Transportation Bridge

This isn’t an experience I have every day, but I have added some gamification to part of my walking commute. I live in Inwood, which is the very northern tip of Manhattan, where the Broadway Bridge connects it to the Bronx. I cross that bridge frequently to get to Target or the grocery store with the better cheese selection, or to take Metro North. When my daughter was little and I’d push her in the stroller, we noticed how many different kinds of transportation were on that bridge and made a game of it (which I still play and she thinks is lame).

Players: 1 or 2- This is a cooperative game, so both players receive the same number of points

Rules: You have to walk at a normal pace and can’t stop. Points begin accruing when you step onto the metal bridge structure and stop when you step off on the other side.

Points: 1 point for each unique form of transportation. Above: subway Street Level: car, bus, taxi, bicycle Below: Metro North, jet ski, boat, Circle Line (2 points), crew team