Federal Way Transit Center

Super busy park and ride with buses that come every 10 minutes to go to downtown Seattle during commuting hours. People are polite, the place is clean, there’s a 5 level parking garage. The garage does fill up fast so get there early.

Its clean, parking is good, and there are even security personel there

Busy transit center with 5 levels of parking. Arrive after 7:30am and you are parking on the roof. I take an express bus to Downtown Seattle and love that it comes every 10 – 15 minutes in the morning. People even get in nice, orderly lines for the bus.
I have never noticed any shady activity, but there is a police station directly across the street. Oh, and there is short term, dedicated parking if you are dropping someone off or picking them up.

One of the most impressive and modern buildings in downtown FW. Right after it was finished, I went to the top, and it gives one of the best views of downtown. Outside of Federal Way Center and the Marriott (both private), it’s the highest publicly accessible building in the city.
With almost 1200 spaces it clearly helps fill a serious need for The Real Federal Way. With 75% of our city’s working population commuting to work, the transit center allows for more efficient bus routing. It also provides an excellent, easily identifiable location for car pool meetups etc.
What’s most surprising is the number of people, mostly Old Guard Federal Wayers, who hated and derided and opposed the building. Of course, they aren’t part of the 75% who commute.
Minor cons about FWTC:
* Not enough spaces; often fills up completely by 9 AM
* Slow elevators
* Standing water issues after long/​heavy rains
* No coffee or convenience stand (like Renton TC for example)
* Not enough benches
Still the best TC/P&R for miles around.

This is one of the busiest park-​n-​rides, err transit centers in the Southend! There is plenty of parking, although the lower level spots tend to go by 6:15am. I have multiple options to get me to my downtown destination 7 days a week! And best of all the return trips run pretty late, which is nice when I want to catch up with friends for happy hour after work.
There have been a few instances of criminal activity in the past, but the transit patrol has really beefed up so I feel pretty safe. This tends to be a commonality shared amongst most major transit centers within close proximity to schools, apartments, etc…

Lots of parking at this transit center however, if you come after 8a, you’re probably stuck at the very top. It’s clean for the most part and there’s police or transit center police that monitor it pretty much all day and night long.