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Final Link light rail station neighborhood parking plans Updated August 2011 2011 permit renewals & fees If you received an RPZ permit between May 2009 and now, you’ll be getting a renewal notice in the mail about a month before your permit expires with instructions for how to renew. This list shows when each zone will expire:
If you are a business in a Light Rail RPZ and wish to apply for or renew your RPZ permits, CLICK HERE to download application information. Each decal is $65, a guest permit is $30, and a low-income permit is available for $10. Learn more about RPZ permit fees. Want to be removed from your RPZ? You can request to remove your side of the street from the RPZ using this Zone Removal Request form (pdf) or Zone Removal Request form (.docx) Questions? Contact Ruth Harper at (206) 684-4103 or ruth.harper@seattle.gov Share your feedback!
2010 parking study results SDOT collected on-street parking data in late 2010 to understand how parking is being used, whether conditions have changed since 2009, and to see how the business permit pilot is working (whether it is outweighing residential parking needs. Read the full report here. If you have any questions, would like to invite us to a meeting, or want to share your feedback, please contact project manager Allison Schwartz at (206) 386-4654 or allison.schwartz@seattle.gov . New off-street parking rules In early 2010, Mayor McGinn directed the Department of Planning and Development to draft legislation that would allow temporary use of existing off-street parking lots in the station areas for long-term parking. Learn more on DPD’s website. Background SDOT and Sound Transit want to ensure that Link light rail provides great transit service without adversely impacting on-street parking spaces needed by businesses and residents. To do so, the two agencies started working with neighborhoods in April 2008 to design parking regulations around each station. The regulations are intended to prevent commuters and other transit riders from using the on-street parking spaces needed by people living and working in each station area neighborhood. As of July 20, 2009 restricted parking zones (RPZs) have been in effect in the Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, Columbia City, Othello, and Rainier Beach station areas (since Link light rail trains started running). In 2009, two permits and one guest pass were available to each household and business at no cost, to ease the transition to new parking rules. Beginning in 2011, residents and businesses will be responsible for permit costs. Click here to see a mailer that shows all 5 neighborhood parking plans. SDOT have also studied on-street parking in the SODO and Stadium station areas, but conditions did not warrant an RPZ. Helpful Contact Information
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If you live in one of the light rail RPZs, you should have received 
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