Spokane region Interstate 90 - Park and rides
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Measures of park and rides along the I-90 corridor in the Spokane 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 Spokane region.
Sources: WSDOT Transportation Safety and Systems Analysis Division and WSDOT TRACFLOW (https://tracflow.wsdot.wa.gov/)
Multi-year trends
In 2022, park and ride lot usage continued to increase compared to 2021, due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19, but it was still significantly lower than the pre-pandemic level.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19, there was a significant decrease in park and ride use compared to previous years.
Park and ride lots on the I-90 corridor operated at or above capacity from 2018 to 2019. Two of three lots on I-90 (at Argonne Road and Division Street) exceeded 85% capacity in 2019. Lots having 85% or higher utilization rates are considered at operating at capacity.
Annual highlights
In 2022, two of three park and ride lots saw lower usage compared to 2021. In 2022, between 16% to 33% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-90 corridor in the Spokane region were filled. The Liberty Lake Park and Ride saw an average utilization rate of 16%. None of the three park and ride lots along I-90 in Spokane had utilization rates at or above 85%, which is considered as operating at capacity.
In 2021, all three park and ride lots usage increased compared to 2020, but their usages were still significantly lower than the pre-pandemic levels. In 2021, between 17% to 26% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-90 corridor in the Spokane region were filled. The Liberty Lake Park and Ride saw an average utilization rate of 17%. None of the three park and ride lots along I-90 in Spokane had utilization rates at or above 85%, which is considered as operating at capacity.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19 there was significant decrease in park and ride compared to previous years. In 2020, between 2% to 10% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-90 corridor in the Spokane region were filled. The Liberty Lake Park and Ride saw an average utilization rate of 2%. None of the three park and ride lots along I-90 in Spokane had utilization rates at or above 85%, which is considered as operating at capacity.
In 2019, between 73% to 89% of available spaces at park and rides along the I-90 corridor in the Spokane region were filled. The Liberty Lake Park and Ride saw an average utilization rate of 77%. one of three of these park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%, which is considered as operating at capacity.