Metro’s new Marine Division Director

We’re excited to announce Terry Federer will be joining Metro as our new Marine Division Director, beginning Oct. 31. Federer is an accomplished, team-focused leader and maritime educator who is passionate about creating career pipelines and building strong relationships with his team and industry partners. He has a diverse background in the marine industry and…

Water Taxi Doc Maynard on the water

Goodbye summer sun, time for winter fun on the Water Taxi!

The West Seattle High Bridge is open, but why get back behind the wheel when you can continue to use the floating alternative to avoid traffic this fall and winter, the West Seattle Water Taxi! After a weekend (Oct. 15-16) when the Water Taxi will not sail to conduct vessel maintenance, the winter sailing schedule,…

What’s hotter than the weather? Water Taxi Summer!!

The weather is hot, the Mariners are hot and it’s time for the return of Metro’s hottest hit: “Water Taxi Summer!” The Water Taxi is a cool way to beat the heat. It’s operating on its summer sailing season, with seven-days-a-week service to and from West Seattle, including midday sailings, and Friday and Saturday night…

Kickoff summer on the Water Taxi

Memorial Day is the summer kickoff around these parts, and what better way to celebrate the long weekend than by sailing between downtown and West Seattle? On Memorial Day, the Water Taxi service will sail using its Sunday schedule.  The King County Water Taxi is pet- and bike-friendly (even e-bikes!), offers weekend night service, several…

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New ORCA system for regional transit launched

New system provides greater convenience and flexibility Today, the new and improved ORCA system launched for hundreds of thousands of transit customers across the Puget Sound region with access to a new myORCA.com website, myORCA smartphone app, and real-time value loading for ORCA cards. Normal fare collection resumes today for all regional transit agencies who…

West Seattle midday service canceled May 16-19

Scheduled repairs to the Seacrest Dock in West Seattle will close the dock during the mid-day sailing hours between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm from through Thursday May 19.  The 9:10 departure from West Seattle will be the last run of the morning and the 3:25 Seattle departure will be the first of the afternoon.…

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New ORCA card system begins on May 16

Transit users will get a new app and real-time loading among new features Starting May 16, hundreds of thousands of ORCA transit customers across the Puget Sound region will have access to a new website, smartphone app, and real-time value loading for their ORCA cards. Customers will also begin to see new card readers and…