Published: May, 2010 May is National Bike Month, and Thursday, May 13, marks the San Francisco Bay Area’s 16th annual Bike to Work Day, a celebration of bicycling as a healthy, fun and viable form of everyday transportation. Biking to work is a great way to get the recommended 30-60 minutes of daily physical […]
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The Bay Area Paddlefest Offers Something for Everyone
Published: May, 2010 The California Paddlesports Council announces the return of the Bay Area Paddlefest May 1 and 2 at a new location in Fremont. Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area is the new setting for the non-profit paddle sports event featuring classes, product demos and activities for persons of all ages and abilities. The […]
Two New Ways to Get 511 Info: On the Go and in the Twitterverse
By karin betts 511 Mobile Offers Travel Information to Go Need transit or traffic information on the go? You can now access several of 511.org’s most popular features on your iPhone, BlackBerry or other smart phone with browsing capabilities. Launched in early April, 511 Mobile is a new website customized for mobile devices […]
Welcome to the Delta
Published: May, 2010 Welcome to the first edition of the Delta Beat, where the stories run deep and the history deeper. My name is Jah Mackey and it will be my pleasure to explore the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta with you in this ongoing series in Bay Crossings. As summer is fast approaching, many […]
Two New Ways to Get 511 Info: On the Go and in the Twitterverse
By karin betts Published: May, 2010 511 Mobile Offers Travel Information to Go Need transit or traffic information on the go? You can now access several of 511.org’s most popular features on your iPhone, BlackBerry or other smart phone with browsing capabilities. Launched in early April, 511 Mobile is a new website customized for mobile […]
National Safe Boating Week at Treasure Island Sailing Center
Published: May, 2010 National Safe Boating Week is May 22-28. In support of this national event, Treasure Island Sailing Center (TISC) is teaming up with local safety organizations for a day on the Bay to help educate the public on simple practices for water safety and to promote responsible boating. TISC will be providing vessel […]
ON OUR COVER MAY 2010
Published: May, 2010
RECYCLED LIGHTHOUSES – PART II
By Captain Ray Published: May, 2010 The Gold Rush and the tremendous agricultural potential of California’s great Central Valley provided a great deal of the impetus for the development of seaports in what came to be known as the Inland Empire. Sacramento, Stockton and other cities became jumping-off places for the gold fields and shipping […]
Market Street Gets Updated Bike Lane
Published: May, 2010 Responding to the growing interest in bicycle transportation, last month the City began installing its first physically separated bike lane on Market Street, the busiest corridor in San Francisco for two-wheeled transportation. White, soft-hit posts were added to the existing bike lane on Market Street between Octavia Boulevard and Eighth Street, […]