News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) is developing a shared vision of the San Francisco Bay Area ferry system for 2050, including the level of service and extent of ferry operations and emergency response. Read More
There are robust ferry services on San Francisco Bay today, but like the tides, there has been ebbs and flows over the years. Read More
San Francisco Bay Ferry is again offering ferry service to and from Oracle Park for select San Francisco Giants home games for riders in Alameda, Oakland and Vallejo. Read More
Golden Gate Ferry will again be offering special event service between Larkspur and Oracle Park for all remaining Giants home games this season beginning June 25. Read More
Beginning Saturday, Golden Gate Ferry will again offer regular weekend service between San Francisco and the North Bay. Read More
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has announced it will resume San Francisco Bay Ferry service on the Richmond route and double service on the Vallejo route beginning Monday. Read More
When commuters and others need help with travel they turn to Jon D’Agostin, store manager at Bay Crossings inside the Ferry Building in San Francisco. The ferry ticket shop and ferry and tour information center was forced to close because of the pandemic, but D’Agostin has since returned and is again assisting travelers, helping keep the Bay Area moving in this challenging time. The Bay Link conducted a Q&A with D’Agostin: Read More
While not a panacea for Bay Area traffic, The Bold Italic wrote a piece highlighting the key role ferries might have in reducing congestion. Read More
Rummaging around the MTC photo archive we found a 40-year-old photo of the Marin, a Golden Gate Ferry that takes people from its namesake county to San Francisco and back. Read More
