Increasing regional mobility demand amid rising roadway congestionhas motivated plans for passenger ferry expansion and modernizationin many parts of the US. While this trend applies to ferry systems inAlaska, New York, Boston, and Washington state, efforts to expandferry service in the San Francisco Bay Area are unique in scale andvision. Integrating ferry service into the regional, door-to-doortransit system Can significantly increase water-crossing capacity forcommuters. However, to realize this potential, the Ferry industrymust meet several challenges associated with growth, includingenvironmental impacts.
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