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The Seattle City Council’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing next week on Council’s proposed changes to the Restricted Parking Zone program.
When: Wednesday, May 27th at 5:30 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 600 4th Avenue in City Council Chambers, 2nd floor
What: The committee will take public comment on their proposed amendments to the Residential Parking Zone program. The Council’s amendments would:
- Manage parking demand by limiting permit sales to 4 per household with the exception for adult family homes, assisted living facilities, domestic violence shelters, and permitted congregate residences
- Modify the business pilot to explicitly limit it to the seven Central Link Light Rail Stations and not allow its expansion to other RPZs; to establish a trigger point beyond which permits for non-residents would cease to be issued in order to keep parking demand from exceeding available on-street parking spaces in residential areas; and to set a time frame for evaluating and deciding whether or not to continue the pilot
- Change the threshold for establishing an RPZ to 35% non-resident vehicles to favor parking for residents while still allowing for an increase in visitor parking
- Not approve the Executive’s limit on major institution support for RPZ permits costs for affected households; instead leave in place determination of level of major institution support for RPZ permits to negotiations as part of the master plan update process
- Modify the Executive’s proposal to include additional public involvement approaches
- Add a requirement for a public hearing prior to decisions on RPZs by the Seattle Department of Transportation Director; and clarify that appeals process applies to establishing, modifying, or dissolving an RPZ
- Create a new Resolution stating Council’s intent to have the Seattle Department of Transportation report back to City Council on January 1, 2011 on how the changes to the RPZ program have affected neighborhoods and what additional tools are available to manage RPZ permits
For more information in this legislation, please go to: http://www.seattle.gov/council/Drago/rpzpermits.htm.
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This might be a repeat of older information, but at least this download is available. This map shows the areas currently slated for inclusion in our Residential Parking Zone.
Seattle Mayor Nickels announced last week that, to ease the transition to new parking regulations, each household and business located within the Link light rail RPZs will be eligible for up to two no-cost permits and one-no cost guest permit for the first two years of the new parking regulations. Additional permits currently cost $45 per vehicle for two years. Low income permits are available for $10.
What You Need to Know Now
- Sign installation around the Columbia City light rail station will begin in mid-May
- Enforcement of signs does not begin until light rail service begins in July
- If your address is located within the zone, you will receive a door hanger with more information within the next two weeks
- If you live within 1/2 mile of the station, you will receive a flyer in the mail this month
- RPZ applications will be mailed to residents starting in early May - please return the completed application by June 1
- SDOT expects to mail RPZ applications to businesses in June, pending City Council approval of a pilot program for employee permits
From the NRV Traffic & Safety Committee:
ALL of NRV will be in the new Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) being set up by the City to prevent our neighborhood from being a de facto parking lot for the light rail’s Edmunds Street Station. Right by the Neighborhood House, the parking limit will be for 4 hours. In all other parts of NRV, parking will be limited to 2 hours unless the vehicle has a permit. This is in response to all the input from our community! Good work, and thanks everyone. The City listened.
Also, thanks to work by our neighbors closer to Othello Station, RPZ permits will be free for the first two years, and each household will get two. You will be able to purchase guest passes.
The zone will be in force during the day on weekdays. There will be monitoring to see if it will also be needed on weekends when there are games down at the stadiums.
Signs about the RPZ will go up in May, but enforcement won’t start until the light rail is running, which now is projected to be around July 9.
We should be seeing mail from SDOT about the RPZ and how to get permits in the next few weeks.
Stay tuned: More details to come from SDOT and NRV’s Traffic & Safety Committee.
The larger Rainier Valley community is having a neighborhood clean up day on Saturday April 25. Join a team for a clean up project from 9am to 3pm; projects are listed at the Rainier Valley Post, which is also the place to go if you have a project in mind. Post clean up, there will be a celebration at Othello Park (S Othello St @ 45th Ave S) from 3pm to 6pm. Food, music and prizes!
The City has Neighborhood plans for some 38 neighborhoods, city-wide. Those plans are approaching the decade point and with the changes in Seattle in the last 10 year, the arrival of Link in our part of town, and the forecast changes coming, it’s time to reevaluate and possibly update those plans.
Residents are invited to partner with the City and continue to develop communities for people of all incomes, ages, interests and lifestyles. Since change is already in progress in our neighborhood, we’re one of the first to be reevaluated.
Find out more and be heard at the NORTH RAINIER VALLEY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP.
