The ferry simply picks you up at a dock and drops you off on the other dock across the bay.
St. Petersburg, Fl
Opinion by: E. Eugene Webb PhD
Author:
In Search of Robin
The Cross Bay Ferry not
to be confused with the Tampa Bay Ferry
and Water Taxi that operates out of John's Pass on Treasure Island, made
its inaugural voyage across Tampa bay Tuesday with no regular members of the
public just the political elite and their high-roller friends.
You can get the Ferry details in the Tampa Bay Times Caitlin
Johnson, Times Staff Writer; New NewTampa Bay ferry to make its maiden voyage on
Tuesday and in Kriseman's
'dream' comes to life as Cross Bay Ferry makes first trip from St. Petersburg
to Tampa (w/video).
The Cross Bay Ferry is a
joint effort with Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, The City of Tampa and
the City of St. Petersburg all chipping in to fund the start up.
It is a great idea to look
at this type of alternate transportation.
A pilot project of this
nature can define many issues. Principal among them is the last mile issue,
which always comes up in point to point public transit. That question simply is
how do I get to and back from my actual destination?
Cab, bus, UBER, Lyft, walk,
bicycle?
The ferry simply picks you
up at a dock and drops you off on the other dock across the bay.
Now what?
Hopefully, this pilot
project will give some insight into how that problem is solved.
The general thinking at the
moment is initially the ferry will be a round trip tourist attraction that
could possibly morph into a commuter option.
The round trip price is $20
per head and by the time, you add parking at your departure site and ground
transportation at your arrival site the whole trip could get a bit expensive
for daily commuters.
It is an interesting idea,
probably a waste of taxpayer money, but the thought of Rick Kriseman doing a
Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic) moment in the bow of the Ferry, while directing the
captain to dodge the flotsam and jetsam his City dumped into the bay almost
makes it a worthwhile investment.
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