Bay
Crossings Sound Asleep as Alameda Goes Dark on the
WeekendsBy Guy Span, S.D.
Alameda very quietly cancelled its only weekend service on
the Alameda Oakland Ferry. It did so with a footnote in its timetable. A
very small footnote. So small, in fact, that even on January 10th and 11th,
riders were showing up for some runs. On Saturday, as many as 15 people were
waiting for a run that was not going to show up.
Even regular riders were surprised and irritated. “I ride
this thing every day and this really frosts me,” said one rider who asked
not to be identified. He went on to point out that “they could have given
this a little publicity, you know.”
Bay Crossings missed it also, as its schedule section
published regular weekend service. For the record, there will be no weekend
service in January and February, despite the service holding a California
Public Utilities Certificate that states there will be weekend service.