A century ago a fleet of small ferries crisscrossed Puget Sound waterways delivering passengers and goods up and down coastal highways for business and social purposes.
With increasing gridlock on our nation’s roads, city planners are looking at marine transit again as a cost effective, affordable and attractive alternative to more roads.
New technology companies are among those looking at passenger ferries as an option.
At this year’s ferry conference, Mark Nagle, Vice President of Global Real Estate for Expedia, Inc.,
will participate on a panel focused on community engagement, where we’ll discuss marine transit as a viable transportation option. Expedia is scheduled to move 4,500 employees to its sprawling new Seattle waterfront campus in 2019.
Join us October 19 in Seattle for the Pacific Maritime Magazine Ferries Conference, which will bring together public transit agencies, port districts, municipalities and other ferry system users, with the operators, architects, engineers and shipyards providing the boats and expertise needed for successful ferry operations.
