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.

November 20, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• Community Meeting Wrap Up
• Bremerton Chamber of Commerce
• ORCA Card Update
• Plan Ahead for Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
• Congratulations Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility

November 13, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Seattle/Bremerton and Seattle/Bainbridge Service Disruption
• Site Visit to Vashon Island Dolphin Replacement Construction
• Southworth/Vashon/Fauntleroy Temporary Capacity Reduction
• Community Meetings Recap
• Edmonds/Kingston Partnership Meeting
• Port Townsend/Keystone January weekend route closure
• Quarterly All Unions Meeting

November 06, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Port Townsend/Keystone Ferry Service Disruption
• Meeting with Advertising Firm
• Community Meetings Recap
• Customer Compliment

October 30, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Port Townsend/Keystone Ferry Service Disruption
• Kingston/Edmonds Partnership Meeting
• Community Meetings Begin Next Week
• Vashon Island Terminal Dolphin Replacement Project
• Customer Compliment

October 23, 2009 (pdf 27 kb)

• First new 64-car ferry named Chetzemoka
• Monthly meeting with U.S. Coast Guard
• WSTC Subcommittee Meeting
• WSF Managers Meeting

October 16, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Contract awarded for 64-car ferries
• Music at Colman Dock
• Edmonds/Kingston Partnership
• Ferry ridership stats
• Customer Compliment

October 9, 2009 (pdf 34 kb)

• Save the date! November Community Meetings Schedule
• 64-Car Ferries Bid Opening
• FASPAA Meeting
• Customer Compliment
• 64-Car Ferry Progress Meeting
• WSF Quarterly Project Review

October 2, 2009 (pdf 33 kb)

• Presentation to the Joint Transportation Committee
• Edmonds/Kingston Partnership Meeting
• Presentation to the House and Senate Transportation Committees
• Customer Compliments
• Live Music Coming to Seattle/Bainbridge Route
• WSF Web Site Update

September 25, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Governor’s tour of 64-car ferry progress
• Monthly meeting with U.S. Coast Guard
• New advertising campaigns
• Fall schedule begins September 27
• Customer Compliment
• Washington State Patrol/WSDOT annual meeting

September 18, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Recent delayed sailings
• ORCA media event
• Passenger-only ferry service changes
• WSDOT senior managers meeting
• South Whidbey Kiwanis meeting

September 11, 2009 (pdf 28 kb)

• Joint Transportation Committee Meeting
• Edmonds/Kingston Partnership Meeting
• Ferry Advisory Committee Executive Council Meeting
• Customer Compliment

September 4, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Full service restored on Bremerton/Seattle route; Wenatchee back in service
• Agreement with unions on U.S. Coast Guard crew endurance requirements
• Fog, ferries, and September
• Ferry service on Labor Day
• Customer compliment

August 28, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Bainbridge Ferry Terminal Art Installation
• 64-car ferry progress photos
• Safety Stand Down
• Meeting with the Regional FTA Director
• Human Resources Director Retires
• July 2009 Ferry Stats

August 21, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• Life Ring Award
• U.S. Coast Guard Meeting
• Meeting with San Juan County and Friday Harbor Councilmembers
• Edmonds/Kingston Partnership Meeting
• Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce

August 14, 2009 (pdf 26 kb)

• More new ferries in the works
• Vehicle reservations pre-design repot
• Bon voyage to the Steel Electric ferries

July 31, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• Letter of appreciation
• Visit to Nichols Brothers shipyard
• Public forum on USCG crew endurance requirements
• Farewell to the Steel Electric ferries

July 17, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Letter of appreciation
• Update on USCG crew endurance requirements
• Edmonds/Kingston Partnership Meeting
• Meetings with tribal leaders

July 10, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Looking ahead
• 64-Car Ferry Progress
• Meeting with Suquamish Council
• U.S. Sen. Murray and Rep. Larsen Press Event
• Bremerton Tunnel Opening Event
• FAC Executive Council

June 26, 2009 (pdf 27 kb)

• Meeting with the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors
• 64-auto ferry pre-bid conference
• WSF long-range plan update
• WSTC Subcommittee meeting
• WSF managers meeting

June 19, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Port Townsend/Keystone Community Meeting
• Temporary Reduction of Ferry Capacity in the San Juan Islands
• New Employee Orientation
• Mukilteo Tank Farm Land Transfer
• Ferry Weather Update
• Update on USCG Crew Endurance Requirements
• Recognizing the Efforts of WSF Employees

June 12, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• Recap of this week’s community meetings
• Annual Staff Masters Meeting
• Federal funding update
• Ferry Weather Web site
• Update on the sale of the Steel Electric ferries

June 5, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• New employee orientation
• Recap of community meetings
• Update on passenger-only service transition to King County Ferry District
• Update on USCG crew endurance requirements
• Hood Canal Bridge opens

May 22, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Plan Ahead for Memorial Day Weekend
• U.S. Coast Guard Meeting
• Snohomish County Committee for Improved Transportation
• Edmonds City Council Meeting
• Additional Vehicle Holding at Mukilteo
• June Public Meetings
• 2009 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management

May 15, 2009 (pdf 26 kb)

• Kitsap County Commissioners Meeting
• Accessibility Tour of Fauntleroy Facilities
• Gov. Gregoire Signs Transportation Budget

May 8, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• Mark your calendars: June public meeting schedule
• Meeting with Bainbridge Island Mayor
• WSTC Subcommittee
• Staff Chief Engineers Annual Meeting
• FAC Executive Council
• 64-car ferry progress meeting

May 1, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Mukilteo City and Everett Port Commission Meeting
• Murray Press Conference/Reauthorization Bill
• Meetings with Federal Legislators
• Hood Canal Bridge closed – make vehicle reservations now!
• Seattle/Bainbridge Island Feature

