Hillsborough commissioners vote to end proposed MacDill AFB ferry route

The Hillsborough County commission voted Wednesday to terminate a proposed ferry service between MacDill Air Force Base and southern Hillsborough County.....MORE

Hillsborough County’s decade-long ferry project plans likely to die

The Hillsborough County Commission will likely abandon plans to operate a new ferry in the south part of the county Wednesday. Leaders have been discussing ferry plans for a decade now.....MORE

In south Hillsborough, traffic snarls with no immediate relief coming

A proposed scuttling of a commuter ferry plan has advocates wondering: Now what? more

"Comm. Harry Cohen & I were the only votes to continue ferry service. Please let the other 5 commissioners know we need to have gridlock relief, especially in South County." Comm. Pat Kemp

Cross Bay Ferry Gone - Tampa Mayor Not Interested

Still waiting for the Cross Bay Ferry to return? It’s going to be a while.

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The ferry experiment connecting the downtowns of Tampa and St. Petersburg was lauded as a success. 

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Considering Tampa was one of the four initial partners who covered the trial-run’s operating costs — Hillsborough and Pinellas counties and St. Petersburg also chipped in. Buckhorn’s lack of interest complicated bringing the boat back for a second season. here

The Successful Cross-Bay Ferry

With record sales and a return on investment for the four local government partners, it has laid a foundation for future ferry service across Tampa Bay. here

Is the South Shore to Mac Dill next?

Cross Bay Ferry

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