| This
is an exciting and fast paced time for passenger ferry service
in Kitsap County and around the Puget Sound. As news stories
appear covering passenger ferry developments MTAK will post the
links.
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2 state ferries to be auctioned on eBay - November 16, 2007 |
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Renewed Needs for the Mosquito Fleet - November 15, 2007 |
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King County Council votes to go into the ferry business - November 13, 2007 |
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Sims outlines county plan for 5 new foot-ferry routes - November 9, 2007 |
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Port of Kingston Submits Foot Ferry Plan to Gregoire - November 1, 2007 |
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Des Moines: We want in on Tall Ships - October 4, 2007 |
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Jet Boat Commuter Club Forming in Gig Harbor - October 1, 2007 |
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$305 Million Grant Expected to Bring Fast-Ferry Service Back to Kingston - September 6, 2007 |
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Reporting Suggesting Fewer Runs Met With Skepticism - September 5, 2007 |
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Ferry solutions mired in blame - July 23, 2007 |
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Fast Ferry Will Come to Kitsap for Research - July 17, 2007 |
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In search of passenger-only ferry service that pencils out - July 5, 2007 |
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Passenger Ferry Plan Gaining Stream in King Co. - July 3, 2007 |
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Decision by November on tax boost for foot ferries - July 2, 2007 |
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Property Tax Hike to Support Ferry - June 30, 2007 |
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Commuter group wants Kingston-Seattle foot ferry, may start its own - June 19, 2007 |
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North, Sound Sound in Fare Flight - April 19, 2007 |
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City letter supports Rolfes bill for ferry oversight - April 4, 2007 |
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Ferry funding gets a hard look - April 4, 2007 |
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Bremerton-Seattle Foot Ferry to Shut Down - March 7, 2007 |
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Fare Enough! Ferry Riders Air Their Dislikes With 4% Hike - February 16, 2007 |
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Ferry Fare Advisory Group is Dissolved - February 15, 2007 |
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Support Grows for Foot Ferries....But Enought for Another Try? - February 11, 2007 |
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Don't Abandon Fast-Ferry Efforts - February 8, 2007 |
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Kitsap County votes again on foot-ferry tax - February 4, 2007 |
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Opposition Group Sets Sights on Defeating Kitsap Foot Ferry - January 18, 2007 |
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Ferry Riders Are Ready for
Better Service - January 16, 2007
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Residents Around Central
Kitsap See Value in Economic Arguments - January 16, 2007
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Foot Ferry Vote, Part 3: The view from
Bremerton, SK and CK - January 16, 2007
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SK Voters Weigh Pros, Cons of
Ferries - January 16, 2007 |
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Foot Ferry Vote, Part 2:
Kingston Commuters Are Still Waiting for Their Ferry To Seattle
- January 15, 2007 |
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Foot Ferry Vote, Part 1: The
Case For and Against a Sales Tax Hike - January 14, 2007 |
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City Council calls foot-ferry plan "visionary" - January 13, 2007 |
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Ferry Service Campaign Kicks
off in Kitsap - January 9, 2007
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First SK Foot Ferry Meeting
is Tonight - December 14, 2006 |
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Ferry Election Will Be Open
to All Voters in the County - December 13, 2006 |
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Transit Board Should OK
District Changes - December 11, 2006
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Voted on Tax Increase for
Ferries is Set - December 6, 2006
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Routed bus service, foot ferries not a
need - December 2, 2006
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Survey
Shows Residents See a Need for Foot Ferries - November 22, 2006
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Volunteers
sought for Passenger
Ferry Review Task Force in
SK -
November 19, 2006
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Smaller Transit Service Area Recommended - November 10, 2006 |
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King County delivers pair of foot ferry
plans for Vashon Island to governor - November 1, 2006 |
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King County may take over
Vashon-to-downtown ferry route - November 1, 2006 |
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Transit Plans to Shrink District before
Vote on Foot Ferry – October 12, 2006 |
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Ferry Open House Draws Crowd- August 24,
2006 |
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Transportation: Get on the water-August
21, 2006 |
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Press
Release on SEPA meetings |
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Transit Plans to Shrink District before
Vote on Foot Ferry – October 12, 2006 |
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Ferry Open House Draws Crowd- August 24,
2006 |
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Transportation: Get on the water-August
21, 2006 |
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Passenger-Only Ferries Are in
Our Hands - August 20, 2006 |
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Ferry information fair sails
into Kingston - August 19, 2006 |
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Swift Craft Cruises on a
Cushion - August 18, 2006 |
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Wanted: a Kingston Foot Ferry
for the Long-Run - August 17, 2006 |
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My turn: Ferries Plan Should
Acknowledge Kitsap's Needs - June 30, 2006 |
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Expansion options for
walk-ons ferries studies - June 30, 2006 |
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Lawmaker: Ferries Need Lower
Costs, Not Higher Fares - June 16, 2006 |
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Foot-Ferry Plans Need Voter
OK - April 19, 2006 |
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Several Hurdles Face New Foot
Ferry Service - March 20, 2006 |
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Bill would let counties fun
foot-ferry service - March 9, 2006 |
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Ferry Service Bill Passes -
March 9, 2006 |
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My Turn: Ferry Bill Offers
Wishful Thinking, Not Answers - March 4, 2006 |
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Our Views: Legislators Should
Back Foot-Ferry Bill - March 1, 2006 |
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Passenger Ferry Bill Moves On
- February 24, 2006 |
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Senate To Get Bill Supporting
Foot Ferries - February 18, 2006 |
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Senate Budget Includes Foot
Ferry Funding - February 16, 2006 |
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Passenger-Only Ferry Bills
Staying Afloat - February 9, 2006 |
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Ferry Bills Up Against
