Susan Hutchison, executive for King county sent a letter this week to County Council members urging them to take the budget currently appropriated for ferries and move it to fund more buses.
“Metro is facing cuts that could leave riders stranded at a time when our region is making tremendous strides to increase ridership. More than half of the $18 million annual ferry service levy which goes to fund future exploration or ‘demonstration’ routes in South King County and across Lake Washington can be reallocated to Metro. I believe these funds are best spent where people need them the most, preserving [...]

The Balboa ferry has long been well known among California’s ferry riders, but today it was out of service with a 2-foot hole in its hull, the US Coast Guard says.
Luckily, the 57-foot ferry was not carrying passengers at the time of the incident. It ran aground at about 11:30 p.m.  It was carrying about 50 gallons of gasoline which was removed from the boat for safety reasons. The Coast Guard said there was no sign of any pollution in the harbor.
The ferry is well known as a way to bring both cars and passengers on a quarter-mile trip from [...]