Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Verrazano Bridge

Bike Racks on Buses Are Nice, But the Verrazano Really Needs a Bike Path

By David Meyer | Oct 19, 2016 | 39 Comments

Later this year, the MTA will release a master plan for the Verrazano Bridge that’s expected to include the possibility of a bike and pedestrian path, but advocates worry the agency is needlessly driving up the cost of the project. The Verrazano was built at the tail end of the Robert Moses era, and it infamously provides no way […]

Tomorrow: Rally for a Verrazano-Narrows Path, Now a Real Possibility

By Stephen Miller | Oct 9, 2015 | 11 Comments

Supporters of building a bicycle and walking path across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are gathering tomorrow in Bay Ridge to rally for the project. The MTA released a preliminary report this week evaluating the prospects for a path, and it depicts a more complex undertaking than many advocates expected. The advocates working for walking and biking access […]

Bike Racks Debut on Buses Across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Sep 8, 2015 | 17 Comments

New Yorkers are finally getting to try out a multi-modal transportation option that’s old hat to residents of other major American cities — bike racks on buses. Sunday marked the debut of front-mounted bike racks on the S53 and S93 buses across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The MTA purchased 38 bike racks at a cost of $42,000 and installed them on 31 […]

MTA: Bike Racks Are Coming to Buses Over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Aug 31, 2015 | 15 Comments

As of September 6, New York will no longer be the only major American city without bike racks on its buses. The MTA announced this afternoon that it is launching a one-year pilot of front-mounted bike racks on the S53 and S93 routes, which run across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. “Before this program, our customers had no […]

MTA Tests Bike Racks on Bus Across Verrazano

By Stephen Miller | Mar 10, 2015 | 19 Comments

An anonymously-sourced New York Post story yesterday might leave readers with the impression that new bike racks on the front of Staten Island buses will lead to late trips and a liability nightmare for the MTA. The MTA, however, says it’s still studying the racks — a tried-and-true amenity in every other big American city […]

The Growing Political Muscle of the Campaign for a Verrazano Bike/Ped Path

By Ben Fried | Oct 22, 2014 | 8 Comments

This Saturday, close to 100 people gathered at the Alice Austen House on the North Shore of Staten Island to demand a walking and biking path across the Verrazano Bridge. And in a sign of the campaign’s growing political potency, several elected officials came out to announce their support for the idea, including Assembly Member […]

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