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	Cities' enthusiasm for skywalks fades - Boston.com
		Skywalks vary from enclosed, climate-controlled corridors with windows to open bridges with and without roofs.
		The mostly glass-and-steel skywalks that were constructed beginning in the 1960s and '70s were intended to insulate pedestrians from weather and street crime and compete with suburban malls.
		Many skywalks were built with public and private money, making it difficult to get rid of the sections that run through office buildings where executives and workers want to keep them for convenience.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/01/14/cities_enthusiasm_for_skywalks_fades (914 words)

	Minneapolis Skywalks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Skywalks are glass enclosed pedestrian bridges linking buildings at the second floor level.
		Minneapolis started building skywalks in 1962 and today their extensive system of walkways is over five miles in length, connecting over fifty downtown blocks of stores, offices, theatres, restaurants, Target Center and the convention center.
		The skywalks in Minneapolis are privately built and maintained, this is one of the reasons for their many different designs.
	www.emich.edu /public/geo/557book/d364.skywalks.html (317 words)

	Interesting Engineering Event
		By examining the disaster of the Hyatt skywalk collapse, it is easy to see why, an understanding of math and science, proper communication between all involved in the project, and an attention to ethical responsibilities are all important aspects of the career of an engineer.
		In the case of the skywalks this means that the force exerted by gravity should equal the tension in the rod that is holding the skywalks in place.
		The people that were in the skywalks the night that they collapsed were depending on the fact that the engineers had done their job correctly.
	www.pitt.edu /~jak52/event.html (3107 words)

	Do Skywalks Deaden Sidewalks?
		As cities try to draw residents downtown with loft conversions and tax incentives, several are trying to divert pedestrians back to the street and do away with the walkways, which critics say are antiseptic and have transformed cities into places to pass through, not live in.
		''The skywalk - it's ugly, and the space underneath it is dark and yucky,'' said Charlie Luken, the mayor of Cincinnati.
		The businesses that fill skywalks and tunnels mainly serve office workers on lunch breaks, small-bore shoppers and residents seeking relief from the heat, cold or rain.
	www.walkablestreets.com /skywalk.htm (986 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		These walkways, referred to as “skywalks” or “sky bridges”, allowed the guests to move from one block to the other without having to make their way to the ground floor and up the other side.
		The building of the skywalks was a joint effort between two local Kansas City architectural firms, Patty Berkebile Nelson Artitechts and Duncan Monroe and Lefevre Architects who joined together to form Patty Berkebile Nelson Duncan Monroe Lefevre Arcitects Planners, or PBNDML for short.
		The original design of the skywalks was to thread a giant, 45 foot steel rod through the second floor walkway’s box beams, then up through the fourth floor walkway’s box beams and finally up to the suspension box beams.
	www.pitt.edu /~eks7/event.html (2644 words)

	drake mag online \| late fall 2004
		The character of the skywalks, which were constructed between the 1980s and early 1990s, rests with the vendors that have set up shop.
		The skywalks that were initially intended to take pedestrians into a safe and comfortable passage above the congested street now provide convenient access among the towering structures in the downtown area.
		Although the skywalks are technically open on Saturdays, know that not all vendors hang around for the weekends.
	orgs.l3.drake.edu /drake-mag/f2/skywalk1.html (397 words)

	Kurt Andersen ~ TIME ~ Fast Life Along the Skywalks
		But very early on in the skywalk boom, weather was superseded by boosterism economics: elevated bridges came to be seen as prods for real estate development, quick fixes for tapped-out downtowns.
		Skywalks are, in most places most of the time, pseudo-sensible amenities.
		In skywalks, there is none of the traditional city's invigorating mix of commerce and leisure, businesspeople and loiterers.
	www.kurtandersen.com /journalism/time/time_des080188skywalks.html (1013 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - Kintanar: ‘Billboards’
		A skywalk is, well, that construction ingenuity that is supposed to serve and protect pedestrians who want to cross from one side of the street to the other.
		What appeared very obvious to me, though, is the fact that all skywalks are painted with the names of the congressmen of the district where these are located.
		In the first district of the province—from Talisay City to Sibonga town—the skywalks bear the name “Rep. Gullas” (it does not say whether it is Jose, the incumbent, or his brother Eddie, the former congressman).
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2004/02/06/oped/june.kintanar.html (502 words)

