A who’s who of San Francisco politics came together Friday to celebrate a $55 million grant awarded by the EPA to the city to help complete what officials are calling the nation’s first ever, high-speed zero-emission ferry network.
“The collaboration that went into this was very important because it has aspects of saving the planet, of workforce development that is so important,” said Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
Officials said the money will be used to install electrification infrastructure at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal, construct a 400-passenger zero-emission vessel, build a new ferry terminal in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, and create a regional maritime workforce development program.
“This is so important, having a robust, truly expansive ferry system is critical to the future of our economy and of this region as a whole,” said State Senator Scott Wiener.
“This is the future. This is exciting and this is a game changer for San Francisco,” said Mayor London Breed.