East-West Water Shuttle Pilot

[TRONto]

Oh, I thought Ontario Place was closed for construction.

 

[crs1026]

I can think of at least two reasons:

1. Because nobody at Ontario Place is going to complain about frequent, slightly noisy ferry service. (Whereas, at Humber Bay, you've got several condo towers, plus the usual trouble of people who think that public parks should be for their exclusive personal enjoyment, and that any amenities that might draw in other people are an affront to nature itself.)

We aren't necessarily proposing hydrofoils here. The small, liesurely craft that one sees in other cities aren't intrusive for the neighbourhoods they stop in.

2. Because there aren't a lot of tourists and out-of-town visitors going to Humber Bay.

High Park and Sunnyside would make great stops, and yes tourists could be coaxed to come out that far. Take the ferry out, maybe bikeshare back into downtown.... very marketable.

Humber Bay? It has nice parkland, and if a bit more effort were put into the sidewalkscape at Humber Bay, there might be people coming out for a patio lunch or dinner. Watch the fireworks etc. I bet there would actually be lots of Humber Bay residents using the service to head downtown....thanks to not having a GO station, and the ferry might actually beat the 501 to Yonge St.....

- Paul

 

[christiesplits]

At this point, why would the pilot connect to Ontario Place. I agree that Humber Bay would be very useful and potentially the busiest stop if the service is fast enough,

I think interest for a Humber Bay ferry service will only get bigger with more development planned in the area plus the proposed Park Lawn GO Station in jeopardy.

Park Lawn GO Station | 14.41m | 2s | First Capital | Hatch

This makes me wonder when the station would realistically be built. Im assuming it would be built the same time as those first few condos. If the market hadn't crashed, there likely would have been movement on this last year. The developers are required to have the station open for when the...

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