Ukuhamba Naphezu Kwebhuloho laseBrooklyn
Umbuzo: Ungakwazi yini ukuhamba noma ukugijima kusuka eBrooklyn Kuyo yonke iBridge Bridge kuya eStenen Island?
Kanye ngonyaka, ekuqaleni kweMarathon eNew York City, izinkulungwane zabagijimi abaningi eBridge Bridge enhle exhuma eBrooklyn naseStenen Island. Ngokuvamile, uhamba kanjani noma ugijima ngaphesheya kwe-Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, ukusuka eBrooklyn kuya eStenen Island nangemuva?
Impendulo: Njengoba besho eBrooklyn, bayigxila.
Awekho imigwaqo yokuhamba ngezinyawo ku-Verrazano-Narrows Bridge exhuma eBrooklyn naseStenen Island. I-Verrazano-Narrows Bridge idlala kuphela izimoto, futhi i-busy thougoughfare esheshayo. Le bhuloho ivulekile kubagibeli, abahamba ngezinyawo noma abahamba ngebhayisikili kuphela ngezikhathi ezikhethekile ezifana neNew York City Marathon kanye no-Five Boro Bike Tour.
Yize kube khona izingxoxo kanye nomhlangano mayelana nokwengeza ibhayisikili nokuhamba ngebhuloho, akekho okwamanje. Uma ungathanda ukuhamba eduze nebhuloho, ungahlala ugijima noma ujikeleze emgwaqweni we-Shore Park neParkway ngemibono yeBridge Bridge, kanye nesitatimende se-Liberty neConey Island. Ngemva kwalokho uhlole imigwaqo yaseBay Ridge, ekhaya ezindaweni eziningi zokudlela, imigoqo. nokuthengwa okungajwayelekile.
Kodwa uma ungathanda ukuhamba ngaphesheya kwenye ibhuloho eBrooklyn, unga. Kunezibhuloho ezintathu ongahamba ngazo eBrooklyn. Yiqiniso akukho lutho lwalezi zinto oluphela eStenen Island.
Ungahamba waya eManhattan kula mabhuloho. Noma ungakwazi ukujikeleza kuwo wonke amabhuloho, ngoba bonke banokufinyelela kokubili abahamba ngezinyawo nabagibeli.
EWilliamburg Bridge, abahamba ngezinyawo banamavoti abo. EBrooklyn, faka eBerry Street emkhatsini wezindlela zaseNingizimu South nase-South 6th Street.
Abagibeli bamahhala bangena emabhuloki ambalwa empumalanga, eWashington Plaza (Roebling naseNingizimu South Streets). Yize ungase ulingeke ukungena noma kuphi lapho ekulungele khona, sicela ungakwenzi. Abagibeli bamahhashi bahamba ngokushesha futhi kuyingozi kakhulu kubahamba ngezinyawo.
I-Manhattan Bridge, i-bridge yokumiswa kwekhulu leminyaka, inendlela yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ngena ku-Sands no-Jay Street uma ufuna ukuhamba ngaphesheya kwebhuloho. Uma uthola i-CitiBike yakho ngosuku futhi ufuna ukujikeleza ngaphesheya kwebhuloho, ufaka ezitebhisini ku-Jay & Sands Sts eduze ne-High St , okuyindlela yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ibhuloho iphetha eManhattan's Chinatown, ezinye zivimbela enyakatho lapho iBrooklyn Bridge ibetha khona iManhattan eMzini WaseHholo. I-Manhattan Bridge ivame kakhulu kakhulu ngezimpelasonto namaholide kunaseBrooklyn Bridge futhi kuyindlela enhle yokwenza indlela yakho ibe yiChinatown. Ubuyela kanjani? Abahambahamba bangena ku-Forsyth & Canal Streets, besebenzisa indlela yangaphambili yebhayisikili. Abagibeli bamahhashi bangena eBowery ngeDivan St, futhi basebenzisa indlela yangaphambili yokuhamba ngezinyawo.
Hamba ngalesi bhuloho sesithonjana. I-Bridge Bridge Pedestrian Walk ingatholakala kuhlangothi lwaseBrooklyn kusuka ezindleleni ezimbili zokungena. IBrooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Walkway iqala emaphethelweni eTillary Street naseBoumum Place.
Lo mnyango yilokho umuntu akubona emotweni lapho ewela iBrooklyn Bridge. Indlela yesibili yokungena eBrooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Walkway ukuyifinyelela nge-underpass eWashington Street. I-underpass cishe emabhuloki amabili ukusuka Front Street eBrooklyn. Lokhu kuhamba phambili kuholela ezitebhisini ukuya emgwaqeni oholela eBrooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Walkway.
Le mabhuloho kuyindlela ejabulisayo yokuhlala ilungile futhi ubone idolobha. Uma ngabe uke ufune ukugijima ngaphakathi komhubhe weBrooklyn Battery, ungahlanganyela emgodini waminyaka yonke ukuya kombhoshongo. Umncintiswano owaqalwa ngo-2002 yiSiller Family ngokukhumbula uStephen Siller, owayengumsebenzi wokuqeda umlilo ogijima ngokuzenzekela emgwaqeni onamakhilogremu angama-60 wegesi ngo-9/11 ukusiza nokulahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe. I-Tunnel kuya ku-Towers isisekelo isekela amalungu e-responders wokuqala nabasebenzi abalimele.
Ihlelwe ngu-Alison Lowenstein