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> ZERO public transport from Staten Island to NJ I only see three bridges off the island. Can you walk any of them? Hoboken light rail in Bayonne isn't so fa
by throwaway2037 1y ago
> ZERO public transport from Staten Island to NJ
I only see three bridges off the island. Can you walk any of them? Hoboken light rail in Bayonne isn't so far.
- acjohnson55 1y agoThere are 4 bridges: Goethals, Outerbridge, Bayonne, and Verrazano. You can walk on Goethals and Bayonne. I was actually thinking a few weeks ago about walking from Elizabeth to Bayonne someday, just for the heck of it.
- throwaway2037 1y agoI forgot about Verrazano! I was only thinking about routes to NJ.
- ars 1y agoLooks like a 2 or 3 mile walk from the nearest public transport stops that I can find. Maybe someone local can find a closer stop. Forest Ave/Goethals Rd North to Bayway Ave at Mckinley St. Edit: This could be a fun game - find the two spots with the greatest ratio of driving vs public transport. I think those two are pretty good candidates. Distance: 2.5 mile. Drive 9AM: 5-9 minutes, 11PM: 4-6 minutes. Public transport 9AM: 1:52, 11PM: 3:34. Ratio (using the average drive time) 9AM: 16, 11PM: 42.8. https://maps.app.goo.gl/WU1jzjYh8tkTCuh87 https://maps.app.goo.gl/WU1jzjYh8tkTCuh87
- madcaptenor 1y agoAnother game: when is public transport slower than walking? According to Google Maps it's not in this case - I'm getting a walking time of 14:37 (!), where the "walk" includes a ferry from Weehawken to Manhattan and the Staten Island Ferry. However Google Maps doesn't seem to know you can walk across the Goethals bridge.
- ars 1y agoIt's not the bridge, the starting point seems to be on a freeway or something, if you move the starting point slightly toward the bridge it will show proper walking directions.