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Project - WASHINGTON: Parking Cash-Out and Pricing in King County

The King County Parking Cash Out demonstration project was designed to implement parking cash out and other parking management strategies in downtown high-rises in cooperation with building owners and employers. The purpose was to provide building owners or managers with incentives to shift existing parking supply to carpool, vanpool, or short-term parking; and to reduce the supply and increase the cost of single-occupant monthly vehicle parking. Unfortunately, a serious downturn in the Seattle economy stalled implementation. However, for the 167 employees offered Parking Cash Out, 17 (over 10 percent) took the cash in lieu of the parking, resulting in an annualized reduction of over 82,000 vehicle miles traveled.

Study Completed 2004

The final report can be accessed on the FHWA Highway Community Exchange Web site at: http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/hcx.nsf/384aefcefc48229e85256a71004b24e0/a19c77018189d09f85256dba0063d8f4?OpenDocument. There is currently a cash-out program marketed to employers in place in King County.

For More Information Contact

Kathy Koss
King County Metro
400 Yesler Way
M.S. YES-TR-0600
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: (206) 684-1649
Fax: (206) 684-2058
E-mail: Kathy.Koss@metrokc.gov

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