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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits WSF
I had the honor and pleasure of meeting U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg last week. He was in Washington state for two days to highlight investments from the Bipartisan
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I presented Secretary Buttigieg with a WSF On the Spot coin, which recognizes acts of exceptional service, achievement or special recognition of a job well done.
One of those investments is a $4.9 million Federal Transit Administration grant to construct an electric charging station at our Clinton terminal that will power two future hybrid-electric
ferries <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L2NvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1wbGFubmluZy9tYWpvci1wcm9qZWN0cy9mZXJyeS
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Deputy Assistant Secretary Nicole McIntosh and I hosted Secretary Buttigieg, Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Patty Murray, Rep. Rick Larsen and several state, local and tribal leaders on the
other side of the route at our Mukilteo terminal. We discussed how federal money helps improve our operations and infrastructure. Some of us then accompanied the secretary on a tour
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Kingston. Thanks for your support!
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Gov. Inslee declared Deputy Assistant Secretary Nicole McIntosh as Washingtonian for the day during a sailing from Edmonds to Kingston aboard Spokane.
Our busiest day since summer 2019
July and August are typically our busiest months. This year’s peak travel season kicked off with 88,192 riders on Saturday, July 1 – our highest in a single day since summer 2019! For
the week of July 2-8, we had nearly 500,000 customers. For comparison, ridership averages close to 250,000 during our slowest winter weeks. With more sunny, warm weather and big events
ahead, we expect to remain very busy through Labor Day!
Service restoration update
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schedule to help move traffic. We now expect to trial pre-pandemic three-boat weekday service on our “Triangle” run early next year.
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We recently welcomed 13 new terminal employees into our workforce. They completed training in mid-June and are now working across our system.
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29-l> shows that we remain above our 95% reliability threshold for our restored routes. Just like prior to the pandemic, there are still some sailing cancellations due to crewing or
vessel repairs. Our mobile app <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L3RyYXZlbC9tb2JpbGUtYXBwLWFuZC1zb2N
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with us. It has the latest service updates, schedules, terminal cameras, real-time map to track our ferries and much more, along with highway information!
Patty Rubstello
Assistant Secretary, WSDOT/Ferries Division
July 13, 2023
New safety systems director
Another one of our own has joined our executive team. Company Security Officer George “Curt” Hattell started as director of safety systems last month. He has held this role on an interim
basis since the spring, proving himself through several incidents, including the response to the Walla Walla <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjb
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Congratulations Curt!
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Curt spent 31 years with Washington State Patrol before joining our team in 2018.
Sustainability Action Plan update
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2643501129-l> for 2023-2025 as we work to make our ferry system the most sustainable in the world. The updated document includes improvements to our focus areas and goals based on lessons
learned from our 2021-2023 Plan. That’s the first time we laid out objectives and key results. Our first Plan in 2019-2021 set a baseline for implementing recommendations, goals and
actions laid out in our 2040 Long Range Plan <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L3RyYXZlbC93YXNoaW5nd
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tzHkmaGV9x58CxVxhFu4wpNEXks/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> . Congratulations and thank you to Chief Sustainability Officer Kevin Bartoy, his team and everyone at WSF for their environmental
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As with our previous versions, we consider this Plan to be a “living document” that will guide our sustainability efforts.
New beach opens next to Seattle’s Colman Dock
There’s a new place to enjoy the Seattle waterfront and watch our ferries set sail! On July 1, Pioneer Square Habitat Beach <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInV
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jDgAjvysQ/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> opened between Colman Dock and Pier 48. We worked with the Seattle Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidW
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MDEifQ.zdf-YIWWCnLoDx8osesaU9kYLkS7WFCo1CHCXEkaQ_M/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> just to the north. The beach will temporarily close in the fall for the installation of indigenous
artwork and historical information as part of our coordination with local tribes.
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The beach is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Photo courtesy Seattle Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects.
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Questions? Contact us at WSFWeeklyUpdate@wsdot.wa.gov
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ust like prior to the pandemic, there are still some sailing cancellations due to crewing or vessel repairs. Our mobile app <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInV
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591618619/br/222643501129-l> is a great source of information when travelling with us. It has the latest service updates, schedules, terminal cameras, real-time map to track our ferries
and much more, along with highway information!
Patty Rubstello
Assistant Secretary, WSDOT/Ferries Division
July 13, 2023
New safety systems director
Another one of our own has joined our executive team. Company Security Officer George “Curt” Hattell started as director of safety systems last month. He has held this role on an interim
basis since the spring, proving himself through several incidents, including the response to the Walla Walla <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjb
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/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> grounding. Curt will continue to oversee our risk management, safety management system and document control, training and credentialing, as well as security.
Congratulations Curt!
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Curt spent 31 years with Washington State Patrol before joining our team in 2018.
Sustainability Action Plan update
We recently completed our Sustainability Action Plan (PDF 1.6MB) <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L3
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2643501129-l> for 2023-2025 as we work to make our ferry system the most sustainable in the world. The updated document includes improvements to our focus areas and goals based on lessons
learned from our 2021-2023 Plan. That’s the first time we laid out objectives and key results. Our first Plan in 2019-2021 set a baseline for implementing recommendations, goals and
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tzHkmaGV9x58CxVxhFu4wpNEXks/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> . Congratulations and thank you to Chief Sustainability Officer Kevin Bartoy, his team and everyone at WSF for their environmental
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As with our previous versions, we consider this Plan to be a “living document” that will guide our sustainability efforts.
New beach opens next to Seattle’s Colman Dock
There’s a new place to enjoy the Seattle waterfront and watch our ferries set sail! On July 1, Pioneer Square Habitat Beach <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInV
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jDgAjvysQ/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> opened between Colman Dock and Pier 48. We worked with the Seattle Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidW
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MDEifQ.zdf-YIWWCnLoDx8osesaU9kYLkS7WFCo1CHCXEkaQ_M/s/591618619/br/222643501129-l> just to the north. The beach will temporarily close in the fall for the installation of indigenous
artwork and historical information as part of our coordination with local tribes.
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The beach is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Photo courtesy Seattle Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects.
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Questions? Contact us at WSFWeeklyUpdate@wsdot.wa.gov
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