At the end of each work week, WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary David Moseley e-mails a report to staff, colleagues and stakeholders. Assistant Secretary Moseley is very interested in your suggestions or comments about this report. Please e-mail David Moseley with your input.
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Below are links to all of the past weekly reports in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (.pdf). You can download a free copy of Adobe Reader at the Adobe Web site.
October, 3 2008 (pdf 29 kb)
- Brief Kingston Advisory Council
- Meeting with federal legislator
- Public meeting on Bainbridge Island
- Meet USCG Rear Admiral
- Attend PVA Conference
September, 26 2008 (pdf 29 kb)
- Public meetings
- Sale of Steel Electric Class ferries and passenger-only ferries
- Point Defiance/Tahlequah route
- Regional transit card
September, 19 2008 (pdf 33 kb)
- Vashon Community Council Transportation Committee Meeting
- Seattle Community Development Roundtable
- Washington State Transportation Commission Meeting in Bremerton
- Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization Meeting in Port Hadlock
- Meeting with the Pierce County Ferry System
- Upcoming Public Meetings
September 12, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)
- Meeting with City of Seattle representatives
- Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council
- Joint Transportation Committee Ferry Policy Group
- U.S. Coast Guard meeting
- Steel Electrics Class Vessels
- New Deputy Chief of Finance and Administration
September 5, 2008 (pdf 30 kb)
- Organizational change
- WSDOT/WSP conference
- Steel Electric Class Ferries
- City of Edmonds meeting
- Congressman Oberstar briefing
August 29, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)
- Local radio interview
- Plan ahead for Labor Day
- Revised public meeting dates
August 22, 2008 (pdf 32 kb)
- U.S. Coast Guard Crew Endurance
- Elwha Update
- Crew of Tacoma
- Steel Electric Class Ferries
- U.S. DOT Maritime Administration
- Mark your calendars
August 15, 2008 (pdf 30 kb)
- Electronic fare system “glitch”
- 64-car ferries pre-bid conference
- Steilacoom II returns to service on Port Townsend/Keystone route
- Elwha returns to service in Anacortes/San Juan Islands this weekend
- Google Transit update
August 8, 2008 (pdf 28 kb)
- Governor Gregoire’s cost saving measures
- Elwha’s propulsion control cooling system
- Conversations with state and federal legislators
- U.S. Coast Guard
August 1, 2008 (pdf 28 kb)
- Mukilteo Transfer Span
- Steel Electric Bid Closure
- Commissioner Bauer Meeting
- Fall Sailing Schedule
July 25, 2008 (pdf 32 kb)
- Ferry Financing Legislative Work
- Bremerton City Council Briefing
- Eagle Harbor Network Upgrade
- Washington State Fire Commission
- Budget Update
July 18, 2008 (pdf 33 kb)
- Port Townsend/Keystone reservations update
- Seattle/Bremerton route returns to regular service
- Biodiesel update
- Washington State Patrol (WSP) installs cameras at Seattle/Bainbridge terminals
- Steel Electric vessels posted on eBay
- Propeller Club plaque presentation
- Suburban cities panel
July 11, 2008 (pdf 34 kb)
- Ferry Advisory Committee public workshops wrap up
- Marine Transportation Association of Kitsap
- Puget Sound Regional Council
- King County City Managers
- 144-car Kaleetan returns to the San Juans
- Joint Transportation Committee Ferry Policy Group meeting
June 27, 2008 (pdf 33 kb)
- Public participation continues in FAC public workshops series
- Seattle City Council briefing
- WSDOT ferry crews assist in rescue in San Juan Islands
- King County Ferry District assumes cost of Vashon passenger-only service July 1st
- Ferries Division and State Patrol are ready for July 4th
June 20, 2008 (pdf 28 kb)
- FAC Public Workshops Under Way
- Summer Schedule Begins This Sunday
