NYT event listing for Children's Museum, Nov 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

• Recommend locations for long-haul, high speed service 'Um originating in Westchester, Fairfield and Rockland coun­ ties, southern New Jersey, ■iMft 1 i Staten Island and other loca­ tions. • Identify ferry lines that were instituted after September ill 11th that are priorities for n Pier 11 on the east side of Lower Manhattan. preservation. • Identify potential catchment points, e.g. at major vehicular river crossings (tunnel or bridge), where commuters would transfer to a Lower Manhattan-bound ferry. ■ Assess the ferry infrastructure (terminals, slips, other facilities, and vehicle fleets) in Lower Manhattan and potential regional destinations and recommend areas of investment. A review of existing Lower Manhattan ferry service, on-going improvement projects, as well as potential projects suitable for further study, are discussed below.

Post-September 11th Ferry Services

In the af termath of September 11th, ferry ridership surged due to cessation of the Lower Manhattan PATH service and some subway services near the World Trade Center site, and the restrictions placed on access to the area by automobiles and commuter buses. Spearheaded by the Mayor's Office and the Port Authority, and funded by FEMA, eight new routes were implement­ ed to accommodate commuters whose previous means of commuting had been disrupted.

By spring 2002, these routes had an average weekday ridership of nearly 107,000 passengers, a 42 percent increase over their pre-September 11th levels. Pier 11, near the foot of Wall Street, expe­ rienced the largest increase (nearly 300 percent), with the New Jersey Transit Hoboken Terminal operation contributing the greatest share of this increase. Ridership on the longer-haul Monmouth County runs also showed marked increases.

Continuing Growth in Lower Manhattan Ferry Service The Port Authority, New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), and City Department of Transportation coordinate and monitor ferry operations in the city and region, working with a growing number of public partners in New Jersey and in New York's northern suburbs. These agencies have been accelerating efforts to advance various long-term service enhancements to expand the role of ferries in Lower Manhattan's transportation network.

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