SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES PROVIDE SPACE, PEACE OF MIND FOR FERRY RIDERS
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 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 off
  • Seat availability charts are posted every week

We are currently operating at less than 50% capacity on all vessels. WETA, the agency that manages San Francisco Bay Ferry service, is working closely with regional transit and public health partners to determine sustainable capacity levels going forward.

The new seat availability charts incorporate ridership data to give a snapshot of how many seats are expected to be available on any given departure. This provides additional information and peace of mind to passengers concerned about being denied boarding due to capacity. So far, no departures since March have reached maximum capacity.

You can find the seat availability charts at bit.ly/FerrySeats .
WETA WINS FEDERAL GRANT TO REBUILD ALAMEDA TERMINAL
WETA learned in late July that it has been awarded a $4.45 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to rehabilitate its 29-year-old Main Street Alameda Ferry Terminal.

The competitive grant was awarded through FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program. The $4.45 million awarded by FTA will be matched with $1.9 million in local funds WETA has secured via Alameda County’s Measure B and BB transportation sales tax and State Transit Assistance funds.

The project includes building and installing a new passenger float and refurbishing the pilings and ramping system at the terminal, which links San Francisco Bay Ferry service to Oakland, San Francisco and South San Francisco. WETA will also use this opportunity to bring shore power to the terminal and plan for the future ability to charge electric vessels/batteries at this terminal.

WETA WELCOMES NEW DIRECTORS TO BOARD
WETA has welcomed two new directors to its Board in recent months.

Jessica Alba was appointed to the Board in late June by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. Director Alba is the transportation policy manager for Stanford University. 

Monique Moyer was appointed to the Board in July by Governor Gavin Newsom. Director Moyer formerly served for 12 years as the executive director of the Port of San Francisco. 
NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CREW, PASSENGER STORIES
San Francisco Bay Ferry is proud to present its first-ever brand video highlighting what makes the service a favorite transportation option of so many in the region. The video includes some stunning footage of ferries on the Bay along with stories from five frequent passengers, two deckhands and a captain many Alameda and Oakland commuters will recognize.