My brother has just started riding his bike to work… in San Francisco.
- The Sausalito Ferry carries about 40,000 passengers a month according to the Report of the General Manager
- The Manly Ferry carries about 470,000 passengers a month I’m guessing from this fact sheet.
The Manly Ferry Bike Rack
Sausalito Ferry Bike Room
The mind boggles. Am I getting this right..?
TEN TIMES THE DEMAND!!
Compare those facilities again.
This is what you want… this what you get… this is what you want… this is what you get…
Now don’t tell that the Sydney CBD is so not-bicycle-friendly that there’s no point in taking it with you. That kind of thinking is exactly the problem. How far you can get from the Quay with a bicycle? An office near Town Hall, Surry Hills, Ultimo, or Pyrmont? Central Station for the Blue Mountains? Darlinghurst for fashion? Kings Cross for a night out? Newtown for freaks? Uni of Sydney or UNSW? Should I continue?
Everyone knows its faster to walk up George St in peak hour than sit on a bus. Mmm… bike?
Are you dreaming of a day when an old lady can roll down to the ferry, sit admiring the harbour with her knitting, then perhaps cruise the botanic gardens, or power up to Newtown for tea with her good friend Betty? I know I am 
A flick through minutes of the Ferry Passengers Advisory Committee it looks like they actively encourage people to ride to the ferry. Sydney Ferries are more likely discourage it simply because they can’t cope with the demand?! Can I roll my eye’s now please?
Thanks Andrew for the photo as I don’t actually take the ferry with my bike. I can ride there in about the same time and earn some chocolate. I agree its not nearly as peaceful; but I do like chocolate.
