92-31 PASSENGER ONLY FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN SEVERAL KITSAP CITIES AND SEATTLERESOLUTION NO. 92-31
A RESOLUTION of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
requesting the Washington State Transportation Commission to
develop and adopt a plan to provide fast, efficient, and
reliable passenger-only ferry service between downtown Seattle
and several locations in Kitsap County in the near future.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Transportation Commission has
authorized a study of potential passenger-only ferry routes on Puget
Sound; and
WHEREAS, the traffic congestion in the downtown area of the
City of Bainbridge Island and the 305 corridor is becoming a serious
problem, due in large part to the sizable increase in ferry traffic on
the Seattle-Bainbridge Island route during the past five years; and
WHEREAS, a substantial amount of this increased Seattle-
Bainbridge Island ferry traffic originates in the Poulsbo, North Kitsap
and Olympic Peninsula areas; and
WHEREAS, a significant percentage of the traffic on the
Kingston-Edmonds ferry route has a origin/destination of Seattle or
other nearby areas in King County; and
WHEREAS, the transportation plan component of VISION 2020
includes a 135 mile system of cross-Sound passenger ferries, along with
five new terminals; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington, through enactment of the
Growth Management Act and the Commute Trip Reduction Law, is determined
to reduce single occupant vehicle (SOV) commuting by increasing public
transit use through incentives and disincentives and operational
improvements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Bainbridge
Island requests the Transportation Commission to:
Develop and adopt a plan to provide fast, efficient, and reliable
pasenger-only ferry service in the near future between downtown
Seattle and several locations in Kitsap County with primary
emphasis given to the Kingston area, and
As an interim measure, direct the Washington State Department of
Transportation to charter sufficient Kitsap Transit buses to
provide effective transportation between Kingston and downtown
Seattle via the Kingston-Edmonds ferry.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council thi~
'~7' , 1992
ATTEST/AU ICATE:
Ralph Eells, City ClePk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
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