Published: April, 2002 The Water Transit Authority (WTA) announced the design of the world’s first passenger ferry powered with zero emission fuel cell technology. Specifically, with the $100,000 Federal grant the WTA sought and obtained, the agency will be enabled to design a futuristic zero emission boat for service linking Treasure Island with the East […]
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Bay CrossingsJournal
Squawking At Dawn Published: March, 2002 Editor’s note: this is the final of a two-part series. I’m curious about the migrations that are now occuring along Taylor’s Creek and Shackleford Banks. First the skimmers started flying back and forth, curving, arching up and over, hundreds of them, day after day. Then they left. Now the […]
Alameda Oakland Ferry to Cut Service
By Guy Span Published: March, 2002 In a lightly attended meeting, the Alameda City Council voted three to two to approve service cuts and additional funding to prop up the Alameda Oakland ferry service. Three ferry riders spoke against the cuts and the Mayor, Ralph Appezzato, directed city staff to explore a plan offered […]
Bay CrossingsBay Environment
Published: March, 2002 The controversy about whether to transform sleepy Port Sonoma Marina into a North Bay transit hub anchored by ferry service or protect it for wildlife grew more tangled after Bluewater Network learned of recent unlawful dredging at the site. Officials were told by marina operators caught in the act of unlawfully dredging […]
Bay CrossingsReader of the Month
Carter Craft Published: March, 2002 New York Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance People would be surprised if they knew what about Carter Craft? What I’d like to say: that I went to 80+ Grateful Dead concerts and didn’t lose my mind (completely) What I should say: that I was an Eagle Scout If you had […]
CoverStory
The Pony Express Flies Again Internet Economy Spurs Speedy Freight Service for Rural Communities Published: March, 2002 Before there was a Pony Express in 1860, Wells Fargo stagecoaches took twenty days to make the trip between St. Joseph, Missouri, furthermost edge of eastern “civilization”, and Sacramento, where ferries completed the journey to San Francisco. […]
New YorkReport
By Carter Craft and Ethan Yankowitz Edited by John Bollinger Published: March, 2002 Mr. Blackwell would approve NYC Councilman David Yassky, Chair of the new Select Committee on Waterfronts, has unveiled the City’s “Ten Worst Waterfront Wastes”. The Councilman was joined by Committee Members Joseph Addabo and Gail Brewer, as well as MWA supporters […]
Reasonable Waters
By John Bollinger Published: March, 2002 Stick with me on this one. I am a raving centrist raised by good American stock that never stole or cheated or lied to anyone. The following is written without attachment to the political right or left. It is written without attachment to Democrat or Republican. It is written […]
New York Harbor History
Workorses of the Sea By Richard B. Marrin Published: March, 2002 All hail the Mighty Tug!. Tug boats are so ubiquitous in New York harbor they become almost invisible to the daily ferry commuter. They resolutely tow barges with cargos as diverse as garbage and recyclables, giant work cranes, fuel for incoming ships and railroad […]
Checkin’ Out Vallejo’s San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival
Up Close and Personal with the Birds and Untapped Natural Beauty on Mare Island By Nancy Salcedo Published: March, 2002 Combining an opportunity to explore Vallejo’s otherwise off-limits Mare Island with the only birding and migration festival held on the Bay, the annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival is “must-do” entertainment for Martin Luther King […]