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I never had a Doubt(fire) we'd pick five perfect ferry names. Chronicle readers name the next @sfbayferry.com vessels. Boats can't be named after humans, but you still found subtle ways to honor Robin Williams, Willie Mays and ... Jack London? Gift link 🎁 ⛴️ ❤️ www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Just eight more hours to help name our next @sfbayferry.com boats! Voting has been tight. "Say Hey" and the Grateful Dead-inspired "Terrapin" are in a battle for one of the last spots. "Ride the Lightning," "Hella" and "Hyphy" need a miracle. Vote now! 🗳️ ⛴️ ⬇️

Inside info: Carbon-Free Willy was the toughest cut. 😅

Should we name our next ferry boat Doubtfire? Rocco? Ride the Lightning? Frisco? 😬 We received 1,500 Bay Area ferry name nominations. From Boat Milk Latte to Carbon-Free Willy to Wharf Rat and Starfleet, here’s what did and didn’t make our finals. ⛴️ 🗳️ 💯 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Got to ride ‘Karl,’ the newest ferry in the @sfbayferry.com fleet yesterday. Very impressive! Still had that ‘new ferry’ smell.

What should we name the next @sfbayferry.com boats? The @sfchronicle.com's Total SF project is taking nominations! Five vessels will be named. Winners get free ferry rides for a year. I made suggestions ⬇️ you can steal. Or come up with your own. Gift link! ⛴️ 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

We're helping name 5 new @sfbayferry.com boats. Actually, you are. www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

We have lots more morning commute trips from East Bay to S.F. (and opposite direction) and are mobilizing to enhance service on the Oakland route. Schedules at sfbf.mobi

We broke our January ridership record and are now at 95% of 2019 ridership over the past 12 months. sanfranciscobayferry.com/january-2026...

From the @sfbayferry.com this evening #SF #SanFrancisco #sunset #photography

"Corpus" and "Echoes" are at the Downtown S.F. Ferry Terminal; "Coralee" is on the north side of the Ferry Building. The others are all walkable from the terminal, too. An amazing outdoor gallery from @sfport.bsky.social!

Sunning sunrises and sunsets AND the supermoon. Skies will be gorgeous across Northern California the next couple of days. Get outside! #CAwx www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

That moment when everyone on @sfbayferry.com stands up to get the photo

Last week I went to San Francisco and Sacramento for work. Thanks @mobilityforwho.bsky.social for putting together a fun video featuring my very multimodal trip: biking my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social to the airport and putting it in the overhead bin, using BART @sfbayferry.com and @amtrak.com!

I am a proud taxpayer for @sfbayferry.com

Vallejo. Not only is the 'j' silent but the 'h' is, too!

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Numbers are in: more growth for ferry ridership. Preliminary data shows 17% year over year increase in September. Total ridership for the last 12 months: 2.9 million pax. Inching ever closer to that 3 million mark. The Bay Area is choosing safe, clean and reliable transit over freeway gridlock.

This view never gets old #sanfrancisco #oakland @sfbayferry.com

Beautiful commute home tonight. That evening fall light is 🤩 Thank you @sfbayferry.com

Woodstock needs an unscheduled repair and will not be in operation on Tue., Sept 23 for until at least the early afternoon. @sfbayferry.com is working to quickly make the repair and hopes to have Woodstock back in service by late Tue. afternoon. Get updates from sanfranciscobayferry.com#bay-alerts

Last week our peak morning commute ridership (westbound only, arrive by 9:30 AM) landed at 2,774 per day. That's our third best week for that figure since 2020. Beaten only by ... the two weeks prior. Peak morning commute ridership is up 23% year over year. 📈

This is awesome. We also had a nice Tuesday, our best single-day September total (10,987) since 2020. Imagine if all these people (plus @rideact.bsky.social and other transbay bus riders) had to be on the freeways and bridges instead? Does Google Maps have a darker shade of red available?

ALERT: We're adding an extra trip leaving Oakland at 9:35 AM bound for Downtown S.F. to help travelers cross the Bay. We also have trips departing Oakland at 10:05, 10:35, 11:05, 11:30 and 12:05.

