Although an overturned fuel tanker turned some of Seattle’s busiest roads into parking lots Monday, King County Water Taxi delivered (lots of) West Seattle riders home congestion-free. The Water Taxi carried 1,200 riders on Monday’s evening commute. The typical number of riders for the route during a Monday evening commute last February was 366! What…
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln invented a flotation system to help get riverboats over sandbars? Luckily, we don’t need such a system, given there aren’t many shoals in the middle of Puget Sound. Still, we will join the rest of America in honoring Presidents Lincoln and George Washington for their contributions. That means…
By Paul Brodeur, Marine Division Director Keeping riders and crew safe is Job 1 for us here at King County Water Taxi, so when a national organization recognizes one of our team member’s efforts, we humbly accept the accolades. Ron Panzero, Operations and Maintenance Manager for the Marine Division, was awarded the Roger Murphy National…
SEATTLE – King County Executive Dow Constantine welcomed elected officials from Kitsap County today at Colman Dock in Seattle after the ceremonial first sailing of Kitsap Transit’s fast ferry, setting the stage for the launch of fast-ferry service this summer between Bremerton and downtown Seattle. Just before 11 a.m. today, Constantine welcomed Bremerton Mayor Patty…
By Paul Brodeur, Marine Division Director By the time the sun set on 2016, King County Water Taxi saw the largest annual ridership increase in our history. Year-end counts show a record 601,942 boardings – a figure that shatters our previous record of 515,207 in 2015. That also represents a record increase of 86,735 riders…
It’s been a banner year for ridership for the King County Water Taxi and we reached a major milestone Wednesday night. The system carried its 600,000th rider for 2016! According to crews, we hit the magic number during the West Seattle route’s outbound 4:45 p.m. sailing. That means the Water Taxi has handily smashed its…
Here’s a holiday reminder for Water Taxi users. The Vashon and West Seattle routes of the King County Water Taxi will not be in service on Monday, Dec. 26, the observed Christmas holiday or Monday, Jan. 2, the observed New Year’s Day holiday. Do you use Metro Transit? Buses will also be operating on holiday…
Water taxi operations will continue to Vashon and West Seattle in 2017 and 2018, thanks to a recent vote of the King County Council. Last month, the Council approved the two-year budget proposed by County Executive Dow Constantine, which provides the funding needed to operate the service used by over a half-million riders each year.…
Kitsap voters have approved a fast ferries measure to create service between the peninsula and Seattle, and Kitsap Transit is in conversations with King County’s Marine Division as the service provider under contract. Kitsap Transit outlined next steps in an announcement: The agency said it has one fast ferry (Rich Passage 1), and will resume…
Soccer fans and commuters take note: the West Seattle route of the Water Taxi is offering extended service tonight (Thursday, Oct. 27), for the 7 p.m. Sounders playoff match — and we’re just around the corner from beginning our winter schedule. Sounders service The West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will run…
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