The San Francisco Bay Ferry Service is inviting the public to an open hearing on Thursday about changes to ticket fares.
The SF Bay Ferry, operated by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority, is inviting comments from the public either in person at the Bay Area Metro Center or remotely for a 1 p.m. hearing on Thursday.
Most routes would see an increase no more than 30 cents. The largest fare increase would be the Alameda Short Hop, from Main Street in Alameda to Oakland’s Jack London Square, which would rise by $1.75.
The public transit agency said in a March report that the increases were being considered to keep up with rising inflation costs and match the fares of other public transit agencies.
Ferry spokesperson Alexis Matsui said the proposal is a part of an already board-approved raise in fares from 2023, but the agency regularly reviews the plan to make adjustments to best address a changing transit environment.
“The proposed fare program amendment builds on fare adjustments implemented in 2023 as part of 2021’s Pandemic Recovery Program and responds to changes in inflation, regional fare policy and fare actions by other Bay Area transit operators,” said Matsui.
People using Clipper START, Senior and Youth Clipper, and other reduced fare programs will also see a small raise on their tickets.
More information is available at sfbayferry.com/fare-notice.
Given very high cost of living unique to democrat mismanaging
of California, would not be surprised if ridership is down.
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Bus companies will adjust time between buses to save money,
then raise rates, not long after passenger count drops off.
Raise rates to up revenue, then adjust times between
busses, rinse and repeat.
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Wonder if meeting
Original G,
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The County Connection has eliminated routes in recent years due to dwindling ridership and costs of providing service.
With the high cost of living in the Bay Area, the ferry is one of few things that is still reasonably priced. I’m surprised they don’t charge more. A “free” ferry would be nice…
California politicians seem to have the “Field of Dreams” syndrome: “if we build it they will come”. IOW, they are delusional and seem to avoid dealing with anything that might start bailing California out of the mess it is in. Instead they prefer dealing with smaller problems which most of them still cannot solve.
— file under why California fell into the Pacific.