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A Brief History of Ferries on the Bay…

Published: January, 2001 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.   […]

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Waterfront Design Roundtable

Published: January, 2001 Roma Design Group, one of the premier urban design firms in the nation, has agreed to sponsor a series of roundtable discussions on the renaissance of the San Francisco Bay waterfront. The inaugural meeting took place at a luncheon meeting on October 16, 2000 at the Roma Design Group offices in North […]

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So You Want to be a Travel Book Writer

Published: January, 2001 How did a good Stanford girl find her way to working on – and writing about — the Alaska ferry system? I was working in the Calaveras County Planning Department putting my Master’s in Geography as well as a Bachelor’s in Biology to good use but I decided I would like to […]

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Good News for Port Sonoma

Published: January, 2001 There is good news for ferry buffs and supporters of a North Bay Ferry Terminal at Port Sonoma … where both the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Highway 37 cross the mouth of the Petaluma River … and where there is a federally maintained ship channel leading to deep water in the Bay. […]

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Water Transit Agency Sets First Meeting Date

Published: January, 2001 The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Agency (WTA) 0 will hold its first meeting December 6, 2000 at 2:00 PM in the Port Commission Room at San Francisco’s Ferry Building.   The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Agency (WTA) 0 will hold its first meeting December 6, 2000 at 2:00 PM in […]

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Bay Crossings Reader of the Month

Published: January, 2001 DENIS KO PROFESSION: Graphic Designer / Creative Director. FERRY COMPUTER: Yes, since 1989. MY MOTTO: Think first. HOBBIES: Woodworking. FAVORITE BOOK: When Pride Still Mattered, by David Maraniss FAVORITE FILM: The Four Feathers, by Zoltan Korda IF I HAD A FREE DAY, I’D SPEND IT: Fishing and wandering the tide pools PEOPLE […]

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So You Want to be a Travel Book Writer

Published: December, 2000 How did a good Stanford girl find her way to working on – and writing about — the Alaska ferry system? I was working in the Calaveras County Planning Department putting my Master’s in Geography as well as a Bachelor’s in Biology to good use but I decided I would like to […]

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Good News for Port Sonoma

Published: December, 2000 There is good news for ferry buffs and supporters of a North Bay Ferry Terminal at Port Sonoma … where both the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Highway 37 cross the mouth of the Petaluma River … and where there is a federally maintained ship channel leading to deep water in the Bay. […]

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Water Transit Agency Sets First Meeting Date

Published: December, 2000 The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Agency (WTA) 0 will hold its first meeting December 6, 2000 at 2:00 PM in the Port Commission Room at San Francisco’s Ferry Building. As Bay Crossings was going to press the agenda was still in the works but indications are that the inaugural meeting will […]

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Bay Crossings Reader of the Month

Published: December, 2000 DENIS KO PROFESSION: Graphic Designer / Creative Director. FERRY COMPUTER: Yes, since 1989. MY MOTTO: Think first. HOBBIES: Woodworking. FAVORITE BOOK: When Pride Still Mattered, by David Maraniss FAVORITE FILM: The Four Feathers, by Zoltan Korda IF I HAD A FREE DAY, I’D SPEND IT: Fishing and wandering the tide pools PEOPLE […]