Long Beach Transit (LBT) is launching a water taxi pass for weekends throughout the remainder of the 2016 season and extending Independence Day water taxi hours to provide transportation along the water in support of evening festivities.
On June 29 LBT commenced sales of a water taxi weekend pass available for purchase at the Transit and Visitor Information Center at 133 E. 1st St. on the corner of 1st Street and Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach. Weekend passes are being sold for $15 and are good for unlimited rides on LBT’s AquaLink and AquaBus water taxis any one weekend of the water taxi service. Weekends consist of Friday through Sunday. Pass usage will extend into Monday for Independence Day and Labor Day weekends. Passes are not active until customer boards a water taxi, so they have the flexibility to use a pass any one weekend during the 2016 season.
“Every year LBT hears from our community how excited they are for ‘water taxi’ season, and every year we get many requests for some kind of pass for those who want to spend a weekend traveling to and from restaurants and attractions on the water,” said Kenneth McDonald, Long Beach Transit’s chief executive officer. “It’s a great idea, especially as Long Beach continues to add even more acclaimed establishments along the waterfront.”
The 2016 water taxi season ends on Oct. 30. More pass sales locations will be made available as the season progresses and will be updated on lbtransit.com/services/watertaxis .
Long Beach Transit is extending water taxi hours on Monday, July 4 to reflect a typical Friday/Saturday schedule. On that day the AquaLink will make its last departure at 10:30pm from Alamitos Bay Landing, and the AquaBus will make its last departure at 7:35pm from Shoreline Village.
Complete schedules and routing information are available at lbtransit.com/services/watertaxis, onboard the water taxis or in LBT’s Route and Schedule Guide available on all LBT buses and at the Transit and Visitor Information Center in downtown Long Beach.
Source: LBT
