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Richmond Ferry Terminal (Historically Ellis Landing) had commuter ferry service from the Richmond Ferry Terminal to the San Francisco Ferry Building on weekdays and Fisherman's Wharf on weekends in addition to special Giant's Ballpark service during the baseball season. The voyage took approximately 45 minutes one-way. The service began in 1999, but was discontinued in the late 2000s in the economic downturn following the dot-com bust. Ferry ridership plummeted and the service became economically unsustainable, which led Red and White Fleet to discontinue the service. The Richmond ferry terminal is at Ford Point located adjacent to the historic Ford Plant in Marina Bay which is now open as an industrial park and under renovation. The terminal had its own dedicated AC Transit feeder service from Point Richmond and downtown Richmond with route 374 also now discontinued.[1][2][3]A new ferry service from Richmond is planned for 2008 by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority. The new ferry will take only half an hour to San Francisco and will use the existing terminal and parking facilities at Ford Point.[4] Recently most of the Richmond City Council except Tom Butt and Mayor Gayle McLaughlin have lost interest in the project, instead supporting using the site for expanded Toyota vehicle importation parking which that company has expressed an interest in.[5]
- ^ New Ferry to Serve Interstate 80 Commuters, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, September 1999, retrieved August 1, 2007
- ^ Richmond Ferry to Sail, San Francisco Chronicle, by Michael Cabanatuan, September 27, 1999, retrieved August 1, 2007
- ^ Richmond Ferry Wins Praise But Few Riders, San Francisco Chronicle by Benjamin Pimentel, October 6, 1999, retrieved August 1, 2007
- ^ A New Commute Option for Richmond, San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority, retrieved August 1, 2007 San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority
- ^ Ferry Terminal Site Decision Nears; Richmond Bid Stalls, Berkeley Daily Planet, by Richard Brenneman, retrieved August 1, 2007
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