	Skywalks: IISc way to ease chaos- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The civil engineering department at IISc has now developed a final design for the skywalks in Bangalore and transferred them to a private engineering company who will set it up for the BCC.
		The first skywalk for the city is scheduled to be in place in two months, while a total of eight is expected to be ready by the year-end (see box).
		It is a reusable, modular pre-fabricated type of skywalk, made of steel pipes.
	www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-1058431,curpg-2.cms (174 words)

	Skywalks: IISc way to ease chaos- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		From underpass systems to an ongoing ambitious project to create elegant pedestrian skywalks in the city, IISc has been contributing its mite to Bangalore’s infrastructure.
		But one of the most exciting infrastructure project on hand at IISc is the one to create skywalks for the Bangalore City Corporation.
		"A skywalk is not a regular concrete pedestrian overbridge, but an elegant walkway offering ample space for pedestrians and advertisers," says professor Murthy.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1058431.cms (301 words)

	sky090100
		Skywalks connecting Third Street office towers to Cinergy Field and riverfront parking are one step closer to becoming a thing of the past.
		One covered skywalk connects The Scripps Center at 312 Walnut St. to the Cinergy Field plaza, which likely would be removed sometime in 2002 as the new Reds ballpark is built.
		The other skywalk - actually a former taxicab ramp that connects near the Atrium I and II office towers - could be demolished as early as November, once the baseball season ends and crews begin slicing away a section of Cinergy Field.
	www.cincypost.com /news/2000/sky090100.html (601 words)

	Tread lightly on square; rebuild skywalks
		This time the target is the skywalk and Fountain Square, two facilities that have been serving their intended purposes quite well for a long time.
		From the numbers of pedestrians I encounter on the skywalk daily, thousands of others in downtown have the same inclination.
		Toward that end, we need to rebuild as soon as possible the main section of the skywalk between Lazarus and the Four Points/Millennium Hotel, and the branch from there over to Saks and the Hyatt, thus restoring the route from the expanded convention center and hotels eastward to the main shopping and dining venues.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/05/30/editorial_ed1c.html (806 words)

	Skywalks: Time to go
		Yet the skywalks remain popular, especially with office workers in bad weather.
		Removal of the square's Stalinesque stage and massive, overhanging concrete skywalk darkening the north end is a necessary first step to attract a livelier mix of retail to border Cincinnati's main public square.
		Even the Convention Center is a skywalk dead-end since 9/11; the center was put off-limits to pedestrians seeking to use the second-level walkway.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/06/04/editorial_wwwedit1b4.html (388 words)

	The Upper East Side Book: Park Avenue: Hunter College at 695 Park Avenue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Surprisingly, the skywalks elicited little controversy at the time although they were the first to cross a major avenue.
		The building on the southwest corner has a large plaza with a subway entrance and another skywalk that connects to the college's midblock building across 58th street.
		Skywalks are not bad per se but are inexcusable here.
	www.thecityreview.com /ues/parkave/hunterc.html (567 words)

	Baltimore/Washington International Airport \| Press Releases
		BWI has two elevated skywalks at the Airport’s B and D Concourses with moving walkways to provide travelers with fast and safe access from the Hourly Garage to the terminal.
		These skywalks allow pedestrians to avoid traffic and bad weather when crossing the roadway between the garage and the terminal.
		A final skywalk is currently under construction, scheduled to open in Spring 2005 upon completion of the massive Terminal A/B project.
	www.bwiairport.com /press_room/press_releases/86 (611 words)

