European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Bring Back the ferry boats associated press Erry boats a transportation tradition for the Lime Dulch seiners colonized new Amsterdam in 1624, Are making a comeback 20 years Allor the last private line stopped plying new York Waters. Ten now ten routes Eari Ying More than 4.000 commuters daily Man Hallanan Brooklyn. Queens and new Jersey have sprung up in the last year As sliding congestion on the s subways Bridges and Lanneis grows worse in addition the City is cleaning up repairing ant improving service on the Salen Island ferry which was established m 1755 and now carries 80,000 people a Day Lor 25 cells round Lup across new York Harbor the Best buy in own new York will never he another Venice the number of people Riding fees is minuscule compared with its 5 a million daily bus and subway riders but cily officials arc coupling on boats to play a major transportation role in the next decade there s nothing Al All Tola no on inc Hudson River says Sigurd Grava an Urban planning professor Al Columbia University. There s no reason you can l put As Many vehicles As you want out there. It s the Only open space we be got Tell in the since the Trust new line opened in july 1986, there has been a flurry of Terry activity in now York ten routes operated by three private companies carry commuters to Manhattan a ferry runs from Wall Street 1o Laguardia Airport and several other lines Are awaiting City approval. The port authority of new Yok and new Jersey has announced plans Lor a $150 million mass transit ferry operation from Hoboken. N j. To Battery Park beginning in 1990 that would link up Wilh subway lines on both sides of Iho Rivca. The new York cily planning commission is studying the feasibility of Walt Lam service lion 60th Street on Manhattan s Wool Side around the Southern lip of the Island and up to Easl Goth so Eccl the City s Bureau of transit operations has received $60,000 in Federal Aid to develop potential Terry routes and Docking Siles City officials envision 100 foot catamarans and hydrofoils cruising around the tic boroughs. Long Island new Jersey and upstate new York carrying commuters Lou risks prisoners police Atli Persand firefighters. We could Uso the fees Lor runs during commuting hours and then look to use Thorn or other sorts of City business says Henry f White or. Deputy commissioner of the Bureau of transit operations. It goes from hospitals to Corro Chons to lire to sanitation getting people hero and there " the terries revive a tradition Well Over 300 years old of canoes sailboats and steamboats cruising around the Region. The first ferry License was granted in 1661 Linit Joe a Lurry operated Tot ran Manhattan Ana Brooklyn approach the Tulp on the Manhattan tide with a Load of commuter aboard. Brooklyn Bridge it in the w Page 14 the stars and stripes saturday of
