Photos: Water shuttle between Alameda, Jack London Square makes its first runs

A new, free water shuttle began making runs Wednesday, July 17, between Alameda Landing, on the west end of the island of Alameda at the base of the tubes, and Jack London Square in Oakland.

Each trip takes under 10 minutes. The 45-foot-long, yellow pontoon named Woodstock, in honor of one of the original three Alameda settlements formed in 1853, will have room for roughly 34 people and 14 bicycles. The vessel is wheelchair-accessible.

The San Francisco Bay Ferry will operate Woodstock five days a week...