Washington State Ferries has seen a slight uptick in the number of people and vehicles coming aboard ferries in the past week.
Ridership across the ferry system rose to 131,206 passengers and vehicles in the seven days from Tuesday, April 14 through Monday, April 20.
During the previous seven-day stretch, from Tuesday, April 7 through Monday, April 13, ridership totaled 115,827.
That’s a one-week increase of 15,379 passengers and vehicles.
The Bainbridge Island-Seattle route has also seen a rise in riders over the same time period.
Ridership on the route in the seven days from Tuesday, April 7 through Monday, April 13 was 15,370 passengers and vehicles.
In the following seven days, ridership climbed by 1,333 to a total of 16,703 passengers and vehicles.
Bainbridge ferries carried 6,080 passengers April 7 through April 13.
In the span between April 14 through April 20, a total of 6,734 passengers came aboard the boats, according to statistics provided by WSF. That’s an increase, though modest, of 654 passengers in a week.