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I nominate this article to GA-class. Kevon Kevono 15:50, 26 April 2016 (PT)
I am concerned the article does so little to emphasize the extremely inefficient use of taxpayer money on the bridge. What could have been done for a few hundred million -make the bridge safe in all but very extreme earthquakes- was done for many billions. The bridge has come t o be viewed by many as an example of fantastically wasteful spending.
I believe much can be written about the waste and the politics - the contractors who wanted a major product, the politicians who gave it toe them, as essentially kickbacks for their political support, and so on. This article should really highlight the scandal this project was.
With interest, there were estimates of the bridge costing $17B - I guess over 30 years - I would need to do more research - I realize this is not a proposed edit, but is someone going to revert me if I do all the research and make an edit detailing this - interest rates were higher when the money was borrowed.
I am just asking what people think of adding this topic in general.
It is astonishing that an article on a structure with the importance and visibility of the Bridge would have no mention of who designed it! The aesthetic design of the Bridge was by Donald McDonald Architects in collaboration with Weidlinger Associates. The engineering work was done by T. Y. Lin International and the engineer of record was Moffitt & Nichol. Bricology ( talk) 23:44, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
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I nominate this article to GA-class. Kevon Kevono 15:50, 26 April 2016 (PT)
I am concerned the article does so little to emphasize the extremely inefficient use of taxpayer money on the bridge. What could have been done for a few hundred million -make the bridge safe in all but very extreme earthquakes- was done for many billions. The bridge has come t o be viewed by many as an example of fantastically wasteful spending.
I believe much can be written about the waste and the politics - the contractors who wanted a major product, the politicians who gave it toe them, as essentially kickbacks for their political support, and so on. This article should really highlight the scandal this project was.
With interest, there were estimates of the bridge costing $17B - I guess over 30 years - I would need to do more research - I realize this is not a proposed edit, but is someone going to revert me if I do all the research and make an edit detailing this - interest rates were higher when the money was borrowed.
I am just asking what people think of adding this topic in general.
It is astonishing that an article on a structure with the importance and visibility of the Bridge would have no mention of who designed it! The aesthetic design of the Bridge was by Donald McDonald Architects in collaboration with Weidlinger Associates. The engineering work was done by T. Y. Lin International and the engineer of record was Moffitt & Nichol. Bricology ( talk) 23:44, 3 February 2023 (UTC)