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I mean, it's $9 from uptown Hoboken, a ride of about 5 minutes directly across the Hudson River. And people happily pay it to avoid the clown show that the Port Authority is, or waiting underground on the PATH. From my vantage point, $13 seems like a steal given how far it is. I wouldn't pay the non-resident fare, but don't think there's a ton of New Yorkers hoping to visit Elizabeth and this seems designed for residents.
Has anyone priced out the cost of boat fuel lately? This is what public transit looks like without subsidies...
+1
Additionally, our rebellious friend is confusing facts with opinions.
and the schedule is horrible too
only departs NJ:
6:20am
8:20am
12:20pm
3:20pm
5:20pm
only departs NY:
7:30am
9:30am
1:30pm
4:30pm
6:30pm
That schedule makes me wonder if there is only one ferry that goes back and forth btwn NJ and NY. Unless there is more frequency in rush hours, this schedule makes absolutely no sense. Can't imagine one missing the ferry by seconds due to traffic congestion, or a last minute chore, and then having to wait for 2 hours for the next boat.
That schedule makes me wonder if there is only one ferry that goes back and forth btwn NJ and NY. Unless there is more frequency in rush hours, this schedule makes absolutely no sense. Can't imagine one missing the ferry by seconds due to traffic congestion, or a last minute chore, and then having to wait for 2 hours for the next boat.
Another reason why I don't think they will last (that's if they even get started in the first place). I am sorry, but if trains from Elizabeth run as often as they do currently at HALF THE PRICE this ferry will cost, I see no point to this ferry. The cost to take the train one way to NYC from Elizabeth is $7.25
That schedule makes me wonder if there is only one ferry that goes back and forth btwn NJ and NY. Unless there is more frequency in rush hours, this schedule makes absolutely no sense. Can't imagine one missing the ferry by seconds due to traffic congestion, or a last minute chore, and then having to wait for 2 hours for the next boat.
That was the same problem they have/had with the Atlantic City Rail line. When it first opened, I actually work in Atlantic City and lived in Marlton, and I would’ve loved to take the train but I would’ve had to choose between getting there 45 minutes early or 10 minutes late.
That schedule makes me wonder if there is only one ferry that goes back and forth btwn NJ and NY. Unless there is more frequency in rush hours, this schedule makes absolutely no sense. Can't imagine one missing the ferry by seconds due to traffic congestion, or a last minute chore, and then having to wait for 2 hours for the next boat.
According to the link, there's two physical ferries (in their words "With two fast ferries with capacity of up to 122 and 149 passengers, running on biofuel, our mission is to offer a clean and green, safe and sustainable service.") but that schedule definitely looks like just one ferry going back and forth at a time.
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Originally Posted by njrebel1978
Another reason why I don't think they will last (that's if they even get started in the first place). I am sorry, but if trains from Elizabeth run as often as they do currently at HALF THE PRICE this ferry will cost, I see no point to this ferry. The cost to take the train one way to NYC from Elizabeth is $7.25
From an actual transportation perspective, it makes sense to have a ferry in the area (You have to take the bus to reach the Elizabeth train station, and then you have to transfer in Newark if you want Lower Manhattan). But I agree, unless the price is decreased significantly, I don't see it being successful. If the neighborhood was full of wealthy bankers working stock market hours, it would be one thing, but at that point, they might as well move to an area near that Atlantic Highlands ferry and get an actual suburban neighborhood.
For what it's worth, a 40 trip ticket for a Union County resident is $509, which works out to $12.72 per ticket. For somebody in a very particular situation it may work out (a higher-paid hybrid worker who happens to live in Elizabethport and has a schedule that works perfectly around the ferry schedule), but for everybody else it doesn't make sense. From pretty much anywhere else in Union County (or NJ for that matter), you're pretty much passing by train stations on the way to the ferry.
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