Link light rail station neighborhood parking plans: Rainier Beach

Updated June 25, 2009

UPDATE: SDOT recently mailed restricted parking zone (RPZ) permit applications to eligible residents and businesses in the Rainier Beach station area. If you have not yet received these materials, please click on the links below to download them, or call us at (206) 684-8186.

• Zone 31 RPZ permit applications
• Click here for resident permit materials
• Click here for employee permit materials

Click on the map to see the final parking plan for the Rainier Beach station area

Zone 31 Facts

• The Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) for the Rainier Beach station area will be Zone 31
• The hours of the zone will be Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
• Most vehicles can stay up to two hours without a permit; in some locations a four-hour time limit is being installed at the request of nearby businesses

Community Input Incorporated Into Light Rail Parking Plans

• The ideas and concerns of residents and employees around the southeast light rail stations were critical to developing this parking management plan
• In response to community comments, here are changes from the December 2008 draft proposal:
• The Zone will be installed as originally proposed.
• S Fairbanks Street and S Valdez Street will be included in the Zone and will be monitored closely to ensure that the proposed regulations protect adequate parking for residents.

Zone 31 Schedule – What You Need to Know Now

• Installation of signs will begin in April or May – a door hanger will be delivered to each affected address approximately two weeks before installation is to begin
• RPZ Applications will be mailed out beginning in May
• Enforcement of new regulations will begin when Link light rail service begins in July

Please email lightrailparking@seattle.gov or call 206.684.8186 to provide specific street comments or questions about the parking management recommendations. Visit the FAQ, too. The answer to your question might be there!

Rainier Beach Utilization Data

Throughout fall 2008, SDOT collected information about utilization, which is how many cars are parked on the streets around the light rail stations. This information, summarized in the Link Station Area Parking Study, is being used two ways: to help design proposals to manage on-street parking and to create a baseline that on-street parking conditions can be compared to in the future.

• Rainier Beach Station Utilization, Monday - Friday 5 AM
• Rainier Beach Station Utilization, Monday - Friday 10 AM
• Rainier Beach Station Utilization, Monday - Friday 2 PM
• Rainier Beach Station Utilization, Saturday 10 AM
• Rainier Beach Station Utilization, Saturday 2 PM
• Rainier Beach Station Utilization, Sunday 2 PM

Click here for a zoning map of the Rainier Beach station area