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WA ferries warn riders of possible disruptions, rough sailings amid storm
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is warning passengers to brace for service disruptions and rough sailings as a severe storm ...
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Cycloconverters Chosen For Washington State Ferries
When the Washington State Ferry System selected a synchronous, variable-speed AC motor with a cycloconverter drive for the propulsion system on its three new Jumbo Mark II ferries, the ships ...
Report: Worsening roads, lower transit ridership in WA despite increased spending
Just prior to competing transportation budgets being introduced in Olympia this week, the Washington Policy Center put out a ...
Washington lawmakers propose gas tax hike as part of transportation budget
Senators want to increase the gas tax by 6 cents, and representatives want a 9-cent hike to help cover a $1 billion deficit.
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Washington State Senators Lay Out $16 Billion Transportation Budget
The state faces a severe shortfall, but a proposed package would raise or shift $1 billion in taxes to secure funding for ...
Kitsap lawmaker's bill could clear path for foot ferries like Kitsap's across Puget Sound
An idea from a Bainbridge Island lawmaker would make it possible for other Puget Sound communities to launch small ferry services.
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Editorial: Let’s keep the water taxi sailing
Finally, every rider who chooses the water taxi rather than driving onto a ferry is spewing fewer fossil fuel byproducts and orca-threatening tire particulates into the Salish Sea. Regionally, water ...
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Gas tax increases key to fueling Washington transportation budgets
Washington drivers would see higher gas taxes beginning this summer under transportation funding plans state House and Senate ...
Alternative ferry terminal plan selected for aging Fauntleroy terminal
Washington State Ferries has announced that they have a new plan to replace the Fauntleroy terminal. The concept would ...