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Stephan C. Leonoudakis, Golden Gate Ferry Terminal

STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS 
GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 

THIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL IS DEDICATED TO 
STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PIVOTAL 
ROLE IN INITIATING THE LEGISLATION THAT RETURNED 
DAILY PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY 
WHILE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE 
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION 
DISTRICT FROM 1962 TO 2001. HIS VISION AND LEADERSHIP 
WHERE INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE GOLDEN GATE
FERRY SYSTEM OPERATION BETWEEN MARIN COUNTY AND 
SAN FRANCISCO. VALUED HIGHLY BY THE DAILY COMMUTER, 
THE GOLDEN GATE FERRY SYSTEM PROVIDED A CRITICAL 
TRANSPORTATION LINK FOR THE BAY AREA FOLLOWING THE 
1989 LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE, AND SERVERS AS A MODEL 
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER REGIONAL PASSENGER FERRY 
SYSTEMS. STEPHAN LEONOUDAKIS IS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 
VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DISTRICT AND THE 
MANY COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.

 

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