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City of Tukwila: Background Report for the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Transportation Analysis and 2030 Improvement Recommendations <br />May 2012 <br />The King County Metro Park and Ride Utilization Report provides an indication of the typical occupancy <br />Table 4 <br />of TukwilaÓs lots, as shown in . Lots with at least 80 percent utilization are considered Ðhigh <br />utilizationÑ lots by King County Metro. Three of TukwilaÓs park and ride lots met the high utilization criteria <br />in the fourth quarter of 2010: Tukwila International Blvd Station (98 percent), Tukwila Surface Lot (90 <br />percent), and the Tukwila Park & Ride auxiliary lot (95 percent). Of all 131 lots countywide, 46 met the <br />high utilization criteria (35 percent). In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Tukwila Park & Ride main lot also <br />exceeded 80 percent. The Church by the Side of the Road park and ride lot is the smallest in Tukwil <br />well as the least used. <br />TABLE 4 – TUKWILA PARK AND RIDE LOT UTILIZATION <br />2009 Fourth 2010 Fourth <br />Lot Location Capacity <br />Quarter Utilization Quarter Utilization <br />Tukwila International Blvd Station 600 80% 98% <br />Tukwila Station 208 80% 90% <br />Tukwila Park & Ride main lot 255 95% 76% <br />Tukwila Park & Ride auxiliary lot 41 100% 95% <br />The Church by the Side of the Road 28 18% 17% <br /> Source: King County Metro, 2011. <br /> Note: Monthly counts taken by Metro and Sound Transit staff are averaged to calculate quarterly utilization. <br />FREIGHT AND HEAVY RAIL TRANSPORTATION <br />Train Volumes <br />Railroad tracks owned by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP) run <br />north/south through Tukwila. These rail networks carry international and domestic cargo to inland markets <br />and serve the Port of Seattle to the north and the Port of Tacoma to the south. BNSF has a multi-modal <br />storage yard in the manufacturing and industrial area in northern Tukwila. BNSF operates approximately <br />2 <br />35 trains per day through Tukwila, and Union Pacific operates ap Both Amtrak and Sound <br />TransitÓs Sounder Commuter Rail use the BNSF tracks. Amtrak runs 10 passenger trains per day, and <br />Sound Transit runs 18 commuter trains each weekday. <br />Existing Railroad Rights of Way <br />Railroad ownership generally falls into one of two categories: <br />1. Mainlines that are operated and controlled by the railroad company, the State Department of <br />Transportation and the Interstate Commerce Commission. <br />2. Industrial Spurs that are operated and controlled by the railroad company and private property <br />owners <br />BNSF and UP both operate on mainline tracks along the eastern edge of the City. A number of industrial <br />spur lines traverse the Southcenter area, including two north/south lines east of Andover Park East and <br /> <br />2 <br /> Federal Railroad Administration, 2010. <br /> 15 <br /> <br /> <br />