Seattle, we wish you a safe and warm holiday season! The City of Seattle will be closed on 12.25.17. and on-street parking will be free on this day. Whatever mode of transportation, please allow for extra time and get there safely. : Dongho Chang
City of Seattle offices will be closed Friday, November 10 in observance of Veterans Day which honors our nation’s veterans for their service. On-street pay parking is free on Saturday, November 11th. On November 11, 1919 President Wilson declared the day the first commemoration of Armistice Day which eventually became known… [ Keep reading ]
We recently completed a parking study of residential streets in Wallingford surrounding N 45th St./NE 45th St., in response to a request from the Wallingford Community Council for new and/or expanded Restricted Parking Zones (RPZs). We’re sharing the results of the study with the community in Wallingford and are seeking… [ Keep reading ]
You may have heard through our Play Like a Parking Pro campaign that we’re making some changes in late night paid parking in Capitol Hill and Pike-Pine. Nightlife is hopping but people who drive can’t easily find a parking space to enjoy it. Results of our 2017 Annual Paid Parking Study show that for… [ Keep reading ]
Hot of the presses, our 2017 Annual Paid Parking Study is ready for your reading enjoyment! During the spring, we were hard at work collecting paid parking occupancy data to inform updates to parking rates and hours throughout the city, now all neatly packaged in the study. Our Performance-Based Parking… [ Keep reading ]
The Free-floating (Dockless) Bike share pilot is going well and rolling into the third month. There are now three permitted privately-owned free-floating bike share companies permitted to operate in Seattle. Here are some useful tips for bike share users on where to park free-floating bike share bikes: Free-floating bike share… [ Keep reading ]
Microsurfacing will soon bring “new” life to roads in several Seattle neighborhoods! Microsurfacing is a protective seal coat which extends the life of pavement. This is a cost-effective method to renew the road surface and seal minor cracks and other irregularities. Like painting a house, microsurfacing creates a protective layer… [ Keep reading ]
Do you know the very best hopscotch method ever? Have a fun craft idea for kids and families? Or a unique community message to share? Get out there with it in a temporary mini-park, designed for Seattle’s PARK(ing) Day, September 15, 2017! To design and host your very own 1-day… [ Keep reading ]
There are lots of ways that track how people get to work, but what about trips we take around the city are not part of our daily commute, like running errands, going to the grocery store, meeting friends for coffee, heading out for a night out on the town? SDOT… [ Keep reading ]
Do you live, work, or play in Columbia City? After a year of outreach and parking studies through the Community Access and Parking Program, we’ve heard (and seen) that parking spaces are hard to find in Columbia City and that certain streets can be difficult to navigate. We shared a… [ Keep reading ]
