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I think the ferry idea is interesting, because the Bay is totally underutilized. I used to live in the Mission and work in Oakland, and I'd just bike to the fer

by jfb 13y ago

I think the ferry idea is interesting, because the Bay is totally underutilized. I used to live in the Mission and work in Oakland, and I'd just bike to the ferry terminal. Aside from being a relaxing way to spend your morning commute, you have an alternate to BART or driving. Why shouldn't Peninsula and South Bay communities have the same access to ferries?

suyash 13y ago
Ferry idea is pretty inefficient actually since neither Googleplex is by the bay where the ferry can drop off nor do all googlers live near the Piers in the city. Taking bus from Redwood city to MV and then back from Ferry landing to home in SF is a big time waster. I think if the Bus deal works out with the city, that would make most sense.
- Patrick_Devine 13y ago
  The Googleplex is by the bay, it's just that the bay is pretty silted in around Mountain View, and there's a nature park where the ferry would come in. Historically, there used to be a boat landing right next to where GOOG is which was built by the Rengstorff family. Here's a link: http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/services/learn_about_our_city/city_centennial.asp http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/services/learn_about_our_city/ci...
- batbomb 13y ago
  Ferry to MV would be ~30 minutes or less from SF. The Vallejo fairy is nearly twice as long and it takes an hour. Then from Redwood City to MV it's about 20 minutes, depending on traffic. The 30 minutes is on par with what it would take by bus, and much better than what it would take if there's heavy traffic between SF and RWC. The location of the piers is pretty good. It's close to BART, SOMA, etc... It's really tricky to navigate the downtown traffic as well between 7 and 9 as well, so you'd save some efficiencies from that. It's probably roughly on par with a bus, maybe a bit longer than the ideal case but probably better than the average case.

by jfb 13y ago

suyash 13y ago

Ferry idea is pretty inefficient actually since neither Googleplex is by the bay where the ferry can drop off nor do all googlers live near the Piers in the city. Taking bus from Redwood city to MV and then back from Ferry landing to home in SF is a big time waster. I think if the Bus deal works out with the city, that would make most sense.

Patrick_Devine 13y ago
The Googleplex is by the bay, it's just that the bay is pretty silted in around Mountain View, and there's a nature park where the ferry would come in. Historically, there used to be a boat landing right next to where GOOG is which was built by the Rengstorff family. Here's a link: http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/services/learn_about_our_city/city_centennial.asp http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/services/learn_about_our_city/ci...
batbomb 13y ago
Ferry to MV would be ~30 minutes or less from SF. The Vallejo fairy is nearly twice as long and it takes an hour. Then from Redwood City to MV it's about 20 minutes, depending on traffic. The 30 minutes is on par with what it would take by bus, and much better than what it would take if there's heavy traffic between SF and RWC. The location of the piers is pretty good. It's close to BART, SOMA, etc... It's really tricky to navigate the downtown traffic as well between 7 and 9 as well, so you'd save some efficiencies from that. It's probably roughly on par with a bus, maybe a bit longer than the ideal case but probably better than the average case.