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Transit chair floats ferry idea
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 | 4:03 PM ET
CBC News
The chair of the Toronto Transit Commission says he wants to find out if commuter ferries could work in Toronto.
Adam Giambrone plans to ask for approval for a feasibility study at the TTC's July 11 meeting.
"We have heard from other cities that when offering boat transit that actually is a lure … like a subway — if the system can be fast and efficient, running say every 15 minutes," Giambrone told CBC News.
Waterfront cities such as New York, Paris and Vancouver already benefit from ferry routes, Giambrone said.
If people can get downtown in 15 minutes, "it might be a way we can get more people out of their car and onto transit."
Ferries could provide speedy transportation to some of the areas of the city that will not see more service from planned light rail routes, Giambrone said.
He suggested Bluffer's Park in Scarborough and Humber Bay Park in Etobicoke might be good ferry launch points.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 | 4:03 PM ET
CBC News
The chair of the Toronto Transit Commission says he wants to find out if commuter ferries could work in Toronto.
Adam Giambrone plans to ask for approval for a feasibility study at the TTC's July 11 meeting.
"We have heard from other cities that when offering boat transit that actually is a lure … like a subway — if the system can be fast and efficient, running say every 15 minutes," Giambrone told CBC News.
Waterfront cities such as New York, Paris and Vancouver already benefit from ferry routes, Giambrone said.
If people can get downtown in 15 minutes, "it might be a way we can get more people out of their car and onto transit."
Ferries could provide speedy transportation to some of the areas of the city that will not see more service from planned light rail routes, Giambrone said.
He suggested Bluffer's Park in Scarborough and Humber Bay Park in Etobicoke might be good ferry launch points.
