Elliott Bay Water Taxi sets a record – with one month to go

Just in from King County Councilmember Dow Constantine‘s office, the official announcement:

With a month left in the 2008 sailing season the Elliott Bay Water Taxi continues to attract new passengers—and break records.

A total of 167,748 riders used the West Seattle-to-downtown foot ferry through the end of September, exceeding last year’s record of 161,331 riders. September 2008 ridership was up 9.7 percent over last September’s totals.

“The Water Taxi has routinely exceeded its 2007 ridership totals all summer,” said King County Councilmember Dow Constantine. “This puts another record year on the books as we look forward to year-round Water Taxi operation in 2010.”

The King County Ferry District took over Water Taxi funding earlier this year. This countywide special district also funds the operation of the Vashon Island-to-downtown passenger-only ferry and is expected to add up to five demonstration routes serving other Puget Sound and Lake Washington communities in the next few years. … The 2008 Water Taxi season runs through Friday, Oct. 31.

1 Reply to "Elliott Bay Water Taxi sets a record - with one month to go"

  • Molly October 7, 2008 (4:25 pm)

    I love the water taxi. This is my favorite way to commute. I will be sad on Nov. 1st when its back to the bus.

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