ON OUR COVER August 2007

America’s Cup Catamarans Offer Thrills and Spills Upon First Visit to the Bay Area

Bay Crossings Staff Report   Published: July, 2011  Sailors around the world know San Francisco Bay as a great sailing venue. The strong winds make the sailing intensely physical, while swift tides make for challenging tactical racing. The Bay regularly hosts world championship regattas for classes of all sizes, but nothing will showcase this natural venue […]

Clipper Card Is an Instant Hit With Bay Area Transit Customers

By John GoodwinPublished: October, 2010  Bay Area residents may remember the summer of 2010 for cooler than usual weather. But for ClipperSM — the region’s all-in-one, reloadable transit fare card — the season was hot, hot hot.  The number of passengers using the distinctive blue-and-white cards to board ferries, trains and buses skyrocketed from about […]

New York’s Turn to Cope with Ferry Environmentalists

Published: January, 2003 Just blocks from Ground Zero, the Hudson River is coming back to life. Oysters, striped bass, sturgeon, and even delicate seahorses are returning to the dark river after decades of cleanup and restoration. The marine creatures are on view in aquariums flowing with river water at The River Project offices at Pier […]