April 27, 2009 (pdf 21 kb)

• 2009 Legislative Session Overview

April 24, 2009 (pdf 28 kb)

• Preparing for Washington, D.C. meetings
• Gearing up for summer: peak season surcharge begins May 1
• JTC meeting
• Steel Electric vessels update
• Update on federal stimulus funding

April 17, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• Meeting with U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s representatives
• Port Townsend/Keystone Vehicle Reservations: Make them early!
• Post Legislative session strategic team
• Meeting regarding the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal
• Port of Anacortes meeting
• Gearing up for the ORCA Smart Card Launch on April 20

April 10, 2009 (pdf 28 kb)

• Elwha returns to service
• Crews’ rapid repair of Klahowya
• Federal stimulus projects

April 3, 2009 (pdf 26 kb)

• Legislative Session Update
• Update on Steel Electric Vessels Sale
• WSF and Todd Pacific Shipyards Coordination Meeting
• Senate Transportation Committee

March 27, 2009 (pdf 25 kb)

• Senate Transportation Committee Budget
• Elwha status
• Meeting with US Government Accountability Office
• Meeting with community representatives

March 20, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Applause for WSF vessel crews
• WSF Captain Ty Anderson
• Tacoma Propeller Club
• WSF federal stimulus projects
• House and Senate Transportation Committee meetings

March 13, 2009 (pdf 26 kb)

• Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce
• King County Ferry District meeting
• Society of Port Engineers
• WSTC Subcommittee meeting
• Quarterly all bargaining units meeting

March 6, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Reflecting on the past year
• South Whidbey Island community meeting
• Senate and House Transportation Committees Presentation
• Meeting with Port of Everett
• Meeting with bargaining units

February 27, 2009 (pdf 24 kb)

• Kitsap Sun editorial board
• Rhododendron’s return to service delayed
• JTC staff workgroup
• FTA meeting
• WSF managers meeting
• South Whidbey Island community meeting

February 20, 2009 (pdf 29 kb)

• HTC meeting
• WSTC meeting
• Legislator meetings
• Ferry communities rally
• Editorial boards

February 13, 2009 (pdf 32 kb)

• Port Townsend/Keystone auto ferry service resumes
• Ferry Advisory Committee Executive Council meeting
• Government reform proposal and Ferry Advisory Committees
• Point Defiance/Tahlequah service disruption
• Meetings with State Legislators
• Ferries on normal schedule Presidents’ Day

February 6, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Governor’s Press Conference
• House and Senate Transportation Committees
• WSTC Subcommittee
• Fare Collection Changes
• Meetings with State Legislators

January 31, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Revised Draft Long-Range Plan Now Available
• Meetings with State Legislators
• Meeting with the Mayor of Edmonds

January 23, 2009 (pdf 33 kb)

• Public comment period extended on draft long-range plan through Jan. 26
• Meeting with Todd Pacific Shipyards
• 2009 Washington State Legislative session update
• Passenger-only service on Port Townsend/Keystone route to continue through mid-February

January 16, 2009 (pdf 30 kb)

• Draft Long-Range Plan Public Hearings
• 2009 Washington State Legislative Session
• Sale of Passenger-Only Ferries
• Meeting with Snohomish County Council Member
• Monthly meeting with U.S. Coast Guard Captain

January 9, 2009 (pdf 31 kb)

• Draft Long-Range Plan Public Hearings
• JTC Meeting
• Kitsap Realtors Briefing
• System-wide service adjustments
• ORCA Launch Workshop
• Winter Weather Update

December 19, 2008 (pdf 33 kb)

• Draft Long-Range Plan Released for Public Comment

December 12, 2008 (pdf 29 kb)

• Ferries introduces new Wi-Fi provider
• Extensive work on draft long-range plan
• WSDOT Organizational Review
• WSDOT Statewide Environmental Managers’ Meeting

December 5, 2008 (pdf 34 kb)

• Draft long-range plan update and January public hearing dates
• New Terminal Engineering Director
• System-wide service adjustments
• New ferry on way for Port Townsend/Keystone route
• Meeting with Federal Transit Administration
• Bremerton community briefing

November 21, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)

• Draft long-range plan
• WSTC subcommittee meeting
• Seattle/Bremerton route security threat
• Norwegian Public Roads Administration Meeting

November 14, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)

• Meeting with Commander Admiral John Currier
• Bid opening for 64-auto ferries
• Steilacoom II extension/PO service planned for January
• No schedule changes for Edmonds/Kingston

November, 7 2008 (pdf 29 kb)

• Island Home Design / 64-auto ferry contact bid opening
• Recycling Program
• Public Comment Summaries
• Crew Endurance
• Commendable efforts of Point Defiance terminal staff and crew of the Rhododendron

October 24, 2008 (pdf 31 kb)

• Port Townsend/Keystone Partnership Meeting
• Meet-n-Greet Bremerton Commuters
• Briefed Skagit and Island County RTPO
• Attended Catholic Seamen’s Club Award Luncheon
• Meeting with MEC Commissioner Swanson
• Selection of Terminal Engineering Director
• Meeting with Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
• Meeting with U.S. Coast Guard

October 17, 2008 (pdf 30 kb)

• Last of the fall public meetings – watch videos online
• Meeting with Senator Patty Murray
• Meeting with King County Councilmember
• Meeting with San Juan County Council
• Point Defiance/Tahlequah service disruption

October 10, 2008 (pdf 33 kb)

• Public meeting series wraps up next week
• Service restored after disruption due to vessel repairs
• Puget Sound Regional Council
• Pierce County public meeting
• Suquamish tribal visit

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)

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