Deadline - February 6, 2006 |
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Time is right for
Passenger-Only Ferries - February 4, 2006 |
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Wood Proposes Plan for Four
Foot Ferries - February 2, 2006 |
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Capital Watch: Take the helm
- February 1, 2006 |
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Foot ferry service strives to
stay afloat - January 30, 2006 |
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$2.2 Million Offered for
Ferry Route - January 13, 2006 |
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Ferry task force: another
failure - January 6, 2006 |
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Ferry Decision Still Out to
Sea - January 5, 2006 |
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Run Southworth foot ferry
privately, advisor suggests - January 4, 2006 |
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Add passenger ferry stop at
Southworth - December 22, 2005 |
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Passenger ferries, from
futility to consultancy - December 9, 2005 |
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Transportation: Ferries as
transit - November 30, 2005 |
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Ferry Task Force Settles on
Three Service Options - November 30, 2005 |
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Passenger ferry task force
has more queries than answers - November 28, 2005 |
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Passenger
Only Group Tangled Over Triangle - November 23, 2005 |
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Aqua
Express Hopes to Restart Service in Summer - October 1, 2005 |
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Kingston-Seattle
foot ferry begins hiatus Saturday - September 29, 2005 |
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Riders
Lament Loss of Passenger Ferry Runs - September 17, 2005 |
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Kitsap
Transit Waits on Leases for Foot Ferries - September 16, 2005 |
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Foot
Ferry Task Force on Tight Time Deadline - September 14, 2005 |
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Private
Passenger Ferries Deserve Public Subsidies - September 13, 2005 |
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Officials
Press to Clarify Southworth Ferry Stance - September 7, 2005 |
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Private
Kingston-Seattle foot ferry to stop sailing - September 1, 2005 |
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Aqua
Express foot ferry to shut down - September 1, 2005 |
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Kingston-Seattle
Foot Ferry to Suspend Operations - August 31, 2005 |
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Foot
Ferry Helps Keep Communities Afloat - August 23, 2005 |
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Transportation:
Get on the water - August 21, 2005 |
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The
perfect storm comes to Seattle - August 7, 2005 |
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State
Should Get Out of Foot Ferries - August 4, 2005 |
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South
Kitsap Foot Ferry Runs Slashed - August 3, 2005 |
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Private
ferry reduces service for now - July 6, 2005 |
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More
Bremerton Ferry Runs Planned - June 29, 2005 |
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Southworth
to Seattle, Ferry's Future Look - June 9, 2005 |
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Transportation
balance not as skewed as it seems - June 2, 2005 |
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Kingston
Ferry Faces Challenges, But Stays Afloat - May 24, 2005 |
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Fast
Ferry Making Headway, with a Little Help from Its Friend - May
23, 2005 |
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No
Answer Yet for the Southworth-Seattle Ferry Commuters - May
23,2005 |
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Choice
passenger-only routes shouldn't be privatized - May 12, 2005 |
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Private
ferry operators hope to land Southworth - May 2, 2005 |
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Foot-ferry
follies continues - April 27, 2005 |
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Foot
ferries for Southworth on ice - April 26, 2005 |
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Key
players divided on foot ferry financing - March 30, 2005 |
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The
Spirit moves foot ferry passengers - March 19, 2005 |
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Battle
looming over Vashon route - March 14, 2005 |
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King
County Metro eyes passenger-ferry service - March 14, 2005 |
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A
new Spirit in Rich Passage February 7, 2005 |
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If
state can't ferry passengers, it should get out of the way -
February 7, 2005 |
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State,
key lawmakers on board with foot ferry plan - February 6, 2005 |
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State
does the math on foot ferry options - February 3, 2005 |
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Second
firm seeks passenger ferry to Kitsap County - February 1, 2005 |
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SK
needs foot ferry, official says - January 26, 2005 |
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This
will destroy the community - January 25, 2005 |
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State
should stay out of foot ferries - January 23, 2005 |
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Company
seeks to run Kitsap passenger ferry - January 21, 2005 |
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Kingston
foot ferry service to start in new year - December 8, 2004 |
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Foot
Ferry talk goes South - December 2,
2004 |
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Walk-on
ferry riders not supported in Seattle, report says- November 18,
2004 |
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Bremerton
foot ferry slow to catch on – November 2, 2004 |
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Foot
ferry stumbles at the start - September 10, 2004 |
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Seattle
Bremerton Passenger Only Fast Ferry Study |
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Foot
Ferry Service- The Private Guys
(March 7,
2004) |
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Two
firms clear ferry service hurdle
(March 3, 2004) |
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Kitsap
board preparing to resume ferry service
(March 1, 2004) |
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Foot
ferry service takes a step forward (March 3, 2004) |
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Commuters
soon may ride private boats (February 7, 2004) |
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Sinclair
Inlet service flowing smoothly (February 7, 2004) |
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Kitsap Transit Board: Full speed ahead on foot ferries
(January 21, 2004) |
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Ferry
operators to team with Kitsap Transit
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17, 2004)
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High
transportation costs? You’re driving them
(January
13, 2004)
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Kitsap kicks
it up: the Peninsula’s “downtown: aims to pull itself out of the
doldrums (December
7, 2003) |
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Mixed
ideologies sunk a good plan for Kitsap (December 2, 2003) |
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Foot ferries
might be revived
(December
2, 2003)
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