Any idiot who looks at a map knows you can't build bridges to every single island in Southeast. These are huge distances ... so we need roads and ferries both.
Quotes about ferries (7 Quotes)
British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to away matches.
What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries that would go from one port to another.
Now it turns out that this is considerably more money than these ferries actually make,
The ferry is considered to be an extension of the roadway, therefore we can do traffic enforcement on the ferries. We have also arrested a number of people for DWI.
Having a flexible system like we do have in the Bay Area -- highways, BART, ferries, buses -- doesn't just play out well every day, it plays out well in an emergency. Ferries performed well in the last earthquake, and a stronger ferry system would perform even better in the next earthquake.
We are interested in ferries, in BART, in rail, and in bus travel we're interested in more options. However ... where the rubber meets the road, you can't have it all, so we're forced to make choices.