USodolophu u-Bill de Blasio ubhiyozela ukumiliselwa kwe-NYC Ferry.Ifoto nguDrew Angerer / Getty Izithombe IsiXeko saseNew York silindele ukuba ukukhwela inqanawa i-NYC Ferry kuzakufikelela kwizigidi ezilithoba abakhweli ngonyaka ngo-2023 kwaye ityale imali ezizigidi ezingama-300 zeerandi ukwakha amaphenyane amakhulu nangaphezulu ukuhlangabezana neli bango — inyathelo eliza kunceda abantu baseNew York bahluthe kukugcwala kwabantu kwindlela engaphantsi nakwizithuthi ukuxinana xa uqhuba.
Isixeko siqale saqikelela ukuba ukukhwela inqanawa ye-NYC Ferry, neyasungulwa kunyaka ophelileyo, yayiza kubetha abagibeli abayi-4.6 yezigidi- ephindwe kabini into elindelwe sisixeko ngoku ngo-2023-zakuba zonke iindlela ezintandathu sele ziqalile ukusebenza. I-NYC Ferry yayinabakhweli abazizigidi ezi-3.7 kunyaka wayo wokuqala, zineendlela kuphela ezisebenzayo kwaye zimbini kuphela ezisebenzayo kunyaka wonke apho inkonzo ikhoyo.
Isixeko siceba ukutyala imali eyi- $ 300 yezigidi kwikapitali kule minyaka mihlanu izayo, kubandakanya i-35 yezigidi zeerandi kunyaka-mali ka-2019, kwizikebhe ezitsha ezinamandla angama-350, ukuphuculwa kwee-pier kunye ne-dock kunye ne-homeport yesibini apho i-feri izakuhoywa kwaye ilungiswe.
Ndifuna ukuthetha nabo bonke abantu abangahambiyo kunye nabo bonke abaqhubi abasokolayo kule dolophu yonke imihla abakuhola wendlela ovalekileyo, abaxineneyo kwizithuthi, abakwindlela engaphantsi komhlaba egcwele abantu eqongeni apho banokufumana indawo elinde uloliwe-bonke abo baseNew York, yonke imihla, bayasokola, utshilo u-Blasio e-American Veterans Memorial Pier eBay Ridge ngoLwesine kusasa. Bafuna izisombululo ezitsha, bafuna iindlela ezintsha kwaye baziva-uninzi lwabo, ndicinga ukuba uninzi lwazo-ngendlela efanayo nam endiziva ngayo: asizisebenzisi njani ngokupheleleyo konke okusingqongileyo: iindlela zethu zamanzi?
Ewe, wathi i-NYC Ferry sisitshixo kwikamva labantu baseNew York abakwaziyo ukuhamba ngokulula. Wakhomba kwimpembelelo eya kubanjiswa sisiKhitshana se-NYC kuluntu olungafumani nkxaso-mali kuluntu, ngakumbi kwimimandla engaphandle.
Ukuba awukwazi ukufikelela kwezothutho ezisebenzayo, awunakho ukufikelela kwimfundo, awunakho ukufikelela kwimisebenzi kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo awunawo umgangatho wobomi ofanelekileyo, u-de Blasio uqhubeke.
UDe Blasio uphakamisa ukuba kufuneka uthutho olwaneleyo ukuze zonke izinto zenzeke, kubandakanya ukudala imisebenzi kunye nophuhliso lwezoqoqosho. Ukusukela oko isikebhe se-NYC sisungule, siqeshe abantu abangaphezulu kwama-250 kwaye ngoku siqesha ngaphezulu kwama-75 ezikhundla, kubandakanya abaphathi, ii-deckhands, iiarhente zenkonzo yabathengi, amatikiti kunye nokusebenza, ngokolawulo luka-Blasio.
Kwaye usodolophu uqaphele ukuba kwakungekho kudala ukuba oololiwe abangaphantsi komhlaba bebengagcwelanga-yinto esele itshintshile.
