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Originally Posted by Ottawa
Traffic doesn't have to double to break even on services like that. The people using the ferry in both directions don't just drive around and return home. They spend money in all types of businesses before returning home. That benefits the local businesses and the government who collects taxes on all those extra transactions. That benefit continues to flow into further transactions down the line. It entices more tourists to maybe take the ferry to Nova Scotia and return overland, or vice versa, which means more people may actually decide to do that kind of trip.
To be honest, I don't know how they could actually calculate the total benefit of more affordable travel options, and at what level they actually start getting a positive ROI, but they have to do better than they have in the past.
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They spend money on the ship too.
I still think there's some room to lower the prices down for foot passengers and bicycle passengers. There's a lot of extra seats for passengers without vehicles on every single voyage.
It would also be really good to see a bus connection from Digby to Yarmouth and Halifax, which could really give people more reason to take the ferry across.
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