POF

							PSRC Regional Passenger-Only Ferry Study


         BACKGROUND AND
          STATUS REPORT




            PSRC Executive Board
              January 22, 2009
    POF-RELATED STUDIES AND PLANS

     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

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    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




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    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)



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    WORK TASKS

      Synthesis
      Issues & Trends
      Policy & Reg’l Roles
      Demand Forecasts
      Travel Demand Modeling
      Comparisons
      Regional POF Strategy
      Landside integration



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    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
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    DAILY RIDERSHIP FORECASTS* (2030)

                     Route                    Demand                 Route           Demand

    Bremerton-Seattle                          3,460        Seattle-Port Townsend     600

    Southworth-Seattle                         1,870        Vashon-Seattle 2          520

    Bremerton-Port Orchard 1                   1,773        Seattle-Vancouver B.C.    500

    Port Orchard-Seattle                       1,740        Kirkland-UW               420

    Kingston-Seattle                           920          Suquamish-Seattle         310

    Bremerton-Annapolis                   1    717          Bainbridge-Des Moines     270

    West Seattle-Seattle              2        660          Des Moines-Seattle         60


  * Average Weekday Demand (one way)
  1 Existing Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry operated by Kitsap Transit
  2 Existing POF service operated by King County Ferry District


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    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

 One-way Fare (preliminary)
 (40% farebox recovery)                   $3.60

 Capital Costs (preliminary)
 Vessels (3):                           $9-15 M
 Terminal:                                 $1 M


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    ROUTE EVALUATION FINDINGS
 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.)

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    ROUTE EVALUATION FINDINGS                                 (2)

     MEDIUM TERM (4-10 yrs)               LONG TERM (beyond 10 yrs)
     Viable based on market demand,       Require demonstration testing,
     require demonstration testing,       market analysis, terminal siting,
     improved landside connections        landside connections
      Seattle - Port Orchard              Seattle - Suquamish
      Bainbridge - Des Moines             Kenmore - U of W
      Kirkland - 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.
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    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

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    CONTACTS

     Passenger-Only Ferry Study
     www.psrc.org/projects/ferry/index.htm
     Charlie Howard, Transportation Planning Director
     1-206-464-7122, choward@psrc.org
     Stephen B. Kiehl, principal planner
     1-206-971-3290, skiehl@psrc.org




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