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 […]
WETA Awarded Grant to Build All-Electric Ferry
SAN FRANCISCO | April 21, 2020 – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today announced that it has been awarded a $9 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to build an all-electric passenger ferry to serve the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco. The grant, awarded through CalSTA’s Transit […]
Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember David Chiu, WETA and Port of San Francisco Open Expanded Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal
Download a PDF version of this press release See our video press release See more photos of the project Visit WETA’s media center SAN FRANCISCO – August 13, 2020 | The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), joined by Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember David Chiu, and the Port of […]
WETA Adopts Safety Plan, Increases Ferry Service in Vallejo and Richmond
Download a PDF version of this press release Visit our Media Center SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2020 – 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 […]