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Originally Posted by FloridaChicago
I have always wondered why a commuter boat doesn't run on the canal along the Stevenson Expressway, and on into downtown via the south branch. It seems like it would be a lot less stressful than driving.
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well, there are water taxis on the river in the downtown area that ferry commuters and other visitors between the train stations in the west loop and other points on the main branch like the michigan avenue bridge and over by navy pier. but i think the reason you don't see long distance commuter ferries on the river is because the river is a no wake zone, so boat speed is severely limited, which would make longer distance commutes on the river impractical from a time standpoint for most people.