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@The_Seldom_Killer
Costings and economics change over time, it's worth revisiting again. The ferry still falls down if it isn't a 24hr service.
Small scale isn't always a good indicator of demand for a large scale project. You can't decide whether to build a bridge based on the number of people trying to swim across a river. Increasing capacity on ferries isn't going to bring in a key demographic. Imagine a minimum wage, two job cleaner living on Rotherhithe. If they work in Canary Wharf, they're still taking cycle/bus/tube/train the long way round because an extra £750 a year wouldn't be an afforable expense, even if the boats are bigger and carry more bikes. If you increase the boat capacity, you'll just increase capacity on the current demographic. If that's already at peak, then what you perceive as demonstrated demand through increased capacity won't actually reflect the potential demand for an accessible to all facility. Seriously, head down to Southwark Bridge and ask cyclists/walkers there. I reckon I can guess the number of people who would say that it would be much better if the got to spaff £6 a day on a boat, had to wait to cross and couldn't make it home after a stressful day of working very late cleaning up someone elses shit.