Published: August, 2001 The opportunity to make a difference. Having been a commuter in the area I realize the need for many transit options to assist in relieving highway congestion. Being given the task to directly work one solution by designing economically feasible, technically superior and environmentally friendly ferryboats is the chance of a lifetime. […]
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Bay Crossings Bay Environment
By Teri Shore Bluewater Network Published: August, 2001 For decades, sailors and other free spirits have set anchor in the protected waters of Richardson Bay off the Sausalito waterfront. Over the years, yachts, houseboats and other unusual craft have developed into an eclectic fleet populated by people who are clearly, and often defiantly, independent. Sadly, […]
Bay Crossings Journal
By Bill Coolidge Published: August, 2001 Those wiley long-beaked sleeks, a dim lassoed image on the horizon, unfolding and then a quick reweaving, almost like watching a game of ‘crack the whip’ but airbound. These cocky black and white birds are called ‘skimmers.’ Their wings, set further back on their lean bodies, form a zig-zag […]
Marin
By Rob Franco Published: August, 2001 Sausalito is "world class" for many reasons! Its views, ambience, architecture, hotels, restaurants, its many unique points of interest and the fact that people from all over the world flock here each year to enjoy its world class beauty, all make Sausalito a world class city. I could go […]
Bay Crossings Bus Rider’s Journal
By Steve Geller Published: August, 2001 I spend a lot of time waiting for a bus. Generally, I’m not in much of a hurry, so I browse a newspaper, watch the traffic roaring by or just think. Every so often, I’ll look off in the busward direction, hopefully. It always makes me feel good when […]
Bay Crossings Cuisine Quinn’s Boogaloo Jumping Prawns
Published: August, 2001 San Francisco Bay Area is legendary for thousands of fine restaurants and fresh innovative cuisine. Ferry Riders have the unique advantage of time, to or from destinations like the office, to consider what or where might be a good plan for an important part of the day – dinner. When in the […]
San Francisco Ferry Terminal Project Update
Published: August, 2001 Work began on the first phase of the San Francisco Ferry Terminal Project in February 2000. This phase is still ongoing and involves constructing new and improved ferry terminal facilities and public access promenades on the north and south areas surrounding the historic Ferry Building. As part of the overall project, new […]
Richmond Greenway Receives $1.9 Million Capitol Funding Grant
Published: August, 2001 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission recently announced recommendation of $1.9 million in Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) funding to construct a trail and greenway on 2.5 miles of abandoned Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way. The trail project, sponsored by the City of Richmond, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and the Community Youth Council for Leadership and Education […]
The Alcatraz Centurions
Published: August, 2001 I went to the library to look up the exact meaning of the word "centurion." A centurion was the commander of 100 soldiers in a Roman legion, and there were 60 centurions to a 6,000-man legion. The highest post for a centurion was primus pilus, the leader of the first cohort of […]
Sausalito Working Waterfront Business
Published: August, 2001 I oversee all operations of the hotel and the restaurant and right now, of our soon to be completed expansion. Casa Madrona’s got a very colorful past. It’s been a hotel since the early 1900’s. Originally, the nine rooms up in the Victorian house was the extent of the hotel. It was […]