FERRY SUMMIT PRESENTATION

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FERRY SUMMIT PRESENTATION

• By
• Terry McCarthy

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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION

• Thank-you
• Policy Makers
• Interested Citizens

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INTRODUCTION

• Caveat
• Hot buttons
• Sole proprietor

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INTRODUCTION

• Purpose of Presentation
• Background information
• Framework for discussion

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INTRODUCTION

• Structure of Presentation
• Operations
• Terminal facilities/Eagle Harbor
• Aging Vessels
• Funding

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OPERATIONS
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OPERATIONS

• Service Schedule
• Number One State Tourist attraction
• 2nd Largest Mass Transit operator
• Largest Double Ended ferry system in the world
• Trip Distributor

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OPERATIONS

• On Shore Service
• Fare Rate and Collection Process
• Vehicle/Pedestrian/Transit/Bike Access to
  terminal
• Parking facilities adjacent to terminal
• Staging options
• Real time information
• Employee interface experiences

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OPERATIONS

• On Water Service
• Reliability
• On Time Performance
• Value Added Experience

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POLICY MAKERS PERSPECTIVE

• Operations
• Service versus cost balance
• Agency effectiveness (program delivery) and
  efficiency (bang for the buck)

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OPERATORS PERSPECTIVE

• Service Contract
• Budgetary Impact
• Budget Drivers
• Fuel
• Maintenance
• Overhead
• Labor Costs
• Terminal Staff
• Vessel Staff
• Maintenance Staff

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FERRY TERMINALS
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FERRY TERMINALS

• Ideal Terminal
• Environmentally friendly
• Canalized access for Pedestrians/Vehicles/Bike
• Adequate staging area for customers and vehicles
• Auto Slips of sufficient size and number
• An overnight tie-up slip
• Real Time Customer information on status of
  vessel and transit connections

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FERRY TERMINALS

• Ideal Terminal (cont.)
• Adequate space for Employee needs Parking,
  Service Vehicles, Cash Handling, First Aid,
  Equipment
• Security elements in place
• Automatic ticketing and vending
• Customer Service space
• Appropriate public bathroom facilities
• Seamless transfer points for Transit and Kiss and
  Ride

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FERRY TERMINALS

• Status of Existing WSF Terminals
• Aging Facilities
• Geographically landlocked in growing Urban Sprawl
• Wooden structures still in use
• Lack of modern amenities bathrooms, real time
  information, automation options
• Not environmentally friendly or as secure as
  possible
• Inadequate staging space

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FERRY TERMINALS

• Status of Existing WSF Terminals (cont.)
• Not proper slip size and number of slips
• Lack of slip tie-up options

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FERRY TERMINALS

• Impediments to Improving
• Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
• Shoreline management act
• Environmental agencies enforcement of rules and
  regulations
• Work over water
• Lack of competitive bidding pool
• Engineering Realities
• Lead time
• Political willingness

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FERRY TERMINALS

• Existing Terminal Constraints on WSF
• Operations (examples)
• Port Townsend/Keystone. Slip size and harbor at
  Keystone
• Southworth. No auto access to Seattle no
  Passenger-Only facilities
• San Juan Islands. Single slips, no tie-up or
  maintenance options

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FERRY TERMINALS

• Existing Terminal Constraints on WSF
• Operations (examples) cont.
• Seattle. Traffic queuing and staging, number of
  auto slips
• Fauntleroy. Traffic queuing, transit access
• Edmonds. Single slip, railroad conflicts
• Mukilteo. Traffic queuing

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VESSELS (Auto/Passenger Ferry)
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VESSELS (Auto/Passenger Ferry)

• Aging Fleet
• Current Condition
• Past/Future Condition

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VESSELS (Auto/Passenger Ferry)

• Double Ended Ferry
• Inland waterway
• Loading/Off Loading efficiency
• Auto/Passenger Capacity
• Route length requirements
• Stability and safety of vessel
• Amenities space

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VESSELS (Auto/Passenger Ferry)

• Double Ended Ferry (cont.)
• Redundancy
• Terminal configuration
• Customer satisfactory
• State Cultural Icon

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VESSELS (Auto/Passenger Ferry)

• Future Vessel Configurations
• Change must be incremental
• Terminal constraints need to be recognized
• Focus on energy efficiency and lessen
  environmental impacts
• Amenities likely reduced
• Desire for service flexibility and fleet
  uniformity
• Procurement process continued to be refined

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FUNDING
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FUNDING

• Pre 1999 Funding Logic
• Operations
• State Subsidy 40
• Large Cash Balance
• Gas Tax
• Fines and Fees
• Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET)
• Customer Subsidy 60
• Fares and purchases

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FUNDING

• Pre 1999 Funding Logic
• Capital
• State Subsidy 100
• Gas Tax
• Bond Funds
• Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET)
• Federal Funds

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FUNDING

• Impact of I-695
• Operations
• Cash Balance begins to be depleted
• Motor Vehicle Excise Tax eliminated
• Fare Box increases intended to move it to 80
  recovery

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FUNDING

• Impact of I-695
• Capital
• Bond Funds pledged and not available for new
  projects
• Motor Vehicle Excise Tax eliminated
• Begin to use funding normally provided other
  highway programs

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FUNDING

• Current Situation
• Operations
• Expenditure Pressures exceeding funding
  availability
• Fare increases has diminishing returns

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FUNDING

• Current Situation
• Capital
• Planned six and twenty year program unfunded
• Project deferrals used to balance budget

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FUNDING

• Financial Tensions
• Fair equity
• Route service versus route service
• East side terminals versus west terminals
• Vehicle mobility versus walk-on passengers
• Who is at fault (management, labor,
  organizational structure, others)

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FUTURE UNKNOWN(Terrys Predictions)
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FUTURE UNKNOWN (Terrys Predictions)

• Role of Governor
• Proposition 1 failure
• Legislative Study

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Questions?