If you ride the King County Water Taxi to and from West Seattle, your seasonal, water-based commuting option will still be available.
Starting October 17, the water taxi will continue its midday and weekend sailings between downtown Seattle and Seacrest dock in West Seattle.Mike Beck, interim director with King County Metro Marine Services Division and Water Taxi Service says that the water taxi was able to stay open because of an increase in county funding, along with the popularity of the service as a way to get to West Seattle for the past two years.
In the past, we would reduce the level of service to peak hours, but because of demand, we want to keep it going as a pilot program. It’s possible this will become a regular route.” “One thing [the pilot program] gives us is a better work-ship,” Beck said. “It will help with retention, deck hands, and crews so we don’t have to lay off people and then bring them back and train them again.”
Boats will leave the dock every 35 minutes during peak commuter hours and, once an hour during mid-day and on weekends.
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