Willamette Passenger Ferry Nonprofit Gains Access to Dock, but Hurdles Remain

Willamette passenger ferry nonprofit gains access to dock, but hurdles remain

The proposed Frog Ferry has been granted access to two docks on the Willamette River in Portland.

Proposed ferry along Portland metro area secures tentative approval for dock usage

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Although funding for a ferry that would connect Vancouver with Oregon City remains in question, Portland officials have tentatively allowed transit leaders to use two docks managed by the city. In a letter sent to Friends of Frog Ferry Founder and President Susan Bladholm on July 25, Deputy City Administrator of Public Works Priya Dhanapal confirmed the organization could be permitted to operate from docks at Cathedral Pa…

City of Portland opens door to Frog Ferry use of two public docks

Dock at RiverPlace Marina in South Portland. The chances of a future electric passenger ferry service on the Willamette River just got a bit better. That’s because Frog Ferry, the nonprofit that launched in 2018, announced today they’ve secured tentative permission to use two public docks owned by the City of Portland: one at Cathedral Park (near the St. Johns Bridge) in north Portland and one at RiverPlace Marina in south Portland. In a letter …