It’s time for a bike lane on the Verrazzano, southern Brooklynites say
BAY RIDGE — A group of cyclists, runners and transit advocates came together at Bay Ridge’s Cannonball Park on Sunday to renew their call for a bike and pedestrian lane on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the summer season.
The group contends that the addition would better connect Brooklyn and Staten Island — the two boroughs are the only ones that lack an eco- and cost-friendly link, they argue — while also helping to complete the Harbor Ring, a 50-mile recreational route around the New York Harbor.
“People have been talking about having this kind of access since before the bridge opened,” Bike South Brooklyn Co-Founder Brian Hedden said at the rally. “All of the other agencies that operate bridges in this region have gotten with the times and are now offering bicycle and pedestrian access.”