Published: June, 2005 On May 12, at a community workshop on ferries co-hosted by the Berkeley Waterfront and Transportation Commissions, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) announced the results of a recent public opinion survey. Favoring ferries by 76%, those surveyed in Berkeley and Albany said that they think the ferry is […]
By Luck Meek Published: March, 2001 Dear Gods and Goddesses of Transportation: As most of you know, I have been the sole operator of the River Styx Ferryboat System for so many millennia even I have lost count. Though ferrying the dead to their post-mortem fates is one hell of a high-stress job, I, your […]
Published: July, 2003 Senator Patty Murray (D. Washington) introduced a bill on June 25 to increase the use of Federal Highway Trust Funds for ferry services from its current level of $38 million a year to $150 million a year. Cosponsors included both California Senators Feinstein and Boxer along with eight other Democratic Senators from […]
