Thursday, September 6
7:30 p.m.
Seattle First Baptist Church
1111 Harvard Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
(corner of Harvard & Seneca on First Hill)
Panel members include Senator Ed Murray, King County Council Member Julia Patterson and Heather Trimm from People for Puget Sound.
With nearly 500 daily sailings, Washington State ferries provide a mass transit system carrying thousands of workers across Puget Sound and to the San Juan Islands.
Ferries play a significant role in the state’s tourism industry. Freight is another important component of ferry service. However, it is mainly those residing in ferry communities who are aware of the precarious financial situation facing the Washington State Ferries. This forum is intended to serve as a look at the Washington State Ferries System as it exists today and how we arrived at this place.
