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Published: March, 2000 There is good news and there is bad news for ferry advocates made anxious by charges that ferries damage the environment. The good news is that the environmentalist leading the charge against ferries now believes that “it’s possible that San Francisco will one day have the worlds biggest, and “greenest” ferry system, […]

Published: January 2000 Bay Area ferry services have played a long and historic role in the development of the region, at one time constituting the greatest water transit system in the world. From the Gold Rush until the completion of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges, ferries provided the only transportation across the Bay. The […]

Published: January 2000 On October 10 Governor Gray Davis signed into law a bill creating the Bay Area Water Transit Authority. The new Authority is charged with preparing a detailed plan for expanding ferry services on the bay as a way to reduce congestion on the region’s roads. It is further empowered to build and […]

Published: January 2000 Ferry commuters have banded together to support plans for dramatically improved bay ferry service. A new nonprofit organization called Friends of a Regional Ferry System has been formed with members drawn from all existing ferry lines plus communities for which service is envisioned. Every ferry rider is urged to support this volunteer […]

Published: January 2000 You live in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, or Solano County and you work in Oakland, San Francisco, Redwood City, or San Jose. Or you live in the South Bay and work in the East Bay, North Bay, or West Bay. In the morning a clean, modern shuttle bus or local light […]

Published: February, 2000 The $12 million is included as a line item in the Governor’s proposed budget for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the 2000-2001 Fiscal Year. Provided it is approved by the State Legislature, this funding will enable the new Water Transit Authority to begin the detailed technical work necessary to complete […]