Published: October, 2000 After several generations of walling themselves off from San Francisco Bay, Bay Area folks and tourists alike are increasingly eager to get up close and personal with one of the most beautiful and complex maritime systems in the world. Here are some insider favorites if you want to find out for yourself […]
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You Are There as Funding for the San Francisco Water Transit Agency is approved by the California Legislature. Click here for official press release.
Published: October, 2000 Bismarck It hasn’t been easy getting the San Francisco Water Transit Authority up and running. Strong and well-organized opposition has been active from the start. Environmentalists (worried about emissions), bus and BART advocates (jealous of their funding) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (frantic at losing its death grip on Bay Area transportation […]
Ferry service has been an important part of the lineup in the San Francisco Giant’s storybook season
Published: October, 2000 The inaugural season of baseball at Pac Bell Park is a dream come true for baseball fans. Intoxicated by a winning team playing in an incomparably beautiful ballpark, few fans, and fewer still of the public at large, appreciate how important a role ferry service played in making it all possible. The […]
Not Looking Good for the Richmond Ferry
By Jim Mallory Published: September, 2000 Despite heroic efforts on the part of the commuters themselves, Red & White Fleet says it will "suspend" weekday commuter ferry service between Richmond and San Francisco commuter ferry next month. But the commuters say they will keep working to save the ferry service right up to the last […]
San Francisco Ferry Terminal Construction Update/September
Published: September, 2000 » Deck structures will be complete. Most of the architectural topping slab (colored concrete "floating slab" on top of the deck) will also be complete. » Architectural finish detailing will begin and will include the completion of much of the ornamental rail and lighting around the perimeter of the deck. » […]
Our idea of a webcam on new Bay ferryboats ‘abuildin’
By Bobby Winston Published: September, 2000 Two brand new boats are in the pipeline for Bay Area ferry riders – one for the Golden Gate Ferry and the second for the Alameda/Oakland line. Both boats – incidentally, a boat is defined as something that can be carried on a ship – are being constructed by […]
Labor, Ferries, San Francisco Bay and the Future
Published: September, 2000 Labor has a glories past in the history of San Francisco Bay but what future role will it play? Bay Crossings asked Tom Kendall, President of the Pacific Coast Metal Trades, to comment. Ten international Unions say they are on board and ready to go with the skilled crafts people ready to […]
Traffic maven John Eells breaks it Down
Published: September, 2000 Everyone talks about the Bay Area traffic mess but not many people actually seem to do much about it. Someone that has been doing something, and for many years at that, is John Eells. Few people have as broad an understanding of the Bay Area traffic problem. We recently sat down with […]
It’s been bad but it may get much, much better
By Wes Starratt, P.E. Published: September, 2000 San Francisco Bay Area has a long and well-established tradition of shipbuilding and ship repair. The City was founded as the major Pacific Coast port, and the Bay Area remains in the forefront of world trade. Shipbuilding and ship repair went hand-in-hand with the region’s function as a […]
Internet Mandarins do Waterfront Chic
By Bobby Winston Published: September, 2000 The City of San Francisco, pioneer of tie-dye, the gay ghetto and environmentalism now brings you waterfront chic. Once again, the City is at the cutting edge of a radical departure in how people live, work and play. The waterfront is "in", just starting to take off big-time, and […]