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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]