When we finally leap into our summer ferry schedule we’ll be landing in a fleet that’s two boats short. When…
To kick off our northwest boating season, a local ship captain recommends reading “How to Avoid Huge Ships” by John…
Between the car deck and the passenger cabin there’s the warning that’s in the cartoon. I muse on what the…
Washington passes a new budget every other year. During even numbered years, that budget is revised to reflect changes in…
Ferries kicked off their long range planning process here with about dozen posters on challenges and considerations facing the system…
Last month, we went over WSF’s plan to
Suquamish, our newest ferry, was christened last month at the Vigor Shipyard in Seattle. Members of the Suquamish Tribe sang…
Brrrr … The spaces between the glass panes that allow the wind to blow through Kingston’s passenger ramp are there…
The most obvious result of Spokane’s fall overhaul is the gleaming new job and signage. Less noticeable but perhaps more…
From now and through 2018, Washington State Ferries will be conjuring its Long-Range Plan for our boats, service, fares and…
The proposed fare increases for this October are 2.9 percent for vehicles and 2.5 percent for passengers. Next year, they…
“Nap Tyme” was aptly named as she cruised through Dalco Passage (Tacoma Narrows) on auto pilot with her skipper down…
So long, old timer | FerryFare
Do the Port of Kingston’s Christmas lights have you thinking, “That must have been a really big trip to Costco”?
Let’s go over the pros and cons.
For me, a Kingston foot ferry would be like winning the lottery after buying tickets for a decade and half.
Last month, Edmonds updated the progress of its Waterfront Access Study. This is about finding a solution to the five-way cluster of cars, trains and pedestrians at the ferry landing.
Boaters must be dead slow when within 500 yards of a ferry and get no closer than 100 yards. If you find yourself inside 100 yards, like if the outboard fell off, call the ferry or the Coast Guard on channel 13 of 16 for instructions.
This winter, the Legislature added $6 million for general ferry maintenance and $3 million for emergency repairs. This is an appreciated, albeit overdue, step on the comeback trail for a healthy fleet.
They should be in a PEMCO Northwest profile ad …
Those determined riders who and burn off stress and calories by walking laps while riding the ferry.
One lap on the Spokane measures 663 feet. Ten laps per trip, and adding the walk up and down the ramps figures out at 1.6 to 1.7 miles. With over three miles per roundtrip, Kingston’s ferrywalkers leave Green Lake’s “Powerwalkers” eating their dust.
Asphalt in the ferry holding lot has been replaced with pervious concrete, which is like regular concrete without the sand.
Now rain water, reindeer discharge, and vehicle drippings will go straight through the pavement into the 10 feet of beach sand below, where it will be a meal for bacteria that just love petroleum products. Currently, this stuff washes directly into the cove.
Washington Sate Ferries has a 5 percent biodiesel target, but only if it’s not too pricey.
