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Published: February, 2001 Journal, March 6, 2000 "The poet’s challenge is to find something in culture that isn’t already defined as poetic and make it poetic." Robert Pinsky Miles of deserted concrete, acres of unoccupied housing, twelve feet tall anchor fence. Once a week I sail past this forlorn patch of neglect in the midst […]

Published: February, 2001 Traffic problems first reared their ugly head in the year 1300. The first Papal Jubilee attracted such unexpectedly large crowds to Rome that Pope Boniface, horrified to see the city brought to a standstill, ordered up what are thought to be the first traffic rules in history. No doubt the rules made […]

By Tom Flynn  Published: February, 2001 Imagine how much the quality of your life could improve if you could conveniently travel on a world-class transit system throughout the Bay Area. This world-class system would offer fast, convenient, comfortable, reliable and affordable service comparable to the best systems in the world. What would such a world-class […]

Bay Journal  Published: February, 2001 These remarkable journal entries were submitted by Bay Crossings reader Bill Coolidge. A fuller version will appear in the Spring issue of Wildlife Journal Journal, March 6, 2000 "The poet’s challenge is to find something in culture that isn’t already defined as poetic and make it poetic." Robert Pinsky Miles […]

Published: February, 2001 The salt ponds have much to offer in all three areas. In the March issue of Bay Crossings we’ll offer a special in-depth feature; these pictures are to whet your appetite. The history of salt mining on San Francisco Bay goes back to the Gold Rush days and features some of the […]

Published: February, 2001 The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority (SFBWTA) met for the first time Wednesday, December 6 to begin work planning a comprehensive regional ferry system. Here is the statement President Charlene Johnson read to inaugurate the meeting, along with some pictures of the meeting and the party that followed, sponsored by Bay […]

Published: January, 2001 DENIS KO PROFESSION: Graphic Designer / Creative Director. FERRY COMPUTER: Yes, since 1989. MY MOTTO: Think first. HOBBIES: Woodworking. FAVORITE BOOK: When Pride Still Mattered, by David Maraniss FAVORITE FILM: The Four Feathers, by Zoltan Korda IF I HAD A FREE DAY, I’D SPEND IT: Fishing and wandering the tide pools PEOPLE […]

Published: January, 2001 The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Agency (WTA) 0 will hold its first meeting December 6, 2000 at 2:00 PM in the Port Commission Room at San Francisco’s Ferry Building.   The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Agency (WTA) 0 will hold its first meeting December 6, 2000 at 2:00 PM in […]

Published: January, 2001 There is good news for ferry buffs and supporters of a North Bay Ferry Terminal at Port Sonoma … where both the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Highway 37 cross the mouth of the Petaluma River … and where there is a federally maintained ship channel leading to deep water in the Bay. […]

Published: January, 2001 How did a good Stanford girl find her way to working on – and writing about — the Alaska ferry system? I was working in the Calaveras County Planning Department putting my Master’s in Geography as well as a Bachelor’s in Biology to good use but I decided I would like to […]