Tickets come to your iPhone, or any phone,” said Gareth Williams, who is visiting Miami on a business trip. It’s very easy to book tickets on the internet. Tickets can be booked online, and both stops have in-person ticket booths. To finally get it off the ground, Silvia and his team worked closely with the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, as well as Miami-Dade County. Poseidon Ferry started working towards launching the service in February 2019. “We just feel passionately about the cause and we know that it’s sorely needed in this area.” “We’re not getting any subsidies or anything like that to operate,” Silvia said. Because once you open up a bridge you’re creating more traffic.”
So we’re trying to make sure that we create a new vessel that will work and get under the bridges without having to open them. “The main bridge that is low is the Venetian Causeway. “We have two boats in the works right now, we’re designing low-wash catamarans, with a low profile so they can fit under the bridges,” Silvia said.
The company is already preparing to expand its fleet of boats for future expansion. The first stop is just beyond the first bridge on the downtown Miami side, but the boat is low enough that the bridge does not have to open for the boat to pass through. WLRN The ferry trips pass through the mouth of the Miami River. Potential future stops include Black Point Park and Marina in South Dade, Matheson Hammock Park, and stops in Haulover Beach and Aventura. Within two years, Silvia said, the company hopes to add additional stops on its ferry service, connecting different areas of South Florida along the waterways. So we’re excited to be getting people to think about commuting a different way,” Silvia said. “Miami is one of the only cities on the water that does not have a ferry transit system. The ultimate goal down the line is to add a $3 per-trip option for commuters who use the service daily, a fare that would make it comparable to public transit options and cheaper than ridesharing services. The rides start at $5 per trip for locals, and $10 for non-locals. Every weekend has seen an increase of ridership with people taking the ferry for pleasure and familiarizing themselves with the service, he said. Since opening in late November, only about 650 trips had been booked - as of last Friday, according to Poseidon CEO Jonathan Silvia.īut as word-of-mouth starts to spread, the company expects and uptick of ridership. On a recent round trip, a WLRN reporter was the only person on board for both stretches.
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The ferry has a full bar and concessions on board. “We talked about how nice it is, because you can just invite a bunch of friends over, grab this from downtown and pregame before you go out to the beach,” added Marty Howey. Howey took the ferry with his husband Marty, and the two were already making plans to use the service again. “It’s kind of fun, you just hop on and enjoy some views and voila you’re kind of here already.” “It sucks being stuck in traffic and sometimes you get that on the MacArthur Causeway,” said Jordan Howey, a downtown resident who just used the service for the first time for a one-way trip to South Beach. The ferry is currently running an hourly service, with the trips taking about 20 minutes in both directions. You turn to WLRN for reporting you can trust and stories that move our South Florida community forward. Knight Center on the Miami River, and a slip at the marina on 5th Street and West Avenue on Miami Beach - both areas close to the major job and residential centers of downtown Miami, Brickell and South Beach. The company has leased a slip in front of the James L. Poseidon Ferry, a private company, started operating a commuter-centric ferry service between the two cities in late November. And the operators hope it will be the first of many potential ferry stops, connecting different parts of South Florida. For years, leaders in Miami-Dade County have mused about the creation of a ferry service that would sidestep gridlock traffic on the bridges and connect the cities of Miami and Miami Beach over the waterways.Īt long last, the dream is now a reality.
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