Accessing WTA's IOP

On December 12, 2002, the WTA submitted to the California Legislature its Implementation and Operations Plan (December 2002) document. The document is entitled "A Strategy to Improve Public Transit with an Environmentally Friendly Ferry Service." It was prepared in accordance with Chapter 1011, Statutes of 1999 and Chapter 404, Statutes of 2001.

This plan shows how a water-transit system of seven new routes and expanded service on existing routes can be built using vessels that are ten times cleaner than existing passenger ferries.

The WTA conducted a 90-day public-comment period this fall, which included hearings in each of the nine Bay Area counties.

This plan includes a number of suggestions and recommendations expressed by the public. All public comments received by the WTA during the 90-day comment period are summarized and included in the appendix. The appendix also contains the official comments of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), as well as all of the technical studies that are the foundation of this plan.

We expect the Legislature to consider this plan during the current session. Proposed legislation to fund it out of an increase in tolls on State-owned Bay Area bridges, SB 916, has passed the Senate and is awaiting action in the Assembly.

You may access a copy of the IOP in three different ways:

• Download the IOP (pdf, 17 mb)
• Stop by the library
• Request a Copy from WTA: You may request a CD ROM or hard copy of the Draft IOP by calling (415)291-3377.

Our Implementation and Operations Plan (IOP)
A Strategy to Improve Public Transit with an Environmentally Friendly Ferry Service (pdf, 8.3 mb)

The IOP is very large and may take several minutes to download. Thank you for your patience. If you prefer, you may download the IOP by section (the largest section is 3.1 mb):

• Table of Contents & Executive Summary (pdf, 1.9 mb)
• Chapter 1: The Demand (pdf, 2.5 mb)
• Chapter 2: The Routes (pdf, 3.1 mb)
• Chapter 3: The Connections (pdf, 1.6 mb)
• Chapter 4: The Terminals (pdf, 1.2 mb)
• Chapter 5: The Boats (pdf, 1.1 mb)
• Chapter 6: The Disaster-Response Plan (pdf, 1.3 mb)
• Chapter 7: The Bay (pdf, 960 k)
• Chapter 8: The Riders (pdf, 1.1 mb)
• Chapter 9: The Finances (pdf, 940 k)
• Chapter 10: The Authority (pdf, 340 k)
• Chapter 11: The Future (pdf, 580 k)
• Appendix: The Data (pdf, 1.1 mb)

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this publication.

You may visit one of 18 Bay Area libraries to review a hard copy of the Draft IOP. Due to the large size of this document, it may not be practical to reproduce the Draft IOP in its entirety.