Cross-posted from the Metro Matters blog March 14-18 is Transit Appreciation Week, recognizing and celebrating everyone who contributes to the operation of the best transit system in America: King County Metro! The week culminates with the celebration of Transit Operator Appreciation Day on Friday, March 18. Transit Appreciation Week is an opportunity to acknowledge the transit employees who…
Last August, the crew of the King County Water Taxi Doc Maynard saw people in the water just off Duwamish Head and acted quickly to rescue them after their sailboat had capsized. The actions of Doc Maynard Capt. Brad Johnson and deckhands GW Rogers and Jay White received national recognition from the Passenger Vessel Association,…
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King County Metro will continue to operate the Emergency Snow Network Tuesday, Dec. 28, due to ongoing freezing temperatures and difficult road conditions. This means service is reduced to about 60 core bus routes that the City of Seattle and other jurisdictions prioritize for snow and ice removal. Metro will reassess daily whether snow clearing…
Note: Water Taxi service, which was canceled earlier due to high winds, will resume for West Seattle with the 11:30 a.m. sailing. Water Taxi service will resume for Vashon Island for the afternoon commute. King County Metro moved to our Emergency Snow Network this morning, reducing service to about 60 core routes that the City of…
The holidays are around the corner, and the sailing schedule for the King County Water Taxi is set for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. The Water Taxi will not sail on: Thursday, November 25 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, November 26 Friday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) and Saturday, December 25 (Christmas Day) Friday, December 31 (New Year’s…
They are designed to roll over most terrain, but “fat tire” bikes—including electric bikes—are not designed to fit into most standard bike racks. The West Seattle and Vashon Water Taxis have installed new bike racks that will hold both standard and “fat”—tire sizes as wide as 4.6 inches. The popularity of bigger bikes, including electric bikes,…
This media release is cross-posted from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Blog. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) worked with King County Metro to reach an agreement which will provide increased King County water taxi service to and from West Seattle this fall and winter. Under this agreement, the West Seattle water taxi will continue to operate at summertime service levels seven days a…
When the crew of the Water Taxi Doc Maynard saw people in the water just off Duwamish Head on August 11, they acted quickly, placing a crewman in a safety suit and in the water to rescue the two people whose sailboat had capsized. Today, King County Executive Dow Constantine and the King County Council…
The crew of the West Seattle Water Taxi Doc Maynard rescued two boaters whose sailboat capsized off Duwamish Head shortly after 12:00 p.m. The Doc Maynard had just left West Seattle’s Seacrest Dock on its 12:00 p.m. sailing to downtown Seattle when the crew spotted two people in the water next to a capsized sailboat.…
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