The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors and the days are getting shorter – all signs that the King County Water Taxi is approaching the start of its winter sailing schedule on the West Seattle route! The schedule starts Monday, Oct. 29 and ends March 28, 2019. The winter sailing schedule means vessels…
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…
Fifteen minutes. That’s the amount of time that had elapsed from the moment the crew working King County Water Taxi’s West Seattle route on Aug. 30 spotted a man overboard in Elliott Bay to the time medics were giving him a clean bill of health. During those 15 minutes, the three-person crew – relying on…
It has been all hands on deck throughout construction of our future home on the Seattle waterfront – now we’re happy to report that all of the deck is in place! Construction on King County Water Taxi’s future home reached another milestone last week when crews installed the final deck slab that will support our…
The Washington State Department of Transportation released the following update regarding King County Water Taxi’s future home, the Passenger-Only Ferry (POF) facility at Colman Dock: The opening date of the new passenger-only ferry building and pier, currently under construction on the south side of Colman Dock, has moved to summer 2019 instead of this fall. The…
An ordinary evening sailing from West Seattle turned into an extraordinary display of preparation and skill when our three-person crew rescued a man stranded in Elliott Bay on Thursday. The rescue took place shortly before 6 p.m., after the MV Doc Maynard left Seacrest Dock and headed toward Pier 52 in Downtown Seattle. The crew…
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,…
Heads up to riders headed to downtown Seattle to celebrate Memorial Day. On Monday, May 28, the West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will operate on a Sunday schedule, as will DART shuttle routes 773 and 775. The Vashon Island route will not be in service on Monday. King County Water Taxi…
