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MOBILITYChapter 6A City of Rivers and IslandsNew York is a waterfront city and a city of islands. As a result,ferries have always played a critical role in moving peopleand goods around the five boroughs. Today, the Staten IslandFerry, which carries 22 million people annually betweenManhattan and Staten Island, is the largest commuter ferryroute in the country, and ridership continues to grow.In the last several decades, a robust network of privately–operated ferry services has also been established in New YorkCity. The services carry Yankee fans to the Bronx, commutersto New Jersey, tourists to the Statue of Liberty and EllisIsland, and beachgoers to the Rockaways. Over the past fiveyears, the city has worked to encourage and expand the use ofour waterways for commuter and recreational transportation.In 2011, Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council releasedVision 2020, the New York City Comprehensive WaterfrontPlan which called for improving waterfront transportation andaccess to the waterfront. In addition to this long–term vision,the Mayor and Council also released the Waterfront ActionAgenda, a series of 125 near term initiatives to make the mostof our waterways. Expansion of ferries was a key element ofboth plans.STATEN ISLAND FERRY 24–HOUR WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP, STATEN ISLAND TO MANHATTAN1,6001,4001,2001,000800600400200012:0012:301:002:003:004:005:005:306:006:206:407:007:157:307:458:008:158:308:409:009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:301:001:302:002:303:003:303:504:104:304:505:105:305:456:006:156:306:457:007:308:008:309:0010:0010:3011:0011:30AMPMFRIDAY JUNE 24, 2011Sustainable Streets: 2013 and Beyond79