Dear Rochester Area Business leaders:

The Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Industrial Management Council were recently asked by Canadian American Transportation Systems (CATS) to conduct a brief survey to gauge local attitudes from the business community on the proposed Fast Ferry project. Their proposal is for a fast-ferry service traveling between Rochester and Toronto. The ferry would be a new vessel able to accommodate up to 750 passengers and 175 cars.

Please take a moment to fill out the survey below. It should be completed by an individual familiar with your company's business travel trips (exclusive of freight) between the United States and Canada. If you are not currently doing business in Canada, or if your business plan does not include expansion into Canada in the next 12 months, no response is necessary. The deadline to respond is May 4, 2001.

Thank you in advance for your support in this process.

Sincerely,

Thomas T. Mooney President Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce

Sandra A. Parker President Industrial Management Council

Respondent Name:
Position:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Nature of Business (include SIC code if known):
Number of Total Employees:
Number of Employees in Finger Lakes Region:

Travel Data:

1. In the last twelve months, about how many employee business trips would you say have been made between the Finger Lakes Region and Canada that used Greater Toronto as either a destination or connecting point to some other location? (In estimating this number, please consider all divisions/business units within your company, e.g. ­ sales and marketing, technical support, manufacturing, materials management. Each round trip should count as one trip.)

2. Of the trips made, please estimate how many were by:

	Number of Trips	Number of Passengers
Car
Plane
Bus
Train

3. In the next twelve months, please estimate the number of trips you anticipate for your company, using the same criteria outlined for past trips.

Fast Ferry Service
The proposed ferry will take approximately two hours and 15 minutes to travel between the two cities. This compares to approximately 3 to 5 hours by automobile. Customers will be able to bring their cars onto the ferry or park it at the ferry terminal. The ferry will be connected to downtown Toronto and Rochester by public transportation and taxi.

The proposed schedule is for 3 daily roundtrips from Rochester. The departure times from Rochester will be 6am, 11:30am and 5pm. The ferry will leave Toronto to return to Rochester at approximately 9am, 2pm and 8pm. The ferry will return from Toronto at approximately the same times. Reservations could be made in advance and the ferry would be fully enclosed with food and comfortable seating like you would find in a quality restaurant. The one-way price for the service will be as follows: for pedestrian passengers 12 or older: $28.50. For passengers traveling by car: $40 for the car, and $15 per person for each person over 12.

4. How likely is it that your company would use the fast ferry for its business trips?

Definitely would
Probably would
May or may not
Probably would not
Definitely would not

5. How many times in the next 12 months would you expect your company personnel to use the Fast Ferry? Please count each roundtrip as one trip.

6. Does your company use a central travel agency for most of its travel arrangements?
Yes No

7. If yes, may we contact them?

If yes: Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:

8. Additional comments?