Some thirty-odd palm trees are being installed along the Bay Bridge's new eastern span, and opinions are mixed over the new look, with some commuters particularly irked over the palms' visual association with our SoCal neighbors.
Huh? Palm trees going in on the Bay Bridge? Felt the same disgust when palms were added to the Embarcadero. #notLA pic.twitter.com/imBxz4Upn4
— Sarah Fishleder (@spfed) October 24, 2013
they are planting palm trees at the entrance to the new bay bridge did @mayoredlee lose a bet to LA pic.twitter.com/SkKFoAwjf4
— darthavocadoween™ (@darth) October 25, 2013
when and why in the hell did they put these damn palm trees on the bay bridge 😂 pic.twitter.com/vF3mG9V8YB
— BIG L ♥ (@missLOkeyes) October 24, 2013
According to SF Appeal, the Canary Island date palms cost about $15,000 to buy, ship and plant. Ahem, $15,000 each. That's $450,000 to adorn the already spiffy-looking span with a beachy LA-style look, which Caltrans says matches “the vertical symmetry on the bridge."
