About WETA Maintenance Facility will consolidate Central and South Bay fleet operations, include a fueling facility with emergency fuel The Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation storage capacity, and provide an alternative EOC location, Authority (WETA) is a regional public transit agency tasked with thereby significantly expanding WETA’s emergency response operating and expanding service on the San Francisco and recovery capabilities. Bay, and is responsible for coordinating the water transit response to regional emergencies. Future Present WETA is planning for a system that seamlessly connects cities in the greater Bay Area with San Francisco, using Today, WETA operates daily passenger ferry service to the fast, environmentally responsible vessels, with wait times cities of , Oakland, San Francisco, Vallejo, and South of 15 minutes or less during peak commute hours. WETA’s San Francisco, carr4$)"(*- /#)тѵр million passengers 2035 vision would expand service throughout the Bay Area, annually under the Ferry brand. Over the operating 12 services at 16 terminals with a fleet of 44 vessels. last five years, SF Bay Ferry ridership has grown чф percent. In the near term, WETA will launch a Richmond/San Francisco route (201ш) and new service to Treasure Island. Other By the Numbers terminal sites such as Seaplane Lagoon in Alameda, , Mission Bay, Redwood City, the South Bay, and the Carquinez *- /#)ǔǹǒ  --$ ./-).+*-/0+ Strait are on the not-too-distant horizon. ($''$*)-$ -. /*ǗǕǑ$& .-*.. 0. 4 --4 /# 4 # 4ǹ 1 -44 -ǹ A Plan for Expanded Bay Area Ferry Service

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WETA Expansion Targets Richmond Funded Traveling by ferry has become increasingly more popular in • Richmond Berkeley the Bay Area, as the economy continues to improve and the • Treasure Island Partially Funded Treasure Island population grows. To expand capacity and meet the increased • Seaplane Lagoon San Francisco Alameda Oakland • Berkeley demand for ferry service, WETA is making investments in fleet AT&T Park Seaplane Lagoon • Redwood City expansion and infrastructure. In 2017, WETA added two new Mission Bay • Hercules Hunters Point Bay • Mission Bay high-speed 445-passenger – the M.V. Hydrus and the South San Francisco Unfunded M.V. Cetus. An additional five ferries will be added within the • South Bay • Carquinez Strait next two years. The North Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility was recently opened in Vallejo and will consolidate WETA’s North Bay fleet operations, provide additional fuel = WETA Existing Service Redwood City = WETA Expansion Targets reserves, and function as an alternative Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The Ron Cowan Central Bay Operations and

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Fleet of 50 ferries shuttled Construction of State Bay Area Council sponsors Demand for ferries approximately 50-60 bridges kills ferry Legislature establishes legislation that establishes soars amidst regional million passengers across service. Water Transit Authority Water Emergency gridlock. the Bay each year. (WTA) to restore ferry Transportation Authority service on the Bay. (WETA) to build a robust regional ferry service and provide emergency response capability.