This New Bridge In Portland Was Built For Everyone... Except Cars

Intriguing review of bridges in the Portland, Oregon area where a new one is about to open. Taking the "complete streets" notion a step further, it is designed for every mode of traffic BUT automobiles. It may soon become most people's favorite bridge in the area. Click title for link. From the article:

The Steel Bridge, however, will soon be getting some serious competition in the multimodal department in the form of Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People. Due for completion in the fall of 2015 at an estimated cost of $134.6 million, Tilikum Crossing is the first Willamette River-traversing bridge to be built in the Portland metro area since the double-deck tied-arch Fremont Bridge opened to traffic in 1973. When Tilikum Crossing officially opens for business it will accommodate city buses, MAX Light Rail, the Portland Streetcar, cyclists, pedestrians, and unipipers.
Notice something missing from that list?
Tilikum Crossing will not be open to private cars and trucks (emergency vehicles are permitted) making it the longest —17,000 glorious, gridlock-free feet — car-less transit bridge in the U.S.
Sorry other Portland bridges, but it looks like in a year or so you may be bumped from the top of many a “favorite” list.

By the way, you can find out what a "unipiper" is here.