Landmark Footbridges in the Urban Environment

摘要

New urban footbridges have the power to stimulate regeneration and development in a way that few other comparable pieces of infrastructure can match. In terms of the return on investment, anew footbridge can be good value for money, but in order to achieve its full potential as a catalyst to development, the bridge must be more than a mere crossing; it must become a landmark or possibly even an icon for the region - a symbol of the development that it encourages. This requires a high quality of visual impact and detailing, and careful handling of the relationship of the bridge to its setting, particularly when close to well loved city landmarks. Urban footbridges also experience particular issues, such as high potential crowd loads, which are less likely on rural footbridges.