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SEAPLANE SHIFT MEANS BETTER FERRY SERVICE FOR ALAMEDA, OAKLAND COMMUTERS
Seaplane Shift is WETA’s major restructuring of Alameda and Oakland commute ferry service to enhance capacity and reliability. There’s not yet a hard date when Seaplane Shift will occur as we wrestle with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. But it will be coming soon.

Under Seaplane Shift, Alameda commute service is essentially shifted over from the current Main Street Alameda Ferry Terminal to the new Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, which boasts much better access and a consistent 20-minute ride to San Francisco. This will allow commute service in the estuary – which currently serves both Alameda and Oakland – to refocus on Oakland, providing much better service for those riders.

Outside of the commute windows and once more robust off-peak service resumes, Alameda ferry riders will still be able to take the ferry from Main Street Alameda to San Francisco. Passengers bound for South San Francisco will also continue to board at Main Street Alameda. Parking for bikes and cars should be much less crowded than before.

You can sign up for email updates and see more information (including maps) at seaplaneshift.com.
MASKS REQUIRED ON FERRY
We want to thank passengers for wearing masks or face coverings when arriving to board San Francisco Bay Ferry. This is a requirement. Wearing your mask or face covering on board will reduce risk of spread of coronavirus and allow us to provide better ferry service for our passengers.

Don’t just wear your mask or face covering when you board: wear it the entire time you are on the ferry.

PASSENGER INPUT SOUGHT
As WETA plots the recovery of San Francisco Bay Ferry service, we need feedback on how your commutes have changed and our safety measures. We have a brief passenger input survey open through July 5.

Information gathered from the passenger input survey will be used in our planning and safety efforts going forward.

WETA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Nina Rannells, WETA’s executive director since 2009, has announced she will retire from the agency at the end of January 2021. WETA’s Board of Directors has undertaken a search for her replacement.

Under Rannells, WETA unified the municipal ferry service in Vallejo, Alameda and Oakland under the San Francisco Bay Ferry brand, built two major maintenance and operations facilities, built two new ferry terminals, expanded the Downtown S.F. terminal, launched two new routes and built seven new ferries with two more under construction.

FERRY TALES
Megan has been riding the ferry for just over a year. San Francisco Bay Ferry is her favorite way to cross the bay because of the friendly crews, guaranteed seating, and beautiful views!