A bridge too far?

This architect’s rendering of the proposed University District bridge for bikes and pedestrians shows the view looking toward downtown.

Perhaps lost in the recent debate about a proposed pedestrian bridge in Spokane’s University District is its massiveness.

It wouldn’t be an inconspicuous walkway like the three pedestrian bridges over Interstate 90 east of downtown. Nor is it much like the quaint-by-comparison pedestrian suspension bridges in Riverfront Park.

Instead, the bridge concept endorsed by the Spokane City Council is a 120-foot-tall cable-stayed arch bridge. Full story . Jonathan Brunt, SR

Seriously. Does Spokane really need a $16 million-dollar pedestrian bridge?