What it’s like commuting by boat
Urbania talks to some of the people who commute across the river by boat.
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Uatu 12:57 on 2025-11-05 Permalink
We really should have more river ferries
dhomas 14:15 on 2025-11-05 Permalink
It’s too bad ferry season ended October 31st and couldn’t continue through November. It would have helped people impacted by the STM strike. Also, the article was published yesterday, but it reads like it was written some time ago. “Les clients comptent les dodos avant la fin du bateau” le 31 octobre. Kind of odd timing.
Taylor C. Noakes 18:30 on 2025-11-05 Permalink
This city adheres to strict schedules irrespective of citizens’ needs or climatological conditions
Kate 10:02 on 2025-11-06 Permalink
When you’re planning work schedules and boat maintenance and so forth, you probably need to stick to recent climate averages and plan accordingly. Yes, this can result in unsatisfactory outcomes sometimes but it’s probably the safest bet.
DeWolf 11:49 on 2025-11-06 Permalink
The ferry operators have said they could easily operate from early April to early December, though. I think the ARTM is just being conservative since officially the ferries are still a pilot project.
Joey 15:48 on 2025-11-06 Permalink
A lot of the formal processes our public servants have developed assume a (quite rigid) calendar that is decades out of date. There is demand for swimming well into September most years, but plans typically run until end of August. We don’t usually get much snow until January these days, but the main Bixi season ends in mid-November. It’s not surprising that the ferry operators, who make their living based on operating these ferries, are more willing than the bureaucrats at the ARTM to run a longer season (or, presumably, to extend the season somewhat).