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SirTitsMcGee OP t1_jb9hgnh wrote

Reply to comment by swiftkickinthedick in Why is there not a footbridge here? by SirTitsMcGee

The boat only runs on weekdays every 30 min and costs $10 one way.

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imaluckyduckie t1_jbbstpr wrote

It's $10 to go to NYC. Only $2 to cross the canal on the NJ side.

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swiftkickinthedick t1_jb9sne8 wrote

Ahh gotcha. $10 to go like 200 feet?

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podkayne3000 t1_jb9x4su wrote

Very simple solution: Provide subsidy money for the ferry, so it can offer cheaper, more frequent service.

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swiftkickinthedick t1_jba36un wrote

I don’t think there enough people that use that route to make it publicly funded

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podkayne3000 t1_jbmpnlr wrote

Well, that's a chicken or an egg thing. If the ferry received enough money that it could cut the cross-Morris-Canal fee to $2 and operate every 15 minutes for three months, maybe usership would rise a lot.

Then, if the ferry could operate every 15 minutes for three months with the price increased to $5, maybe it would make enough extra money from all of the extra passengers that it could survive without the subsidy money.

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