Vancouver region Interstate 205 - Transit ridership
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Measures of public transit ridership on I-205 in the Vancouver area
Transit ridership
WSDOT works with transit agencies in major urban areas throughout the state to collect data on the number of transit vehicles and passengers that pass specific points on select urban highway corridors, including the I-205 corridor in the Vancouver region between the I-5 interchange and the Columbia River. WSDOT combines this data with its highway vehicle and person throughput data to produce the measures below. For more information on how WSDOT calculates vehicle and person throughput, refer it WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).
The chart below shows the average percentage of buses compared to all vehicles passing select points on I-205 in the Vancouver region, and the average percentage of bus riders compared to all highway users passing those points. Use the drop-down menus in the chart to see how these percentages vary by location, time of day, direction of travel and year.
Source: WSDOT Public Transportation Office.
Note: Charts showing 0.0% may indicate smaller values (for example, 0.04%).
Performance highlights
Transit contributed the most to morning highway travel on southbound I-205 at the Glenn Jackson Bridge where buses (0.2% of all vehicles) moved 0.2% of travelers.
In 2022, transit vehicles, which were 0.3% of all vehicles, transferred 0.1% of travelers during the southbound morning commute on I-205 at the Glenn Jackson Bridge. During the evening commute at the same location going northbound, buses (0.1% of all vehicles) moved 0.1% of travelers.
In 2021, transit vehicles, which were 0.1% of all vehicles, transferred 0.1% of travelers during the southbound morning commute on I-205 at the Glenn Jackson Bridge. During the evening commute at the same location going northbound, buses (0.2% of all vehicles) moved 0.2% of travelers.
In 2020, due to the statewide response to COVID-19, there was a significant decrease in transit ridership compared to previous years.
In 2019, during the southbound morning commute on I-205 at the Glenn Jackson Bridge over the Columbia River, buses (0.3% of all vehicles) moved 5.2% of travelers. During the northbound evening commute at the same location, buses (0.1% of all vehicles) moved 0.9% of travelers.