Nearly every city has a close relationship to a bay or river -- bodies of water are critical to commercial activity, tourism, and a city's sense of identity. But bodies of water can also be transportation barriers, and if a bridge isn't feasible, sometimes a ferry or water taxi can be the best travel option. In this video, we explore North America, looking for the ten metro areas that generate the most annual trips by ferry and water taxi. Other CityNerd videos referenced in this video: - North America's Best Public Markets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l10sV15O2a4 - NFL Stadium/Transit Connections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iclUbbnWzog - Busiest Bridges and Tunnels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbZXtSnabWc - Worldwide Beach/Transit Connections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5p8gSdYVLo Transit Agencies referenced in this video: - NYCDOT https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/ferrybus.shtml - NY Waterway https://www.nywaterway.com/ - NYC Ferry https://www.ferry.nyc/ - Metro North https://new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad - BC Ferries https://www.bcferries.com/ - TransLink https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/seabus - Washington State Ferries https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries - King County Metro https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/water-taxi/west-seattle.aspx - Pierce County https://www.piercecountywa.gov/2200/Ferry-Schedule - Port Administration of Quintana Roo http://servicios.apiqroo.com.mx/estadistica/ - San Francisco Bay Ferry https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/ - Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/ - Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority https://www.steamshipauthority.com/ - Halifax Transit https://www.halifax.ca/transportation/halifax-transit/ferry-service - Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority https://pr.gov/directorios/pages/infoagencia.aspx?prifa=178 - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority https://www.mbta.com/schedules/ferry - New Orleans Transit Authority https://www.norta.com/ - Plaquemines Parish Government https://www.plaqueminesparish.com/295/Ferry-Schedule Data Sources: National Transit Database: https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Ferries#Current_routes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBus Other Resources: - https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-recommends-fully-electric-ferry-fleet-replacement-strategy/ - https://www.portstoronto.com/portstoronto/media-room/news/billy-bishop-airport-marilyn-bell-i-is-now-canada%E2%80%99.aspx - https://www.fierainfrastructure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/billy-bishop-fiera-infrastructure-fr.pdf Wikipedia page on Metropolitan Statistical Areas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area Photo/Video Credits: - Thumbnail Thumb (WSF) By Jamies - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2415627 - Staten Island Ferry Videos by CityXcape from Pexels - BC Ferries Video Video by Vimeo-Free-Videos from Pixabay - Hong Kong for title Video by Lam Bill from Pexels - Disney Ferries By willenhallwench - https://pixabay.com/en/ferryboat-water-lake-disney-657418/ archive copy, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47215313 By wsh1266 - Boats at the Magic Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47232779 By Lee Ruk from North Tonawanda - 2016 June 10,GOING TO Disney Springs, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50149401 - Flamenco Beach, Culebra By Christopher Zapf - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39126446 Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) Twitter: @nerd4cities Instagram: @nerd4cities Contact: nerd4cities@gmail.com