Three members of Executive Constantine’s Senior Leadership Team recently stopped by the MV Doc Maynard to meet some Marine Division employees and take part in an emergency response drill demonstrated by the vessel crew. Senior Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett, Deputy Executive Rhonda Berry and Director of Employee Engagement Whitney Abrams joined the employees for the…
Ever wondered what goes on inside this building on the Seattle waterfront? It’s the maintenance barge for the Water Taxi, and this summer it’s been the site of a new effort to save resources, reduce the impact of Water Taxi service on the environment, and help King County achieve the goals and targets set out in…
Summer is here and Seattle is the place to be when it comes to fun! This weekend is packed full of events sure to please all. A weekend of Pride events, the Mariners in town and the Sounders on Saturday. A traffic free, hassle free, scenic route to get you there? You know where this…
A new online video shows how clean-burning biofuel is powering our floating fleet of King County Water Taxis. The 92-second video was shot last month by the National Biodiesel Board, a national trade association, and features Marine Division Director Paul Brodeur describing the benefits to our environment of our use of Ultra-Low Sulfur diesel blended with 10-percent biodiesel.…
Congratulations to class of 2016 graduates across King County! After graduation, be sure to celebrate with your relatives on the Water Taxi and enjoy great food and fun on Alki beach this weekend! See details about when we set sail from West Seattle on weekends.
Thanks to the record number of riders who used our service to avoid driving downtown during the recent one-week closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. We avoided “Via-doom,” in part, because the Water Taxi carried more than 32,000 riders over the ten days of the viaduct closure, which ended May 8. That compares to about 13,500 riders the…
Last month, we hosted an inter-agency drill for emergency evacuation on the water. Last week, the Water Taxi was host once again for a large-scale exercise in responding to a maritime threat onboard a vessel in our region. The King County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team conducted the underway exercise in Puget Sound aboard the Sally Fox.…
There is a reason for the faint whiff of fried chicken or french fries while waiting to board the Water Taxi. It’s not from the ship’s galley. It comes from the used cooking oil mixed in the fuel. We take seriously the goals in our King County Strategic Climate Action Plan, which sets ambitious targets to…
The Water Taxi is not only a transit option, it can save lives when called into service during an emergency. Over the past six years, our vessel crews have performed eight in-water rescues of paddle boarders, kayakers, and divers who got into trouble on the waters of Elliott Bay. The Water Taxi also stands ready…
Denmark, Italy, Newfoundland, Spain, Washington – wait, what? While this could easily be an alphabetical list of random locations, it’s actually where a few of the Best Passenger Ships of 2015 are located. According to Marine Log, an international publication out of New York City, the MV Sally Fox, the first of two new water…
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