Cross posted from Metro Matters Are you ready for a little Thursday Night football?? Rams… Seahawks… The battle for first place in the NFC West and possible home field throughout the playoffs comes to Lumen Field. Save your energy for yelling at Matthew Stafford, let Metro get you to the biggest game of the year!…
The crew of the King County Water Taxi Sally Fox saw the person on the Seacrest Dock in West Seattle as they were preparing to finish their trip across Elliott Bay on March 16. As they boarded passengers for the late morning trip back to downtown Seattle, Deckhand Zack Klaja noticed a person standing on…
Mortimer Moose – better known as the Mariner Moose – joined the crew of King County Water Taxi to celebrate the return of weeknight post-game water taxi service to West Seattle starting on Tuesday, June 3. Starting with the series against Baltimore, the water taxi will provide evening post-game service Monday through Thursday. There will…
King County Water Taxi service to West Seattle will be temporarily suspended on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25 while maintenance crews make repairs to the Seacrest Dock. Water Taxi sailings to Vashon will continue during this time. The work to the floats at the dock is to repair damage caused by recent weather.…
This fall and winter, the King County Water Taxi will continue to be a transportation option for riders going to and from West Seattle and Vashon. On Monday, Oct. 14, sailings from Seattle’s Pier 50 will continue from downtown to Seacrest Dock in West Seattle. The popular midday service between downtown and Vashon will stay…
The Seattle Mariners are ready to hit the diamond and the West Seattle Water Taxi wants to get you there. There will be extra service to get fans across Elliott Bay and into T-Mobile Park on March 28-30 for the first homestand of the 2024 season. The Water Taxi is expanding hours to provide post-game…
The West Seattle Water Taxi will run seven special round-trip sailings on Friday, Nov. 10, (Veterans Day observed)to help fans get to and from the Lumen Field pitch to cheer on the Seattle Sounders FC in their climactic playoff match against FC Dallas. Due to the holiday, service is focused on the afternoon and evening…
The West Seattle Water Taxi is preparing to launch its winter sailing schedule, which continues the popular service that riders have come to depend on seven days a week. As we pivot to the new schedule, we will say goodbye to some late-night weekend trips across Elliott Bay and temporarily pause service for a quick…
When you work on vessels such as the King County Water Taxi, the training you get to assist people in possible distress in the water is training you hope never to use. Imagine using the training TWICE in 24 hours. For Water Taxi Deckhand Kelly Phillips, that’s exactly what happened this summer. “It was really…
Cross posted from Metro Matters King County Executive Dow Constantine announced today the West Seattle water taxi will maintain a year-round midday and weekend sailing schedule beginning October 16. Prior to 2021, during the fall and winter, the water taxi reduced service, sailing only during commute hours with no midday service. In September 2021, during…