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Seattle has more than a few 3-minute loading parking zones around neighborhoods. They're usually placed to be convenient for wheelchairs, walkers, dollys, hand
by stephengillie 9y ago
Seattle has more than a few 3-minute loading parking zones around neighborhoods. They're usually placed to be convenient for wheelchairs, walkers, dollys, hand trucks, and carts; but aren't restricted to any group. And unlike most other street parking, most of these spots don't swap to free at 8pm, instead staying loading zones 24/7.
Enforcement is the same as any other priority parking spot - if the police find your unattended car, they'll ticket and tow.
And most people seem pretty honest about it. It's easier to park somewhere else if you're eating or working in your car. And less risky (cheaper) to park in a garage if you'll be a while.
- grogenaut 9y agoSeattle is kind of an anomaly in a lot of ways where people actually pay attention to the laws and follow them for the intended purpose more than their own benefit. Anecdotal evidence, when they were fixing an expansion joint on I-90 a few years ago they needed 80k people not to drive that week over I-90. They estimated that 130k people worked from home that week. Employers were totally cool about it too. "yeah work from home this week".
- notyourwork 9y agoI think a good percentage of those 130k would give one of their limbs for a better commute on I-90. :)
- woolvalley 9y agoThe tech industry and canada being next door might help with that :D
- grogenaut 9y agoFor a minute I thought you were saying "steal the employee" then remembered the Canadian stereo types. Tech I'm sure helped but I was in welding class at the same time and Boeing the Boeing folks also shifted
- briandear 9y agoCanada is closer to New York than Oregon.
- grogenaut 9y agoThat's good to know but Seattle is in Washington. Unless you're trying to be funny and we're all wooshing due to Vancouver WA vs Vancouver BC
- xyhopguy 9y agoFeels a lot more like NYC is an anomaly where no one cares about rules directly impacting them. The Pacific Northwest in general seems to have a more communal culture (moreso Oregon than Western Washington). But NYC.... Dear lord.