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Re: Alternatives to Expanding Existing Terminals |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Mon Jul 9 01:12:20 2012, in response to Re: Alternatives to Expanding Existing Terminals, posted by Jersey Mike on Mon Jul 9 00:42:46 2012. It's about 15 minutes on the subway from NYP to South Ferry, while it's 25 mins from St George to Whitehall. The difference of 10 minutes could possibly be made up in the distance saved from the train not running all the way up to NYP. From Hoboken to Pier 11 is 15 minutes on NY Waterway. From Hoboken to WTC is 10 minutes on PATH, so it's really about the same to downtown. So the ferry doesn't take longer. The only flaw though is that this is really only best for downtown. Midtown CBD is a bit more centralized on the island and you'd have a walk a bit from the ferry, but even then it is still a very population option to the point that NY Waterway has grown to become what it is today. The only option that's actually longer is the East River ferry because it makes 4 stops before reaching downtown. I still think it's a very feasible option that should have been the first choice before blowing billions of dollars on all these new projects, and it wouldn't add time to peoples commutes |
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