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This is less about the walkway itself, and more about the process. The neighbors haven't filed suit yet (I see that coming), they are using their legal right to challenge an interpretation of a City regulation by a single city public official. Their appeal is actually a "check and balance" on the powers of the state, which is good.

There is also another issue, a public entity can't give away a good/property without due process and fair compensation. In this case the public good is the ability to build on/over the city ROW. While that is nuanced again this is a good thing. While I'm neutral on the bridge, the City and Jesuit should make sure they follow rules, most of which are in place for a reason

Pretty much all of this. While this project likely makes sense (I don’t know the specifics of the canopy and such) if taken to the extreme I’d imagine most here agree you shouldn’t be able to just build bridges anywhere you and a neighbor decide to build one. There should be some sort of check in place.

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Posted by NOFOX

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Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:30 pm to NoSaint

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Pretty much all of this. While this project likely makes sense (I don’t know the specifics of the canopy and such) if taken to the extreme I’d imagine most here agree you shouldn’t be able to just build bridges anywhere you and a neighbor decide to build one. There should be some sort of check in place.

I don’t think you understand the process of approval here. It’s not like anyone can just fill out a form and get a bridge under the variance interpretation. Jesuit still need to get air rights approved by the City Council. They already submitted the proposal for the work along with follow-up reports to the City Planning Commission and the Department of Safety and Permits, getting the go ahead from both.

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