Why can’t we run commuter ferries on Long Island Sound? I can’t tell you how often I’ve been asked that question. But as with so many “simple solutions” to our transportation woes, there are logical reasons why ferry boats won’t work. For starters, they are too slow. Even “fast ferries” can only make about 30 knots (35 mph) in open waters, half the (potential) speed of a train. To dock at downtown areas in major cities like New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford, they’d have to sail up rivers and inlets with 5-knot speed limits. That really slows down the ride. If we put ferry terminals closer to the Sound, we’d be eating into our most expensive waterfront real estate.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Getting-There-Commuter-ferry-service-a-fairy-13570142.php
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