My, how the years have sailed by. The year was 2007. Washington State Ferries operated two morning runs and two evening runs to and from Vashon Island, and its passenger-only ferry was the only direct access for Vashon residents to downtown Seattle. After the Washington State Legislature directed WSF to eliminate passenger-only ferry service, the…
Coinciding with the Mariners season home opener, King County Water Taxi will debut its 2019 spring/summer sailing schedule! The new schedule begins Thursday, March 28, which means the West Seattle Water Taxi will: Be in service seven days a week from Pier 50 downtown to West Seattle Include late evening sailings every Friday and Saturday…
It’s time to honor the real pros who keep this community and economy moving. The ones who make sure you get to work, the classroom, the doctor’s appointment, the championships, the concerts and the special times with family and friends. Whether you are boarding a Metro or Sound Transit bus, the Doc Maynard or Sally…
Last week our new Passenger Only Ferry (POF) shelter took another step toward becoming a shelter – contractors began installing the timber roof decking. In addition to providing support to the metal roof above it, this material will function as the shelter’s ceiling. It’s being assembled using the old school “tongue and groove” method, which limits…
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…
Are you planning to join the legion of fans expected to descend on Alki Beach to celebrate Sub Pop Records’ 30 years of music awesomeness? The easiest way to reach the local label’s SPF30 event is to hop aboard the King County Water Taxi for a quick sailing to West Seattle (and back!). The Water…
Are you headed to the city to partake in the festivies of Seafair? If so, be sure to stop by the Water Taxi table at Pier 52! There, you’ll find our intrepid summer interns – EJ, Hao (pictured above) and Mariya (not pictured) – eager to answer your Water Taxi-related questions, whether it involves our schedule,…
The King County Water Taxi functioned as a floating classroom recently for a firsthand lesson on how King County is confronting climate change. On an unusually hot day on the waterfront, in the midday hours when our vessels are docked, the Marine Division hosted 13 high-schoolers from the Woodland Park Zoo’s Seattle Youth Climate Action Network (Seattle…