The French Market Dock ferry now runs from the French Market to the Bayou Ferry Landing. It is the latest public transportation route in New Toulouse and New Toulouse Bayou constructed by local government, bringing the total number of routes to four including ferries and trolleys.
“This will be the heart of the city,” said Pazzo Pestana, a city administrator in charge of transportation, pointing to the French Market Dock that, along with the new ferry, is part of a major renovation and revitalization program in New Toulouse. “This is going to be the landing point, so there will be a lot of info and things to interest people.”
“Right now,” said Pestana, “you can board the trolley at the eastern end of the line in New Toulouse Bayou, get off at the station, take the ferry across, change to the Market Dock ferry, then get off at the French Market, hop on the streetcar named Desire, and ride around New Toulouse.”
There are no restrictions on flying, but as Pestana puts it, “With the ferry, the hope is that people will slow down and enjoy the scenery.”
The map below shows public transportation provided by the city government.
Habana Jazz is a resident of New Toulouse and calls his mother every week.