Where to Park for Light Rail Access? Campus Parking Draws UW Response
Elena Fox,
Communications Manager, UW Transportation Services, provided the
following perspective on campus parking in response to the article
published in April’s Laurelhurst Letter. Fox’s office received “complaints and inquiries” at LCC’s suggestion for light rail parking.
Elena said:
It might seem
like a great idea to park your car on campus when you want to jump on
the Link light rail — it looks like there is lots of room and UW is a
public institution — but, when you look just a little bit deeper, the
idea makes less sense.
The UW does
offer public parking in several lots across campus, however, most of the
spaces are in high demand for people who are visiting campus to obtain
university services or attend UW-sponsored events.
In recent
years, environmental improvements, new campus buildings, the Husky
Stadium expansion, and the light rail station itself have emerged in
places that were once parking lots. Current campus parking resources are
managed closely to meet the needs of patients, employees, students, and
event attendees.
Parking in a
public space in the Triangle garage could create a hardship for a
patient arriving to receive medical services—especially if you park
during business and clinic hours.
Yes, campus
parking is in demand. It is a point of pride that UW manages parking
resources in such a way that just over 12,000 spaces provide adequate
vehicle parking for a community of more than 64,000 individuals—most of
whom commute to the Seattle campus to go to work and school—and an
estimated 2,500 visitors who park on campus each day.
This is
important because state law requires all large employers to actively
reduce the negative impacts of commuter vehicle trips on the environment
and on overall quality of life for their community.
Through the
success of the University’s Commute Options programs, 80 percent of
commute trips to UW Seattle campus are made by modes other than driving
alone. The campus community is responding to the call to leave their
cars at home whenever they can.
The large E1
parking lot along the north end of Montlake has recently been upgraded
to allow credit card payment for public parking. Visitors swipe their
credit card upon entering the lot and swipe the same card again to raise
the gate arm for exiting. The cost is $6/day.
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