Ngoku, unokuba kuloliwe ongaphantsi kwaye ngokucacileyo uloliwe odumileyo L kwaye ulinde, oololiwe abathathu okanye abane bayadlula, kwaye ngekhe ukwazi ukukhwela, wongeze watsho. Leyo ayisiyiyo imeko enokuxhaswa. Ungalungisa imiqondiso, eya kukunceda ngokucacileyo, kodwa ithi sidinga ukhetho oluninzi. 
Iindlela ze-NYC Ferry kunye neenkonzo.IOfisi kaSodolophu
Iindlela ze-NYC Ferry ezikhoyo ngoku yi-East River, Rockaway, South Brooklyn kunye ne-Astoria. Iindlela ezimbini zokugqibela zesigaba sokuqala senkonzo yenqanawa-icandelo le-Soundview yeBronx kunye ne-Lower East Side eManhattan-kulindeleke ukuba liqale ukusebenza ngasekupheleni kwehlobo lowe-2018.
I-NYC Ferry okwangoku ayisebenzi eStenen Island. Iqumrhu lophuhliso loqoqosho lwesi sixeko (i-EDC) lithe liza kufunda ngolwandiso lweendlela ezinokubakho kamva kulo nyaka.
Iphenyane okwangoku lixabisa ngokufanayo nokuhamba ngendlela engaphantsi, kwi- $ 2.75. Isixeko sichitha imali eyi- $ 6.60 yenkxaso yomkhweli ngamnye ngokusekwe kulwandiso. Xa bebuzwa ukuba bajonge ukwamkela inkqubo yokuhambisa simahla phakathi kwesikhephe kunye nomgaqo ongaphantsi komhlaba, u-de Blasio uthe isixeko sikulungele ukubandakanyeka kwincoko kunye neGunya lezoThutho lweMetropolitan (MTA).
Asikho apho, ucacisile. Yinjongo yethu. Yinto esiza kuyisebenzela kulo nyaka.
Xa ebuzwa ukuba isikebhe se-NYC sinokuqhuba irente ngezizathu zokuba inokutsala abantu abaninzi kwaye ivelise i-gentrification, wathi akakuboni kusenzeka oko.
Kwaye kutheni echitha i-300 yezigidi zeedola kutyalo-mali olongezelelweyo kodwa engabandakanyi isindululo sokuxhasa ngemali imali engaphantsi koololiwe abarhola imali encinci eNew York kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali, wathi ukongeza iindlela zothutho kwizigidi zabantu baseNew York yinto elungileyo kwaye wayenza into yakhe. irhafu yoosozigidi ecetywayo njengendlela yokuxhasa ngemali imali yokuhamba.
Ukujongana nokukhula okulindelweyo, isikebhe se-NYC siza kuhambisa iinqanawa ezintathu ezingama-350 zabakhweli i-NYC Ferry ngamaphenyane kamva ehlotyeni ukubonelela ngeenkonzo ezixakeke kakhulu ukuya kuthi ga kwiinqanawa ezisibhozo zomnqophiso kweli hlobo-nganye inesikhundla esiphakathi kwama-250 nama-500 abakhweli.
Kwaye ukuqala ngeSikhumbuzo seVeki yeVeki, iRhuluneli yesiQithi iya kuba sisiphelo sokugqibela kwi-East River kunye nase-South Brooklyn iindlela. Isixeko siceba nokwandisa ukuhamba rhoqo, ngamaphenyane afika rhoqo kwimizuzu engama-20 ukuya kwengama-30 ngeempelaveki nangeempelaveki kuzo zone iindlela, xa kuthelekiswa ne-25 ukuya kwi-60 yeentloko zenkonzo efanayo kwihlobo elidlulileyo.
