Hi! My name is Daniel Liew and I am an 11th grader at Staten Island Technical High School. I constructed a pedestrian bridge using the Revit Software. My bridge connects the Bay 8th park to the entrance of Shore Road in Brooklyn. Shore Road is a pedestrian pathway which thousands of Brooklyn residents use everyday to stroll along the waterfront, walk their dogs, and ride their bikes. I myself, go there for runs and I find that it is especially dangerous to cross the road in which thousands of cars speed down to reach the highway and cross the Verrazano Bridge. There are no stop lights or even a stop sign present at this road and it could only take a matter of seconds for a speeding car to reach a family trying to cross to reach the Shore. The addition of my pedestrian bridge would help keep pedestrians trying to reach the shore safe, while not causing traffic and keeping the flow of cars.

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Revit

Step 1: Finding Where

Right in between the entrance to Shore Road and the Bay 8th park lies a road where thousands of cars speed down onto the highway. With no stop lights or a stop sign, it is especially dangerous for pedestrians crossing.

Step 2: Bridge Design

My pedestrian bridge design was essentially split into bike lanes and stairs so it would be easier for bikes to cross. On each side of the bridge I designed two bike lanes for different directions to make crossing the bridge that much easier. On the sides, I added a curtain wall so there would be something to protect pedestrians, either from falling on the road or from car parts hitting the bridge in a case of an accident. The curtain wall would serve that purpose without obstructing the view of pedestrians.