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First Fremont parking meters installed

By Geeky Swedes · February 26th, 2009 · Comments

Over the past few days, SDOT crews have been installing parking signs through Fremont. And now, the first electronic parking meters are going in:

This one, as you can see, is right across from The Rocket. They’re covered in hoods until they’re activated, and SDOT hopes get them running by March 9th. The meters will cost $1.50 an hour for a total of two hours, and they apply to 70 parking spots in the business center of Fremont.

SDOT has also been installing RPZ (residential parking zone) signs on one side of residential streets with 2-hour parking allowed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for non-permit holders, and from 8 p.m. to midnight for residents with permits. The RPZ will be in effect Monday through Saturday. And there are new time-limit signs in unpaid areas that will be in effect from 7 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday. On some streets near restaurants, time limits will continue until 10 p.m. You can see the map with more details right here.

And enjoy your last few days of free parking!

  • Sheila
    I really, really hope this helps!
  • randi
    so glad i dont work there anymore
  • Mike
    This is so irritating. I have my own parking lot, but in order for my friends to visit me, I have to buy them a guest pass. I'm farther away from the main Fremont area, so nobody ever has problems finding parking here... but the RPZ still applies.
  • brent
    I love the RPZ. Unfortunately I could have used the signs last month when some bar slob drunkydrunk did $600 damage to my car's front end and drove off one Friday night.

    I would therefore like to encourage the City of Seattle to come down and ticket the bejeezus out of people at their first available opportunity! Maybe they'll get the hint.

    I can appreciate that it sucks for you guys who aren't in stumbling distance from all the bars and haven't been putting up with this garbage for years, though.
  • Chris Smith
    I was on the RPZ Board and the City and S-dot are in violation of what was agree to at the board hearings. I will be writing more about this but there is a larger issue here that needs to be addressed and that is the abuse of power by S-dot and the Mayors office. The complete disregard for what the people vote for is becoming epidemic and the City Council needs to play their roll in protecting the people of Seattle. Has the City of Seattle notice that George Bush is no longer president and a change has come?
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