Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry
Encyclopedia
Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry is a public transportation service that uses a ferry
and operates in Alameda, California
and San Francisco, California
. Providing weekday rush-hour
service, the ferry runs from Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda's Bay Farm Island area to the Ferry Building
(Gate E) in San Francisco.
In October 2007, State of California legislation (SB 976) initiated a State acquisition of this service, which would be overseen by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
.
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
and operates in Alameda, California
Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...
and San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Providing weekday rush-hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
service, the ferry runs from Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda's Bay Farm Island area to the Ferry Building
Ferry Building
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. On top of the building is a large clock tower, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city...
(Gate E) in San Francisco.
In October 2007, State of California legislation (SB 976) initiated a State acquisition of this service, which would be overseen by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority , is a government entity created by the California state legislature in 2007 by Senate Bill 976. The organization was formerly the San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority , which the legislature established in 1999...
.