U.S. wants Detroit-Windsor ferry service

[Cal Carpenter]

6. Yeah, it's a short jaunt across the river here

And I would agree with Tahiti Nut that it would likely be a lot of actual commuters most of the time.

I could also see some use for getting to the casinos or weekend nights on the town. That's probably the main tourism draw between Detroit and Windsor - a change of scene for the locals and suburbanites. In both cities most casinos and a lot of nightlife are close to where this boat terminal is.

Detroit's riverfront has changed for the better in the last few years. In this case the terminal is already there. My first instinct at the headline was 'cool!'.

I would need to know more about what is behind this (and I am too lazy/distracted to research at the moment, LOL) before having a real strong opinion - goodness knows Detroit is being bought cheap and nasty in some ways right now by developers and others with pure profit motive, so I am skeptical of just about everything (eg the new bridge).

But there may be some logic to doing this, aside from some private profit situation.