By Jah MackeyPublished: June, 2010 The California Delta is in trouble. As a local resource with national responsibilities, the Delta supports California’s economy, which is the largest of any state in the United States, and is the eighth largest economy in the world. Unfortunately, the Delta and its system of levees, ecology and infrastructure […]
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Bay Bridge S-Curve Safety Update
Published: June, 2010 The state Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee recently approved a plan by Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol to modify by July 1 the off-peak lane closure schedule and the enhanced enforcement program along the “S-curve” corridor on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Committee also established a $660,000 contingency fund to […]
Around the bay in June 2010
Published: June, 2010 Summer Sailtice Returns Summer Sailstice is a global holiday celebrating sailing held annually on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice, the longest sailing day of the year. This year the event will be held on June 19. The annual Summer Sailstice sailing event is free to all participants and has grown from […]
ON OUR COVER MAY 2010
Published: May, 2010
Two New Ways to Get 511 Info: On the Go and in the Twitterverse
By karin betts Published: May, 2010 511 Mobile Offers Travel Information to Go Need transit or traffic information on the go? You can now access several of 511.org’s most popular features on your iPhone, BlackBerry or other smart phone with browsing capabilities. Launched in early April, 511 Mobile is a new website customized for mobile […]
Two New Ways to Get 511 Info: On the Go and in the Twitterverse
By karin betts 511 Mobile Offers Travel Information to Go Need transit or traffic information on the go? You can now access several of 511.org’s most popular features on your iPhone, BlackBerry or other smart phone with browsing capabilities. Launched in early April, 511 Mobile is a new website customized for mobile devices […]
Prizes Galore Offered to Bike to Work Day and Team Bike Challenge Participants
Published: May, 2010 May is National Bike Month, and Thursday, May 13, marks the San Francisco Bay Area’s 16th annual Bike to Work Day, a celebration of bicycling as a healthy, fun and viable form of everyday transportation. Biking to work is a great way to get the recommended 30-60 minutes of daily physical […]
MARAD Director to Speak on Marine Highways Program
By Patrick Burnson Published: May, 2010 The Pacific Transportation Association will be staging its annual Port and Terminals Luncheon next month, which will address a key green issue for the industry. The keynote speaker is John Hummer, director of the Northern California Gateway Office of the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD). The talk […]
Letter to the Editor
Published: May, 2010 Dear Bay Crossings, The Duclos article “Dear Deep-Discount Visitor, Go Home!” led me to seek out the original Matt Gross article on visiting San Francisco with his one-year-old child. Maybe Duclos has a problem with the English language, which is my take when in a kind mood. The Gross article seemed quite […]