The San Francisco Water Transit Authority will have its first meeting in late November or early December to begin planning a comprehensive regional ferry system for the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are the folks who will be the architects of that system, the 10 members of the Authority Board appointed so far (one slot […]
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San Francisco Ferry Terminal October Construction Progress:
Published: October, 2000 » Guardrail installation near Sinbad’s restaurant and walkway delineation (with yellow truncated domes) will be completed in the south terminal area. » Installation of the architectural finish detailing, such as the ornamental rail and lighting around the perimeter of the deck, and the portal construction (including steel framework and granite […]
Hellions on wheels
Published: October, 2000 Returning from a meeting at Pier 9, I stopped to watch the kids skateboarding at Pier 7. They shot through the air, swirled around corners and crashed to the ground with distressing regularity. But, thankfully, no lasting damage was done; such is the resiliency of youth. It seemed to me a joyous, […]
Monarch joins the B&G fleet
Published: October, 2000 Blue & Gold Fleet, the Bay Area’s largest ferry, bay cruise and land tour excursion operator welcomed the newest vessel in its fleet, the M/V BAY MONARCH, at its Pier 41 home port over the July 4th holiday. The BAY MONARCH was built in 1976 in Stockton, CA. She measures just over […]
You thought getting a cab in San Francisco was tough? Well, how about hailing one in the middle of San Francisco Bay?
Published: October, 2000 You thought getting a cab in San Francisco was tough? Well, how about hailing one in the middle of San Francisco Bay? No problem, as it turns out. In fact, a taxi ride is easier, safer and far more scenic in the middle of the Bay than just about anywhere else. Welcome […]
The design mind behind waterfront chic
By F. Weston Starratt Published: October, 2000 Boris Dramov, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and President of San Francisco’s ROMA Design Group — a nationally recognized urban design and planning firm — has been involved in developing a new vision of San Francisco’s Waterfront for more than two decades. Boris (we’ll call him […]
Joe Nathan, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Published: October, 2000 Name: Joe Nathan Profession: Professional Baseball Player (Pitcher) Ferry Commuter: No People Would be Surprised if they Knew: What you see is what you get! If I had a free day I would spend it: On the golf course. My Proudest Moment Was: First day with Giants after getting called up from […]
Your ferry captain is
By Herman Hesse Published: October, 2000 The Ferryman I will remain by this river, thought Siddhartha. It is the same river which I crossed on my way to the town. A friendly ferryman took me across. I will go to him. My path once led from his but to a new life which is now […]
Our monthly columnist ruminates onward
By Christine Cordi Published: October, 2000 Each day we climb aboard the ferry and don’t give it a second thought. We don’t stop and worry about whether we’ll ever get to our destination. It’s called trust. In Greek mythology the figure Charon was entrusted to ferry souls across the river Styx. Once his cargo reached […]
Not a pub crawler, if that’s what you were thinking
Published: October, 2000 What’s a Bar Pilot Being a hippie with a haircut, the first thing that came to my mind when I heard there were bar pilots on San Francisco Bay wasn’t so wholesome. Bar pilots are, of course, VERY wholesome and entirely important. Drawing on decades of hard-earned knowledge of San Francisco Bay, […]