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> This bridge is far from a natural monopoly, as the border is considerably long. The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by timschmidt 3y ago
> This bridge is far from a natural monopoly, as the border is considerably long.
The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_River is a total of 24 miles long, and both sides have been populated since at least 11,000 years ago. Good luck.
- fallingknife 3y agoSo long enough to fit hundreds of bridges. And also a few miles to the north there is the St Clair river which is even longer and less populated and already has a bridge.
- timschmidt 3y agoOh? Which neighborhoods will you be demolishing? How you choose determines who will be suing you. > And also a few miles to the north Tell me you don't live here without saying it. What's an added 3 hours of commute one way? No big deal. Employers will be pleased.
- fallingknife 3y agoWhat do commuters have to do with this? One bridge is plenty for them considering Windsor has a population of like 200k. And the toll over this bridge is only like 6 bucks which would be the same as a government bridge. This is an international trade issue.
- timschmidt 3y ago> Windsor has a population of like 200k City borders are often much smaller than city population areas. Population of the metropolitan areas on both sides of the Detroit River is over 5 million people.
- Symbiote 3y agoDo many people commute over the bridge? Reading [1] which talks of frequent delays, it sounds inconvenient. It isn't really "efficient for an international border" compared to the Schengen area in the EU, or India-Nepal, Russia-Belarus, UK-Ireland etc. At those, there are no checks at all; so no need to stop. [1] https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Detroit#From_Canada https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Detroit#From_Canada
- timschmidt 3y ago> Do many people commute over the bridge? In short, yes.