Water taxi
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water taxi or
river taxi is a
boat used for
public transportation in cities with abundant water channels. Many cities, including
New York City,
Boston,
Baltimore,
Fort Lauderdale,
Winnipeg,
London, and
Tokyo have scheduled water taxis which operate in a similar manner to
ferries or . Others, like
Venice, have for-hire boats similar to traditional
taxis. Venice also has a
vaporetto, or
waterbus, system that operates similarly to American "water taxis" (
image) [
1].
Water taxis also operate in
cottage areas where some cottages are accessible only by water. Visitors can drive to a local
marina and take a water taxi to the final destination.
On
March 6,
2004, a "Seaport Taxi," a water taxi service operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation, capsized during a storm near Baltimore's
Inner Harbor; 5 passengers died in the accident.
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Toronto Water Taxi*
Thames Clipper*
Abra*
West Seattle Water Taxi
