You know, build out, and which is why i would, take a longer period of time, these are the opportunities for water taxi. And then, on the north, going again, beyond the port jurisdiction, serving something perhaps something in the yacht club, serving the club, and so that is really, that shows you there, sort of the kind of the fully, built out at least potentially built out water taxi network in San Francisco. And obviously not shown here are the landings that the tide line marine uses in the east bay. This is really just San Francisco. So just to wrap up, you know, the port staff is committed to working with the partners and working with the current operators and helping them grow and fostering the growth of the water taxi as a viable transit mode and yeah in terms of next steps, we would like to take this discussion to our various Community Groups all of them, you know, would have an interest, and i think that get that feedback and we would like to i believe that both of the operato
Operators and helping them grow and fostering the growth of the water taxi as a viable transit mode and yeah in terms of next steps, we would like to take this discussion to our various Community Groups all of them, you know, would have an interest, and i think that get that feedback and we would like to i believe that both of the operators have this today and i hope that they are and they want to speak in public xhebt and we would like to invite them if it is already with the commission to formally address the commission at an upcoming meeting and you know, maybe a good time for that would be after the fleet week and they would have the benefit of a fun, season, of the high season of operation. And if it is okay for the commission, it would look to target toward the end of this year to do that. And then, we are already coordinating and will continue to coordinate with the Transportation Agency staff, to incorporate the water taxi really into the over all water front transportation fra
Next . Item 8 c, informational presentation and water taxi landing opportunities in San Francisco. Good afternoon, planning and development staff, we are going to switch gears a little bit and talk about the water taxi, something that is relatively new to us all here in San Francisco. The one on the left that you have not seen is the boat belonging to the San Francisco water taxi and you know, you could see it in action there, and in that the other one on the right is or belongs to our other, and our second operator, and tide line marine group and you can see it there, and docked at pier 1 and a half here in the fair building area. And i am going to be talking a little bit more about both of those operators in a moment. And just to go through kind of what i am going to be covering, in this presentation. I will talk about the purpose of this work in this presentation, and a little bit of background, about the current operators, and their operations. I tell you about some Research Effort
Right, it happens, if we get a king tide and a few things that you have already seen, some of those effects and rather dramatic photos that are out there. And we have been working on the highlighting the importance of that issue, and again, i am going to reiterate on september 9th. We have a special presentation, at a time certain 4 00, and from an expert in Sea Level Rise. And John Englander and your predecessor will travis and they will be speaking on that issue, and widely but it is also specifically, as it pertains to the port and that is just one that we are on the same page once again on that as well. For which we appreciate. Feel free to invite your Board Members also. We will. And this is an opportunity for everyone that is affected by the Sea Level Rise to see what is really being presented. I just want to thank you for being here and listening to the presentation on the water front land use review and we look forward to getting your comments and saw the insights on that as we
Match the other port signs. Treasure island also we have done the test runs, and they have asked us to come in and we are just debating when and how we want to do that and i would prefer to wait until next year to take on that responsibility. And one of the other things of running this service is like working a candy shop and people really like being on this ride. They, and it is money well spent and we have adjusted our pricing programs, and it is ten dollars for the people who come show us valid San Francisco id and it is 5, and High School Kids are 2, and preschooler ares one, and babe in arms are free, and the fish bait whichever we decide. You know it is not a water taxi and i am proud of my people down there and we have professional captain and we are checked every step of the way on the coast guard and they will slow us down every step of the way and we have learned, and but last friday on our run with the water taxi we heard a call over the coast guard that a happendy capped in