Alameda-Oakland Ferry

Alameda-Oakland Ferry

Infobox Water transit
name = Alameda-Oakland Ferry
logo =
logo_size =


image_size = 200px
locale = San Francisco Bay Area
Oakland, Alameda, S.F., and Angel Island
waterway = San Francisco Bay
transit_type = passenger ferry
began_operation = 1980s
ended_operation = currently operating
system_length =
lines = 1
vessels =
terminals = 6
ridership = several thousand daily
operator = Blue & Gold Fleet
owner = City of Alameda, Port of Oakland

Alameda / Oakland Ferry is a public-transit ferry service connecting Alameda and Oakland, California, United States, with San Francisco via the San Francisco Bay. The City of Alameda local government, which runs the public service together with the Port of Oakland, contracts the privately-run Blue & Gold Fleet to provide the service. [Alameda / Oakland Ferry: [http://www.eastbayferry.com/what/faqs.html "What to Know"] ]

In October 2007, State of California legislation (SB 976) initiated a State acquisition of Alameda / Oakland Ferry service, which would be overseen by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority. [" [http://www.baycrossings.com/news_archive_view_next.asp?id=1892&mon=10&yea=2007 Q&A: Emergency Needs Prompt Ferry Changes] ," "San Francisco Bay Crossings" October 2007.]

Service is provided from Jack London Square and the Alameda Ferry Terminal to the Ferry Building, Pier 39, AT&T Park, and Angel Island [http://www.eastbayferry.com/ East Bay Ferries homepage] , access date July 19, 2008]

Service is funded by the city of Alameda, the Port of Oakland, Alameda County Regional Measure B, and the Metropolitan Transit Comission Regional Measure 1. [http://www.eastbayferry.com/index1.php, Alameda-Oakland Ferry main page, index, footnotes, access date August 31, 2008] ]

References

top locations

* Gateway Center, 2991 Main Street, Alameda
* Clay Street Terminal, 530 Water Street, Jack London Square, Oakland
* Ferry Building, San Francisco
* Pier 41, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
* Angel Island Ferry Terminal
* AT&T Park

External links

* [http://www.eastbayferry.com/ Official site]
* [http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_976&sess=CUR&house=B&author=torlakson SB 976: San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority]


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