Comments by "UzuMaki NaRuto" (@UzumakiNaruto_) on "City to get new ferries for the Toronto Islands" video.

@alistairlogie1815 I checked on Google and the distance is less than 2km from the current location of the Toronto ferry to the Islands and even less if you build it in the east end. Much better to have built a bridge that fixes the capacity problem of being able to move thousands of people back and forth from the islands than buying ferries that doesn't address that issue at all.
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@alistairlogie1815 If you're building a bridge in the east, why not build a great bike and pedestrian path that makes it easier for people to access that area and the bridge from downtown and all around? This way people have the option to walk or bike to it if they want to. Or the other option is why not take the current ferry location and use it as the new location for the bridge on the cityside? Why can't our leaders have some vision and be ambitious and build a bridge from that location to the islands and to address the ship issue, why not build it TALL so that the majority if not all vessels sailing in the Great Lakes can pass under it? With a nearly 2km bridge you can curve it gradually upwards so that the center is high enough for vessels to comfortably pass under. Also being up so high, it would immediately become a huge tourist attraction where you can get amazing views of Toronto's skyline in addition to providing a link between the city and the islands that would properly address moving thousands of people back and forth that a couple of ferries could never do. Make the bridge wide so that one side can be for pedestrians only and the other side for cyclists. Also to pay for this new bridge just charge people for crossing it the same as if you're charging them to ride the ferry back and forth. Maybe make it 10 dollars for foreigners and 5 dollars for Canadians so that people who live here can enjoy the islands at a discount. I think this would be a much better alternative to buying two ferries that still doesn't address the capacity issue and will require constant maintenance to keep the ships in service especially as they get older compared to much lower maintenance costs to keep a bridge in good shape that will likely take a shorter period of time to recoup the costs and start generating the city some extra revenue.
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