Tacoma Dome Station – Transit Center

This is a huge parking garage! There are two entrances, one for the West tower (which is closest to the LINK station) off of Puyallup Ave, and the other entrance for the East tower is off of 25^th Street. The two towers are connected on the basement (1^st level) and 6^th level (roof of East tower).
There are over 2000 parking spaces total, but you have to get here early to get a spot. They have a couple 3 hour spots and maybe even a few 4 hour spots, but even then sometimes they are completely full too. Overnight parking is not allowed, so if you get here early (before 8 am) there are plenty of spaces. If it is during the week, I wouldn’t expect there to be any open parking spaces between 8AM and 12PM.
Security does patrol this area and issue parking citations, so I feel comfortable leaving my car here all day. You can’t beat the price (free) and the close proximity to the LINK and Sounder is awesome!
Reasons why this isn’t a 5 star review:
–Frequently difficult to find a spot to park
–Structure is fairly dirty and faded.
–Some of the spaces are kind of tight.
–At night it can be kind of scary.

Decently mantained and there’s usually plenty of parking. Just be wary on seahawks, sounders, and mariners game days or any large events happening at the dome itself

Besides the elevator smelling like piss this is a huge parking garage.
Parking is freeee plus light rail is freee (for now, I think). Ground level to the third gets filled quickly by those who commute to Seattle. It doesn’t bother me since I park on the other levels, plus the higher levels get better views of the Tacoma skyline: p

Plenty of free parking, although it gets tight when fall quarter at UWT starts. However, there’s always lots of Three Hours or Less spots open for when you only have one class or just want to grab something at Freighthouse Square. There are also a couple of Four Hour or Less spots if you might go a little over three.

My daughter went to catch the bus at proctor district. She had forgotten her dollar for the bus, told the driver. He got mad and said ‘get on but this is the last time you ride the bus free (she’d never done it before). Next time I’ll write you up. Midway through the ride, he began verbally degrading her in front of the other riders, then locked the doors at 10^th and commerce and demanded the tacoma police put her in jail. On the bus, she called her dad. He met her there with the 75 cents. They said ‘We don’t want your money’, we want her in jail. She is 13 and a straight A student who never does anything wrong. He argued with them and they beat up her dad in front of her and very badly. They wouldn’t take his money. All because she forgot her dollar this morning and didn’t know how to get home. And because the driver lied and said she could ride, but just this one time, when he in fact planned on having her arrested.

Big garage with lots of parking, and a part of the Sounder Train South station– there is pretty good choices of public transportation here, from the Sounder Train to Seattle, to Sound Transit and Pierce Transit buses to various places. The Greyhound station is also located here– and Amtrak is a short walk from the garage here.

Avoid if you can.

I’ve been here a few times for various trips, but am not a regular commuter from this station. It is decent and exactly what I expect from a transit hub. There was a lot of parking, but it seemed to fill up quickly (I was there around 6:30 — 7:30 in the morning). The buses arrive promptly, the riders seemed to follow the lines with no drama, and there were no incidents. The biggest issue I had was trying to meet a fellow commuter who was not familiar with the area– he had a hard time finding me amidst all of the commuters, buses, and different levels. I like how many travel options you have from this one location. There are also quite a few little businesses nearby if you’re meeting someone or have some time to kill.
The parking garage was well lit and clean as far as I could see. It was a mad house to park, even if a well ordered one. Not a bad stop for your traveling needs.

I like it here. It’s accessible, clean and safe. I ride the Link, the 590 (which comes every 5 minutes) or the train 5 days a week. This is my second home. There’s plenty of food at the Freighthouse Square which is up the stairs. Oh! And also a new brewery I have yet to try for those late nights when you miss the Link and need to blow off some steam before walking over a mile and a half home.
I don’t drive so I cannot speak for the parking areas as of late but when I did, they were a good size spot, easily maneuverable and enough available if you don’t mind walking.
It does not smell like homeless people and the Greyhound Station is across the street and over 2 blocks. Homeless don’t usually drive and even if they sleep there, give them a break, at least it doesn’t smell like downtown Seattle’s lots!
Yours Truly,
The Tacompten Dompten

The hub of transportation in Tacoma. There’s the bus, train, and link all here. The parking garage fills up pretty quickly in the morning. Everything is easy to find and the parking garage smells like homeless people. That might be the Greyhound station though…