- Expiration Dates for Full-Fare, Single-Ride Tickets Extended to 90 Days
- Continuing Progress Toward New Ferries
June 13, 2008 (pdf 32 kb)
- Mukilteo Mayor and City Council Briefing
- Meeting with General Barry McCaffrey
- Puglia Engineering Tour
- Rhododendron Returns to Point Defiance/Tahlequah
June 6, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)
- Removal of 30-minute Lock-out Restriction
- Hiyu to Point Defiance/Tahlequah
- Visit to Nichols Brothers Shipyard
- Kingston Business Communities
- Upcoming Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) Workshops
May 30, 2008 (pdf 37 kb)
- Farewell to Deputy Director Traci Brewer-Rogstad
- Port Townsend/Keystone New Vessel Update
- Bainbridge Island City Council Briefing
- Harborview Drive Signalization at Bainbridge Island Terminal
- Port Townsend/Keystone Reservations Update
- Steel Electric Class Vessels
- Upcoming Public Meetings/Workshops
May 23, 2008 (pdf 32 kb)
- Port Townsend/Keystone Reservation Program Goes Live
- Edmonds Mayor and City Council Briefing
- Whidbey Island Community Meetings
- Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Meeting
- Ferry Advisory Committee Executive Council Meeting
- Labor Management Meeting
- Ferry Financing Legislation Update
- Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal Safety Improvements
- Memorial Day Weekend
- My Calendar Next Week
May 16, 2008 (pdf 30 kb)
- Ferry Financing Legislation Update
- Preparations for Memorial Day Weekend
- Port Townsend/Keystone Reservations System
- Steel Electric-Class Vessels Disposal
- Budget Process
- Community Partnership
- Coming Up Next Week
May 9, 2008 (pdf 40 kb)
- Port Townsend/Keystone reservations, expiration date on full-fare single-ride tickets extended, 30 minute lock-out removed
- Evaluation of the Christine Anderson ferry
- Service Award Luncheon
- Bicycle Alliance of Washington
- Visit to Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility
- Coming Up Next Week
May 2, 2008 (pdf 34 kb)
- New vessels update
- Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility Incident
- Sailings added to the Port Townsend/Keystone route
- Sale of passenger-only ferries
- Recap of meetings this week
- Coming up next week
April 25, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)
- New vessels for the Port Townsend/Keystone Route
- KUOW interview
- FAC Executive Council
- Ferry Financing Legislative Work
- Coming up next week
April 18, 2008 (pdf 34 kb)
- Meeting with Port Townsend, Coupeville Mayors and Secretary Hammond
- Dakota Creek Shipbuilding and Repair facility tour
- Port Townsend/Keystone Reservation System
- Senior Managers Meeting
- My calendar
April 11, 2008 (pdf 38 kb)
- Ferry Advisory Committee Public Meeting summaries
- Biodiesel update
- Meeting with advertising representatives
- Joint Transportation Committee Meeting
- Discussion of 50-car ferry bid with Todd Shipyard
- TVW “Inside Olympia” interview
- Bainbridge Island “Oatmeal Breakfast Club”
- My calendar next week
April 4, 2008 (pdf 21 kb)
- Beginning of spring schedule
- Visiting with ferry served communities
- Next steps in procuring new vessels for the system
- My calendar
March 28, 2008 (pdf 18 kb)
- FAC public meetings
- Governor’s signing of the transportation budget
- Bid opening for new ferries
March 21, 2008 (pdf 23 kb)
- Ferry Financing Legislation
- Mukilteo City Council meeting
- WSDOT PE conference
- Tacoma City Club
- FAC public meetings
- Bid opening for new ferries
March 14, 2008 (pdf 24 kb)
- Effect of the transportation budget on the Ferries Division
- Meetings with legislators
- JTC activities
- Visit to San Juan County
- Biodiesel test continues
March 7, 2008 (pdf 19 kb)
- Outreach
- WSF Workgroup on JTC and Transportation Commission studies
- Service restored on Pt. Defiance/Tahlequah
- Biodiesel Research and Demonstration Project
- Another Ad agreement and campaign