CityNerd | Transit On the Water: Top 10 Ferry and Water Taxi Cities in North America @CityNerd | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Nearly every city has a close relationship to a bay or river -- bodies of water are critical to commercial activity, tourism, and a city's sense of identity.
But bodies of water can also be transportation barriers, and if a bridge isn't feasible, sometimes a ferry or water taxi can be the best travel option. In this video, we explore North America, looking for the ten metro areas that generate the most annual trips by ferry and water taxi.
Other CityNerd videos referenced in this video:
- North America's Best Public Markets: youtu.be/l10sV15O2a4
- NFL Stadium/Transit Connections: youtu.be/iclUbbnWzog
- Busiest Bridges and Tunnels: youtu.be/HbZXtSnabWc
- Worldwide Beach/Transit Connections: youtu.be/z5p8gSdYVLo
Transit Agencies referenced in this video:
- NYCDOT www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/ferrybus.shtml
- NY Waterway nywaterway.com
- NYC Ferry https://www.ferry.nyc/
- Metro North new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- BC Ferries bcferries.com
- TransLink translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/seabus
- Washington State Ferries wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries
- King County Metro kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/water-taxi/west-seattle.aspx
- Pierce County piercecountywa.gov/2200/Ferry-Schedule
- Port Administration of Quintana Roo http://servicios.apiqroo.com.mx/estadistica/
- San Francisco Bay Ferry sanfranciscobayferry.com
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps
- Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority steamshipauthority.com
- Halifax Transit halifax.ca/transportation/halifax-transit/ferry-service
- Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority pr.gov/directorios/pages/infoagencia.aspx?prifa=178
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority mbta.com/schedules/ferry
- New Orleans Transit Authority norta.com
- Plaquemines Parish Government plaqueminesparish.com/295/Ferry-Schedule
Data Sources:
National Transit Database: transit.dot.gov/ntd
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Ferries#Current_routes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBus
Other Resources:
- toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-recommends-fully-electric-ferry-fleet-replacement-strategy
- portstoronto.com/portstoronto/media-room/news/billy-bishop-airport-marilyn-bell-i-is-now-canada%E2%80%99.aspx
- fierainfrastructure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/billy-bishop-fiera-infrastructure-fr.pdf
Wikipedia page on Metropolitan Statistical Areas: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area
Photo/Video Credits:
- Thumbnail Thumb (WSF) By Jamies - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2415627
- Staten Island Ferry Videos by CityXcape from Pexels
- BC Ferries Video Video by Vimeo-Free-Videos from Pixabay
- Hong Kong for title Video by Lam Bill from Pexels
- Disney Ferries By willenhallwench - pixabay.com/en/ferryboat-water-lake-disney-657418 archive copy, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47215313
By wsh1266 - Boats at the Magic Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47232779
By Lee Ruk from North Tonawanda - 2016 June 10,GOING TO Disney Springs, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50149401
- Flamenco Beach, Culebra By Christopher Zapf - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39126446
Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
Twitter: @nerd4cities
Instagram: @nerd4cities
Contact: nerd4cities@gmail.com
Nearly every city has a close relationship to a bay or river -- bodies of water are critical to commercial activity, tourism, and a city's sense of identity.
But bodies of water can also be transportation barriers, and if a bridge isn't feasible, sometimes a ferry or water taxi can be the best travel option. In this video, we explore North America, looking for the ten metro areas that generate the most annual trips by ferry and water taxi.
Other CityNerd videos referenced in this video:
- North America's Best Public Markets: youtu.be/l10sV15O2a4
- NFL Stadium/Transit Connections: youtu.be/iclUbbnWzog
- Busiest Bridges and Tunnels: youtu.be/HbZXtSnabWc
- Worldwide Beach/Transit Connections: youtu.be/z5p8gSdYVLo
Transit Agencies referenced in this video:
- NYCDOT www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/ferrybus.shtml
- NY Waterway nywaterway.com
- NYC Ferry https://www.ferry.nyc/
- Metro North new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- BC Ferries bcferries.com
- TransLink translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/seabus
- Washington State Ferries wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries
- King County Metro kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/water-taxi/west-seattle.aspx
- Pierce County piercecountywa.gov/2200/Ferry-Schedule
- Port Administration of Quintana Roo http://servicios.apiqroo.com.mx/estadistica/
- San Francisco Bay Ferry sanfranciscobayferry.com
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps
- Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority steamshipauthority.com
- Halifax Transit halifax.ca/transportation/halifax-transit/ferry-service
- Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority pr.gov/directorios/pages/infoagencia.aspx?prifa=178
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority mbta.com/schedules/ferry
- New Orleans Transit Authority norta.com
- Plaquemines Parish Government plaqueminesparish.com/295/Ferry-Schedule
Data Sources:
National Transit Database: transit.dot.gov/ntd
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Ferries#Current_routes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBus
Other Resources:
- toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-recommends-fully-electric-ferry-fleet-replacement-strategy
- portstoronto.com/portstoronto/media-room/news/billy-bishop-airport-marilyn-bell-i-is-now-canada%E2%80%99.aspx
- fierainfrastructure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/billy-bishop-fiera-infrastructure-fr.pdf
Wikipedia page on Metropolitan Statistical Areas: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area
Photo/Video Credits:
- Thumbnail Thumb (WSF) By Jamies - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2415627
- Staten Island Ferry Videos by CityXcape from Pexels
- BC Ferries Video Video by Vimeo-Free-Videos from Pixabay
- Hong Kong for title Video by Lam Bill from Pexels
- Disney Ferries By willenhallwench - pixabay.com/en/ferryboat-water-lake-disney-657418 archive copy, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47215313
By wsh1266 - Boats at the Magic Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47232779
By Lee Ruk from North Tonawanda - 2016 June 10,GOING TO Disney Springs, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50149401
- Flamenco Beach, Culebra By Christopher Zapf - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39126446
Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
Twitter: @nerd4cities
Instagram: @nerd4cities
Contact: nerd4cities@gmail.com
