A Seattle-area transit initiative takes in money from real-estate interests who could profit if the initiative passes. Commuters would face higher taxes, but many could also get to work faster.

No, we’re not talking about the $54 billion proposal to expand Sound Transit service (that campaign has been largely funded by $1.1 million from the construction industry, with the real-estate sector coming in second.)

Across the water, a much smaller initiative is up for a vote this fall: Kitsap Transit’s proposal to run six fast, passenger-only ferries between downtown Seattle and Bremerton, Kingston and Southworth on the western shores of Puget Sound.

The Friends of Fast Ferries campaign has gotten a late start, only taking in its first major contributions in the past week, according to reports filed with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission on Friday.

Every week, campaigns in Washington are required to tell the public who gave them money that week. And every week, KUOW is going to use data from the PDC to see what they’re reporting.