The King County Water taxi has proven to be a popular service for both commuters to downtown and tourists coming to and from West Seattle. The new vessel the Doc Maynard was celebrated on Sunday April 10, with a Customer Appreciation Day providing free rides all day.
The King County Water taxi celebrated the service of the new Doc Maynard foot ferry on Sunday, April 10 with a Customer Appreciation Day providing free rides to and from downtown for the entire day.. It entered service on January 7 but the county chose to wait until spring to hold the official thank you event.
Officials from the King County Transportation Marine Division were on hand for the event including King County Marine Division Director Paul Brodeur who said, "This is our way to celebrate with the community their new vessel, the Doc Maynard."
Future runs for the water taxi, including one to Ballard's Shilshole Bay and two potential runs across Lake Washington from Kirkland and Kenmore await decisions by the voters on taxes that would support such service.
