As crews continue to build King County Water Taxi’s future home, Executive Dow Constantine, Gov. Jay Inslee and other transportation leaders took time last week to celebrate the progress of the Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock Project. The Executive was one of the keynote speakers at a celebration inside Colman Dock, the state’s busiest…
The air is crisp, scarves are back in season and cups of hot cocoa are being sipped throughout the Puget Sound region. As the temperatures get colder, the King County Water Taxi is set to switch to our winter sailing schedule! We will operate our winter schedule from Oct. 30, 2017 to March 28, 2018.…
Pile installation officially began last week at the site of King County Water Taxi’s future Passenger Only Ferry (POF) facility on the Seattle waterfront. This video clip shows installation of a “template” pile. Template piles are installed prior to the actual production piles that will serve as support columns for the new dock. The template…
King County Water Taxi had a busy summer 2017, and last month we saw record ridership on our vessels – marking the highest September ridership we’ve ever seen. All that happened despite a move, a schedule shift and other big changes on the waterfront. We sailed with more riders than ever on both the West…
The Seattle Seahawks will be playing another evening home game this Sunday, which means fans headed for West Seattle can hop on the King County Water Taxi for a stress-free ride home after the final whistle. The Seahawks play the Indianapolis Colts at 5:30 p.m. at CenturyLink Field. For the last time this season, the…
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)…
Ahoy, landlubbers! Today be #TalkLikeaPirateDay, and tis a fine day for the King County Water Taxi crew to offer its best pirate impressions. (Avast and watch ye video above, but be warned, it could make you laugh aloud!) You won’t find a finer crew nor a better set of riders on the seven seas.…
Pile driving work will begin this month at the site of King County Water Taxi’s future location – another sign that we’re getting closer to a new, weather-protected facility for our loyal riders. Washington State Department of Transportation today demolished our former facility on the south side of Colman Dock and could begin driving support piles for our our…
Take cover! No, seriously, we encourage to do so under our new canopy at Pier 52. As we alluded to last week, King County Water Taxi users waiting for their West Seattle- and Bremerton-bound vessels are now protected from the elements thanks to our new covering. The canopy was installed over the weekend. It is…
King County Water Taxi riders who disembarked their vessels Monday in Downtown Seattle might have noticed some new, metallic arches over their heads. No, they aren’t the Water Taxi’s newest art installation. No, it isn’t homage to the retractable roof at Safeco Field. (Although it does look pretty cool.) Instead, the frames will serve a…
