New on-street parking rates coming Monday, July 10  

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Summary:

• Routine seasonal on-street parking rate adjustments will take effect on Monday, July 10 based on an analysis of the latest available parking data from this past May.
• We typical adjust on-street rates three times a year in the Winter, Summer, and Fall to account for seasonal changes to parking demand.
• Overall, on-street parking rates in Seattle will be $2.50 or less per hour at about half the times of day and neighborhoods.
• Parking rates will only increase in times and places where it is currently challenging to find an open parking spaces. Rates will not increase in about 40 percent the neighborhoods and times of day.
• Many areas will continue to see low rates of $0.50 per hour at some point during the day.
• The largest parking rate increase is only $1.00 more per hour and many rates remain lower than they were before the pandemic.

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Routine paid parking rate adjustments will take effect at locations throughout the city on Monday, July 10. This seasonal adjustment is part of our regular process to help ensure enough parking is available, based on the latest real-world usage data and seasonal trends. Data collected and reviewed from May developed this set of changes. 

Overall, parking activity has been increasing since last year, and the new rates reflect the urban economic activity. Many paid areas of the city will see a rate increase in the afternoon and evening, while parking occupancies in the morning periods are holding steady or decreasing and rates tend to be low, mostly at $0.50 or $1.00 per hour. 

Parking rates will remain $2.50 per hour or less at half of the neighborhoods and times. Parking rates will only increase in times and places where it is currently challenging to find an open parking spaces. Rates will not increase in 40 percent of the neighborhoods and times of day. Most rate increases are in the afternoons or evenings in busy neighborhoods.

We adjust street parking rates with the goal that one to two spaces are generally open on each block throughout the day to provide reliable access at the curb for business customers. This rate change is consistent with the Seattle Municipal Code that we’ve followed to adjust rates since 2011. 

Parking rates as of July 10, 2023: 

Area	Morning: 8 AM – 11 AM	Afternoon: 11 AM – 5 PM/6 PM	Evening: 5 PM – 8 PM/10 PM
12th Avenue	$0.50	$2.50	$4.00
Ballard – Core	$0.50	$4.50	$4.00
Ballard – Edge	$0.50	$3.00	$3.50
Ballard Locks	$1.00	$2.00	$2.00
Belltown – North	$0.50	$2.50	$2.00
Belltown – South	$0.50	$4.50	$1.50
Capitol Hill – North	$0.50	$3.00	$2.50
Capitol Hill – South	$0.50	$3.50	$5.00
Cherry Hill	$1.50	$1.50	$0.50
Chinatown/ID	$0.50	$5.00	$5.00
Columbia City	$0.50	$3.50	$4.00
Commercial Core – Financial	$2.00	$3.00	$0.50
Commercial Core – Retail	$2.00	$3.50	$2.00
Commercial Core – Waterfront	$2.00	$4.50	$3.50
Denny Triangle – North	$1.50	$5.00	$3.00*
Denny Triangle – South	$0.50	$5.00	$5.00
First Hill	$2.50	$4.50	$4.00
Fremont	$0.50	$5.00	$5.00
Green Lake	$2.50	$4.50	$3.00
Pike – Pine	$0.50	$4.00	$5.00
Pioneer Square – Core	$0.50	$3.50	N/A
Pioneer Square – Edge	$1.50	$3.00	N/A
Roosevelt	$0.50	$3.00	$1.50
South Lake Union – North	$1.00	$2.00	N/A
South Lake Union – South	$1.50	$4.50	N/A
University District – Core	$0.50	$5.00	$2.50
University District – Edge	$1.50	$2.00	N/A
Uptown – Core	$0.50	$1.50	$1.00
Uptown – Edge	$0.50	$4.00	$3.50
Uptown Triangle	$0.50	$2.00	N/A
Westlake Ave N – North **	$0.50	$1.50	N/A
Westlake Ave N – South **	$0.50	$2.00	N/A

You can visit our paid parking web page for more information about rates in all our paid neighborhoods. All parking rates are also shown on an interactive map on our website. 

Thank you!