On Monday, March 9, the pedestrian bridge approaching Gate G at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal will be re-opened and the queue for passengers departing to Alameda and Oakland will change. Above is a queuing map for the Downtown S.F. Terminal in effect on March 9. Note that the Alameda/Oakland queue will return to […]
Special Events Ferry on the Chopping Block Last October, WETA launched special ferry services to Pier 48½ for Golden State Warriors games at Chase Center. A recent WETA report has shown that while ridership for Warriors games has been strong, ridership for other events, like concerts, at Chase Center has been weak. Unless ridership increases, […]
Plans for the new Mission Bay Ferry Terminal are moving ahead, with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) recently approving a supplemental memorandum with the Port of San Francisco about the project. Kevin Connolly, planning and development manager for the project, presented at this month’s WETA meeting on the project’s goal to use $25 million of […]
Beginning on Tuesday, February 18, Richmond ferry arrivals and departures will be reassigned to Gate E at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal. Also, there will be access and queuing changes for Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay passengers in Downtown San Francisco. Above is a map with all of the queuing and gate changes that will […]
The Port of San Francisco recently replaced the canopy covering the gangway leading to the boats at Gate B, which services San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Vallejo route and Golden Gate Ferry’s Tiburon service. The work was completed in early January just before several winter storms hit the Bay Area. Vallejo and Tiburon commuters were happy […]
Richmond Weekend Service to Resume: WETA has recommended that the pilot ferry program providing weekend service between the Port of San Francisco and Richmond, which launched last August, should continue. The pilot program ran for 12 weeks from August 2019 to October 2019, and according to a survey of about 200 riders, many enjoyed the […]
San Francisco Bay Tideline ferry Captain Glenn Williams and deckhand Lester Laboi received special recognition last Thursday from Senator Diane Feinstein for their heroics during a man overboard rescue in the cold waters of the San Francisco Bay the Friday before Christmas. Tideline Marine Group is a private, small-boat ferry service operating out of the […]
BC STAFF REPORT Last month, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors authorized the agency to exercise a $14.8 million build option for a second 300-passenger high-speed ferry from Mavrik Marine to support the growth of San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Mavrik Marine is currently building Dorado, a versatile […]
BC STAFF REPORT In order to meet growing passenger demand, the WETA Board of Directors approved a major 2020 revamp of San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Alameda and Oakland service at its December meeting. The plan, which is expected to take effect in mid-2020, will shift primary commute service in Alameda to a new ferry terminal […]
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Confronted with a choice between slow-growth fiscal conservatism and more rapid ferry service expansion, top Water Emergency Transportation Authority staff now advocate for the latter—even if it could mean pressing for new subsidies. WETA Executive Director Nina Rannells told the agency’s November board meeting that, after re-examining financial projections, she favors forging […]