Well, that got the blood boiling, didn’t it? We thought we’d gotten rid of the guys who teased us with the ferry and then shut it down. But no. Here they are again, running the ferry terminal building and making money off of it. I swear, every person I’ve run into since the D&C story […]
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Save that ferry!
I was going to wait a week or so to make up my mind about the ferry rescue — get more information, interview more people. But for pete’s sake: The answer’s as clear as day. We need to save the ferry and get it back in operation. The ferry’s good for Rochester. It’s […]
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Interview regarding the Fast Ferry
City: A year ago, a representative from the Port Authority was here in Rochester… Lundy: That would be Henry Pankratz [chairman] and Lisa Raitt [CEO]. City: And we understand they signed a memorandum of understanding to start construction on the Toronto terminal. Lundy: This goes back to adequate funding from the north […]
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Ferry tales
It struck a pier in New York City and survived. It faced early delays and scheduling snafus. But it overcame those problems and was able to thumb its nose at skeptics, serving 73,000 riders in the month of August and making fans of many Torontonians. And then last week, The Breeze suspended service. Its […]
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Interview regarding the Fast Ferry
City: CATS CEO Cornel Martin has listed the issues that have to be resolved before ferry service can resume. And on a couple of them, at least, we seem to be fairly close to a resolution. Are we close to resolving all these issues? What stands in the way? Johnson: I don’t know. It […]
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Interview regarding the Fast Ferry
City: You’ve mentioned that one of the major issues that must be resolved before resuming ferry service is the construction of a permanent Toronto terminal. The mayor says that still stands as the largest hurdle. What’s going on with that? Martin: When we closed on the vessel, this was an outstanding issue. And at […]
