CCCD: How to make more money
OBJECTIVE: Wean people off the free ferry & onto the $1 bridge
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Ferry leaves early - people get frustrated; take the bridge
Leave folks stranded - people get frustrated; take the bridge
Don’t fix ferries - people get frustrated; take the bridge
Now, let’s look at the Canal St. Ferry.
Ferry leaves early
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2005 - 2007 At least two ferry boat captains were told by management to LEAVE EARLY - which would serve no other purpose than to sabotage ridership
Leave folks stranded
PASSENGERS ARE FREQUENTLY LEFT STRANDED with no communication nor alternate transportation.
the CCCD LEASED THE CANAL ST. FERRY TO THE DE’JA VU MOVIE FOR 58 DAYS with little notice and no regard to commuters.
Instead of funding the midnight ferry in 2006 ($400,000,) the DOTD gave the CCCD $3.8 million to renovate their offices.
Ferry breaks, doesn’t get fixed
The “Reserved for Bridge & Ferry Fund” chart at the right shows the depletion of their “savings account.”
If a ferry breaks, it is often replaced with the pedestrian ferry - unable to accommodate commuters who arrive by vehicle.
The 2006-2007 the budget allowed just $1.1 million for ferry maintenance FOR SIX FERRY BOATS - even though the CCCD pledged to spend $6.5 million per year for “operation and maintenance” of ferries when the tolls were extended in 1998.
RESULT: Erratic transportation = low ridership
