The Western Lake bridge is dangerous...period. I saw someone in a crowd of bicyclists fall into the street and very nearly get her head run over by a pickup truck. People drive too fast, vacationers don't think anything can happen to them and just aren't careful. Sure, there are laws that could be enforced to prevent bad things from happening but, do we want to station a Sheriff's deputy there every day?
I agree that there are many things on the SoWal projects list that should come first but, there is a definite need for pedestrian/bicyclist protection on that narrow bridge.
Here's a novel idea: Instead of spending ridiculous amounts of money on political campaigns to trick constituents into voting for lousy candidates, how about a groundswell of concerned citizens forcing actual campaign reform.
For every corporate dollar donated to a political effort, an equal amount (donated by the same entity) could be donated to back up the consistently empty promises made by politicians. Just think of the BILLIONS that could go to education, infrastructure and other things that are actually needed and would be paid for by the companies that currently impede our nation's progress.
OK, I'm ready for the "naive" comments now. But keep in mind "A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."