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PORT OF REDWOOD CITY San Francisco Bo)' 5. Provide water transit service that is reliable, safe and fully accessible. 78 Page 2 New Redwood City ferry service will meet these goals. Redwood City felTY service is planned to consist of: . Two routes -. Redwood City to San Francisco and Redwood City to the East Bay. . Trip times of 47 minutes for Redwood City to SF Ferry building and approximately 45 minutes for Redwood City to the East Bay terminal. . Two vessels (300-passenger fast ferries) providil1g hourly departures/retums to the Redwood City ferry terminaL . Ridership studies forecast 1,420 daily passenger trips between Redwood City and San Francisco. . The ferry terminal will provide parking, access to bus ancI shuttle services, and access to the rail road right of way which may provide further transit options. . The terminal would provide access to the Peninsula in emergencies ifhighway and bridge travel is disrupted. Redwood City Ferry Terminal Studies The exact locations of new fen'y terminals were not identified in the WT A Plan but are being determined by local agencies based on land use, transit planning and community input. The Port and the City have undertaken several studies to determine the preferred site, prelimina.ry environmental impacts, and transit links for the fen'y terminal. The initial study conducted by the Port identified sites that could be available along the Port's waterfront area. The three sites that were identified are the "guest dock" area adjacent to the Portside office complex, maritime Wharf 5, and on Westpoint Slough. In order to have community input on the terry terminal site, particularly related to possible environmental impacts, the Port and WTA formed the Redwood City Water Transit Discussion Group. The Group was made up of representatives from community and environmental organizations, such as Golden Gate Audubon Society, Save SF Bay, and the Blue Water Network, as well as representatives from the City, County, and State offices and business interests. The Group was presented with information on plans for new water transit, surrounding environmental conditions, potential wave/wake impacts and possible terminal sites identified in the Port's study. The Group evaluated these sites as well as several others that were not located on Port property, such as the fOlmer Cargill salt dock. The Group reached a consensus that the three sites identified in the Port study were preferable due to access and environmental conditions and that further study and evaluation were necessary before pursuing development of a single ferry terminal site. 2