Published: May, 2002 The massive double-ender ferry John F. Kennedy carries 6,000 people, but guiding it into its slip at the tip of Manhattan was nothing new for Captain Eddie Squire. He’d been at the helm of a Staten Island ferry for more than twenty years. But today was September 11th, and from his wheelhouse […]
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By Ann Quigley Published: May, 2002 By Carter Craft and Ethan Yankowitz Edited by John Bollinger New Jersey’s Meadowlands, like most open space so close to a metropolis, have long been the subject of land-use debates. Behind-the—scenes battles between protectors and would-be wetlands developers continue today, with each closely watching the other’s moves. Take the […]
New Age Working Waterfront
Published: April, 2002 No Matter
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AWARDS MORE THAN A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS TO PROMOTE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Published: April, 2002 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has approved ten grants totaling more than one half million dollars to community-oriented transportation projects in San Francisco, Fairfield, Martinez, Napa, Oakland, San Jose, San Leandro, San Pablo, and South San Francisco. MTC established the program in 1998 to provide incentives for pedestrian- and transit-oriented developments and […]
San Francisco Ferry Terminal Update
Published: April, 2002 The Jewel of San Francisco’s Waterfront, the elegant new San Francisco Ferry Terminal, is about to shine even brighter. Since January of this year, ferryriders from Alameda and Oakland commuting to San Francisco have landed at the first of many new “floats” set to open on the water side of the Ferry […]
Bay CrossingsReader of the Month
Published: April, 2002 Dorothy Dixon People would be surprised if they knew what about you? That even though I drove for years, I never had a license! If you had a free day, how would you spend it? Going to Paris for lunch. Your proudest moment? When I was working for Roos Atkins, when I […]
Manly Tugboats of San Francisco
By Guy Span Published: April, 2002 Although the era is almost ended, this commentator feels compelled to report on the end of empire – the last days of manly tugboats on San Francisco Bay. As a young pup, when this observer first arrived as a tourist (and all new arrivals here are “tourists”), one couldn’t […]
The Smell of Fear
By David Fear Published: April, 2002 Editor’s Note: This month we welcome David Fear as a regular columnist. Mr. Fear is an up-and-comer in the world of San Francisco letters, swimming steadily upstream with regular appearances in the alternative press and beyond. We’ve asked him to ruminate for us on films, music, modern culture generally […]
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE… VOLUNTEER FOR A UNIVERSAL TRANSIT FARE CARD
Published: April, 2002 More plastic? Yes, but this single card will provide rides on AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Muni, and VTA without having to pay each time you board a bus, ferry, or train. Thanks to the efforts of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area will be the first region […]
Gettin’ on the Bay
Bang goes the evening gun – It’s race time! By Mary Swift Published: April, 2002 A new season of sailboat racing season starts in April on San Francisco Bay, with a packed schedule full of opportunities. It is possible, be you willing, to race every weeknight and weekend day April through September. Long distance sailing […]