Kenmore Park & Ride

It is a huge lot ~600 spaces, but by 8:30 all spaces and then some were taken. So it only works if you can get there early.

A park and ride is only useful if one can find a place to park. At 9:15 am this morning there wasn’t even one spot available. Since I couldn’t park there I missed my bus and 36-​minute commute. Instead my commute took two hours. I won’t be using this park and ride again most likely.

At it’s core, Kenmore Park & Ride is just another place where you can park your car before you hop on the bus. But in reality, it’s much more than that and much cooler than any other park & ride. This is most definitely the biggest park & ride that I’ve ever seen. The shelter for waiting for buses is the largest I know of, and of course it has murals on the walls painted by local children.
This place has memories. Running from my car to the bus to try and not miss finals. Running from the bus to my car to try and get to the nearest gas station because I had to pee. Helping a friend learn how to drive.
One of the coolest things about this place is that there is a heron family that lives in the very back of the lot. I’ve actually seen a heron fly into the tree, and it was a spectacular bird! Supposedly there are cameras and you can see live footage of the nest from the nearby police station and the Bothell Public Library.