(Friday Water Taxi photos by Therese Bianchi)
Last Friday’s USA vs. Australia World Cup matchday was also a record ridership day for the King County Water Taxi! Metro’s Al Sanders sent this update:
A record number of riders decided to “Make it a Boat Day” on June 19!
Between World Cup soccer, Mariners baseball and the Juneteenth holiday, a record 9,483 riders boarded the West Seattle and Vashon Water Taxis on Friday, June 19! Of those, 8,552 boardings were on the West Seattle route, shattering a single-day ridership record of 7,721 that stood since 2018!
The Vashon route had 931 boardings, second most and beating the 2014 Seahawks Super Bowl Victory parade by 3 boardings (928). The No. 1 single-day record for Vashon boardings was 994, set just a few months ago during the Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade.
This summer, the water taxi is inviting everyone to “Make it a Boat Day” and people are accepting the offer to make the short 10-15 minute ride to and from West Seattle or a 22-minute trip to Vashon.
The Metro announcement didn’t say what date had set the record in 2018 but we found it in our archives: August 11, 2018, the day of the big Sub Pop Records‘ 30th anniversary party on Alki.
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