Seattle City Council panel OKs plan to hike metered parking rate to as high as $12 an hour Alfred Charles, KOMONews.com Executive Producer
Seattle transportation agency seeks steep increase in hourly parking rate for large events UP NEXT
A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a steep increase in the hourly rate paid for metered parking during large scale events.
The Transportation and Utilities Committee passed the legislation via a 5-0 vote, meaning the full council will now consider the proposal.
If council members endorse the idea during its next meeting, which is likely given that five members of the committee have already approved it, motorists looking for public parking could see the rate jump to as much as $12 per hour during events where 10,000 people are more are present. That would include things like games for the Seattle Kraken or the Seahawks.