Bridge replacement alternatives. BIRT is only considering 1:1 replacement of the Magnolia Bridge and the Armory Way alternative. No-build is not under consideration.
Jan Solomon asking about timeline for replacement of Magnolia Bridge. Answer is that there isn't a timeline yet but BIRT will develop a funding strategy and related timeline.
Eugene Wasserman wants to respond. "I think they may not have funding for light rail, so it's not realistic to only consider scenarios where light rail happens."
Janis Traven: "One reason why the Magnolia community is so in favor of 1:1 replacement of Magnolia Bridge is that they've been through the closure of the bridge before. Also, no water access from Magnolia..." I'm not seeing a question yet.
Bundling the Magnolia Bridge with bike/ped/freight/transit improvements in order to attract federal funding has interesting strategic implications and possibly makes it harder to kill.
