San Francisco Bay Ferry will suspend its Dollar Days on the Bay promotion on November 30 and return to normal fares on December 1. This is in response to all counties served by San Francisco Bay Ferry now having moved into the purple tier of the state’s recovery blueprint. Delaying the second month of the […]
Ferry rides across the Bay are about to get a lot cheaper. For the month of November, San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) passenger fares will be reduced to one dollar when purchased through Hopthru, a transit pass application. The goal is to encourage more people to take advantage of ferry transit and make the ferries […]
One of the best ways to stay healthy during the COVID-19 crisis is to keep a safe distance from others. To that end, San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) has taken some measures to ensure every passenger has enough space on board. Maximum capacity on each vessel has been reduced substantially Unavailable seats have been taped […]
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) announced today that it will resume San Francisco Bay Ferry service on the Richmond route and double service on the Vallejo route beginning on Monday, June 15. WETA has also adopted a six-point Passenger and Crew Safety Plan, formalizing safety measures put into effect to […]
Effective immediately, Golden Gate Ferry has made additional Larkspur weekday schedule changes to better match service to current ridership levels, save fuel costs and reduce emissions, and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. See complete Golden Gate Ferry timetables below, in effect until further notice: LARKSPUR – SAN FRANCISCO (effective May 12, 2020) Weekday […]
New public health department orders in local counties require masks or face coverings to be worn in public spaces beginning Wednesday, April 22. Public transit is included in these orders and all passengers will be required to wear masks or face coverings while boarding and on board the ferry vessels until further notice. Passengers […]
For our usual “Who’s” column we had planned to get to know Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz, the new public affairs manager for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District (GGBHTD). However, along with everything else in the world, our plans have changed because of COVID-19. We still plan to get to know Cosulich-Schwartz the person, but […]
As business owners nationwide struggle to find a way to stay afloat while shelter-in-place orders remain in place, those with strong ties to tourism are bracing for a very shaky start to the normally robust summer season. And in San Francisco, a city whose economy is inextricably linked to the 25 million people who visit […]
The full economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Bay Area’s ferry services in March. On March 16, the City of San Francisco and other local jurisdictions issued shelter-in-place orders requiring individuals to stay at home, with some exceptions for essential travel and activities. The order’s implications on water transport in the Bay were […]
Due to the standing stay-at-home order for non-essential activities in the Bay Area, we regret to announce that Bay Crossings will not be releasing an April issue. With ferry ridership down by more than 90 percent and tourism at a complete halt, most of the distribution points for the publication have little to no activity […]