Ferries: The Next Generation By Teri Shore, Bluewater Network Published: April, 2002 The environmental community’s call for cleaner vessels has prompted San Francisco water transit planners to build the world’s first fuel cell ferry. The effort marks the first major step toward creating a new fleet of clean, environmentally friendly ferries for our nation’s waterways. […]
Archive
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 […]
Getting More Transit Bang for your Toll Bridge Buck
Bay Area leaders show support for funding enhanced transit in region Published: March, 2002 At a recent press conference, State Senator Don Perata (D-Oakland) unveiled his vision for finding a revenue stream that will support all Bay Area transit systems, including the expansion of BART, express and feeder buses, commuter rail and new […]
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 […]
Working Waterfront In their own words
Published: March, 2002 Donna Doran, General Manager Angel Island Company (Angel Island Transport and Catered Events) I work for California Parks Company, a privately owned company that concessionaires in state, national and county parks. We have seventeen different operations throughout California – from lake opera tions, Big Basin tent cabins, Angel Island, to a guest […]
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Reaches Out
Published: March, 2002 The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was founded in 1929 in Austin Texas. It is a professional honorary society consisting of more than 98,000 women educators in fourteen countries. Members include classroom teachers, college and university professors, administrators and supervisors, librarians, counselors, and educational specialists. The Society promotes professional and personal growth […]
On the Cover
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. But twenty days seemed an eternity to bankers and merchants so three stagecoach men, Senator […]
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 […]
Letters tothe Editor
Published: March, 2002 Dear Editor: As a Tourism Representative for the State of New Jersey I just wanted to fill you in on some important facts which are the following. Both football teams, The Giants and The Jets, play all of their home games in Giants Stadium which is located in East Rutherford New Jersey. […]