The long-defunct Berkeley Pier may finally get another life. Plans to rebuild the structure, and add a new ferry service, have taken a big step forward with another $5 million in funding
"We are ecstatic," said Patricia Cook, who had heard news of the ferry plan moving ahead."Yeah, we would love to see something positive happen here in the marina."
"We are excited for progress on this service," said Thomas Hall, a spokesman for SF Bay Ferry."We've heard from a lot of folks throughout the East Bay, the I-80 corridor, some of the most congested freeways in the nation." "The time savings you get," Hall added."From Berkeley to San Francisco is going to be a fairly short ferry ride, as opposed to sitting through I-80, through the toll plaza, getting over the bridge, getting into town, finding parking in the city. So it's clearly going to be at time savings, a money savings and environmental improvement for folks."
"All transit operators are dealing with different scenarios, different situations," Hall said."We've been fortunate enough to really rely on a lot of recreational ridership."
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