Central Puget Sound Interstate 405 - Park and rides
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Measures of park and rides along the I-405 corridor in the central Puget Sound region.
Park and Ride lot utilization
Park and ride lots provide locations for commuters to meet carpools and vanpools, and catch buses if transit services are not available nears their residences. WSDOT monitors the usage of Park and ride lots owned or managed by public agencies, as well as private lots. See WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).
Park and ride lots serve a wide variety of commuters, including carpoolers, vanpoolers, transit riders, commuter rail passengers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Park and ride locations are essential for transit riders and carpoolers, and must have high utilization rates to be considered successful. Targeted outreach efforts from transit agencies as well as employer Commute Trip Reduction initiatives help address highway capacity needs in the central Puget Sound region.
Source: WSDOT Public Transportation Division.
Note: The Overlake Transit Center closed in May 2017 due to the East Link Light Rail construction. The Overlake Transit Center will become the station for East Link Light rail and be renamed to Redmond Technology station in 2023. The South Bellevue Park and Ride closed in May 2017 due to the East Link Light Rail construction. The South Bellevue Park and Ride will re-open fall of 2021. Park and rides utilization rates data will no longer available from 2020.
Performance highlights
In 2023, between 2% to 71% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-405 corridor in the central Puget Sound region were occupied. None of 11 of these park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%. Park and ride lots having 85% or higher utilization rates are considered as operating at capacity.
In 2022, between 2% to 45% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-405 corridor in the central Puget Sound region were occupied. None of 11 of these park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%. Park and ride lots having 85% or higher utilization rates are considered as operating at capacity.
In 2021, between 1% to 32% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-405 corridor in the central Puget Sound region were occupied. None of 11 of these park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%. Park and ride lots having 85% or higher utilization rates are considered as operating at capacity.
In 2020, between 25% to 43% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-405 corridor in the central Puget Sound region were occupied. None of 10 of these park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%. Park and ride lots having 85% or higher utilization rates are considered as operating at capacity.
In 2019, between 70% to 108% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-405 corridor in the central Puget Sound region were occupied. Nine of 10 of these park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%. Park and ride lots having 85% or higher utilization rates are considered as operating at capacity.