Ed Kane's Water Taxi

Ed Kane's Water Taxi
Locale Baltimore Inner Harbor
Waterway Baltimore Inner Harbor
Transit type Water taxi
Owner Cameron Kane
Operator Ed Kane's Water Taxi
Began operation 4 July 1975[1]
No. of lines 3
No. of vessels 13
No. of terminals 13
Daily ridership 16,000,000 over 25 years
Website http://www.thewatertaxi.com/ Baltimore Water Taxis

Ed Kane's Water Taxi is a water taxi service offering sightseeing and transportation service mainly to points along the Baltimore Inner Harbor. It is named after the founder, Edward M. Kane (1931–2003).[2]

While tourism is the traditional use of these taxis,[3][4] there are increasing efforts to use them as commuter transportation. Here one of the barriers is getting from the dock to the office, and Ed Kane's was one of the first to offer extra ground transportation for this purpose.[5] The city of Baltimore is encouraging this by subsidizing some new routes, some operated by Ed Kane's,[6] but this has in turn been criticized as an inefficient use of taxpayer money.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pedley, Brian (2001-07-13). "Baltimore: All aboard for the star-spangled vista". London: The Telegraph, UK. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. ↑ J. Greff. Fell's Point. Arcadia Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 0-7385-1845-X.
  3. ↑ "Water Transportation". Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA).
  4. ↑ "Ed Kane's Water Taxi". Maryland Office of Tourism.
  5. ↑ Jennifer Saranow (September 5, 2006). "Cities Encourage Commuters to Take to the Water". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ↑ "Department of Transportation Launches New Fare Free Water Taxi Service" (PDF). City Of Baltimore. 1 May 2009. Press Release about free commuter service.
  7. ↑ Daniel J. Sernovitz (May 4, 2009). "Baltimore debuts free water taxi". Baltimore Business Journal.

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