Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 3: Service by Connecting Modes at Passenger Ferry Facilities

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  Transit bus Intercity bus Rail network Transit rail Air
Total U.S. passenger transportation ferry facilities 296 296 296 296 296
Ferry facilities served by mode 108 7 11 12 8
Total ferry facilities in cities served by mode 156 79 59 47 104
Ferry facilities not served by mode 48 72 48 35 96
Percent of ferry facilities served in cities served by the mode 69% 9% 19% 26% 8%
Percent of all 296 U.S. passenger transportation ferry facilities served 36% 2% 4% 4% 3%
"Near connections" between mode and ferry facilities 22 3 5 9 0
Total ferry facilties served directly or via "near connections" 130 10 16 21 8
Percent of ferry facilities in cities served by this mode with connection or "near connection" 83% 13% 27% 45% 8%

NOTES: "Near connections" are defined as locations where the stop for the other mode is nearby (1-2 blocks away) but not adjacent to the ferry terminal. Rail Network refers to stations on the national rail system that are served by either intercity rail (Amtrak and Alaska Railroad) or commuter rail. Transit Rail refers to metropolitan subway or light rail systems.

SOURCE: Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database, U. S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of December 2008.



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