Attention King County Water Taxi riders: You’re going to want to be extra careful when leaving or approaching our location along the Seattle waterfront. Beginning Monday, Oct. 15, the Washington State Department of Transportation will shift Alaskan Way from under the Alaskan Way Viaduct west, toward the waterfront. That means there will be two lanes…
Event organizers for Sub Pop Record’s 30th anniversary celebration on Alki Beach praised King County Water Taxi’s flexibility for helping thousands of concert-goers enjoy the biggest one-day event in West Seattle’s history without having to fight traffic congestion. King County Water Taxi set a single-day ridership record during Sub Pop Records’ 30th anniversary celebration on Alki…
To anyone planning to replenish an ORCA card or budgeting for regular trips on the Water Taxi next month – take note. One-way fares will increase for the King County Water Taxi on March 1, 2018. Adult fares will increase by 50 cents per trip for both West Seattle and Vashon Island. Riders using ORCA…
The King County Water Taxi enjoyed another banner year of ridership aboard our vessels in 2017. We carried a total of 599,954 riders on our West Seattle and Vashon Island routes combined while maintaining nearly perfect completion and on-time performance rates on each sailing, for each route. Technically, our systemwide total is about 2,000 riders…
Make it another month of record ridership for the King County Water Taxi. And it’s all thanks to our amazing riders! For the second consecutive month, we carried more riders than ever before – 52,902, to be exact. That’s nearly 20 percent more than October ridership in each of the last two years. Here’s a breakdown…
If things get too loud on the waterfront, don’t worry – we’ve got your ears covered. King County Water Taxi is now offering earplugs – on both of its boats and at its terminal in Downtown Seattle – to help ease the noise for riders. The earplugs come with a string attached (no pun intended)…
We have some of the most loyal riders around. Last week, King County Water Taxi partnered with Commute Seattle and several local businesses to give a special “Thank You” to nearly 200 of those riders as part of a celebration called Transit For the Win. The scene: a packed 8:15 a.m. sailing out of Vashon…
Regulars on King County Water Taxi’s Vashon Island route know them well: glossy wooden cribbage boards stationed at one of four seating areas in the lower passenger deck of the MV Sally Fox. On almost every run, enthusiasts of the popular card-and-board game can be seen huddled around one of these game boards, studying their…
Middle of last week it happened. Most people were quietly commuting on the water taxi into downtown Seattle when history was made! Thanks to riders, the 2015 record of 515,207 boardings was broken last Wednesday. With more than two months of service left in 2016, there’s a chance ridership might top 600,000. Since starting service as…
The open secret in West Seattle’s Junction and Alki areas is that the Water Taxi provides free shuttles to connect riders to the dock for your quick cruise across Elliott Bay. Last year nearly 126,000 riders used the shuttles for commuting, sightseeing, and sometimes both! The Water Taxi provides two routes in West Seattle, operating daily…
