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Safe Bridges
Our position: SPCS supports well-designed bridge barariers on key local bridges as one crucial safety measure in order to reduce deaths by suicide in Ithaca. Realization of each of these opportunity barriers will require reaching a challenging balance between goo design, environmental impacts, and costs, but we believe that such a balance can and must be reached to replace or upgrade the temporary barriers in a timely fashion. Permanent barriers can and will be more appealing than the current temporary ones. At the same time, we call for continued and increased support of other means of preventing deaths by suicide in our community. Full SPCS position Information & Research: City 6/2/10 SPCS blog - "The Urge to End it All," New York Times, July 6, 2008 - "Suicide Prevention on Bridges", National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, June 16, 2008 - Means Matter Campaign, Harvard School of Public Health - Q&As by SPCS City of Ithaca/Cornell positions on temporary fences 10 week extension proposal for Common Council 6/2/10 Cornell letter requesting 10 week extension proposal Photos of Bridge Opportunity Barriers: The Veil, Prince Edward viaduct, Toronto Primary Street-level Ellington Bridge, Washington, DC Street-level concrete railing/fence nearness to Taft Bridge Golden Gate Net Design drawing Plexiglass on Grafton Bridge, Auckland To join a discussion about Safe Bridges in Ithaca: Safe Bridges Ithaca blog
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