	Discount Moving Companys North Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Yea the skywalk is a good idea so long as you dont have to pay for it, and their still is no mention of who pays for this pink elephant over the next 5, 10, 15, 20 years, maintence, heating, cooling, security?
		Now the skywalk will deliver you to downtown VIA 4th street and then back outside you go, you still will be back outside shivering.
		Now when you go to hook the skywalk to the parking ramp they all can walk and walk some more to get to their cars, because the stariways and elevator are on the other sides of the parking ramp.
	www.searchbismarcknorthdakota.com /MovingCompanysNorthDakota.html (731 words)

	Basic Tour- Skywalks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Skywalks connect each of the main buildings on campus.
		All connect on the third floor, except the skywalk from the library to the University Pavilion (the pavilion only has two floors).
		Skywalks make travel between buildings more accessible and comfortable in harsh weather.
	www.flint.umich.edu /home/tour/bsky.htm (43 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - Espinoza: Skywalks have become white elephants
		Worse, some parents accompanying their children do not bother to use the skywalks, which were constructed right in front of schools.
		The skywalks were built in strategic areas to keep pedestrians safe, but they never used them.
		After several years, he finally noticed the pedestrians’ non-use of the skywalks, which were built through congressmen’s funds.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2004/12/16/news/espinoza.skywalks.have.become.white.elephants.html (566 words)

	FacilitiesNet: Cities Rethinking Downtown Skywalks and Tunnels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The skywalks in Cincinnati were dreamed up in a fit of 1960s urban renewal — a development guru's idea for making downtown Cincinnati easier to navigate and easier to enjoy, The New York Times reported.
		Twenty-three years later, city officials blame the skywalks for the ghostly still sidewalks and ground-floor vacancy rates of 60 percent.
		The city has no plans to rip down its skywalks, but the City Council has passed resolutions limiting their presence to a central Skywalk District downtown.
	www.facilitiesnet.com /news/article2.asp?id=3188 (553 words)

	Letters: Skywalks
		I used to love using the Skywalk system to walk from the west side of downtown to the east, all the while staying dry.
		What made the Skywalk great was being able to walk from one end of downtown to the other, and to shop.
		I would love for the Skywalk to be brought back, but it's been beaten down to a point that it would be like building it from scratch all over again.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/06/03/editorial_wwwedit2a3.html (432 words)

	Secrets on the Lake - Review: World class eco-tourism action planned for Range (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Skywalks of the Obi Obi Gorge is heralded as a world class eco-tourism attraction.
		The project will comprise two skywalk bridges connected to a range of short hour-long walks and longer walks of up to four days.
		In future it is hoped walkers would be able to start their trail at Gardeners /falls in the upper OBi Obi, traverse around Lake Baroon across these spectacular skywalks and down the Obi Obi Gorge linking up with the existing Kondallilla National Park trail and on to Conondale.
	www.treetop.com.au /about/review1 (319 words)

	Skywalks to link major destinations in Xinyi district (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The skywalk between Taipei 101 and New York New York has already been completed, and the bridge between Taipei 101 and the Grand Hyatt is scheduled for completion in March.
		Skywalk designs must include stairways and elevators to provide 24-hour accessibility.
		The skywalk links will effectively improve the movement of both vehicles and pedestrians in the area, and will turn the Xinyi district into Taipei's "little Manhattan," the mayor said.
	www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /20031231/20031231s4.html (285 words)

	thebackpacker.com - gear - boots - vasque skywalk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		"For what it's worth, my skywalks are close to 20 years old and have just now begun to show their age and leak.
		I ended up buying some REI brand boots which are similar but they are heavier than the skywalk and thus less enjoyable.
		I have never had full leather boots, and am kinda curious, but it would be a hard decision to switch from my Skywalks, so far.
	www.thebackpacker.com /gear/boots/vasque_skywalk.php (1063 words)

