Q: Seattle resident Doug Swan is curious about the plastic "no parking" signs that seem to show up on the sidewalk next to Northwest restaurateur Tom Douglas' Dahlia Lounge at Fourth Avenue and ...

The Seattle City Council approved the Music Venue Zone Permit legislation in late September. So far, 33 venues that regularly host live music and charge for admission at least twice per week are ...

In front of the world-famous Crocodile Café, Seattle city leaders unveiled a new Music Venue Zone parking permit program. The goal is to make room for tour buses and trucks full of equipment. SEE ...

SEATTLE — In front of the world-famous Crocodile Café, Seattle city leaders unveiled a new Music Venue Zone parking permit program. The goal is to make room for tour buses and trucks full of ...

Seattle currently has 27 restricted parking zones that operate seven days a week. The city's transportation department says it issues about 17,000 RPZ permits each year. June 7, 2009 ...

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s housing-affordability task force has been discussing reductions in parking requirements for new housing, plus raising prices for residential street-parking permits.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) reviewed the neighborhood parking problems but determined it doesn’t meet the criteria to qualify as a Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ).

The permits, which exempt vehicles from time limits in residential parking zones, are intended to give residents a better chance of finding all-day spaces in their own neighborhoods.

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed new legislation on Thursday allowing music venues to designate parking spaces for artists to load and unload their equipment before and after events.