Our Origin Story

We started as a small group of curious local community members who asked, “Why don’t we have a passenger ferry service when nearly every major river city does?” Today, after eight years of research, planning, thousands of meetings, and more than 3,500 supporters and stakeholders, we are shovel ready. From public officials to individual citizens to private sector business leaders to key employers, there is a passion to find a better way to navigate around our community. Together, we can bring a passenger ferry service to the region.

Our Mission

Hear more about Frog Ferry’s mission from our Founder and President, Susan Bladholm. In this 2:45 minute overview video, Susan reveals her passion for bringing a public, passenger ferry service to the Portland-Vancouver area through her rich experience in transportation and economic development in the region. She covers the inception and founding of the organization, research and feasibility studies, fundraising and phases of development, including the upcoming pilot.

How It Will Happen

We all know that an effective transportation system works best when there are multiple ways for people to get around efficiently. Studies show the operation is feasible and you can find results at frogferry.com/about/research.

Frog Ferry will provide up to seven 70-100 passenger commuter vessels with up to 9 stops between Oregon City and Vancouver, Washington (no cars, but with bicycle storage). The service schedule, time and stops will vary based on demand. Estimated commute time Vancouver to Salmon Street = 44 minutes.

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Goals

  • Reduce congestion

     

  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

     

  • Remove thousands of cars from the road every day

     

  • Build resiliency and emergency response

     

  • Enhance community livability

     

  • Provides a low-cost means of connecting marginalized populations with jobs and services