because boats. as to why its not a drawbridge though, well that would just make too much sense

Wr already have the Italians. We just gotta get them a gondola. We're halfway there.

Damn this is way more effective cuz I was originally thinking old Italian guy with a gondola.

Sailboat masts. A tunnel is more realistic but more expensive.

Ha, this actually sounds more fun than the ferry and water taxi service that currently runs this route.

Bike ramps and fast peddling?

There are hundreds of boats in the way.

Even if someone did decide to spend money on this, the channel is so narrow it would be impossible to reach a high enough elevation on this supposed path to allow boats to pass under it and still have the path be be ADA accessible. Unless you're installing an elevator too.

Also, it's completely absurd and will never happen. It takes approximately 20 minutes to walk from liberty state park from this location, 10 minutes on a light rail or bicycle, 5 minutes in a car, and 1 minute on a ferry.

Yeah, the city also just put a lot of money into renovating the Jersey ave connection to the park and the marina entrance. So it’s unlikely they would put more money into an entrance to save 10 - 15 mins of walking. It would definitely be cool though

Cost. Not only would it have to be tall enough to clear the masts of the sailboats, but it would probably have to be ADA compliant, making it insanely expensive. The bridge over West St to Stuyvesant HS is not nearly as tall as this would need to be and was scandalously expensive decades ago at $14m and is less than 1/3 the height a Morris Canal bridge would need to be. Let's not even discuss what a drawbridge would entail!

http://www.tribecatrib.com/content/birth-tribeca-bridge-february-1992

💯I just snorted.

Honestly, just put a dude there with a zodiac and ferry people across for $5.

OP took an edible and forgot about the third dimension it’s all good it happens. Just let me know what service you use.

But....there is one

Draw bridge

Legit my GFs argument when we walked to LSP this weekend.

OP trying to have us hiking over the St. Louis Arch

I know! It’s so frustrating to have to go all the way around. There should be a little ferry that takes you across.

Considering some boats can be dozens of feet high, even 100ft when you include the mast, it's not very practical. Maybe a pedestrian tunnel? Either way you have to take into account how much this will cost for no ROI. This city has way more important issues and it does not produce enough revenue relative to what it spends. Plus, this would be caught in more bureaucratic clusterfuck given its city property connecting to state property.

I'm not against the idea I think there should be a pedestrian bridge. Realistically, it would not happen unless this city is dripping in enough money to spend on things like this.

Big boats.

Boats

No economic benefits

I’ve always wondered why. It would make it so much easier to access LSP. It can be elevated enough so boats can pass underneath.

I disagree with Kung Pho, it’s okay, but there has to be better in JC

That green chili ramen tho, I’m in love

Recently joined Discord so I’m vaguely familiar. This is great and will join! Thanks