Statistically insignificant sample (200 votes out of a city of 350,000 and a region of 2.5 million), but reflective of this blog's readers. Also, another example of non-parallel options – it would have been more informative to have multiple votes, like this week's survey. If so, I would have voted for 1, 2 & 4, plus write-in answers 2, 4, 5 & 8.

One thought for another poll relating to the new biridge. What impacts if or any will the new bridge have on McKinnley? Second, would McKinnley Bridge be better served if we keep trucks/cars off it once we have the new Mississippi River Bridge? Essentially turn it over for purely transit and pedestrian uses. The thought comes from the fact that Portland is building a new transit/pedestrian only bridge. However, we can essentially get the same without even having to build a span.

Read a nice artlice on the stlbeacon.org about preferences associated with the Arch Design this week. Almost everybody had the same thought about the idea that I-70 should be removed from downtown in part to the fact that a new Mississippi Bridge is being built. I think this thought is starting to gain traction.

On another note, I believe the construction of the bridge deck width is actually six lanes. However, they are going to stripe to four lanes and full width shoulder in each direction. Second, the Illinois approach will essentially be a four lane highway. So the idea that that you are going to gain by having anymore then four lanes at the moment is pointless. In that regard, I think MoDOT did you a good job of not getting ahead of everything.