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Parking and Traffic

Note on the Parking Inventory information: The 2006 inventory report was released by Census Tracts. Please refer to the shaded area on the map to the right to reference the Census Tracts used for the Center City parking and traffic section of this profile.
Average Parking Rates 2006  
Tract
Total
Stalls
Avg
Daily
Occp Rate
Avg
Hourly
Costs
Avg
Daily
Costs
Avg
Monthly
Costs
71
5,785
57.8%
$3.78
$7.11
$94.25
72
11,754
54.8%
$5.47
$9.51
$160.77
73
10,068
65.1%
$4.28
$9.27
$169.64
80.01
2,888
64.2%
$5.47
$11.20
$162.67
80.02
3,093
61.7%
$5.95
$11.30
$170.00
81
16,464
72.8%
$9.74
$20.24
$218.38
82
10,248
64.5%
$7.26
$18.63
$240.8 3
83
2,172
68.6%
$6.19
$14.56
$139.00
84
2,265
65.1%
$3.95
$12.12
$100.40
85
7,283
73.0%
$6.51
$15.21
$152.91
91
1,302
62.1%
$7.75
$16.70
$126.25
92
1,294
67.5%
$5.77
$13.32
$128.13
93
4,958
58.1%
$5.86
$10.06
$152.92

Source: Puget Sound Regional Council - 2006 Parking Inventory

Seattle Department of Transportation conducts annual vehicle counts in several areas throughout the City of Seattle. The count is segmented by the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AAWDT) (5-day, 24-hour) for the selected sections of roadway. Downtown Seattle is tracked from Denny Way to the north, Yesler Way to the south, 8th Avenue to the east and the waterfront to the west.

Daily Traffic Flow 2006        
 
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Difference between '05& '06
1st Avenue
23,200
22,100
21,700
21,300
22,200
+4%
2nd Avenue
15,900
16,200
15,100
17,100
15,800
(-8%)
3rd Avenue*
12,100
11,200
11,800
11,600
8,100*
(-30%)
4th Avenue
20,100
18,700
18,700
18,700
19,700
(-5%)
5th Avenue
14,900
15,400
13,500
14,000
14,400
+3%
6th Avenue
14,600
14,600
13,800
13,700
14,500
+5%
Total
100,800
98,200
94,600
96,400
96,400

*3rd Avenue decline can be attributed to the closure of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel from Sept ‘05- Sept ‘07. The tunnel was retrofitted to handle both buses and light rail. During the closure, Third Avenue downtown was a bus-only throughway at morning and evening rush hour.

Source: Seattle Department of Transportation, Traffic Flow Map 2006

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