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ailsagirl

(22,837 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:18 PM Jun 2014

Golden Gate Bridge board approves funding for suicide barrier

Posted: 06/27/2014 11:11:18 AM PDT @MarkPradoIJ on Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO >> In a historic vote, the Golden Gate Board of Directors approved funding Friday to build a suicide barrier on the span.

The board approved $20 million from its reserves for the project. Caltrans would contribute $22 million, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission $27 million and the state $7 million under the proposed plan. Those agencies still must vote to approve funds toward the $76 million project.

If all the funding comes together as planned, the contract for the work would go out at the end of this year and it would take about three years to build, Mulligan said.

http://www.marinij.com/goldengatebridge/ci_26047290/golden-gate-bridge-board-approves-funding-suicide-barrier

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Golden Gate Bridge board approves funding for suicide barrier (Original Post) ailsagirl Jun 2014 OP
Don't they need to do an EIR/EIS? XemaSab Jun 2014 #1
Ummm... don't know what that is ailsagirl Jun 2014 #2
Environmental Impact Review/Study KamaAina Jun 2014 #9
Ah. Thank you ailsagirl Jun 2014 #10
I think it's been done. Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #7
Aesthetic concerns were the reason it took so long to reach approval. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #13
Amazed it would cost that much but sounds like a good idea treestar Jun 2014 #3
Before I posted this, I searched for "suicide barrier" and... ailsagirl Jun 2014 #4
43 years late LWolf Jun 2014 #5
I'm sorry to hear that ailsagirl Jun 2014 #6
Interesting ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #8
That is interesting! ailsagirl Jun 2014 #12
That's good news, I'm really glad to hear that. It's been too long... (nt) petronius Jun 2014 #11

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)
13. Aesthetic concerns were the reason it took so long to reach approval.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:48 PM
Jun 2014

Meanwhile, people keeping jumping.

ailsagirl

(22,837 posts)
4. Before I posted this, I searched for "suicide barrier" and...
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:25 PM
Jun 2014

there were other mentions on DU-- but some of them were as far back as 2005!! So I'm very glad that finally something is being done.

GeorgeGist

(25,294 posts)
8. Interesting ...
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:49 PM
Jun 2014

San Francisco Suicide Prevention is the oldest community-based telephone crisis center in the United States. Founded in 1962 by a journalist from the British Broadcasting Corporation, the organization adopted a crisis management model developed by the Samaritans Centers in Great Britain and Europe. To this day the agency trains local volunteers who provide suicide prevention and crisis intervention services to callers. Over 500 other crisis centers across the United States now utilize the same concept.

After the collapse of the State mental health system in California, San Francisco Suicide Prevention stepped forward to fill the demand created by insufficient community service funding. Over time, the agency’s workload grew to its current total number of volunteers trained since the agency began now tops 3,500, and the total number of calls answered exceeds 1,000,000.

With a talented staff of 12 FTE, 100 volunteers, and an annual budget just under $800,000, San Francisco Suicide Prevention is one of the most cost-effective crisis care agencies in the country.

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