[secondmertg]

The fences actually guide you to the corner intersection, which is reverse of the direction across the bridge. This is due to the fact that the Manhattan Bridge exit ramp dumps a never ending movement of cars onto Jay Street where the walkway actually ends. To minimize danger to pedestrians from the cars (that almost always fail to stop at the "stop" sign), they put the fences up to guide pedestrians to the traffic controlled intersection. Most people who are agile or who can squeeze etween the fence and retaiing wall at the end of the way, simply skirt over or around the fences. A better solution would be a mid-block traffic light at the end of the walkway and a flasing red light at the end of the car ramp.