Vancouver region Interstate 205 - Park and rides
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Measures of park and ride usage along the I-205 corridor in the Vancouver area
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 near 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, 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 Vancouver region.
Source: WSDOT Public Transportation Division.
Note: The Fisher's Landing lot expanded from 563 to 761 spaces in 2017. From 2020, Evergreen Transit Center to be used as a temporary Safe Parking Zone.
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. However, park and ride lot usage in 2022 was still 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 lot usage in the Vancouver region varies substantially between lots, but each lot held relatively steady over time, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2018 and 2019, the Evergreen Transit Center (the least used lot) saw its usage go from 16% to 15%, while the Andresen lot decreased from 97% usage to 98% over the same period. A lot with 85% usage is considered to be operating at capacity.
Annual highlights
In 2022, park and ride lot usage increased compared to 2021, due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19, but it was still lower than the pre-pandemic level. Park and ride usage was between 9% and 44% at locations in Vancouver.
The City of Vancouver and C-TRAN Board of Directors have allowed C-TRAN's Evergreen Transit Center to be used as a temporary Safe Parking Zone since June 2020. This program allows individuals who are living in their vehicles to have a safe and organized place to stay.
In 2021, park and ride usage increased compared to 2020, due to the ongoing recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. In 2021, between 6% and 43% of available spaces at park and ride locations in the Vancouver region were occupied.
The City of Vancouver and C-TRAN Board of Directors have allowed C-TRAN's Evergreen Transit Center to be used as a temporary Safe Parking Zone since June 2020. This program allows individuals who are living in their vehicles to have a safe and organized place to stay.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19, there was a significant decrease in park and ride usage at all six Vancouver area locations compared to previous years. In 2020, between 5% and 41% of available spaces at park and ride locations in the Vancouver region were occupied.
The City of Vancouver and C-TRAN Board of Directors have allowed C-TRAN's Evergreen Transit Center to be used as temporary Safe Parking Zone from June 2020. This program allows individuals who are living in their vehicles to have a safe and organized place to stay.
In 2019, between 15% and 98% of available spaces at park and ride locations in the Vancouver region were occupied. Two of the six park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%, which is considered as operating at capacity.
In 2018, between 16% and 97% of available spaces at park and ride locations in the Vancouver region were occupied. One of the six park and ride lots had utilization rates at or above 85%, which is considered as operating at capacity.