Aurora bridge suicide-prevention fence: All in how you look at it
This morning on my bus commute, I assessed the newly completed suicide-prevention fence on the Aurora bridge. How’d it turn out? Depends on your perspective.
It isn’t so bad if you’re looking at it close up as the bus whizzes by. The view of the Olympics from the southbound coach was nearly transparent. Due to the speed of the coach and the narrow spacing of the fence “sticks,” I could hardly tell the new fence is in place.
Conversely, looking south and east at the skyline and Mount Rainier, the fence was as clear as the beautiful sunrise. But I do not deem it a disaster because you can still see the view.
Yes, it’s a change, but not too unsettling. People would have something to kvetch had WSDOT put an opaque fence in place
I doubt Seattleites will ever pine for the “good ol’ days.” Think how ridiculous such reminiscences would sound:
Remember back when depressed people jumped to their deaths off this bridge?
Yeah, that was sad, but at least we had slightly better views…
