Treasure Island Ferry
{{Short description|Public transit passenger ferry}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox Water transit
| name = Treasure Island Ferry
| logo =
| logo_size =
| image = Treasure Island Ferry arriving at the Ferry Building, February 2023.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| image_caption = Treasure Island Ferry arriving at the Ferry Building in 2023
| locale = Treasure Island, San Francisco
| waterway = San Francisco Bay
| transit_type = Passenger ferry
| began_operation = {{Start date|2022|3|1}}
| system_length =
| lines = 1
| vessels = 1
| terminals = 2
| daily_ridership =
| yearly_ridership =
| operator = Prop SF, under contract with Treasure Island Community Development
| owner = Treasure Island Development Authority
| website = {{URL|https://tisf.com}}
}}
Treasure Island Ferry is a public transit passenger ferry service between the Treasure Island Ferry Terminal on Treasure Island, part of the city of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Ferry Building on the mainland. Ferries operate daily with financial support from Treasure Island Community Development, a group of property developers building new apartments on the island, and are operated by a contractor, Prop SF using a 48-passenger boat.{{Cite news |last=Daniel |first=Montes |date=March 1, 2022 |title=New Treasure Island ferry service launches in anticipation of redevelopment project |language=en-US |work=FOX2 (KTVU) |agency=Bay City News |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/new-treasure-island-ferry-service-launches-in-anticipation-of-redevelopment-project |access-date=March 3, 2022}}
Service started on March 1, 2022.{{Cite news |last=Swan |first=Rachel |date=September 10, 2019 |title=Treasure Island ferry terminal breaks ground in anticipation of 8,000 new SF homes |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Treasure-Island-ferry-terminal-breaks-ground-in-14429457.php |access-date=September 19, 2019}} Eventually, the city of San Francisco's Treasure Island Development Authority plans to transfer operation of the route to the San Francisco Bay Ferry system which will operate the route with 100-passenger ferries.{{Cite press release |title=San Francisco Celebrates Official Launch of Treasure Island Ferry Service |date=March 1, 2022 |url=https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-celebrates-official-launch-treasure-island-ferry-service |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=Office of the Mayor}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://tisf.com}}
{{Treasure Island, San Francisco}}