Parking rate changes coming soon to Seattle’s downtown and neighborhood business districts
SEATTLE – August 11, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — This week the Seattle Department of Transportation will begin revising on-street parking rates and hours of operation in various parts of Seattle. Crews will reprogram parking pay stations starting on First Hill with the goal of completing the work city-wide by the end of the year.
Guided by the recently completed 2015 Annual Paid Parking Study, SDOT will make 22 different rate and other on-street parking management changes in 15 areas. Specifically, the department will:
- Lower parking rates in five areas
- Raise parking rates in twelve areas
- Install new pay stations in eight different rate areas and adjust rates by time of day
- Extend evening paid parking hours in three areas to 8 p.m. instead of 6 p.m.
- Pull back evening paid parking hours in one area to 6 p.m.
Starting the second week of August, the paid parking hours of operation in First Hill will extend to 8 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. The 2015 Annual Paid Parking Study found that street parking occupancy at 7 p.m. was at 99%. This is above the target occupancy range set in Seattle Municipal Code 11.16.121 to keep one to two spaces open and available per block.
A table is below showing the new rates to be phased in as the pay stations are reprogrammed.
As part of all of these changes, SDOT will install signs at the pay stations and orange flags that alert parkers of parking changes on the block. These are part of our broad-based “Play Like a Parking Pro” public education campaign that aims to help people understand Seattle’s parking system so that they can make smarter transportation decisions.
SDOT’s Performance-Based Parking Pricing Program started in 2010 when the City Council directed that on-street parking rates be set according to specific data measurements. The goal is to help customers find parking within easy walking distance of their destinations, lessen traffic congestion from drivers circling and increase access to business. The objective, in accordance with the Seattle Municipal Code, is to set rates so that one to two spaces are open and available on each block throughout the day.
2015 Paid Parking Rate Changes
Table shows the on-street parking rate and other operational changes scheduled for this fall as part of SDOT’s Performance-Based Parking Pricing Program.
| Area | New Pay Stations and Time of Day Rates |
All-Day Rates | Add paid hours until 8 PM |
Drop paid hours to 6 PM | Estimated Installation | ||
| AM 8-11 |
MID 11-5/6 |
EVE 5 – 8 |
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| 12th Ave | – | – | – | $2.00 | November | ||
| Cherry Hill | – | – | – | $2.00 | November | ||
| Pike-Pine | – | – | – | $3.00 | October | ||
| Capitol Hill North | $3.00 | $3.50 | $4.00 | – | November | ||
| Capitol Hill South | $2.50 | $2.50 | $3.00 | – | November | ||
| Chinatown/ID Core | $2.50 | $3.50 | $2.00 | – | November | ||
| Commercial Core Retail | $4.00 | $4.00 | $3.50 | – | October | ||
| South Lake Union – 2 hour | $2.00 | $2.50 | – | – | November | ||
| South Lake Union – 10 hour | $2.50 | $2.50 | – | – | November | ||
| South Lake Union NW | $1.50 | $1.50 | – | – | November | ||
| Chinatown/ID Edge | $1.00 | $1.50 | $1.50 | – | $1.50 | November | |
| First Hill | – | – | – | – | $4.00 | August | |
| Roosevelt | – | – | – | – | $1.00 | September | |
| University District Edge | – | – | – | – | Free after 6 PM |
September | |
| Ballard Locks | $1.00 | October | |||||
CONTACT:
Marybeth Turner (206) 684-8548
