Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Verrazano Bridge

Free him: A cyclist makes his way across the MTA-controlled Gil Hodges Bridge. Photo: Dave Colon

LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA

By Dave Colon | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

Activists and bike-friendly legislators are making a final push to get a floor vote for a stalled bill that would bring cyclist and pedestrian input to the MTA's planning process, a longtime oversight and sore spot for anyone who's tried to bike over an MTA bridge such as the Triboro or Gil Hodges.

The Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, as seen from Bay Ridge.

OPINION: MTA’s Failure on the Verrazzano Bridge Reveals its Pro-Car Bias

By Daelin Fischman | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

Harbor Ring Committee Co-Chairman Daelin Fischman sees clear evidence that the agency just doesn't care.

Secret Report Reveals that MTA Has No Interest in Verrazzano Bridge Bike Path

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 22, 2021 | No Comments

The MTA rejected several proposals for an affordable bike and pedestrian path on the Verrazzano Bridge — and we go deep to show why.

Tuesday’s Headlines: No More Toll-Shopping Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments

Truckers, your days of driving through Brooklyn and Manhattan to avoid the toll on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge are over! With a special appearance by Gridlock Sam — plus the rest of the news, too.

A portion of the new $48 million ramp under construction from the RFK (Triborough) Bridge to the northbound Harlem River Drive soars over the Williis Avenue Bridge. When completed, the project will sever one of the two sidewalks on the RFK Bridge's Manhattan span. Photo: Adam Light

OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges

By Ed Ravin | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

As its latest project shows, the Robert Moses-founded agency still valorizes motor traffic while ignoring cyclists and pedestrians.

Hero or hazard (you know where Streetsblog readers stand). Photo: Don Finesse

Unidentified Verrazzano Bridge Cyclist Points the Way to What the Region Needs

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

Whether he knows it or not, the unidentified bicyclist who took over a lane of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Wednesday is the latest advocate for fixing one of Robert Moses's greatest mistakes.

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