Comments by SRWA Founder Heather McCown on Ferry Service Suspension
January 30th, 2008 at 2:02 pmThe Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance (SRWA) is a grass roots, community-driven, organization that is dedicated to bringing ferry service to Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, and beyond.
What began in July 2007 as a petition drive to reinstate ferry service at the 69th St. Veteran’s Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has now grown to a non-profit organization that is fighting to keep ferry service at the 58th St. Pier in Sunset Park.
With over 1,500 signatures to date, and a growing number of committed citizens and activists interested in re-invigorating our waterfront areas in Brooklyn, SRWA is urging our elected officials to do their part in the fight for our much needed waterborne transportation via ferries.
With the East River Water Taxi service suspended until May 2008, and now the suspension of the ferry service to 58th St. Pier, it is clear that the ferry operators are badly in need of the city subsidies that all other forms of transportation are readily given. The ridership is there, but we need subsidies to help keep the fares affordable to ALL citizens.
Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance will do our part to raise awareness of ferry service as a viable alternative means of transportation. Our organization has accepted an invitation to join the Mass Water Transit Task Force launched by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance to be hosted by the MTA this Friday, February 1, 2008. This task force will help the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance define a Waterfront Action Agenda for release later in 2008. The goal: Affordable, accessible ferry service that is seamlessly integrated into our mass transit system.
We are committed to doing our part, and we appreciate your continued support.
Heather McCown
Founder, Executive Director
Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance
www.srwalliance.org
- Download this Press Statement: Comments on Ferry Service By SRWA Founder Heather McCown - 1/28/08
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