Saturday, March 21st – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Franklin High School
3013 S. Mount Baker Blvd.
For more info, contact:
Sebhat Tenna, Outreach Strategic Advisor, Department of Neighborhoods
“sebhat.tenna (at) seattle (dot) gov”
David Goldberg, Senior Planner, Department of Planning and Development
“davidw.goldberg (at) seattle (dot) gov”
Lyle Bicknell, Neighborhood Planning Manager, Department of Planning and Development
“lyle.bicknell (at) seattle (dot) gov“
So, the City’s been talking about improvements to their recycling program that start at the end of March. Great for them, but what about those of us with a different service provider? Here’s the info on how Impact Property Services’ Solid Waste Division is handling the change:
It is with great pleasure to announce Impact Property Services customers will receive the same service in SPU’s “Curb Waste” brochure. This month customers that do not have yard waste service will receive a letter from Impact Property Services explaining the new organic and yard waste.
New Curbside organics collection:
Customers will return the bottom portion of the letter (paid postage response) announcing their selection from a 13 gallon, 35 gallon, or 95 gallon cart, or they can opt out and compost food and yard waste at their home. If a customer does not reply they will be contacted by an IPS service representative or will automatically receive a 13 gallon cart. However, residents that opt out and rather compost on site, they will be contacted by a city inspector to confirm their home composting exemption.
The Cost for the yard waste / organic carts:
- 13 gallon = $3.60 per month
- 35 gallon = $5.40 per month
- 96 gallon = $6.90 per month
- Additional cans, bags, and bundles of yard waste will be charged $2.95 per unit.
Other Collection Services:
Impact Property Service has been proud to offer our customers for years the opportunity to dispose of old televisions, motor oil and appliances. If an Impact Property Service customer requires a special collection they would need to call (206) 716-1310 extension #10.
A friendly customer service agent will assist you with all services and pricing will be explained to you over the phone. All items will need to be outside your home and at the curb for collection, on a scheduled day. After you have a scheduled day for collection a professional driver will arrive and remove the unwanted items, and a follow up call to ensure 100% satisfaction.
We are happy to announce that we have improved our communication with our customers through our new website at http://www.impactpropertyservices.org/solidwaste. There you will find up to date customer information, pay with credit card information.
Impact Property Services Solid Waste Division is committed to, waste reduction, recycling and composting, and fast effective service, as it is our goal to provide complete customer satisfaction.
Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management is offering three FREE emergency skills training courses this spring.
- March 7: Fire Extinguisher & Utility Control
- April 4: Disaster First Aid
- May 30: Search & Rescue
Enhance your ability to personally respond during disasters and learn essential life-saving skills.
All classes are held on Saturdays at Magnuson Park. Although there are no fees, registration is required. Call 206-233-7123 or email “snap at seattle dot gov” to register or for more information.
From the Traffic and Safety Committee:
SDOT has been working on a parking plan to be sure that our neighborhood streets don’t get parked up with folks using the light rail when it opens. Check out the latest info on the plan.
SDOT and Sound Transit are asking for input to make sure that effective parking plans are in place before light rail trains begin carrying passengers next year, July 2009. Check out the above PDF and complete the short questionnaire, attend one of three open houses, or call 206.684.8186 to leave a message about the proposal.
Open house information:
Saturday, January 10th - Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave S from 11 am - 1 pm.
Thursday January 15th - NewHolly Campus, Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S from 6 pm - 8 pm.
Thursday, January 22nd - Mezza Cafe, Starbucks Corporate Building, Floor 3, 2401 S Utah St/S Lander St from 10 am - 12 pm.
More info online.
 The City of Seattle is launching updates to the neighborhood plans, and three light rail stations are at the top of the list: Beacon Hill, Mount Baker and Othello. This planning update could have significant impacts on the neighborhoods surrounding the stations and on all of us who live south of I-90. Come to a community-sponsored event to learn about the planning process and to discuss how to create vibrant, successful neighborhoods at these stations.
When: Saturday, October 25th, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: New Holly Gathering Hall
7054 32nd Ave South
Food, beverages and child care will be provided!
Presentations by:
Rene Staton: A community activist from Safe Walks, an organization dedicated to extending sidewalks in Seattle
Dan Rosenfeld: a real estate developer with extensive experience with transit-oriented development
Louise Grassov: An associate with Gehl Architects, a Copenhagen, Denmark–based consulting firm with extensive world-wide experience in city planning.
Sally Clark: the Seattle City Council Member leading the effort to update the city’s neighborhood plans.
Ray Gastil: the Planning Director with the Department of Planning and Development
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