Estuary Water Shuttle Survey:
Summary of Responses
Collected April 13 through May 1, 2023
CITY OF ALAMEDA
MAY 2023
Overall Responses (Total = 2373)
Where do you live?
Alameda: Bay Farm 137
Alameda: Central 516
Alameda: East 433
Alameda: West 824
Berkeley 55
Oakland: All other Neighborhoods 128
Oakland: Downtown 48
Oakland: Jack London Square 52
Oakland: Uptown 24
Oakland: West 27
San Francisco 42
Other 87
Alameda,
1910, 80%
Berkeley , 55,
2%
Oakland, 279,
12%
San Francisco,
42, 2% Other, 87, 4%
Non-commute Trips: Usage
87%
8%
5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes Maybe No
Would you use the water shuttle service
for other (non-work) purposes?
3%
21%
30%
38%
8%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
5 days/week 2-4 times/week Once per week At least once per month
Rarely
How often would you expect to use this
service for these non-commute trips?
Non-commute Trips: Days + Times
478 491 567
695
1411
2056
1929
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday What days of the week would you use the
service for these non-commute trips?*
220
979
1514 1500
1726
1558
1077
107
0 200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
7am to 9am 9am to
11am
11am to
1pm
1pm to 3pm4pm to 6pm6pm to 8pm8pm to 9pm Other
What hours of service are you most likely to use
the service for non-commute trips?*
*Multiple choices possible *Multiple choices possible
Commute Trips: Usage
48%
13%
38%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Yes Maybe No
Would you ever use a free water shuttle
service as part of your work commute?
18%
36%
15% 15%
17%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
5 days/week 2-4 times/week At least once per
month
Once per week Rarely
How often would you expect to use the water
shuttle service as part your commute?
Commute Trips: Days + Times
749
910 934 932
868
501
429
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday What days of the week would you use the
service for commute trips?*
546
776
533
279
205
262
338
621
859
599
322
222
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
7am to
8am
8am to
9am
9am to
10am
10am
to
11am
11am
to Noon
Noon to
2pm
2pm to
4pm
4pm to
5pm
5pm to
6pm
6pm to
7pm
7pm to
8pm
8pm to
9pm
What hours of service would be most essential for
your commute?*
*Multiple choices possible *Multiple choices possible
Where do you work?
Where do you work?*
Alameda: Bay Farm 39
Alameda: Central 92
Alameda: East 83
Alameda: West 267
Berkeley 54
Oakland: All other Neighborhoods 58
Oakland: Downtown 208
Oakland: Jack London Square 105
Oakland: Uptown 67
Oakland: West 21
San Francisco 303
Other 95
Multiple Locations 8
Remote 8
Alameda
34%
Berkeley
4%
Oakland
33%
San Francisco
21%
Other
7%
Multiple
Locations Remote
1%
*1408 total responses - only collected from those who said they’d use shuttle for work trips
Alameda dock preferences
67.2%
32.8%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Alameda Landing/5th Street Marina Village (even if it comes less frequently, since it’s a longer trip on
water)
Which of the docks are you most likely to
use for non-commute trips?
66.5%
33.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Alameda Landing/5th Street Marina Village (even if it comes less frequently, since it’s a longer trip on
water)
Which of the docks are you most likely to
use for commute trips?
Getting to the boat
35%
33%
10%
23%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Definitely! Sometimes Don't know No
Would you want to bring a bicycle onto the
boat?
38%
54%
49%
14%
1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Walk Bike Drive a Car Transit Other
How are you most likely to get to the
docks?*
*Multiple choices possible