Bridge Signage on the Rise
Earlier this week, the Cobble Hill Blog noticed some new signs on Clinton Street steering bikers and drivers to the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. The signs aren’t limited to Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights either: We spotted these to signs in Dumbo, one on Pearl Street and one at the bottom of the steps to…
Earlier this week, the Cobble Hill Blog noticed some new signs on Clinton Street steering bikers and drivers to the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. The signs aren’t limited to Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights either: We spotted these to signs in Dumbo, one on Pearl Street and one at the bottom of the steps to the Brooklyn Bridge on Washington Street. Other sightings?
Sale/Rental signage too.
***Bid half off peak comps***
This is totally Debbie Downer of me (and as a Clinton St resident in the Heights, I can only benefit from not having to regularly point people toward the Brooklyn Bridge), but all kinds of signage and traffic rerouting around here completely stinks of bridge-toll-coming.
Right before the holidays, new traffic routing made it impossible to come up Clinton and cruise ahead to a left turn right in front of the Bridge. Now you’re forced to take this ridiculously convoluted route down through DUMBO to a side entrance. In the past, I’d been at this intersection at all hours of the day, and the most I waited to get on the bridge was two light changes in heavy rush hour. Now, bridge traffic is almost entirely forced to line up all down BB Blvd right in front of it to get on.
If they put a toll on the Brooklyn Bridge, and miles of exhaust spewing traffic is sitting in all this residential area, some peoples aren’t gonna be happy. I’m no ninny — we live in NYC and it’s crowded and busy — but that’s ridiculous.
I noticed new signs this AM pointing the way to both the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges at the intersection of 5th Ave and Bergen Street.
Agree with Park Sloper – signage to the bridge paths is generally poor and hopefully this will help.
Haven’t seen them, but it’s a great idea, and about time. It’s virtually impossible to find to find the pedestrian entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge if you don’t already know where it is.
now i have that annoying ace of base song stuck in my head. thanks mr. b!
*rob*