The Canoe+Bridge_in_Vancouver,+BC is a fine example of a quaint little bridge to nowhere.
The Elizabeth+Quay+Bridge+in+Perth, WA is a far better pedestrian bridge.
For some reason, Greater_Vancouver refuses to build a system of proper pedestrian, bike & bus bridges that could actually help to relieve traffic congestion.
Unlike in Calgary, Edmonton & Winnipeg, there just isn't an adequate amount of pedestrian, bike & bus bridges crossing the Fraser River between Vancouver, Burnaby, NW, Delta, Surrey & Langley.
So many other cities are able to build new pedestrian, bike or bus bridges, without removing lanes from the older bridges. Thus, actually reducing congestion.
Adelaide has The+Riverbank+Precinct+Pedestrian+Bridge
Winnipeg has the Esplanade+Riel+Footbridge Unlike the Vancouver approach, no lanes were removed on the Provencher_Bridge#The_pedestrian_bridge , https://salutcanada.ca/en/listings/winnipegs-esplanade-riel-a-magnificent-bridge-connecting-people-and-cultures ,
The new Disraeli+Bridge_in_Winnipeg should have had a provision for 2 bus lanes & even 2 HOV lanes, so its a little like a 4 lane BC bridge. The highway at either end of the bridge is wider than the bridge itself, so its like some Vancouver narrow-mindedness was put into the design.
https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/PublicWorks/construction/pastProjects/DisraeliBridges No bus or emegency lanes makes it like a narrow Vancouver bridge. https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/disraelibridge.shtml Unfortunatly, unless the bridge was designed to be expanded from 4 to 6 lanes, a parallel bus bridge might have to be built someday. Especially if the city is intending to expand its rapid-bus-transit-route-network. https://info.winnipegtransit.com/en/service/blue-rapid-transit/
Fortunately, the Vancouver mentality wasn't able to take hold in Calgary & so many other cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Calgary#/media/File:C-Train_bridge-lower_deck Of course the first Skytrain bride in BC has no such provision, let alone bike & bus lanes. That's the backward BC way.
The Walterdale+Bridge in Edmonton. https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/walterdale-bridge , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walterdale_Bridge#Replacement_bridge_(2017-present)
