Reserve Your Seat on Free Port of San Diego Bus Tours

Friday, 09 October 2009
Contact: Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6216, John Gilmore (619) 686-7206

The Port of San Diego is excited to offer a new series of free bus tours that will take members of the public along the tidelands and behind the scenes of the Working Waterfront.

New this fall, participants can choose to start their tour in one of the Port’s two member cities; Chula Vista or Coronado. On the narrated, two-hour tour, the public will learn about San Diego Bay and what is the Port and tenants are doing to protect the tidelands, become familiar with Port operations, see shipbuilding and repair facilities, and get an up-close look at both the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal as well as the National City Marine Terminal.

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“San Diego’s waterfront is a thriving hub of industry and commerce that contributes to our region’s economy, job base and national security,” said CJ Lucke, Community Services Coordinator. “These tours are a way for San Diegans to go behind the scenes and see the parts of our Working Waterfront that are normally off-limits due to security concerns. You’ll see where you get your bananas from as well as where we import more than 200,000 cars each year.”

The bus tours run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and are available on the following dates:

Chula Vista:

• Wednesday, January 20
• Wednesday, February 17

Coronado:

• Tuesday, January 12
• Tuesday, February 9

Space is limited. Make your reservations online or by calling 619-686-8008. Due to shipyard security restrictions, participants must be 18 years or older and must also show proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.

The Port of San Diego is a public benefit corporation and special government entity. Created in 1962 by an act of California legislature, the Port manages San Diego harbor and administers the public lands along San Diego Bay. The Port has operated without tax dollars since 1970 and has been responsible for $1.5 billion in public improvements in its five member cities - Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego. With a $10.6 billion economic impact on the San Diego region, the Port oversees two maritime cargo terminals, a cruise ship terminal, 17 public parks, various wildlife reserves and environmental initiatives, the Harbor Police department and the leases of more than 600 tenant businesses around San Diego Bay.

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