All SF Bay Ferry routes are in operation this morning. See sfbf.mobi/routes-schedules for route details and arrive early -- boarding is first come, first served. Pay with Clipper, the SF Bay Ferry app or pay on board.

We sold out the last half-dozen Valkyries ferries of the season like A MONTH in advance. Demand has been incredible, but we can only land one ferry per game at Pier 48 near Chase Center. We've often been able to increase capacity 1-2 days prior to games as we confirm larger vessels are available.

BART’s efforts to enhance safety, cleanliness, and the customer experience are paying off as June 2025 saw a 13.4% increase in ridership over a year ago, bolstered by steadily growing weekend ridership. www.bart.gov/news/article...

Wow, just noticed this delightful animation on the @sfbayferry.com website 🤩

When your preferred mode of public transit has its own beer. @sfbayferry.com

“We’re at a sea change when it comes to ferry technology,” said Seamus Murphy, director of @sfbayferry.com, which boasts the cleanest fleet in the US from an emissions standpoint and has ambitions to be the first fossil-free operator there, reports @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/b...

View from @sfbayferry.com on the way into Oakland.

I’m semi-retired, but still occasionally bike-commute from Berkeley to the Oakland or Hayward Airports with flight gear & a change of clothes. If my schedule permits, I jump on the Oakland-Alameda Water Shuttle for a short ride across the estuary into Alameda. Such a peaceful way to start the day.

We just completed our highest ridership May *of all time*. That means we exceeded pre-pandemic ridership (101%) for the first time (not the last time). Thanks to everyone who rides and/or supports high-quality regional water transit! sanfranciscobayferry.com/san-francisc...

Just saw a whale tail as it dove into the Bay while riding @sfbayferry.com past Angel Island. A feeling to carry through the rest of the day. All the passengers are smiling and cheering.

Glad @bart.gov is back to normal. Our ridership before 10 AM was up 60% compared to recent Fridays. This could have gotten real hairy if it were any other weekday! A resilient transportation system with trains, buses AND ferries is essential to keeping the Bay Area moving.

Update: We now have systemwide restoration of service. These is our first passenger train on Yellow line.

Seeing ++ ridership this AM due to the @bart.gov system shutdown. It's Friday so we still have significant capacity to absorb more pax. Free parking at Oakland (validate on ferry), Alameda Seaplane, Richmond and Harbor Bay. We'll drop you off 2 blocks from Embarcadero Station.

We have swapped our larger ferries into service where possible. Take the ferry from Vallejo, Oakland, Richmond or Alameda or take @rideact.bsky.social transbay buses. Our schedules are here: sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-sched.... You can use Clipper, the SF Bay Ferry app or pay on the boat.

RICHMOND FERRY SERVICE TO SELECT GIANTS GAMES starts Sunday. Enjoy free parking at the Richmond Ferry terminal & great views on the ferry. Buy tickets in advance at SFBayFerry.com. (Oracle Park ferry doesn't take Clipper.) More info & tickets: 511cc.org/oracleparkfe... @sfbayferry.com @sfgiants.com

🚨 ALL ABOARD BAY AREA TRANSIT DAY IS MAY 6 🚨 WE WANT YOU BACK!!! Bay Area transit agencies in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Air District are encouraging residents to ride transit on Tuesday, May 6, for All Aboard Bay Area Transit Day. 🧵 ⬇️

Who wants to ride a ferry to watch @bayfc.com play the first ever NWSL game at Oracle Park?

Bikes on a boat — this is how to explore the San Francisco Bay Area

When I found out the new @sfbayferry.com boat is named "Karl" I had questions. Learn how close we came to a ferry named Chowder, why Klay Thompson can't have a ferry named after him 🙁, and why you should NEVER let 7th grade boys name your boat. ⛴️ 🌁 💯 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

This is so cool.

Big announcement: We now have *automated alerts* on @bsky.app! Follow @alerts.bart.gov for the latest about what's going on. You will still find news and more on this account.

Caltrain ridership gets big uptick since electric trains introduced www.mercurynews.com/2025/04/07/c... via @mercurynews.com.

Thanks for the ride @sfbayferry.com! With apologies to the 77x Candlestick Express, bike & ferry is my all-time favorite way to get to a Giants game. (Bike valet was 🚴 💯)

One of the coolest transit things you can experience!