San Francisco Bay Ferry to Offer Its Most Weekday Service Ever Beginning July 1
SAN FRANCISCO | MAY 19, 2021 — The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) released new San Francisco Bay Ferry schedules today. The schedules will go into effect on July 1 and represent the highest number of daily departures that the agency has ever offered. Increased service is being offered as a part […]
Temporary Lower Fares and Enhanced Schedules for San Francisco Bay Ferry Coming in July
SAN FRANCISCO | April 2, 2021 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors on Thursday adopted a proposal that includes temporary lower fares and an enhanced schedule for its San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Changes will begin to take effect in July 2021. WETA’s Pandemic Recovery Program is designed […]
WETA to Develop Business Plan Shaping Future of Bay Area Water Transit
SAN FRANCISCO | May 21, 2021 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors today announced the agency will begin work on a business plan meant to establish a vision for enhancing and expanding its world-class ferry system. In 2016, the WETA Board adopted the agency’s first long-term strategic plan. […]
WETA Transfers MV Solano to Kitsap Transit
SAN FRANCISCO | February 24, 2021 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today announced it is transferring one of its passenger ferries, MV Solano, to Kitsap Transit in Washington State. MV Solano entered service in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2004, operating on the City of Vallejo’s BayLink service until […]
WETA Adopts Core Principles to Guide Ferry System Recovery
SAN FRANCISCO | February 4, 2021 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors today adopted a set of 13 core principles to guide the agency’s recovery planning for San Francisco Bay Ferry service as the region continues to manage impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The core principles include: Enhancing […]
WETA Awarded $4.9 Million in Emergency Relief Funds
SAN FRANCISCO | February 1, 2021 – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has awarded the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) $4.9 million in federal emergency funds from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA). The funds, part of a $180 million tranche allocated by MTC on January 27 […]
Redwood City Ferry Deemed Feasible, Business Plan to Be Developed
SAN FRANCISCO – January 26, 2021 The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors, the Port of Redwood City Board of Port Commissioners and the Redwood City Council have received the results of a study determining Redwood City ferry service to be feasible and will move forward to develop a […]
San Francisco Bay Ferry Now Operates Service that Exceeds Pre-COVID Levels, Includes New Route to Alameda
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today celebrated the relaunch of regional ferry service by cutting the ribbon on the recently built terminal at Seaplane Lagoon, where a new ferry route will operate connecting Alameda and San Francisco. The agency’s new service plan also features lower fares, faster […]
Seamus Murphy Appointed as Next WETA Executive Director
SAN FRANCISCO, December 10, 2020 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors today announced that it has appointed Seamus Murphy as the agency’s new executive director. Murphy will join the agency effective January 4, 2021. Murphy will arrive to WETA after serving for the last five years as the […]
WETA Awards $30 Million for Two New Ferries
SAN FRANCISCO, October 9, 2020 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors has authorized the agency to award Mavrik Marine Inc. $30 million to build two new high-speed passenger ferries to serve Bay Area commuters. The new vessels will replace MV Solano and MV Bay Breeze in WETA’s San […]