Someone on the P-I editorial board must be a kindred spirit. In tomorrow’s paper, they ask, why is the Water Taxi nothing more than a “seasonal oddity”? Why aren’t our waterways jumping with little ferryboats that can get people downtown without putting down one single solitary additional ribbon of concrete?
Heck, if we get just a few thousand more people from the relentless wave of teardowns-to-townhomes, the bridge backups will force some of us to consider swimming.
I’m a new commuter to downtown Seattle as I’m going to college now and take Metro Transit from the Junction area. I agree, that I’m amazed that water transit is such an afterthought. Have you see how many passenger only ferries or small ferries are sitting in Winslow Harbour rusting? The same could be thing about ferry traffic from the Eastside to the foot of Madison across Lake Washington. One could imagine it might virtually eliminate backups on the floating bridges. But, like a lot of things I’ve learned about this city, when things seem to make sense, it’s the last thing that “The City” will look at.
As of monday I am now using the bus vs.the always dependable, relatively on-time water taxi. We need it year around. I heard that one hangup was the need for a permanant dock as the seacrest dock is “ok” given that it is currently seasonal.
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