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Executive Summary |
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The San Juan Islands Transportation Forum is dedicated to continuing the transportation related conversations
begun at the September 17, 2008, Transportation Summit, among citizens, elected officials, and transportation providers.
Interested persons should email:
SJITransportation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
to request to become a member.
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Conversation 1:
“Regional Car-free Travel”
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featured Dr. Alison Longley
(slides), Ali’s Guide, and Dr. Preston Schiller
(slides), North Sound Connecting Communities Project, aka “Farmhouse Gang”.
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| Critical Questions: |
What are the barriers to increased use of car-free travel alternatives? What actions can we (you and I) take to increase the use of car-free travel alternatives?
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| Session Notes: |
The notes from this session are Here.
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Conversation 2:
“Community Transit: What Does it Take?”
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featured Dan Ward , San Juan Transit, Ed Masters, Orcas Island Shuttle and Martha Rose, Island County Transit.
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| Critical Questions: |
What are the barriers in San Juan County to year-round transit service? ( Curt also included for verbal inclusion “What should transit service look like in our county?”) What action steps are needed to move beyond the barriers?
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| Session Notes: |
The notes from this session are Here.
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Conversation 3:
“On Foot and on Bikes in San Juan County”
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featured Liza Michaelson
(slides), founder of SJRideshare,
Tracy Roberson
(slides), Cycling the San Juans,
and Carrie Sunstrom
(slides), State Scenic Byways Coordinator with the division of Highways and Local Programs, WSDOT.
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| Critical Questions: |
What factors hinder you and others from traveling by bicycle or by foot in San Juan County? What changes would encourage you and others to leave your car at home and travel by bicycle or by foot in the County?
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| Session Notes: |
The notes from this session are Here.
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Conversation 4:
“Passenger Ferries – Can We Make Them Work for Us?”
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featured Bruce Agnew
(slides), Director of Seattle based Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center and
Greg Hertel
(slides), Commissioner, Port of Friday Harbor.
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| Critical Questions: |
What are the barriers to passenger ferry service (particularly) from Friday Harbor to Bellingham? What steps can we take to make passenger service successful for the county?
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| Session Notes: |
The notes from this session are Here.
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| Session Handouts: |
Cascadia 1,
Cascadia 2,
Salish Sea Express Article,
Possible Routes Map 1,
Possible Routes Map 2,
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Conversation 5:
“Tourism Management: from the Newest Scenic Byway to the 2010 Olympics”
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featured Loni Rahm
(slides), Executive Director of Bellingham/Whatcom County Tourism and
Carrie Sunstrom
(slides), WSDOT State Scenic Byways Coordinator.
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| Critical Questions: |
What are the critical transportation issues regarding visitors to the islands? What are your ideas for how we can resolve these visitor transportation issues?
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| Session Notes: |
The notes from this session are Here.
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Conversation 6:
“Inter-island and Regional Freight Mobility”
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featured Charlie Meyer, Island Petroleum Service; Brent Snow, Roche Harbor Resort; Tom Ashcraft, Heuristic Enterprises; Libbey Oswald, Kings Market and Marketplace.
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| Critical Questions: |
What have you heard today that can be shared or acted on that will impact freight options in our county? What are the questions we have about freight options for the county?
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| Session Notes: |
The notes from this session are Here.
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Conversation 7:
“A Conversation with the State Transportation Commission: Long-term Ferry Funding and Customer Survey”
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featured the full Transportation Commission membership including Dan O’Neal, Chairman and Bob Distler, member from Orcas.
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| Session Handouts: |
The Long Term Ferry Funding handout is Here.
The 2008 Ferry Customer Survey Update handout is Here.
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Footnote: The Transportation Summit Achieved Near-Zero Waste. Check out our "Green Report Card". |
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