TACOMA DOME STATION

424 E 25th St., Tacoma, WA 98421

3,300 Average weekday boardings 2,283 Parking spaces • Owned by Pierce Transit • Served by Pierce Transit, Sound Transit, Intercity Transit, Greyhound, and Amtrak Tacoma Dome Station is a major intermodal facility served by three transit agencies operating three different transit modes. Pierce Transit operates seven local bus routes. Sound Transit operates Tacoma Link light rail, Sounder commuter rail, and four Express bus routes. Intercity Transit operates three Olympia-serving bus routes. Greyhound and Amtrak service is also available near Tacoma Dome Station.

Tacoma Dome Station has the largest amount of transit parking supply in the region at 2,283 parking spaces spread across two garages. Tacoma Dome Station has a parking occupancy rate that hovers around 95%, meaning that more than 2,150 of these stalls are occupied on an average weekday.

Figure 1: 3-Mile Context Map

TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT TACOMA DOME STATION 1 Befitting its name, the Tacoma Dome Station is located just north of the Tacoma Dome, an indoor arena that hosts concerts, sporting events, and the like. Located in an emerging neighborhood known as the Dome District, Tacoma Dome Station is bounded by I-5 on the south, I-705 on the west, by the Port of Tacoma on the north and by industrial uses to the east. The Tacoma Dome Station is also part of the PSRC-designated downtown Tacoma regional growth center.

The area is somewhat in transition from an industrial area proximate to the Port of Tacoma to a more mixed-use area. Several property owners in the area surrounding the Tacoma Dome Station have formed the Dome District Development Group with the purpose of advocating for residential and commercial development that complements the area’s transit and downtown Tacoma connections.

Figure 2: Half-Mile Context Map

2 TACOMA DOME STATION TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT LAND USE, POPULATION, AND EMPLOYMENT

The area in the vicinity of the Tacoma Dome Station is made up of primarily commercial and industrial uses. The Tacoma Dome and the LeMay/America’s Car Museum are major destinations in the vicinity. There is a relatively large amount of parking as well. Owing in part to the large amount of physical infrastructure— several highways, railroad track, and Port of Tacoma property— both the population and employment numbers are relatively low. There is expected to be substantial growth in terms of population and employment between now and 2040, with slightly more employment growth than population growth.

Current Population: 2,200 2040 Population: 5,000 (+127%) Current Employment: 3,400 2040 Employment: 8,700 (+156%)

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Figure 3: Existing Land Use Figure 4: Future Land Use

Pierce Transit is currently in negotiations with a developer to potentially construct a mixed- use project consisting of more than 100 residential units and ground-floor retail directly adjacent to the Tacoma Dome Station.

Figure 5: Potential Mixed-Use Project adjacent to the Tacoma Dome Station TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT TACOMA DOME STATION 3 ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS Figure 6 shows how the Tacoma Dome Station area is surrounded by major limited access highways on its north, south, and west side. I-5 and I-705, in particular, create barriers to neighborhoods west and south of the Dome District neighborhood. In addition to this, there has been significant construction on I-5 including the current replacement of the Pacific Avenue bridge and the eventual replacement of the McKinley Way bridge. Both of these bridges span I-5 and will provide improved connections from points south into downtown Tacoma and the Dome District. The streets within the Dome District are low-volume and form a relatively-intact albeit narrow grid-based street network.

Figure 6: Roadway Characteristics

4 TACOMA DOME STATION TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT NONMOTORIZED CONNECTIVITY The nonmotorized environment in the vicinity of the Tacoma Dome Station has some positive features and some negative features. Most of the streets have sidewalks, though these sidewalks vary in quality. Several have been recently upgraded in the area, particularly on E C Street, E D Street, and S 25th Street along the Tacoma Link alignment. There are a few streets, however, that have no sidewalks at all. Apart from E D Street, which has a bicycle lane connecting from Wiley Street to E 21st Street on E D Street, none of streets in the Dome District have bicycle facilities.

Figure 7 shows key features of the existing transportation network in downtown Tacoma. Figure 8 shows proposed mobility master plan projects in the same area. These projects would demonstrably improve the nonmotorized environment. A major benefit of the projects shown on Figure 8 would be much better connections between the Dome District and downtown Tacoma.

Figure 7: Existing Active Transportation Network Figure 8: Proposed Bicycle Projects

TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT TACOMA DOME STATION 5 TACOMA DOME USER SURVEY DATA

As part of a research study funded by the Washington State Department of Transportation into the travel behavior of Park and Ride users in the region, users of the Tacoma Dome Station were asked several questions about how they currently utilize the facility. A total of 262 Tacoma Dome Station users completed this survey, key findings of which are presented below. It should be noted that these surveys targeted users in the AM peak.

Table 6. Park and ride usage frequency summary statistics Of those surveyed, respondents stated that they use Tacoma Dome Station more than four days per week.

Question 9: “How did you get to this park and ride this morning?” 84% of users surveyed drive alone to reach Tacoma Dome Station, compared to only 4% who arrive by bus.

Question 10: “How will you leave this park and ride this morning?” 75% of users surveyed leave Tacoma Dome Station on a bus, compared to only 15% who take a train (either Tacoma Link or Sounder).

