2014
SF Bay Ferry Implements Enhanced Service Schedules to Meet Growing Demand SF Bay Ferry initiated the first of what will be a series of service increases in response to skyrocketing demand resulting from the booming economy.
2013
Ferry Ridership Triples During BART Strike San Francisco Bay Ferry’s ridership tripled as many Bay Area residents used the ferry system to commute to and from work. The BART strikes introduced many commuters to San Francisco Bay Ferry for the first time, creating a new group of loyal ferry commuters.
2012
Unified East Bay Ferry Service Launches The Alameda Oakland Ferry Service, Harbor Bay Ferry Service, Vallejo BayLink and new service connecting the East Bay to South San Francisco launched under unified San Francisco Bay Ferry operations on July 1, 2012.
2011
San Francisco Bay Ferry Brand Established In preparation of relaunching unified East Bay ferry service, the WETA Board adopted a new consumer-facing brand for the agency: San Francisco Bay Ferry. The brand beat out other options including CityFish and Breez.
2009
WETA Delivers Transition Plan WETA issued a Transition Plan as specified by recent legislation SB 1093, which laid out WETA’s plans for operating, financing and transferring city-run ferry services in Vallejo and Alameda to WETA. Nina Rannells Appointed as Executive Director Nina Rannells is appointed as WETA Executive Director, a position she would have until 2021. […]
2008
CalOES Approves $25 Million Proposition 1B Funds to Support WETA Expansion Projects The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services approved $25 million in state Proposition 1B bond funds to support the design and construction of planned WETA ferry terminals, facilities and vessels to be made available to support emergency response transportation services in the region. […]
2007
State Establishes San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to Replace WTA The governor signed SB 976, which created the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) as successor to WTA. It directed WETA to run a consolidated regional ferry system and prepare the system to respond to a natural or […]
2004
Voters Approve RM2 Successful passage of Regional Measure 2 (RM2) in 2004 allocated local toll bridge funds for regional ferry system expansion.
2003
WTA Adopts Implementation and Operations Plan WTA developed an Implementation and Operations Plan (IOP) and companion programmatic Environmental Impact Report, identifying seven new potential ferry routes. WTA Adopts Implementation and Operations Plan WTA developed an Implementation and Operations Plan (IOP) and companion programmatic Environmental Impact Report, identifying seven new potential ferry routes.
1999
State Legislature Creates Water Transit Authority (WTA) The state legislature created the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) to plan new and expanded ferry service and related ground facilities in the Bay Area.