The NYC Economic Development Corp (NYC EDC) presented its plan for the upcoming City Wide Ferry Service to the Roosevelt Island community at last night’s joint meeting of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association ( RIRA ) and Community Board 8’s Roosevelt Island committee.
Image From November 4 NYC EDC Roosevelt Island Presentation
According to the NYC EDC:
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is working with the Office of Mayor de Blasio to launch the Citywide Ferry Service. The service will consist of five new ferry routes in addition to the existing East River Ferry service, charging a fare of $2.75. The service will further the Mayor’s goals of:
- providing affordable and convenient transit for communities with limited transportation options;
- supporting growing neighborhoods;
- and increasing the resiliency and redundancy of our city’s transportation network.
When the Citywide Ferry Service is fully operational in 2018, the six routes will carry an estimated 4.6 million trips per year. Building on several years of ferry planning and operations experience, NYCEDC is leading the project by building ten new ferry landings, renovating six others, and selecting operator(s) to run the service….
The NYC EDC plan includes ferry service to Roosevelt Island on a route from Astoria – Roosevelt Island – Long Island City – East 34th Street to Wall Street starting in 2017. The fare will be $2.75 with free transfer to other ferry routes but Metro Cards will not be accepted nor will there be free transfer between the ferry and MTA subway or bus system.
The route and length of trip is pictured below.
Image From Jeanmarie Evelly
The City Wide Ferry Service August 12 NYC EDC Draft Scope Of Work (Page 7) reports:
… The proposed Roosevelt Island landing would be located on the eastern side of the island immediately to the north of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge (see Figure 6). The proposed landing site is a dock that was formerly used primarily for delivery of oil shipments to the island controlled by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC). Access to the site is provided by East Main Street, which runs adjacent to the dock and includes a sidewalk on the eastern side of the roadway. Access is also available from the waterfront esplanade that runs to the north and south of the dock, which connects to the East Main Street sidewalk. The landing would be located in a residential (R7-2) zoning district. Transit service is provided by the Q102 bus and an intra-island bus service, which both run along East Main Street. This dock would be improved or partially removed as a result of the proposed project, and a new barge and gangway would be constructed to establish the ferry landing. No upland circulation improvements are anticipated at the site, although improvements to the dock would likely be necessary to facilitate pedestrian flow between the gangway and East Main Street….
Image From August 12 NYC EDC Draft Scope Of Work
Image From November 4 NYC EDC Roosevelt Island Presentation
Here’s the November 4 NYC EDC Citywide Roosevelt Island Ferry Presentation.
NYC EDC Roosevelt Island Ferry Presentation
Part 1- NYC EDC’s Justine Johnson and James Wong provide an overview of the NYC Ferry Service system and plan for Roosevelt Island route.
Part 2 – NYC EDC representatives answer questions from the public including:
Part 3 – NYC EDC representatives answer questions from RIRA and Community Board 8 members including:
The NYC EDC has more info the Citywide Ferry Service including the August 2015 Draft Scope of Work for a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the 2013 Citywide Ferry Study which projected 405 daily Roosevelt Island F train subway station boarding diversions
Image From 2013 Citywide Ferry Study (Page 21)
assuming Roosevelt Island ferry service at a $2.75 ferry fare.
Here comes the Roosevelt Island Ferry in 2017.
