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Upcoming 2040 Long Range Plan open houses Our long range planning process is well underway. Ferry ridership is expected to grow 30 percent by 2040. The Long Range Plan will provide a blueprint for WSF on how to meet customer needs and accommodate the next generation of ferry riders. Join us at an open house in your community to learn more and share your priorities for the 2040 Long Range Plan. Can’t attend in person? View open house materials and provide comments through our online open house from April 10 to May 24. I will share the link when it's live!
March 16, 2018 Mark your calendar! 2040 Long Range Plan open houses Stop by anytime to learn about the plan and share your ideas. There will not be a formal presentation at these meetings.. Bainbridge Island Tuesday, April 17 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bainbridge Island Senior Center, 370 Brien Drive SE, Bainbridge Island Port Townsend Thursday, April 19 5 – 7 p.m. Cotton Building, 607 Water Street, Port Townsend Vashon Island Tuesday, April 24 6 – 8 p.m. Vashon Island High School, 9600 SW 204th Street, Vashon
Governor Inslee signs Orca executive order For many of our passengers, riding a ferry is their first opportunity to spot an orca in the wild. On Wednesday, I joined Gov. Jay Inslee as he signed an executive order that outlines state initiatives to protect the struggling orca whale
Bremerton Wednesday, April 25 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Kitsap Conference Center, 100 Washington Avenue, Bremerton Clinton Tuesday, May 1
population. One of the actions asks us to explore strategies for quieting state ferries in areas most important to Southern Residents. We will be working with our biologists to explore options for making this happen.
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Clinton Community Hall, 6411 South Central Avenue, Clinton San Juan Islands Wednesday, May 2 3:30 – 6 p.m. Brickworks, 150 Nichols Street, Friday Harbor Kingston Tuesday, May 8 6 – 8 p.m. Kingston Village Green Community Center, 26159 Dulay Road NE, Kingston
Orca spotted on the Seattle/Bainbridge route in spring 2017
Fauntleroy Thursday, May 17 6 – 8 p.m. Fauntleroy Church, 9140 California Avenue SW, Seattle BNSF railroad work near Edmonds Terminal early Sunday, March 18
From L to R: Port of Seattle Commissioner Fred Felleman, me, Suquamish Tribal Chair Leonard Forsman, and Seattle Aquarium Director Bob Davidson at the signing of the Executive Order on Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery and Task Force. Assistant Secretary Award WSF honored Construction Staff Chief Engineer Robert “Bob” Wolken on Tuesday with our first division-wide Assistant Secretary’s Award. The award recognizes an employee who delivers great results and goes about their work in a way that demonstrates sustained dedication and strong character as a public servant.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe crews will close the railroad crossing at State Route 104/Main Street near the entrance to the Edmonds Ferry Terminal from 11:59 p.m. Saturday, March 17, to 6:45 a.m. Sunday, March 18. BNSF is working around WSF's Edmonds/Kingston schedule to complete train track maintenance work called tamping. The final ferry out of Edmonds is scheduled to leave at 11:45 p.m. Saturday and the first ferry Sunday is due to arrive around 6:50 a.m.
Haiku contest voting State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna is currently
Throughout Bob’s career he has strived to maintain vessel safety and reliability. He’s been seen reading vessel manuals during down time at work. He was previously a staff chief engineer for the Hiyu and Kittitas, as well as a relief chief engineer. Always willing to teach and said to go above and beyond to lend a helping hand, Bob is known as the resident expert on propulsion control and steering systems. He’s the go-to person when others have technical questions or problems. Twenty of Bob’s colleagues nominated him for this award. Congratulations, Bob. We are so happy to have you on our team!
In 2016, Construction Staff Chief Bob Wolken received his compass and pin from Director of vessels Matt von Ruden recognizing his 35 years of service with WSF Legislative session wraps up Last week, the legislature ended it’s 2018 session with continued strong support for WSF. They funded Gov. Inslee’s request for a study on hybrid-electric ferries and increased support for our terminal projects in Seattle and Mukilteo. We appreciate the work of ferry legislators and the Senate and House Transportation Committees, especially Senate Chair Steve Hobbs and Ranking Member Curtis King and House Chair Judy Clibborn and Ranking Member Ed Orcutt. I will provide a more in-depth look at our funding in a future Weekly Update once the Governor signs the budget.
narrowing down our haiku cover contest submissions to three finalists. Their poems will be posted on our Twitter page at noon Monday, March 19, for voting. The haiku with the most likes at noon Friday, March 23, will be named the winner and featured on our Summer 2018 Sailing Schedule!
Amy Scarton Assistant Secretary, WSDOT/Ferries Division
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