	The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Skywalks yet to again acceptance in city
		But skywalks in the city seemed to have failed as most people do not use the skywalks and prefer to cross the road instead.
		Surojit Muley, General Manager of Vantage Advertising (the company building skywalks in the city on a Build-Own-Transfer basis), said skywalks had been designed by the Indian Institute of Science and height of the steps were at a convenient six inches.
		Muley said the reason why people were not using these elevated walkways was that they were not used to the concept of skywalks.
	www.hindu.com /2006/07/27/stories/2006072725430400.htm (488 words)

	Skywalks planned for city- The Economic Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		While some subways have been constructed and some are in the process, we are going to take up skywalk projects across the city at a cost of Rs 171.30 crores under seven packages.
		After the Jayanagar skywalk that was put up at a cost of Rs 50 lakhs, the BCC is planning to put up skywalks at Richmond Road (near the flyover), K H Road (near the newly constructed Shantinagar bus station) and Airport Road (near Manipal Hospital).
		While most are skywalks with staircases, seven of the 29 proposed skywalks will feature escalators too.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /articleshowicicinri/1226624.cms (227 words)

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		Illustration and article about the failure of the skywalk at Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Hotel, "the most devastating structural collapse ever to occur in the United States" resulting in over 100 deaths.
		Article about the skywalk collapse disaster "in the lobby of Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Hotel" on July 17, 1981, "killing 111 people and injuring 185 more." Comparisons to the roof collapse of Kemper Arena, also in Kansas City in the 1970s.
		Photos and article about the collapse of the skywalks at the Hyatt Regency Hotel next to Crown Center on July 17, 1981, "killing 114, maiming many others and changing KC history forever." Story leading to a Pulitzer Prize for the Kansas City Star an....
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/list.cfm?list=sub&SubjectareaID=30576 (345 words)

	deseretnews.com \| LDS Church gets flak on plan for mall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The church on Tuesday confirmed the existence of a preliminary plan for the redesign of Crossroads — a design that ruffled feathers at City Hall and sent tongues wagging.
		The sketches, which the church has shown businesses and other organizations affected by the renovation, include a skywalk connecting Crossroads with the neighboring ZCMI Center.
		Instead of building skywalks, developers should be designing projects to encourage more pedestrian traffic on city streets, Community and Economic Development director Alison Weyher said.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,510044981,00.html (1164 words)

	sky100199
		To some, downtown skywalks are an ugly relic of the 1970s, diverting people from the very Cincinnati streets the city is trying to make more vibrant.
		The skywalk issue came alive at City Hall last week when City Council delayed approval of a $7 million loan to build a new Hampton Inn hotel on Fifth Street.
		It added a new leg across Fourth Street to the Atrium One office tower in late 1996, and the skywalk connecting to the new Hampton Inn was part of that project proposed by the city.
	www.cincypost.com /news/1999/sky100199.html (733 words)

	Trade & Commerce - www.bangalorebest.com
		One of the most exciting infrastructure projects on hand at IISc is the one to create skywalks for the Bangalore City Corporation.
		It is a reusable, modular pre-fabricated type of skywalk, made of steel pipes, which can be erected quickly and is portable in nature.
		The first skywalk for the city is scheduled to be in place in two months, while a total of eight is expected to be ready by the year end.
	www.bangalorebest.com /discoverbangalore/tradecom/tradecommerce.asp (668 words)

	Different cities see pluses, minuses in skywalks
		Baltimore removed two pieces of its skywalk to spur development at Charles Center, a downtown mix of shops, restaurants and entertainment.
		Despite some criticism that the system robs street life, the skywalk remains popular with downtown office workers, tourists and convention goers, according to Vanessa Welter, spokesperson for the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau.
		Downtown Minneapolis' massive skywalk spans nearly 7 miles and 75 bridges and is widely regarded as one of the nation's most successful.
	enquirer.com /editions/2003/06/01/loc_skywalk01side.html (455 words)

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