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PubliCalendar: Parking at Light Rail Stations

PubliCalendar   June 3, 2010 at 3:16 pm Erica C. Barnett

Today’s calendar:

City Council member Sally Bagshaw and a representative from the city’s Department of Planning and Development will discuss surface parking at light rail stations and other issues at the meeting of the

North Beacon Hill Community Council.

Tonight, 6:30 pm, Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Avenue South.

Democratic candidate for Fifth District state representative Dean Willard kicks off his campaign tonight in Issaquah.

Tonight, 6:00 pm, Vino Bella Wine Bar 99 Front St N in Issaquah.

Derek Kilmer (D-26), a member of the conservative Democrats’ “Roadkill caucus,” holds his kickoff tonight.

Tonight, 6:00 pm, Kensington Gardens , 3804 Olson Dr., NW Gig Harbor.

Closer to home, Congressman Jim McDermott has a community meeting and kickoff tonight in Southeast Seattle.

Tonight, 7:00 pm, Mount Baker Community Clubhouse, 2811 Mount Rainier Dr. S.

Restaurants in Columbia City will donate a  portion of their proceeds to Country Doctor, a rad community clinic.

Tomorrow’s calendar:

The three finalists for Seattle Police Chief will be interviewed by the Seattle Channel’s C.R. Douglas.

Friday, 7:00 pm, cable channel 21.

The city’s design commission will meet tomorrow, with special appearances by City Council members Tim Burgess and Sally Bagshaw.

Tomorrow, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave., boards and commissions room, L-280.




  • Mull T. Modahl

    Beacon hill is a dead zone. they should put in a big parking lot and say “hey everyone, you want to take the train to the airport? Park here!”

    This would boost the dollarts flowing to all the shops around there, too.

    It would open up the light rail to thousands more users a day. Seriously, put in a 1000 car parking lot. everyone from west seattle could drive thre to access light rail too.

    Clearly the day when Beacon Hill will have 20 story towers oer even any new deveopment is far, far off.

    It was a big mistake to take out a whole block for a station. A station need only be holes in the ground for the stairs and escalator or elevator. They also have put up those twohour parking signs all over it means you can't park there to use the light rail, you have to go drive downtown and pay there or drive to airport and pay there to park.

    For those who don't want to rise at 5 am and wrestle bags to a bus stop then take a bus for 40 minutes to light rail then switch, that's too much of a hassle. And what if it's raining?

  • Mull T. Modahl

    Beacon hill is a dead zone. they should put in a big parking lot and say “hey everyone, you want to take the train to the airport? Park here!”

    This would boost the dollarts flowing to all the shops around there, too.

    It would open up the light rail to thousands more users a day. Seriously, put in a 1000 car parking lot. everyone from west seattle could drive thre to access light rail too.

    Clearly the day when Beacon Hill will have 20 story towers oer even any new deveopment is far, far off.

    It was a big mistake to take out a whole block for a station. A station need only be holes in the ground for the stairs and escalator or elevator. They also have put up those twohour parking signs all over it means you can't park there to use the light rail, you have to go drive downtown and pay there or drive to airport and pay there to park.

    For those who don't want to rise at 5 am and wrestle bags to a bus stop then take a bus for 40 minutes to light rail then switch, that's too much of a hassle. And what if it's raining?

  • http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/ Mr. Baker
  • http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/ Mr. Baker
  • litlnemo

    Beacon Hill doesn't want to be your parking lot.

  • litlnemo

    Beacon Hill doesn't want to be your parking lot.

  • Barleywine

    I've walked to that station many times, and it is a station still waiting for something to happen. It's so nice, but so alone.

    No doubt my anti-TOD friends will try their best to keep it lonely, and then say…..SEE!

  • Barleywine

    I've walked to that station many times, and it is a station still waiting for something to happen. It's so nice, but so alone.

    No doubt my anti-TOD friends will try their best to keep it lonely, and then say…..SEE!

  • blackandwhite

    Thanks for the pictures of that Mountlake Terrace parking structure, Mr. Baker! Sooooo attractive! Wouldn't that look beautiful plopped down on Beacon Ave!

    We are talking about a CITY, for God's sake. Walk. Bike. Take a bus. Or, if necessary, have somebody drop you off. We do not need more parking structures! If you like parking structures, move to Mountlake Terrace or Renton or Puyallup — or, better yet, Los Angeles!

    On the other hand, I wish Sound Transit would do something to develop or enhance the fenced desert around the station there on Beacon Hill.

  • blackandwhite

    Thanks for the pictures of that Mountlake Terrace parking structure, Mr. Baker! Sooooo attractive! Wouldn't that look beautiful plopped down on Beacon Ave!

    We are talking about a CITY, for God's sake. Walk. Bike. Take a bus. Or, if necessary, have somebody drop you off. We do not need more parking structures! If you like parking structures, move to Mountlake Terrace or Renton or Puyallup — or, better yet, Los Angeles!

    On the other hand, I wish Sound Transit would do something to develop or enhance the fenced desert around the station there on Beacon Hill.