Updated posting - June 11, 2014
A public hearing took place on January 6, 2014 in San Francisco to take comments on the proposed facility for Bay ferries at Alameda Point. It was the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Design Review Board’s first hearing to determine if the project complies with guidelines for ensuring maximum public shoreline access, preserving scenic views, and enhancing the shoreline visual experience through appropriate design appearance.
Located on Hornet Avenue at Ferry Point Road near the U.S.S.
Hornet on a four-acre site to be leased from the City of Alameda, the facility
will service and maintain ferries owned by the Water Emergency Transit
Authority (WETA) operating in the Central Bay. The project will include a 70-foot-tall four story building
for maintenance, dispatch, and administrative tasks, a service yard, and
floating berthing facilities for 12 vessels. Demolition of the old recreational dock and retaining wall,
and dredging of the berthing area is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2014.
