PSRC Regional Passenger-Only Ferry Study

PSRC Regional Passenger-Only Ferry Study

BACKGROUND AND STATUS REPORT

PSRC Executive BoardJanuary 22, 2009

Puget Sound Regional Council

Regional Passenger-Only Ferry Study

2005 King County Waterborne Transit Policy Study

2006

Joint Transportation Committee Task Force

King County POF Business Plan

Kitsap Transit POF Investment Plan

Ferry Finance Study

WSF Long-Range Plan

PSRC Transportation Policy Board weighs in

POF-RELATED STUDIES AND PLANS



PSCR INTEREST IN THE POF ISSUE

State mandate to exit the POF business

Ferries are on MTS (regionally significant)

POF are defined as High Capacity Transit

DESTINATION 2030 does not adequately address POF

Forecast growth vs loss of service

Need for a regional approach

Opportunity to coordinate efforts



RELATED ISSUES

Integrate POF with transit, roads, and non-motorized

Guide ferry-oriented development

Address impacts in ferry terminal communities

Improved technical capabilities (forecasting, travel demand modeling)



WORK TASKS

Synthesis

Issues & Trends

Policy & Reg’l Roles

Demand Forecasts

Travel Demand Modeling

Comparisons

Regional POF Strategy

Landside integration



INITIAL ROUTE SCREENING

32 ROUTES WERE IDENTIFIED BY

Previous planning processes

PAC members

Community members

Market analysis

INITIAL ROUTE SCREENING

Prepare Demand Forecasts

Run Travel Demand Model

Daily Ridership Threshold > 200

Retain all KCFD Routes

RESULT: 14 Routes Retained for Further Evaluation



DAILY RIDERSHIP FORECASTS* (2030)

Route Demand

Bremerton-Seattle 3,460

Southworth-Seattle 1,870

Bremerton-Port Orchard 1 1,773

Port Orchard-Seattle 1,740

Kingston-Seattle 920

Bremerton-Annapolis 1 717

West Seattle-Seattle 2 660

Route Demand

Seattle-Port Townsend 600

Vashon-Seattle 2 520

Seattle-Vancouver B.C. 500

Kirkland-UW 420

Suquamish-Seattle 310

Bainbridge-Des Moines 270

Des Moines-Seattle 60

1 Existing Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry operated by Kitsap Transit

2 Existing POF service operated by King County Ferry District

* Average Weekday Demand (one way)



BREMERTON-SEATTLE ROUTE

Ridership & Operational Costs

Ann. Demand: 1,032,464

Weekday riders: 3,460

Operating Cost: $9,400,000

Cost/passenger: $9.10

Crossing time: 30 minutes

Capital Costs (preliminary)

Vessels (3): $9-15 M

Terminal: $1 M

One-way Fare (preliminary)

(40% farebox recovery) $3.60



IMMEDIATE TERM (next 3 yrs)

Maintain & enhance existing routes:

Seattle - Vashon Island

Seattle - West Seattle

Bremerton - Port Orchard

Bremerton - Annapolis

Most viable new cross-sound routes (crossing times):

Bremerton – Seattle (30 min.)

Kingston – Seattle (37 min.)

Southworth – Seattle (22 min.)

ROUTE EVALUATION FINDINGS



MEDIUM TERM (4-10 yrs)

Viable based on market demand, require demonstration testing, improved landside connections

Seattle - Port Orchard

Bainbridge - Des Moines

Kirkland - U of W

ROUTE EVALUATION FINDINGS (2)

LONG TERM (beyond 10 yrs)

Require demonstration testing, market analysis, terminal siting, landside connections

Seattle - Suquamish

Kenmore - U of W

Renton - Leschi

Seattle - Des Moines

Seattle - Shilshole

TOURISM AND RECREATION FOCUSED ROUTES

Viable in short/medium term: service more likely by private operator

Seattle - Port Townsend

Seattle - Vancouver, B.C.



Resolution EB-09-01

Supports Passenger-Only Ferry Study Findings

Supports work of local ferry operators

Directs staff to integrate Passenger-Only Ferry Study into Transportation 2040

Asks staff to engage in regional coordination to implement Passenger-Only Ferry service:- Funding- Boat, dock, and terminal design and siting- Shared use facilities, fare integration, etc.- Landside connections (transit, bike/ped., etc.)- Planning for water-oriented development- Integrate Passenger-Only Ferries with WSF ferry system- Passenger-Only Ferry role in emergency response



Passenger-Only Ferry Studywww.psrc.org/projects/ferry/index.htm

Charlie Howard, Transportation Planning Director1-206-464-7122, [email protected]

Stephen B. Kiehl, principal planner1-206-971-3290, [email protected]

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