Residential Parking Zone Policy Review

SDOT is preparing to work with multiple stakeholders on the City’s Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) Policy. RPZs play a critical role in certain residential neighborhoods in helping to ease parking congestion created by non-residents parking long-term. SDOTs challenge is to balance the needs of residents, businesses, and institutions, while encouraging economic growth, growing neighborhoods, and meeting the goals of the Seattle Climate Action Now.

Taking Action

A study is underway to explore possible changes to the City’s RPZ policies and regulations. The study will examine RPZ purpose and applicability, fees, payment responsibilities, zone creation, and parking enforcement. If you are interested in learning more about the study and would like to be kept updated, please use the comment form or sign up to be on the RPZ Review mailing list. You may also direct your comments/questions to Jennifer.Hayes@seattle.gov, SDOT Policy & Planning, (206) 684-3025.

What's Hot

Residential Parking Zone Policy Review Survey:
The Residential Parking Zone Policy Review Survey is no longer available as of Friday, May 2, 2008. Over 1,000 people responded to the survey. The results of the survey will be posted in May 2008.

New SDOT staff generated documents:

The RPZ Fact Sheet provides background information regarding the history of RPZs in Seattle and how RPZs in Seattle work.

The RPZ Staff Identified Key Issues provides SDOT staff identified key issues regarding Seattle's RPZs policy and program.

Interested in what other cities are doing?

Visit Portland’s web site to see how they have instituted their Area Parking Permit Program (APPP) portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm
?c=36166

Visit Berkeley’s web site to learn about their Residential Preferential Parking Program (RPPP). ci.berkeley.ca.us/finance/residentialparking.html

Visit Vancouver, BC web site to learn their two tier program of Resident Parking Only (RPO) and Resident Permit Parking (RPP) Systems.
vancouver.ca/engsvcs/parking/admin/index.htm

Visit Toronto’s web site to view their Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP).
toronto.ca/transportation/onstreet/index.htm

Visit Denver’s web site to view their Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP).
denvergov.org/HomePage/ParkingOperations/
ResidentialPermitParking/tabid/426437/

The following resources are available on the City web site

Seattle Parking Management Study - see reccomended changes on page 33.

The City's Municipal Code is available on-line

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