The proposed ferry terminal would sit near the ammunition bunker, a mile and a half north of Highway 101, a 10-minute drive from NASA's main gate. The nearest light rail station, however, is miles away. And the proposed terminal site is deep within an area reserved for approved military personnel and NASA employees. Environmentally, Moffett Field is more viable than Alviso, but it still presents problems. The channels become shallow far from roads.
Birds nest alongside channels.
Wakes from speeding ferries erode shoreline and damage birds' nests. If ferries are required to slow down, that can add a lot of time to a daily commute, Siegel says. Development can fragment populations. If you cut through a tidal marsh, species can't get across the channel. You isolate different populations from each other.