Do you enjoy long hikes?

[Gilligan]

The nonsensical ferry proposal that came out on the 15th is receiving lots of attention. What a freaking joke...all of it.

https://thebaynet.com/chesapeake-ba...vMVnxyLpktmPo-cfkA_aem_iHY2IgQwI7Kcw8O9ZhF4Ig

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

Looks like hurricane spaghetti. Whatever happened to simple direct routes? The routes with the shortest distance between point A and point B?

 

[Kyle]

The nonsensical ferry proposal that came out on the 15th is receiving lots of attention. What a freaking joke...all of it.

https://thebaynet.com/chesapeake-ba...vMVnxyLpktmPo-cfkA_aem_iHY2IgQwI7Kcw8O9ZhF4Ig

How many times are they gonna resurrect this Zombie?

 

[Bare-ya-cuda]

Is this planned to be an auto ferry or for foot traffic?

 

[stgislander]

Is this planned to be an auto ferry or for foot traffic?

Foot traffic only.

 

[Sneakers]

Quite a few routes, which implies a lot of boats for coverage. Between the initial cost and recurring costs, can't imagine a ticket cost would be attractive.

 

[Clem72]

For your consideration ...

Looks like hurricane spaghetti. Whatever happened to simple direct routes? The routes with the shortest distance between point A and point B?

Maybe they plan to use sailing ships for ferry's and need to follow prevailing winds?

 

[Scootboot]

They should pick one or two routes and do it as a car ferry. They say too much infrastructure is needed but I have been on car ones (thinking of the one around Wilmington, NC) that basically you pull to the end of the road, load up and they take you to the next road you get off on. It is worthless as just pedestrian.

 

[NorthBeachPerso]

According to the current Mayor of Chesapeake Beach they don't want "them people" in Town anyway. North Beach doesn't want the "wrong people".

Yeah, I don't know why this keeps coming up. The numbers never, ever, work on it. Then you have the guy down in Solomon's who wants the ferry to dock on land he doesn't own.

If it's a car carrier, how many boats would be needed to have even a minimal impact on Bridge traffic? The reality is that the number of people who go to St. Michaels' is miniscule compared to those going to Ocean City.

 

[Gilligan]

If it's a car carrier, how many boats would be needed to have even a minimal impact on Bridge traffic?

A half-dozen 50-car ferrys would carry a tiny fraction of the total cross-bay traffic. Or how about just 2 of the same design used at Mulkiteo?...a paltry 250 million dollars each to carry 125-144 cars (depends on truck number). Again...wouldn't carry more than a tiny fraction of total cross--bay traffic.

 

[NOTSMC]

No, but I do enjoy long romantic walks to the fridge.

 

[vraiblonde]

They've been talking about that since at least 1986 when I moved to SMC.

 

[Gilligan]

I can't even count the number of times I've stood on the dock at St. Mary's City and wished I could catch a ferry to Crisfield.

I can't even.

 

[Gilligan]

Quite a few routes, which implies a lot of boats for coverage. Between the initial cost and recurring costs, can't imagine a ticket cost would be attractive.

I think they might stand a chance of breaking even on a couple of those routes if they charge $120/ticket and make up the difference with a subsidy or three......

 

[Hessian]

Vice pays for...stuff:
Offer a percentage to the Wicomico/Piscataway Native confederation if they sanction on-board gambling and tax-free alcohol/cigarettes during a ride through tribal waters.
BINGO...everything gets paid for.

 

[Gilligan]

Vice pays for...stuff:
Offer a percentage to the Wicomico/Piscataway Native confederation if they sanction on-board gambling and tax-free alcohol/cigarettes during a ride through tribal waters.
BINGO...everything gets paid for.

You might jest but....some years ago, the tribe that owns/operates the huge Foxwoods casino in Connecticut decided to get in to the fast ferry business and build them some that would carry gambling guests back and forth to New York. They were even working out at deal to extend or add to their ferry route to get gamblers back and forth between their resort, NYC, and Atlantic City. The bought a very high speed ferry design from a Brit company and leased some old industrial waterfront in CT...set up up their very own shipbuilding yard. SGI worked on that project.

It all collapsed..came to nothing. They did finish at least one ferry (SGI would know) but I have no idea where that ended up.

 

[limblips]

With a total study cost of $250,000.... $250K for a study that has been studied ad nauseum. I wonder if we should get money to study a new bridge to Calvert/St. Mary's?

 

[stgislander]

I can't even count the number of times I've stood on the dock at St. Mary's City and wished I could catch a ferry to Crisfield.

I can't even.

Hell, I'd be happy to catch a (car) ferry from Piney Point over to VA.

 

[Gilligan]

Hell, I'd be happy to catch a (car) ferry from Piney Point over to VA.

And we could have had one....but all the NIMBY arseholes in St. Marys County shut that opportunity right down.

 

[lucky_bee]

You might jest but....some years ago, the tribe that owns/operates the huge Foxwoods casino in Connecticut decided to get in to the fast ferry business and build them some that would carry gambling guests back and forth to New York. They were even working out at deal to extend or add to their ferry route to get gamblers back and forth between their resort, NYC, and Atlantic City. The bought a very high speed ferry design from a Brit company and leased some old industrial waterfront in CT...set up up their very own shipbuilding yard. SGI worked on that project.

It all collapsed..came to nothing. They did finish at least one ferry (SGI would know) but I have no idea where that ended up.

another small-town area who's infrastructure can't handle the masses this place has brought in my parents live 5 mins from there.