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* Where do you live?

Guemes Island (full-time)
57%
Guemes Island (seasonal/part-time)
19%
Outside Skagit County
10%
Anacortes
9%
Mount Vernon
2%
Skagit County/Other
2%
Burlington
1%
Sedro-Woolley
1%
Closed to responses | 345 Responses

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In our first survey, 60% of respondents said reliability is the most important thing Skagit County should consider when designing a new ferry. What is MOST important to you in terms of reliability?

Fewer unplanned maintenance outages
50%
On-time sailings
34%
Fewer haul-outs
16%
Closed to responses | 321 Responses

Schedule and ticketing

In our first survey, 81 percent of respondents suggested improvements to the Guemes Ferry sailing schedule, and nearly 100 commented about fares and changes to the ticketing system. The following questions help us better understand what changes to the schedule would be most valuable, and what changes to the ticketing system would be practical for most users.

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If Skagit County were to adjust the sailing schedule of the CURRENT ferry, please rank the following adjustments in order of importance:

Closed to responses | 162 Responses

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What type of ferry ticket do you primarily purchase?

Punch card (vehicle or passenger)
69%
Single ticket (passenger, vehicle, etc.)
31%
Closed to responses | 276 Responses

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If you primarily purchase a single ticket (vehicle, passenger, etc), how do you typically pay for that ticket?

Cash
76%
Credit/debit
20%
Check
4%
Closed to responses | 201 Responses

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If you primarily purchase a punch card (vehicle, passenger, etc), how do you typically pay for that ticket?

Credit/Debit
81%
Check
13%
Cash
6%
Closed to responses | 220 Responses

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Would you buy a single ferry ticket or punch card from your cell phone or tablet?

Yes
71%
No
29%
Closed to responses | 277 Responses

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Would you buy a single ferry ticket from an automated machine?

Yes
80%
No
20%
Closed to responses | 269 Responses

Now we're going to talk about the future...

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The new ferry will be larger than the current vessel. With that in mind, do you think it’s important for the new ferry to still make two round-trips per hour?

Yes
73%
Not sure
18%
No
10%
Closed to responses | 285 Responses

Question title

If Skagit County were to adjust the loading procedures of the NEW ferry, please rank the following adjustments in order of importance:

Closed to responses | 128 Responses