Figure 9: User Behavior at Tacoma Dome Station

6 TACOMA DOME STATION TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT TRANSIT SERVICE

Service Peak Off-Peak Travel Average Weekday Route Destinations Served Period Headway Headway Time Ridership (2014) Tacoma Link All-day 12 24 10 3,418 Tacoma Dome - Theater District Sounder Train AM/PM Peak ~35 - 59 10,499 Lakewood - Seattle PT 13 All-day 60 60 20 164 Tacoma (Proctor St N & N 24th St) PT 14 All-day 60 60 30 210 Tacoma (Proctor St N & N 24th St) PT 41 All-day 30 60 20 992 Tacoma (72nd St Transit Center) PT 102 PM Peak 60 - 19 185 Gig Harbor - Tacoma PT 400 All-day 60 ~30 38 741 Puyallup - Downtown Tacoma PT 500 All-day 30 60 39 1,097 Federal Way - Tacoma PT 501 All-day 60 60 46 508 Milton - Federal Way ST 574 All-day 15 60 41 2,397 Lakewood - SeaTac ST 586 AM Peak 15 60 55 607 Tacoma - North Seattle (U District) ST 590 AM Peak 5 30 62 3,108 Tacoma Dome - Downtown Seattle ST 594 All-day 15 30 62 1,912 Lakewood, Tacoma Dome, SODO, Seattle IT 603 AM/PM Peak 20 ~60 63 - Olympia (Olympia Transit Center) Figure 10: Transit Travelshed IT 605 PM Peak 30 - 68 - Olympia (Olympia Transit Center) IT 612 AM Peak - - 51 - Olympia (Lacey Transit Center) The Tacoma Dome Station is one of the most transit rich environments in the central Puget Sound. Pierce Transit operates seven local bus routes, serving destinations in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Puyallup, and Federal Way. Sound Transit operates Tacoma Link light rail, Sounder commuter rail, and four Express bus routes, serving downtown Tacoma, south King County, and downtown Seattle. Intercity Transit operates three Olympia-serving bus routes.

Overnight Figure 11 shows boardings by 1200 Sounder Train (one-way adult, Tacoma-Seattle): $4.75 2% ST Express Bus (one-way adult, Tacoma-Seattle): $3.50 Late Evening route and time of day at Tacoma 5% PM Peak Dome Station. Almost 60% of 1000 16% boardings occur in AM peak, but it Total Avg. Daily Boardings: 3,365 should be noted that total number 800 AM Peak Midday 58% of boardings in the morning (1,973) 19% is less than the total number of 600 parking stalls at Tacoma Dome Overnight Station (2,283). Sound Transit 400 Late Evening service accounts for approximately PM Peak 90% of boardings, with 44% of total 200 Midday boardings occurring on morning AM Peak peak service of route 590 and 0 Sounder commuter rail service to downtown Seattle.

Figure 12 shows alightings by Figure 11: Daily Boardings by Route and Time of Day route in AM peak at Tacoma 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Dome Station. It shows 1) that Sounder South line 120 there is some reverse commute Tacoma Link 76 behavior happening as evidenced ST 574 68 ST 590 46 by the alightings on Sound Transit PT 41 38 Express and Sounder commuter PT 102 17 ST 594 16 rail service and 2) that there PT 400 12 doesn’t seem to be many local PT 14 9 to regional transit connections PT 500 8 PT 13 8 happening, as seen in the low ST 586 7 number of alightings at Tacoma PT 501 5 Dome Station from Pierce Transit IT 605 1 service. Figure 12: Alightings by Route in AM Peak Period

TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT TACOMA DOME STATION 7 PARKING CHARACTERISTICS When looking at the total capacity and utilization rate of Tacoma Dome Station over time, it is evident that parking at Tacoma Dome 39 Vanpools use at Tacoma Station has been in high demand for some time. Due to its size Dome Station and rich transit service, there are few analogues for Tacoma Dome Station in the region overall and none in the immediate vicinity. 8.36 Average vanpool occupancy 120%

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8 TACOMA DOME STATION TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT FINDINGS

In consultation with Pierce Transit staff and the Transit Access Working Group that oversaw and provided guidance on this Transit Access Assessment, the following findings—organized by Urban Form, Transit Service, and Parking—were reached regarding transit access at Tacoma Dome Station. Urban Form • Substantial growth expected near Tacoma Dome Station by 2040 • Interest and opportunity in changing from more industrial to more mixed use neighborhood • Safety and security perceptions exist • Opportunities to improve nonmotorized connections

Transit Service • Major node with very few analogues in the region • Majority of boardings occur in AM peak to northbound destinations • Variety of fare structures may drive service utilization to downtown Seattle locations • Transfer point between local and regional service with potential unmet demand

Parking • Largest amount of concentrated transit parking capacity in the region • Parking has been well-utilized for a long time • Fewer AM peak boardings than parking stalls • A lot of vanpool formation happens at Tacoma Dome Station • Perception of free-riding Link users • Pierce Transit and community interest in managing parking • Proportionally, a lot 5+ mile users, but numerically a lot of closer-by drivers

Figure 15: Tacoma Dome Station TRANSIT ACCESS ASSESSMENT: DRAFT TACOMA DOME STATION 9