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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-022 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

WSDOT news release, Apr. 10, 2020: winter sailing schedules extended through at least June 20, 2020; spring additions and Sidney, B.C. service not to occur; San Juan Islands reservations Apr. 26-June 20 cancelled; summer reservation release cancelled; ridership down about 75 percent, walk-ons down more than 90 percent

State ferries extends winter sailing schedules through June 20 due to lower demand

Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF) · Washington (all WSF routes) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington (all WSF routes) · Washington
Level
State
Authority
WSF schedule authority; 'As part of the state's response to COVID-19' (recited)
Issued
2020-04-10 Apr. 10, 2020
Effective
2020-04-26 through 2020-06-20 (extension of the winter schedules) (read as 2020-04-26)
End
2020-06-20; two-boat weekend service on some routes remained suspended after June 20 for lack of crews (Ex. 023) (read as 2020-06-20)
In force
Apr. 26, 2020 to June 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • WSF customers system-wide
  • San Juan Islands and summer-season reservation holders
Functions reached
  • TV travel (summer tourism season reservations cancelled)
  • WF commuting workforce
  • CB customer access
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

As part of the state's response to COVID-19, all state ferries will continue to operate on their winter sailing schedules through at least June 20.... Previously made vehicle reservations for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route from April 26 through June 20 will be canceled.... The release of vehicle reservations for the summer season, which was originally scheduled for April 21, has been canceled.... Recent system wide ridership has been down about 75 percent, compared to the last week of February. Walk-on passengers have decreased more than 90 percent

Enforcement

Operator schedule decision

Notes

Service announcement graded context; documents the second-quarter 2020 collapse of ferry ridership under the stay-home proclamation.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (Apr. 28, 2020) of wsdot.wa.gov/news/2020/04/10/state-ferries-extends-wi... (banner URL truncated); release dated Friday, April 10, 2020 - 15:32.

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