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The Elliott Bay Water Taxi connecting downtown Seattle with West Seattle continues to break records for the number of riders using it King County said Tuesday.
With a month left in the 2008 sailing season a total of 167,748 rides were sold on the ferry through the end of September, exceeding last year's record of 161,331. 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."
Sailing season runs through Oct. 31.
The service is subsidized by the new King County Ferry District, which took it over this year. This countywide special district also finances operation of the Vashon Island-to-downtown passenger-only ferry and plans to add up to five demonstration routes serving other Puget Sound and Lake Washington communities in the next few years.
The fare for the Elliott Bay Water Taxi fare is $3 for anyone over the age of 5. Passengers with a valid Metro transfer pay $1. Passengers also can get a ride by using PugetPasses, FlexPasses, Metro Access Passes, Visitor Passes, Vanpool Passes, Saturday/Sunday Day Passes, and Regional Reduced Fare Permits with a valid monthly or annual sticker.
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* CLEARED 4:31 PM : SR-167 SOUTHBOUND JUST NORTH OF SOUTH 212TH ST ACCIDENT BLOCKING 2 LEFT LANES VERIFIED WITH CAMERA 3:50 PM
** INTERURBAN AVE BOTH DIRECTIONS CLOSED AT FORT DENT WAY
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** I-5 SOUTHBOUND ST MILEPOST 248 LEFT LANE CLOSED DUE TO SLIDE
** I-5 NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND RAMPS TO SR 530 CLOSED
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** I-90 CLOSED AT MILEPOST 34
** US-12 CLOSED FROM WHITE PASS TO JUST WEST OF RIMROCK RETREAT
** US-97 BOTH DIRECTIONS CLOSED FROM BIG Y JUNCTION TO LAUDERDALE JUNCTION
** SR-202 CLOSED FROM FALL CITY NORTH CITY LIMIT TO FISH HATCHERY ROAD
** SR-202 CLOSED FROM SR 203 TO 356TH AVE SE
** SR-202 CLOSED SNOQUALMIE NORTH CITY LIMIT TO NORTH BEND WAY
** SR-203 CLOSED FROM FALL CITY TO DUVALL EXCEPT OPENINGS BETWEEN TOLT RIVER AND NE 55TH , AND CARNATION FARM ROAD AND DUVALL
** SR-169 NORTHBOUND CLOSED AT CEDAR GROVE ROAD (MP 19.2) DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY
** SR-410 CLOSED FROM ENUMCLAW TO GREENWATER
** SR-530 CLOSED AT LINCOLN BRIDGE NEAR ARLINGTON
** SR-530 CLOSED AT SAUK VALLEY ROAD NEAR DARRINGTON
** SR-20 CLOSED NEAR CONRAD ROAD EAST OF ROCKPORT STATE PARK
** SR-530 RAMP TO NORTHBOUND I-5 CLOSED DUR TO WATER OVER ROADWAY
** SR-20 CLOSED AT NEWHALEM
** SR-20 CLOSED AT CONCRETE
** SR-20 CLOSED FROM PREVEDELL ROAD TO EAST OF LYMAN HAMILTON ROAD
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Posted by cedobie at 10/7/08 8:15 p.m.
I don't live in WS and have never used the water taxi. But with increasing numbers that don't show any sign of receding, is there a reason that the taxi be seasonal? Is it just bad water during the winter? Or some ridiculous maritime law?