Stakeholders

Nearly 70 organizations participate in the M-495 Commuter Fast Ferry Stakeholder Group since 2010. The Northern Virginia Regional Commission hosts the group. The Stakeholder Group provides the expertise and funding required to publish studies, advocate support, and engage citizens and the media in support of commuter fast ferry service in the National Capital Region. The Stakeholder Group has raised its own funds for studies, applied for and was awarded government grants, hired and provided consultant oversight, and launched a website and Facebook page. The group has raised more than $5 million to advance fast ferry service in the region. The group also sponsored a series of three Fast Ferry Summits in DC, Maryland, and Virginia in 2017-2018, introducing more than 500 attendees to this service. The public has been overwhelmingly supportive of having an alternative transportation mode introduced to the NCR.