jump to navigation search golden gate bridge highway and transportation district type government agency founded 4 december 1928 headquarters san francisco area served san francisco bay area services transportation revenue 217.8 million fy 2010 2011 number of employees 800 website http www.goldengate.org the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district is a special purpose district that owns and operates three regional transportation assets in the san francisco bay area golden gate bridge golden gate transit golden gate ferry contents 1 history and responsibilities 2 governing structure 3 references 4 external links history and responsibilities edit the district was incorporated on 4 december 1928 as the golden gate bridge and highway district to design construct and finance the golden gate bridge . the responsibility of regional transit service within the golden gate corridor was given to the district on 10 november 1969 and the district was given its current name at this time . 1 the district s territory includes the city and county of san francisco ; marin sonoma and del norte counties ; and large portions of napa and mendocino counties . the only other county along the california north coast humboldt county declined to join the district after its residents opposed the bridge s construction fearing that the increase in tourists and newcomers would disrupt the local redwood lumber industry and various cattle and sheep ranches . 2 map of the six member counties of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district in california usa the district provides regional bus and ferry transit service throughout the golden gate corridor which runs from san francisco to sonoma county . the district does not operate transit service in napa mendocino or del norte counties . within marin county golden gate transit is the contractor for a majority of bus service provided by marin transit a relationship that dates to 1971 . 3 golden gate transit has operated bus service across the richmond san rafael bridge to contra costa county on behalf of the metropolitan transportation commission since 1993 . the district s primary revenue source is tolling on the southbound lanes of the golden gate bridge . a mix of tolls transportation subsidies and grants is used to support bus and ferry services . 4 governing structure edit the district has a 19 member board of directors 5 nine directors represent san francisco one is appointed by the mayor four are elected members of the board of supervisors four are non elected people appointed by the board of supervisors four directors represent marin county two are elected members of the board of supervisors one is an elected member of the council of mayors and councilmembers and is appointed by the board of supervisors one is a non elected person appointed by the board of supervisors three directors represent sonoma county one is an elected member of the board of supervisors one is an elected member of the council of mayors and councilmembers and is appointed by the board of supervisors one is a non elected person appointed by the board of supervisors one director each represent napa mendocino and del norte counties each is a non elected person appointed by the respective boards of supervisors the district is headquartered in san francisco ; it has administrative offices in san francisco and san rafael . references edit key dates special district formed golden gate bridge and highway district . retrieved 2013 03 16 . golden gate transit timeline adopted budget fiscal year 2011 2012 pdf . golden gate bridge highway and transportation district . retrieved 16 december 2011 . board member biographies external links edit official website v t e public transit in the san francisco bay area rail ace stockton san jose airtrain sfo bart california zephyr chicago emeryville caltrain san francisco gilroy capitol corridor auburn san jose coast starlight seattle los angeles muni metro e f cable cars san francisco san joaquins oakland sacramento bakersfield smart san rafael santa rosa vta light rail silicon valley ferry angel island tiburon ferry blue & gold fleet golden gate ferry san francisco bay ferry red & white fleet major bus ac transit western alameda and contra costa counties county connection central contra costa county fast central solano county golden gate transit marin and sonoma counties san francisco muni san francisco samtrans san mateo county san francisco santa rosa citybus soltrans southern solano county sonoma county transit tri delta transit eastern contra costa county vine transit napa county vta santa clara county wheels southeastern alameda county minor bus alliance san mateo county bayhill shuttle san bruno bear transit uc berkeley dumbarton express union city palo alto emery go round emeryville estuary crossing shuttle healdsburg transit stanford marguerite shuttle marin transit petaluma transit presidigo shuttle rio vista delta breeze san leandro links sfsu shuttle union city transit vacaville city coach westcat western contra costa county regional bus amtrak thruway motorcoach california shuttle bus san francisco los angeles greyhound highway 17 express san jose santa cruz lake transit lake county napa valley megabus mendocino transit mendocino county santa rosa max modesto dublin pleasanton san benito transit san jose hollister san joaquin rtd san joaquin county santa clara alameda counties yolobus yolo county vacaville entities all nighter bay area rapid transit district clipper golden gate bridge highway and transportation district market street railway marin commute club mtc sfmta solano express spare the air major stations 4th & king 12th st. city center 19th st. balboa park bay fair berkeley downtown berkeley civic center oakland coliseum cloverdale concord cotati daly city diridon station dublin pleasanton el cerrito del norte embarcadero emeryville ferry building fremont fremont centerville gilroy great america hayward hercules hillsdale jack london square larkspur landing macarthur martinez millbrae montgomery mountain view petaluma downtown palo alto pier 41 pittsburg bay point powell richmond richmond parkway san rafael santa clara santa rosa santa rosa railroad sq. sfo sf state tamien tasman transbay transit center union city vallejo station walnut creek west portal windsor historical services airbart oakland airport berkeley branch railroad east bay electric lines e & sr richmond key system leap transit market street railway san francisco ncry sunol npc west marin ocean shore railroad western san mateo county p & sr sonoma county real mccoy rio vista richmond san rafael ferry company richmond san francisco ferry san francisco and alameda railroad sf & np sonoma county sf & sm san francisco san mateo san francisco and oakland railroad solano carquinez strait historical stations third and townsend depot oakland 16th street station alameda mole alameda terminal berkeley station danville depot oakland long wharf richmond ferry terminal transbay terminal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title golden gate bridge highway and transportation district & oldid 678798884 categories golden gate bridge highway and transportation districtbridges in californiaferry companies of californiabus transportation in california1928 establishments in california navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 august 2015 at 18 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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