After years of chatter about a potential hovercraft route between Toronto and Niagara, material steps are finally being taken to get the unconventional (and fun!) means of transportation into action. "This milestone clears a major hurdle for launching North America's first large-scale hovercraft transit route," the firm wrote in a release announcing the news on Thursday morning, adding that its landing hub on the Niagara side is already "shovel-ready." This makes the hoverlink far faster than driving or taking other existing transportation options between the two locales, along with being eco-conscious. On the Niagara side, Hoverlink Ontario is slated to operate out of a site in Port Weller, where it secured a 50-year lease with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. in the fall.