Berkeley Is Nonetheless Debating a Ferry Line, and the Way forward for its Marina

Tonight the Metropolis of Berkeley will maintain a web-based neighborhood workshop to debate, amongst different issues, the feasibility of a ferry line within the Berkeley Marina.

Tonight’s dialogue will probably be a part of the Berkeley Marina Particular Plan, a greater than two-year planning challenge meant to create a path for “reaching a financially self-sustainable, publicly owned marina.” The ferry has been into consideration as a part within the marina’s monetary future for almost two years now.

It’s inconceivable to easily dip one’s toes right into a dialogue of the ferry, or of the Berkeley Marina usually. The ferry has been controversial as a result of it could change the character of the marina from a leisure vacation spot to a commuter hub. Precisely how a lot Berkeley Marina would possibly change, and what advantages or impediments a ferry would possibly provide, are the topic of fierce debate. (We first wrote concerning the execs and cons of a Berkeley ferry line in 2020.)

We’ll report again to you within the coming days and weeks about tonight’s assembly, any developments, and the assorted existential crises of making a viable, publicly owned marina.

Right here’s the Zoom hyperlink for tonight’s assembly.