MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE AUTHORITY FERRY SYSTEM EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

The Mississippi River Bridge Authority Ferry System study is an evaluation and assessment of the overall operations of the MRBA ferry system in the New Orleans metropolitan area. This assessment includes three ferry crossings: Gretna/Jackson Avenue, Canal Street/Algiers Point, and Chalmette/Lower Algiers. The report is organized in 7 separate sections. Section 1 is the Executive Summary and Introduction. In Section 2, an inventory of landside and marine facilities was conducted in order to provide a systematic profile of equipment at each crossing. Items in the inventory included: parking facilities, access ramps, bus or taxi storage lanes, signage, traffic circulation, facilities for the elderly and handicapped, maintenance sheds, landing pontoons, mooring dolphins, pedestrian shelters, and vessel capacity. Section 3 addressed the existing travel demand patterns and demonstrated how well the ferry system served passengers, and helped to establish a base for analyzing operating characteristics of landside facilities and vessels as well as to serve as a base for projections of future ridership. These 3 tasks focused on the quality of present service and provided insight into the capability of the MRBA to meet future demand requirements. The study shifts and focuses on a review of operational requirements and maintenance characteristics. This effort included the systemwide cost of service, revenue sources and cost comparisons with other North American and Louisiana systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Rigamer (Gregory C) and Associates, Incorporated

  3230 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite A
  Metairie, LA  United States  70002

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 198 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ferries; Landside capacity; Level of service; Maintenance practices; Operating costs; Operations; Parking facilities; Peer groups; Ridership; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 9
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455162
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-LA-09-8009-85-1
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-LA-09-8009
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM