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Published: February, 2001 The San Francisco Port Commission unanimously approved a 10-year lease agreement with Baydelta Maritime Inc., located at Pier 15. Baydelta Maritime currently operates a modem fleet of five tugboats that provide ship assistance, tanker escorts and other harbor services in San Francisco Bay. This new 10-year lease helps to ensure that Baydelta […]

Published: February, 2001 Linda Baker, AlterNet December 14, 2000 I hate to drive. I’m also the mother of two young children, ages three and five. A few years ago, if you’d asked me what the former had to do with the latter, I’d probably have responded, grumpily, that I wasn’t looking forward to shuttling my […]

Published: February, 2001 After almost four years of planning, a group of experienced and passionate environmentalists are ready to launch the Bay Area’s first full-color natural history magazine, BAY NATURE. Its premier issue debuts in January. Publishing quarterly, BAY NATURE will explore the Bay Area’s rich natural history through evocative articles and eye-catching artwork & […]

Published: February, 2001 In accordance with the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century , a comprehensive inventory of existing ferry operations in the United States and its possessions has been developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This effort has produced a comprehensive, detailed and current set of data and […]

Published: February, 2001 North Bay communities are eagerly watching as the Water Transit Authority begins the work of establishing a framework for a ferry system to serve the ever-expanding region and its nearly one million people. Historically served by water transit beginning in the 1850s, it is indeed, as the 1999 Water Transit Initiative stated, […]

By F. Weston Starratt, P.E.  Published: February, 2001 As high-speed ferry service increases in popularity, the voyage on the ferry may continue to be wonderful, but the trip to and from the ferry terminal may be something else. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s Larkspur Landing ferry operation may be typical of the […]

Street Performers, Fisherman’s Wharf  Published: February, 2001 We work as a team here on Fisherman’s Wharf. We just stand out here for a $1 a photo and we meet people from all over the world. We terrorize the tourists by welcoming them warmly as they come into our city and we give them information if […]

Are you getting what you deserve for doing the right thing? By Lionel Mayrand  Published: February, 2001 Welcome to our new Money column. Bay Crossings has a few objectives for this new feature. In order to make your commute easer you need three things: There must be enough boats for your commute. There must be […]

By Christine Cordi  Published: February, 2001 The American flag flew from the stern of the ferry as we passed the sleepy gray haze of Brickyard Cove. The sun hadn’t yet risen from its bed of clouds. It was hiding from us. This was as it should be, I thought. After all, that day was a […]

Published: February, 2001 I was sorry that we couldn’t have gotten a little more money to put into it because I think the $12 million will have to last us until the Authority gives the Legislature a report and I think the $12 million is a little light of what we need to do an […]