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A'S IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE CITY OF STAMFORD IS TAKING
A HARD LOOK..AT A NEW WAY TO
GET COMMUTERS TO AND FROM NEW
YORK CITY.THE IDEA IS...TO
GIVE THEM THE OPTION..OF A
QUICK TRIP TO THE CITY..VIA
BOAT. NEWS EIGHT'S ALI REED
HAS MORE.
IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN
STAMFORD, YOU LIKELY COMMUTE
ON THE TRAIN...OR SPEND A LOT
OF TIME SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON
I-95. BUT WHAT IF YOU COULD
AVOID THE CROWDED TRAINS AND
ROADS BY HOPPING ON A FERRY TO
AND FROM NEW YORK? SOMETIMES
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TAKING THE
TRAIN OR HAVE THE GAS MONEY TO
GET THERE SO IT COULD BE A
CHEAPER WAY TO GET BACK AND
FORTH AND ACTUALLY HAVE A NICE
VIEW ALONG THE WAY (15:21) IF
WE CAN COME UP WITH A WAY OF
TRAVELING ACROSS LONG ISLAND
SOUND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE
A BIG WIN FOR THE BUSINESSES
AND THOSE THAT WORK IN
STAMFORD (39:59)THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
FUNDING A STUDY TO SEE WHETHER
BUILDING A FERRY TERMINAL IN
STAMFORD WOULD BE FEASIBLE.
BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER
TERMINALS BEING BUILT IN OTHER
SPOTS ALONG LONG ISLAND AND
THERE ARE ALSO BOATS BEING
BUILT FOR FERRY SERVICE SO IF
WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO
PURCHASE FERRY BOATS AND ALL
WE NEED TO DO IS PROVIDE THEM
A FACILITY TO LAND THEN WE
COULD BE ATTRACTING THAT
ALTERNATIVE MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION (34:37) THE
FERRY TERMINAL WOULD GO IN
RIGHT AROUND HERE. AS YOU CAN
SEE BEHIND ME THIS PART OF
STAMFORD IS REALLY BOOMING.
MANY BUSINESSES HAVE RECENTLY
ANNOUNCED THEY'RE MOVING HERE
OR BUILDING HERE. SO MANY
FOLKS SAY IF THERE WAS EVER A
TIME TO BUILD A HIGH SPEED
FERRY TO/FROM MANHATTAN THAT
TIME IS NOW (56:33)THE MAYOR
SAYS ONCE THE FERRY ENTERS THE
SOUND, IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 30
MINUTES TO GET TO LOWER
MANHATTAN.
SOUND, IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 30
IFIT GOES DOWNTOWN TO WALL
STREET THAT WOULD DEFINITELY
MAKE THE COMMUTE AN EASIER
COMMUTE (13:03) I THINK I'LL
STICK TO THE TRAIN. WHY'S
THAT? WELL I'M MORE FAMILIAR
WITH THE TRAIN (10:07) IT'S
COMING IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF
WHEN IT WILL BE FEASIBLE TO DO
IT, HOW MANY PEOPLE BUY INTO
IT, HOW THE COSTS ARE
ALLOCATED, HOW WE MAKE IT
COMPETITIVE WITH RAIL, HOW WE
MAKE IT COMPETITIVE WITH CAR
(38:56)IN STAMFORD, AR, N8.