Sound Transit to introduce free parking permits for carpoolers
EVERETT — Sound Transit will introduce free parking permits for carpoolers beginning in May, allowing some commuters to park in a reserved space during busy weekday mornings when the two Link light rail parking garages in Snohomish County typically fill up early.
The regional transit agency is also introducing paid parking at other parking garages across the light rail network.
The permit parking zones, which will make up about 5 to 10 percent of the parking spots at Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood City Center stations, will be active from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays.
Sound Transit is also looking to implement paid parking at Lynnwood City Center and Mountlake Terrace stations in the near future, said David Jackson, a Sound Transit spokesperson. That will happen after the agency assumes full control of the parking garages, possibly by the end of 2026. Jackson added that as the light rail network expands northward into Everett, the agency will consider implementing the permit programs in the new parking facilities as well.
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