This morning from my office window I was watching the West Seattle pedestrian ferry cross Elliott Bay. I thought, "Man, that would be nice to sit in a boat to get work in the mornings."

Then I thought about having a small pedestrian ferry service from South Park Marina to the downtown Seattle waterfront, via the Duwamish. The boat could pick-up/drop-off near the proposed South Park waterfront park. It would leave South Park a couple times in the mornings arriving near the Colman Ferry dock, next to the West Seattle pedestrian ferry. From there people would take a bus or ride their bike to their office. Then it would have a couple return trips for the evening commute.

So I was wondering how many residents in South Park work in downtown Seattle? Would this be faster that the existing bus service to downtown? I don't know. Maybe this is the dumbest idea ever, but it's a cool thought.

Sean Battle

South Park