Taking public transit was encouraged to help reduce air pollution during Wednesday's Spare the Air alert. As part of that, riders were able to ride the ferry in the San Francisco Bay for free.
Lena HowlandTo combat the Bay Area heat wave and air pollution, travelers were able to ride the ferry in the San Francisco Bay for free on Wednesday.Along with scorching temperatures a Spare the Air alert was issued for Wednesday.
A dose of natural air conditioning might be just what the doctor ordered amid a rare October heat wave. Passengers on board the Richmond ferry heading to San Francisco didn't pay a dime, all to soak in views that people travel from across the world to see."The idea today is knowing that we all have power in our individual actions, and we can advocate to government as well, and it's really a job we can do 365 days a year," said John Gioia, a Contra Costa County supervisor and co-chair of the Bay Area Clean Air Day.
With San Francisco on its third excessive heat warning day this week, it coincidentally happened to fall on a Spare the Air day too.
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