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Showing posts with label ferries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ferries. Show all posts
Friday, December 29, 2023

The 2022 farebox numbers

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I remembered the National Transit Database a bit earlier this year, so here are the top hitters for 2022, and we can see the ridership rec...
Thursday, April 7, 2016

What are your #SightsOfSI?

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Tourists don't know where to go when they get off the Staten Island Ferry, so let's make some posters for them! Here's one I m...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Visit Saint George!

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Staten Island is home to beautiful parks, lovely architecture, tasty restaurants and fascinating museums. As Joby Jacob and I recently docu...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Saint George's Hidden Treasures

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The AIA Guide says there are a bunch that we didn't get to. See this album in Google Photos.
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Visit Staten Island!

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Staten Island offers lovely architecture, beautiful parks and fascinating museums. Thousands of tourists set foot on the island on warm sun...
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Transit setback roundup: I can't even

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These past few weeks have been discouraging for me as a transit advocate. From almost every * level of government I've heard elected ...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

A superficial charm

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The guest author for tonight's post is Robert Moses, Chairman of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. I have access to the New Y...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Apples and oranges

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People can get things done on the ferry from Bainbridge Island to Seattle. Photo: tbone_sandwich / Flickr The most frustrating thing about...
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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Slaying the parking dragon

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Streetsblog is reporting that the New York City Economic Development Corporation is trying to build a "vibrant downtown" next to t...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The key to successful ferry service

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Last Friday, Times City Critic Ariel Kaminer and Second Avenue Sagas blogger Ben Kabak both hopped ferries and filed reports on their exp...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Profit and profitability

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In my last post, I revealed the Magic Formula for Transit Profitability: 1. Give transit its own right-of-way and good terminals 2. Make it ...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Don't induce what you can't sustain

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Years ago when your Cap'n was just a wee deckhand, he was hired to work on board a ship. This ship had just gotten a contract with a bi...
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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Water Taxi: What if?

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The New York Times City Room blog reports that New York Water Taxi is suspending its East River service for the rest of the winter. The ...
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