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Redwood City Ferry Terminal

Why Ferry Service Terminal Needs Locational Analysis

Land availability for 5-6 acre terminal Vehicular access

Environmental Assessment Biological resources & sensitivity Wake and wave analysis Dredging requirements

Conceptual Design & Cost Estimate

Why Ferry Service?

Water Transit Authority forecasting indicates there is a potential market

Redwood City is the southernmost accessible location in the Bay

Ferry facilities and service provide a significant contingency mode

It is a wonderful way to travel that attracts additional riders to transit

Terminal Needs

2025 forecast anticipates 1,950 daily riders between Redwood City and San Francisco; 460 daily riders between Oakland and Redwood City

Hourly service to/from San Francisco; peak period only to/from Oakland

Floating dock, accessible gangway, shelter, ticket vending, parking, and bus circulation

Locational Issues

Find a site acceptable to permitting agencies Minimize vehicular conflicts with existing Port

traffic Provide sufficient parking to meet demand Minimize vessel travel time in channel Allow rail access for potential future

connection

Figure 1. Sites Considered

Figure 2. Site Selected for Ferry Terminal

Westpoint Slough Location

Availability of land for landside facilities (short-term and long-term)

Vehicular access available Compatible with BCDC Seaport Plan and Port

needs Proximity to Pacific Shores development for

“walk-in” ridership Shortest vessel travel time

Figure 3. Access Route to Westpoint Slough Terminal

Environmental Assessment/Fatal Flaw Analysis Redwood Creek channel is dredged for much

larger vessels Bair & Greco Islands part of National Wildlife

Refuge Special status plant and wildlife species in or

near project area Landside and waterside environment already

disturbed sites Preliminary estimate of 17,000 cubic yards of

dredging required

Figure 4. Required Dredging Depths

Figure 5. Proposed Route and Depths

Figure 6. Location of wetlands

Conceptual Design & Cost Estimate WTA standard floating dock with ADA accessible

gangway Passenger shelter 500 space parking lot/drop-off and pick-up Access via 4-lane portion of Seaport Blvd. Phased development of parking $13 – 13.5 million facility cost

Figure 7. Full Build-out Terminal Layout