is Dallas trying to replicate?

Boston, NYC, Philly, etc. Pick one. What other reason is there for the city to want to pump water into the flood plain and make the Trinity River look like an actually river instead of the ditch today?

[First24]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

Boston, NYC, Philly, etc. Pick one. What other reason is there for the city to want to pump water into the flood plain and make the Trinity River look like an actually river instead of the ditch today?

It seems like progressive thinking that Dallas is developing recreational areas designed to draw people and commerce to the central core of the city. Maybe if there's waterways surrounded by parks nearby instead of a "ditch", people will find all of those Uptown and Downtown condos more desirable.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

It seems like progressive thinking that Dallas is developing recreational areas designed to draw people and commerce to the central core of the city. Maybe if there's waterways surrounded by parks nearby instead of a "ditch", people will find all of those Uptown and Downtown condos more desirable.

Good luck. The plans sure do look nice.

[atxcio]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

It seems like progressive thinking that Dallas is developing recreational areas designed to draw people and commerce to the central core of the city. Maybe if there's waterways surrounded by parks nearby instead of a "ditch", people will find all of those Uptown and Downtown condos more desirable.

I believe this is correct. I also think their inspiration is a little closer to home than the East Coast cities...

Although, to be fair -- most of those East Coast cities also utilized man-made engineering to create those stable riverfronts they sit on. Many used dredging, pumping, and damming to create stable, wide and navigable river segments out of inconsistent/flooding ones. They just did so many years earlier, when it was required for factory use, water supply and shipping, as opposed to now when the primary reason might be recreation.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

Boston, NYC, Philly, etc. Pick one. What other reason is there for the city to want to pump water into the flood plain and make the Trinity River look like an actually river instead of the ditch today?

You act like it is our fault that the river is small. The Mississippi River starts off in Minnesota as a few feet wide, as the course continues the river gets a few miles wide. The Trinity river might get wider downstream.