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Title: IMPROVING FERRY SERVICE ACROSS LONG ISLAND SOUND
Accession Number: 00176470
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: A study of vehicle-carrying ferry service across Long Island Sound is described. The purposes of the study were (a) to consider a wide range of possible services; (b) to explore and evaluate the economic performance, environmental impacts, and economic development impacts of these services; and (c) to combine the various measures of performance into an overall measure of feasibility that could be used as a basis for making recommendations. Five types of vessels were earmarked for study, from small, conventional-displacement vessels to high-speed hovercraft. A range of volumes and several possible crossing sites were chosen, A relatively simple economic model was constructed that used as input cost and performance data for ferry vessels, crossing distances and limitations on harbor speed, site-specific terminal cost estimates, and projections of fare versus the volume of vehicles carried at each site. A computer program written for this model was run for a wide range of vehicle volumes, crossings, and vessel types. Detailed studies were made of environmental impacts and the feasibility of terminal locations for services that performed well economically. The study concludes that high-technology vessels are not economically viable for vehicle-carrying service across the Sound and recommends near-term improvements to existing services that would lead to greatly expanded services over the long term. /Author/
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Application of Economic Analysis to Transportation Problems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Accession #: 01411480
Authors: Cohen, Michael RPagination: pp 25-32
Publication Date: 1977
Serial: Conference:
56th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States ISBN: 030902661X
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM
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