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| Free, 24/7 parking lot in walking distance 'Park and Ride' is open to public. |
Hi Kathleen,
"We have been discussing the parking situation in downtown in the last two [public] meetings. We have decided that the parking lot to the east of the City of Redmond garage, which was used by Metro during the construction of the park and ride garage, can be used by anyone, including commuters. There is no time limit as there is for on the street parking. Hope this might help your situation."
Best wishes-
Hank Myers
Dear Hank,
This is FANTASTIC news! I am pretty sure it will go to good use. The parking lot at the Redmond Transit Center has been filling up by 9:00AM all summer long--despite the fact that student bus use is probably way down during the summer. Once classes begin at the UW at the end of September I think the Transit Center parking will get worse. Since tolling on the 520 bridge has been delayed, the parking situation has not reached the tipping point, but once tolling does start I am sure parking needs will increase. I'll try to occasionally take pictures of the parking lots to document this.
Thank you so much for your time and thought and effort on this issue. I really appreciate it.
A happy Redmond commuter,
- Kathleen O'Conner
There does not appear to be any enforcement on cars parked there, and it is two blocks from the ST and Metro stop in front of the Redmond Public Library. K.O.
Councilmember Kim Allen noted during the 9/20 council meeting that Council is has "de facto" permit for the lot. According to council candidate Sue Stewart the Arts Commission recommended not to revert the lot back to "Art Hill." B.Y.
Photo By Yoder, 3:30 pm, on a September week day.
Permission by Ms. O'Conner to publish her letter.
Is this the parking lot just West of QFC? That's a pretty long walk to the Park and Ride!
ReplyDelete... but it's not very far from the library bus stops, which most Transit Center Routes use.
ReplyDeleteWhile the Redmond Transit Center on 83rd was being rebuilt a few years ago, they opened the parking lot just west of QFC for parking for bus riders. So, many bus riders are familiar with the lot and the short walk. It is indeed a fast walk (2 minutes?) to the library bus stop on 85th.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good alternative when looking for library parking...as the library lot is full these days by patrons who are "parked" on the computers.
ReplyDeleteIs this lot still available for commuter parking? The lot has no sign identifying use, yet it has posted towing service warnings. Not clear whether i should use it when i cannot find a spot at the transit center.
ReplyDeleteI don't think anything has changed; the lot is still open to commuters for free.
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