US EditionPolis Nixes Capitol Bridge After Nearly 94% of Those Surveyed Said ‘No’ to the $28.5M Project
DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 22 – Nearly 94% of Coloradans opposed the $29.5 million bridge, leading Governor Polis to cancel the project and absorb $1.5 million in design costs, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis announced he would drop the $29.5 million pedestrian bridge proposal on the State Capitol grounds, citing nearly 94% survey rejection.
- Last year, Gov. Jared Polis first floated the idea to improve safety and celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday, and a survey last week reported 84,000 responses, with only 3,330 supporting it.
- Design work already cost about $1.5 million, and the plan would have connected the Capitol to Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park over Lincoln Street, but the state must now absorb those costs.
- He pledged to chain himself to the Capitol Plaza if necessary, Gov. Jared Polis said, adding there will be no walkway while he serves as governor.
- Looking ahead, Polis’s office will work with the community on Colorado’s 150th anniversary and the nation’s 250th birthday next year, and plans include activating Civic Center at ground level.
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EDITORIAL: Gov. Polis gives up on his bridge
Give Gov. Jared Polis credit for bowing to the public’s will. Facing a broad backlash to his out-of-the-blue brainstorm for a pricey pedestrian bridge west of the State Capitol Building, the governor backed out Tuesday. The stiff opposition — including…
The Fort Morgan Times
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis drops plans for Capitol pedestrian bridge after more than 82,000 people reject it
Gov. Jared Polis dropped his plan Tuesday to build a $28.5 million pedestrian bridge on the state Capitol’s grounds after Coloradans overwhelmingly rejected the proposal in a recent survey. Polis’ office made the announcement late Tuesday afternoon after releasing the results of the online survey, which found that nearly 94% of its 87,686 respondents rejected the idea. Only 3,330 people said they wanted the bridge to proceed. In a statement, Pol…
Jared Polis vows to chain himself to Colorado Capitol plaza to stop $28 million pedestrian bridge that he proposed
The bridge was the governor’s idea to celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary. But it was panned by lawmakers, historic preservationists and, apparently, the public.
The people say no: Colorado 150 pedestrian bridge receives overwhelming survey results
A proposed pedestrian bridge that would have connected Civic Center Park to the base of the Colorado Capitol building in celebration of Colorado's 150th anniversary will not be built after the governor's office received overwhelming results in a survey.
Colorado Politics
Colorado Springs GazettePublic says no: 94% reject governor's bridge proposal, poll says
Veterans' groups oppose the construction of a $28.5 million bridge in Colorado, calling it disrespectful to their sacrifices and sacred spaces.
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