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FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Water Taxi to keep all-day, every-day service again this fall/winter

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2 years ago

September 22, 2022

FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Water Taxi to keep all-day, every-day service again this fall/winter

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1:43 PM: One of many questions remaining unanswered after the West Seattle Bridge reopening was whether or not the West Seattle Water Taxi would return to restricted service this fall/winter. In pre-pandemic instances, the usual fall/winter plan was to cut back service to am/pm commute weekday service solely, however final 12 months the 7-day-a-week, all-day service was maintained by means of the chillier seasons. We requested not too long ago what the plan was for this 12 months and the reply was that it was nonetheless being finalized. Now, the announcement is simply in:

On Monday, Oct. 17, the West Seattle Water Taxi will proceed offering noon and weekend sailings between downtown Seattle’s Pier 50 and Seacrest Dock in West Seattle.
The seven-day-a-week service will run from roughly 6 a.m. weekdays (8:30 a.m. weekends) to 7 p.m. Weekday sailings leaving the dock each 35 minutes throughout peak commute hours and each hour through the noon, and on weekends. There can be no Friday or Saturday sailings after 7 p.m. …
Throughout commute hours, riders can take the free Metro shuttles to and from the Water Taxi touchdown at Seacrest Park. Route 773 serves the West Seattle Junction. Route 775 serves the Admiral District and Alki. …
Through the restore of the West Seattle Excessive Bridge, the Water Taxi supplied a selection for these not desirous to drive to and from West Seattle. There was sufficient ridership through the winter season that Metro has chosen to keep up service for riders who need to proceed utilizing the Water Taxi as an alternative of returning to their automobiles with the reopening of the Excessive Bridge. This pilot program for this fall and winter, which may even present extra constant scheduling for Water Taxi crews, can be used to guage potential ongoing year-round service.
In preparation for the beginning of the winter crusing schedule, Water Taxi workers can be conducting vessel upkeep on Oct. 15-16, so West Seattle service can be canceled for that weekend.
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Final 12 months, the additional service was maintained with additional funding from the town; we’re checking on whether or not that’s how they’re overlaying the fee this 12 months, because the announcement didn’t say.

3:16 PM: Metro spokesperson Al Sanders says this time it’s all Metro (county) funding.

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Video: Jordan Babineaux on the #Seahawks: “EVERYBODY'S on the Hot Seat” | Seattle Sports – Seattle Sports

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11 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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Video: Jordan Babineaux on the #Seahawks: “EVERYBODY'S on the Hot Seat” | Seattle Sports – Seattle Sports

Seahawks Legend Jordan Babineaux joins hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton to discuss the future of the Seahawks. Babineaux shares his opinons on Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, John Schneider and more.
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0:00 Will Geno Smith be back?
5:01 Should Ryan Grubb have been fired?
7:24 Will DK Metcalf be back?
9:27 Fixing O-line issues
14:47 Ernest Jones re-sign?
17:10 Is John Schneider on the Hot Seat?

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

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23 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.

SEATTLE – Clouds cleared out this evening around Western Washington, and we got to enjoy a beautiful view of the mountain today! We will likely be seeing more of Mount Rainier in the coming days as the morning fog burns off, and we get more sunbreaks.

Clouds cleared out as we got to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the skyline this evening.

A ridge of high pressure will build in beginning today, bringing a quiet, stable pattern for the coming days. Clear nights and calm winds will lead to foggy mornings with low clouds forecast to break around 10am to 12pm each day.

Map showing cloud cover over Western Washington.

Mostly clear skies this evening will allow for fog to develop by early Sunday morning.

Slightly cooler temperatures are forecast around Western Washington. Afternoon highs will warm to the low and mid 40s which is a little below the seasonable average.

Sunday afternoon forecast high temperatures.

A cooler day is forecast for Western Washington with temperatures forecast to be in the low 40s.

No big weather makers are in store for Western Washington in the upcoming week. Mornings will start off with fog which should burn off by the late morning hours. No significant chances for rain this week.

The extend forecast for Western Washington.

Foggy mornings with afternoon sunbreaks in the extended forecast.

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

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1 day ago

January 11, 2025

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.

Seattle Kraken 6, Buffalo Sabres 2: Box score

Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third. Kakko scored 38 seconds later, and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that.

Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev also scored to help the Kraken snap a four-game skid. Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann each had two assists.

The Kraken scored six straight goals after Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo.

The Sabres had won two in a row.

Takeaways

Seattle Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL-best sixth time, rebounding from a 6-2 loss in Columbus on Thursday night.

Buffalo Sabres: Fans booed and bellowed for general manager Kevyn Adams to be fired and owner Terry Pegula to sell the team after the season’s 15th blown lead in a loss.

Key moment

After Luukkonen made the save on an initial shot by Burakovsky, the rebound shot by Bjorkstrand ricocheted off the goalie’s leg pad and into the net off the glove of Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson.

Key stat

The Kraken are 4-0-0 liftime in Buffalo with a 22-11 goal differential.

Up next

Seattle is at Detroit on Sunday in the middle of a five-game trip. Buffalo has three days off before hosting Carolina on Wednesday night.

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