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Posted by WillD on Wed Aug 19 03:16:51 2015, in response to Re: Cuomo Reluctant To Dig Deep For New Hudson Rail Tunnel, posted by ElectricTraction on Tue Aug 18 18:32:51 2015. Why is PATH so popular?Because PATH gets you to 6th Ave as opposed to the Hudson waterfront. NYC already has ferry terminals, and they are cheap to build, you just find a place to plop one, and put a floating dock there. If you're talking capacity on the order of what would be provided by the Gateway tunnels then you're going to be looking at something more like the SI Ferries than anything operated by NY Waterways. A "cheap" floating dock is not an option in that case. You're gonna need something more like Whitehall, which will likely run a billion dollars by the time all the environmental impact statements are done. but in a city like NYC, all viable transportation options should be utilized. IMHO cost effectiveness, especially in terms of operational cost, should be prioritized. Ferries are about the worst option from an operational cost standpoint. |
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