Community Parking Program
Capitol Hill

Updated October 23, 2009

In January 2009, SDOT began assessing Capitol Hill on-street parking, working with neighborhood businesses, residents, and community groups.

There were walking tours in February, and a parking occupancy study was completed in March. SDOT staff presented study findings and potential solutions at a Parking Open House in September. We are now releasing our draft parking plan. Residents and businesses will be receiving this in the mail as well.

We need your feedback on the plan! Please click here to take a brief survey. Comments on this plan will be taken through November 23rd. Thanks for your participation.

Other materials from the study and this process are also available in links below.

At the Parking Open House on September 17, SDOT staff presented large maps with study findings, as well as several “potential solutions” maps to parking challenges for each area.

The Capitol Hill study area was divided into three areas:

• North of E Olive Way/E John St (the north half) [Findings map]   [Potential Solutions]
• South of E Olive Way/West of Broadway (the SW quadrant) [Findings map]   [Potential Solutions]
• Cal Anderson Park and 12th Avenue (the SE quadrant) [Findings map]   [Potential Solutions]

Click on the relative links above to access the maps.

Click here for a handout of key findings from the parking study. Click here for a map of the overall study area specifically showing which blocks were studied. Click here for the full report.  Click here for a study regarding adding capacity on existing streets.

Project Background

Through the Community Parking Program, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will work with Capitol Hill stakeholders to develop a parking management plan that balances neighborhood needs and meets City transportation and environmental goals. The plan will support parking and access for customers, residents and businesses. We will work closely with community organizations to tailor changes that best fit the parking needs in the neighborhood. A previous assessment in 2004 resulted in the addition of time limit signs and the conversion of meters to pay stations.

The following area has been identified for this study:

• E Pine St on the south
• 12th Ave on the east
• E Roy St on the north
• Melrose Ave E on the west

Get Involved in the Capitol Hill Parking Assessment

Let us know where you would like to see on-street parking improvements in Capitol Hill. Are there particular blocks you would like SDOT to study? Does your block need new time limit signs or parking for motorcycles, scooters, or bikes?

Contact project manager Ruth Harper at CapitolHillParking@seattle.gov or (206) 684-8186 with comments or questions.

Other ways SDOT is improving access to Capitol Hill

Way to Go, Seattle! is the City’s resource for programs focused on transit use, walking, biking, carpooling, and other modes of transportation. These programs support a sustainable transportation system and can reduce the demand on parking. Visit Way to Go, Seattle! to learn how to get to and from Capitol Hill without driving.

With your levy dollars, SDOT’s Bridging the Gap program will help reduce Seattle’s maintenance backlog and invest in major transportation projects. In partnership with King County Transit Now, increases in transit service on Routes 10, 11, and 14 have occurred. Upcoming increases on Routes 8, 48 and 60 will occur in 2009 and 2010.

Visit the Bridging the Gap homepage for more information.

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