Passenger Vessels for the New Millennium: The Environmental Impacts of the Future San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority Ferry System

Technology has transformed the San Francisco Bay region. Silicon Valley and the biotech industry produced plenty of high-paying positions that inflated the economy and created traffic congestion of immense proportions. Growth projections show 1.2 million new Bay Area jobs and a 1.4 million populatio...

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Published inMarine Technology and SNAME News Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 74 - 84
Main Author Culnane, Mary Frances
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers 01.04.2006
Subjects
Animal populations
Bills
Birds
Emissions
Environmental impact
Environmental studies
Ferries
Impact analysis
Marine mammals
Public transportation
Studies
Traffic congestion
United States > US
San Francisco Bay
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Summary:Technology has transformed the San Francisco Bay region. Silicon Valley and the biotech industry produced plenty of high-paying positions that inflated the economy and created traffic congestion of immense proportions. Growth projections show 1.2 million new Bay Area jobs and a 1.4 million population increase during the next 25 years, accompanied by a 30% increase in region-wide travel and a 40% increase in transbay travel. In an effort to counter the negative aspects of an immobile and consequently less productive commuter society, the California State Legislature created the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) with a mandate to improve public transit with an environmentally friendly ferry system.
ISSN:0025-3316
1542-0566
DOI:10.5957/mt1.2006.43.2.74