Siphinde sinciphise iintloko, oko kuthetha ukuba ixesha phakathi kweeferi, ukuya kwi-25 ukuya kwi-30 imizuzu, uJames Patchett, umongameli we-EDC kunye ne-CEO, utshilo. Xa unciphisa iintloko, oko kuthetha inkonzo ethembekileyo ebantwini. Ukuba baphose isikhephe esinye, banokukhwela kwesinye isikhephe ngokukhawuleza. Ikwathetha ukuba kukho inkonzo ngokubanzi ngakumbi kuba iinqanawa ziza rhoqo.
Isixeko siza kongeza inkonzo entsha yokubonisa kwindlela yeRockaway ukuya nokubuya ePier 11 / eWall Street-enye yeeterminali ezimbini eziphambili zedolophu-phakathi evekini ngeyure kunye nangeempelaveki, ukuphindaphinda amandla. Kwaye isixeko siya kwandisa inkonzo ukusuka eBrooklyn Army Terminal ngeepesenti ezingama-20 kwindlela yaseRockaway kunye nabasebenzi kwiindawo zokuma ngenqanawa ukunceda abakhweli ngokungqengqa kunye nokukhwela.
Imali izakuya ekuphindaphindeni ubungakanani beenqanawa zokuhamba, ukuseka indawo yesibini yokuhlala ekhaya ukuze igcine kwaye igcine izithuthi ezandisiweyo kunye nokuphucula kunye nokuphucula iziseko ezikhoyo zeNYC Ferry barges kunye nokwehla komhlaba ukujongana nesihlwele esikhulu.
Kwaye imali iyakusetyenziselwa ukuphucula izikhululo ezibini eziphambili zedolophu- iPier 11 / Wall Street kunye ne-East 34th Street -ngokubandakanya ii-gangways ezibanzi (iindlela zokuhamba ezibonelela ngendawo) kunye neendawo ezintsha zokulayisha izaphulelo ukonyusa inani leenqanawa ezinokuma kwangelo xesha.
Xa uMbonisi ebuza u-Blasio ukuba bangaphi abantu abalindeleyo abaya kuyeka ukukhwela kwindlela engaphantsi okanye ukuqhuba, u-de Blasio uthe akanalo inani eligqibeleleyo kodwa ulindele ngakumbi ukuqhuba.
Ndicinga ukuba abantu abaninzi bafuna, kwaye ngakumbi xa kukho inkonzo, okukhona kusenzeka rhoqo, kokukhona kuya kuhlala kunjalo, kokukhona baya kuyithatha, watsho.
Uye waphawula ukuba abantu kwiRockaways naseBay Ridge babenenkonzo yesikhephe yethutyana emva kweNkanyamba uSandy ngo-2012 kwaye abantu babedla ngokumxelela ukuba abazukuyisebenzisa ngaphandle kokuba siyakholelwa koku.
Into endiyivileyo kubantu abakwiRockaways ngoku bayazi ukuba le yinto esisigxina kwaye bayazi ukuba lixabiso elifanayo njengemali yendlela engaphantsi kwendlela kwaye ngoku ibavumele ukuba bacwangcise ubomi babo kwaye babusebenzise ngakumbi kunangaphambili. edlulileyo kwaye sisiqalo nje, usodolophu uqhubeke.
IBhunga laseBrooklyn u-Justin Brannan-onommandla wakhe uquka i-Bay Ridge-uxelele i-Braganca ukuba isikhephe sinceda abantu ukuba basebenze e-Lower Manhattan okanye bafuna ukudlulisa kwi-34 Street Street, umzekelo, nto leyo ebhetele kunokuhlala abantu abaninzi kwi-Brooklyn-Queens Expressway okanye ukhwele R uloliwe.
Ndicinga ukuba kwixa elidlulileyo, besikhe samisa kwaye siqala ngenqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa kwaye bekunzima ukuba abantu bakufake oko kuhambo lwabo lwemihla ngemihla okanye yesiqhelo 'kuba bebengazi ukuba ngenye imini, bekuya kuphela, utshilo u-Brannan. Ke ndicinga ukuba ngoku isigxina, kuso sonke isixeko, ndicinga ukuba abantu baqala ukuthembela kuyo ngakumbi.
