$662 million, 10-year plan to make bay a ferry capital

From SFGate: $662 million, 10-year plan to make bay a ferry capital / Proposal would add 7 routes and use less-polluting vessels

If state lawmakers approve the $662 million, 10-year plan -- and Bay Area voters and elected officials agree to fund it through a combination of increased bridge toll revenues, sales taxes and local contributions -- 44 ferries could be plying the bay by 2015. That would make it the world's largest ferry fleet, outpacing Sydney, which operates 32 boats.