Vancouver region Interstate 205 - Dashboard


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Performance indicators for the I-205 corridor in the Vancouver region

Indicators

This dashboard shows three multimodal performance indicators for Interstate 205 in the Vancouver region:

  1. Annual general purpose (GP) lane person miles traveled
  2. Annual GP vehicle delay
  3. Percentage of park and ride spaces occupied.



For details on methodology to calculate person miles traveled and vehicle delay, refer to WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).

Sources: WSDOT Transportation Safety and Systems Analysis Division and WSDOT TRACFLOW (https://tracflow.wsdot.wa.gov/)
Note: Park and ride data was not collected in 2018. Since 2020, Evergreen Transit Center became temporarily closed for use as a Safe Parking Zone, which provides a place for people sheltering in their vehicles, therefore no park and ride data has been collected since 2020.

Multi-year trends

In 2022, annual person miles traveled continued to increase compared to 2021, due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19, but thesee numbers are still significantly below the pre-pandemic levels.

In 2020, the statewide response to COVID-19 resulted in a significant reduction in person miles traveled and vehicle delay.

From 2018 to 2019, annual person miles traveled slightly decreased and vehicle delay increased.

Annual highlights

In 2022, traffic volumes continued to recover in the wake of COVID-19. Annual person miles traveled increased from 2021 and approached the pre-pandemic levels. However, annual vehicle delay decreased from 2021 and was significantly below the pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 281.3 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, up 0.9% from 278.7 million in 2021. Travelers on this corridor experienced 28,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2022, down 15% from 33,200 hours in 2021.

In 2021, annual person miles traveled and vehicle delay increased from 2020, due to the recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. Nearly 278.7 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, up 12% from 249.8 million in 2020. Travelers on this corridor experienced 33,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2021, up about 950% from 3,200 hours in 2020. The Evergreen Transit Center remained temporarily closed for use as a Safe Parking Zone, and served as a place for people sheltering in their vehicles.

In 2020, the statewide response to COVID-19 resulted in a significant reduction in person miles traveled and annual delay. Nearly 249.8 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, down 13% from 287.4 million in 2019. Travelers on this corridor experienced 3,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2020, down 97% from 107,300 in 2019. The Evergreen Transit Center was temporarily closed for use as a Safe Parking Zone, and served as a place for people sheltering in their vehicles.

In 2019, nearly 287.4 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, down 0.8% from 289.8 million in 2018. Travelers on this corridor experienced 107,300 hours of vehicle delay in 2019, up 17% from 91,400 in 2018. Approximately 15% of the parking spaces at park and ride lots on this corridor were occupied in 2019.

In 2018, nearly 289.8 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, up 2% from 284.1 million in 2017. Travelers on this corridor experienced 91,400 hours of vehicle delay in 2018, down 20% from 114,000 in 2017.

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