By Brenda KahnPublished: August, 2006 No fare! Thanks for sparing the air. That’s the upbeat message that greeted transit riders throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area during a three-day smog alert in late June. The free-ride promotion proved to be so popular that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Air Quality Management […]
By Bill PicturePublished: March, 2009 Since its creation in 2001, the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance has been advocating for the asphalt playgrounds at the city’s elementary schools to be put to smarter and healthier use. The Alliance’s efforts shifted into high gear in 2006, when money secured through two bond measures allowed the formerly […]
BC STAFF REPORT Published: July, 2018 In June, the 400-passenger Argo became the newest vessel to join the WETA fleet. The Argo is the fourth of seven new vessels that will join the SF Bay Ferry fleet over the next year. Already in service on the Alameda/Oakland routes, the Argo is also available for […]
