King County Ferry District

King County Ferry District


Locale	King County, Washington
Waterway	Puget Sound, Lake Washington
Transit type	Water taxi, Passenger ferry
Operator	Argosy Cruises (water taxi), King County Department of Transportation Marine Division
Began operation	2007
No. of lines	2
No. of terminals	3

The King County Ferry District (KCFD) is a special-purpose district in King County, Washington that owns and operates the King County Water Taxi, a passenger ferry service. Its governing board of directors is composed of all nine members of the Metropolitan King County Council. The district is funded through a property tax levied on all property in the county.^[1]

In April 2007, nearly a century after the “Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet,” a new county-wide Ferry District was formed by the Metropolitan King County Council to expand transportation options for county residents.^[2]

The Ferry District is building on the historic Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet to address modern day challenges. By expanding transportation choices to include passenger ferries, the KCFD will prepare for continued population growth and address the quality of life issues related to managing traffic congestion and its impact on the environment.^[3]

Routes

The KCFD took over the operations of two existing passenger ferry services and rebranded them the King County Water Taxi. Currently, there are two passenger-only routes. Both originate in Downtown Seattle. One route serves the Heights Dock on the north end of Vashon Island and the other serves the Seacrest Dock in the Alki neighborhood of West Seattle.^[4]

References

↑ "OPINION: Passenger Ferries: A mobility solution", Seattle Times November 29, 2007 (accessed 5/31/2008)
↑ Metropolitan King County Council. About the King County Ferry District
↑ "LOCAL NEWS: King County dives into foot ferries", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 14, 2007 (Accessed 5/31/2008)
↑ King County Water Taxi Fact Sheet

External links

King County Ferry District - official website

Mass transit in the Puget Sound region

Local and Express bus	Community Transit (list of routes) Everett Transit Intercity Transit Island Transit King County Metro (list of routes fleet) Kitsap Transit Pierce Transit Skagit Transit Sound Transit Express

Light rail	Link Light Rail (list of stations) (lines: Central Link • Tacoma Link) Future Extensions: East Link Federal Way Link Lynnwood Link Northgate Link University Link

Streetcar	Seattle Streetcar (lines: First Hill Streetcar • South Lake Union Streetcar) Waterfront Streetcar (discontinued)

Commuter rail	Sounder

Bus rapid transit	RapidRide (lines: A • B • C • D • E • F) Swift

Ferry	Guemes Island ferry King County Water Taxi Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry Steilacoom–Anderson Island Ferry Washington State Ferries

Monorail	Seattle Center Monorail

Other	Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ORCA card Sea-Tac Airport Satellite Transit System Trolleybuses in Seattle

Italics denote lines or services which are planned, under construction, or otherwise not operating at the present time.

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