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Could a broken ferry system help fix our cities?

Could a broken ferry system help fix our cities?

Update: 2024-02-21
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The Washington State ferry system is down by a third of its fleet. That’s leaving people up and down Puget Sound stranded, intermittently severing them from their jobs, schools and doctors. But out of this crisis, a solution is gaining steam: “mosquito fleets” of smaller, more efficient passenger-only ferries. And they’re helping shape downtowns like Bremerton into more walkable communities.


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And can you guess which movies these iconic PNW ferry scenes come from?


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Could a broken ferry system help fix our cities?

Could a broken ferry system help fix our cities?

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