Q&A
Evaluation criteria for ferry expansion projects
1:11:06
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the criteria used to evaluate potential ferry expansion projects. James Wong from EDC explains the various factors considered in their assessment process.
- EDC looks at multiple factors including community demographics, existing transit options, and potential ridership.
- They consider both the potential benefits to riders and the associated costs of service.
- A comprehensive study from 2018-2019 examined opportunities and needs for waterfront communities throughout the city.
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:11:06
When you look into a project like this, do you only look on the one side, like cost or like, do you only look at on the one side cost of feasibility, or do you also examine the potential benefit that such a project could bring to the area?
James Wong
1:11:26
Yeah.
1:11:26
So whenever we've thought about expansion in in past iterations and would be would be part of any sort of consideration if we were to go down this path, there are many factors that are included in it.
1:11:38
So we are looking we would look at communities in terms of where people live, where they work, what their existing transit options are, how often those transit options come, how long it takes to get places, the demographics of a neighborhood, the just taking a look at all aspects of what is the value to riders, and that is also taken into account with looking at things like the cost of service, the cost of places that are, you know, far away, that have certain costs, and how those all those things look together.
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:12:12
And have you, excuse me, have you looked into what a new transportation option could mean to the people living in transit deserts like Faroeckaway.
1:12:24
Our 2018, 2019 study did
James Wong
1:12:27
a fairly comprehensive look throughout the city about what the different opportunities and needs were as it relates to waterfront communities where various service some potential, and that still remains on our website.