San Fransisco BART Strike Ends
The BART strike has been called off and BART has announced it will begin limited service beginning tomorrow at 4 a.m. with the goal of offering full service by the end of the day. Given the unpredictability of the BART strike, the SF Bay Ferry will continue its BART strike schedule through the end of day Tuesday, October 22. “SF Bay Ferry will keep its BART strike schedule in place until end of day tomorrow as a courtesy to our commuters and as a safety net if BART has issues restoring full service by the end of the day,” said Ernest Sanchez, Manager of Information and Marketing of Public Information and Marketing.
SF Bay Ferry's Re-schedule After BART Strike Ends
With the ending of the BART workers' strike, SF Bay Ferry say they were pleased to do their part, having carried triple the number of commute passengers. Boats carried more than 54,000 passengers‹triple their pre-strike daily average. Below is a cumulative overview of total SF Bay Ferry ridership from July 1-3, 2013. This weekend, July 6 and 7, SF Bay Ferry will be running regular weekend service between Vallejo and San Francisco, and between Alameda Main Street, Oakland, and San Francisco. There will be no service to Harbor Bay or South San Francisco.
BART Strike Triples San Francisco Bay Ferry Commute
SF Bay Ferry carried more than triple its normal passenger load on the 1st morning of the BART strike. Morning ferry commute runs on services between San Francisco Ferry Building; Vallejo; Oakland’s Jack London Square; Alameda Main Street; Harbor Bay; South San Francisco and Pier 41 saw a surge in passenger numbers on Monday, July 1, 2013, the first day of the BART workers' strike. SF Bay Ferry report that the normal average commute would have been 2,500 passenger for the morning, but in fact 7,835 commuters took the ferries to work.
