迈阿密滩免费水上出租车九个月载客超15.5万人次：市长提议扩建区域网络
位于美国佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县的迈阿密滩市（Miami Beach）免费水上出租车自今年1月20日首航至9月底，九个月累计载客超过15.5万人次，旺季日均载客超过1000人次，受欢迎程度超出预期。迈阿密滩市长 Steven Meiner 近日表示，市政府已获得佛罗里达州交通厅新一笔拨款，正争取更多资金扩建这一水上交通系统。
目前航线连接迈阿密滩的 Maurice Gibb Memorial Park 与比斯坎湾对岸迈阿密一侧的 Venetian Marina and Yacht Club，单程约18分钟，工作日运行时间为上午7时至晚7时30分。据市政府备忘录，约8%的乘客曾因需求旺盛、船只运力有限而未能登船；截至8月，超过99%的计划班次顺利完成。
资金方面，首期运营约120万美元由迈阿密滩市政府与佛罗里达州交通厅各半分摊，全年运营成本估约145万美元。Meiner 表示，市政府已经获得州交通厅2027财年的拨款：“2027年的拨款已经到位，我们可以放心推进。”他正同时争取州与联邦层面的追加资金，并研究迈阿密-戴德县与私人企业参与出资的可能。按市府估算，每座新的浮动码头造价约30万至50万美元，新增一艘船每年约需100万美元；更快的船只可把18分钟的航程缩短到10至12分钟，但成本更高。
扩建方面，市政府已完成初步可行性研究，梳理了迈阿密滩及比斯坎湾两岸的潜在停靠点，一项更细致的码头与海堤基础设施研究将在未来数月内完成。潜在扩展区域包括 South of Fifth、North Beach，以及与迈阿密市和迈阿密-戴德县其他社区的连接；此前的规划方案还包括 South of Fifth 至 Bayside Marketplace、Maurice Gibb Memorial Park 至 Mount Sinai Medical Center 等航线。Meiner 设想，以约5000万美元把水上出租车网络连通全县。市政府尚未公布新增航线、码头或船只的时间表。Meiner 表示他希望水上出租车继续免费，但不排除日后收取小额票价以补贴成本。
（来源：Miami Today 2026年10月21日报道；迈阿密滩市政府官网）
Miami Beach's Free Water Taxi Carries Over 155,000 Riders in Nine Months: Mayor Proposes a Regional Expansion
The free water taxi in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, carried more than 155,000 passengers from its January 20 launch through September, topping 1,000 riders a day in peak season and beating expectations. Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner said the city has received another Florida Department of Transportation grant and is seeking additional funding to expand the service.
The route links Maurice Gibb Memorial Park in Miami Beach with the Venetian Marina and Yacht Club on the Miami side of Biscayne Bay, an approximately 18-minute crossing that runs on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. According to a city memo, about 8 percent of passengers have been unable to board because of strong demand and limited vessel capacity, while more than 99 percent of scheduled trips were completed through August.
About $1.2 million was allocated for the initial operating period, split evenly between the city and the Florida Department of Transportation, and the estimated annual operating cost is $1.45 million. Meiner said the city has already received state grant funding for fiscal year 2027: 'We've gotten the grant funding already for 2027, so we're good to go with that.' He is also pursuing state and federal funding and possible contributions from Miami-Dade County and private businesses. Each new floating dock is estimated at $300,000 to $500,000, an additional vessel would cost about $1 million a year, and faster vessels could cut the crossing to 10 to 12 minutes at higher cost.
The city has completed a preliminary feasibility study identifying potential dock locations throughout Miami Beach and across Biscayne Bay, with a more detailed study of dock and seawall infrastructure due within the next couple of months. Potential expansion areas include South of Fifth and North Beach and connections to other parts of Miami and Miami-Dade County; earlier plans identified routes linking South of Fifth with Bayside Marketplace and Maurice Gibb Memorial Park with Mount Sinai Medical Center. Meiner said he envisions connecting the entire county by water taxi for about $50 million. The city has announced no timeline for new routes, docks or vessels, and while Meiner would prefer to keep the service free, he acknowledged a small fare could eventually be considered.
(Source: Miami Today, October 21, 2026; City of Miami Beach)
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