Connect the Lots: Downtown Redmond
Shared Parking Pilot
The problem: A Parking Mismatch
- Downtown Redmond has plenty of parking.
- More than 9,800 parking stalls- 92% of Downtown’s parking- sit on private property.
- Much of it is underused in the evenings and on weekends.
- Meanwhile, people struggle to find parking for dinner, errands, shopping, or riding light rail.
The Solution: Shared Parking Pilot
The City of Redmond and Move Redmond are launching a pilot program to match underused private stalls with the people who need them.
1. Property owners list unused stalls in a shared system
2. Clear signage and/or a mobile app guides drivers to open stalls
3. Owners earn extra revenue; customers get reliable parking.
4. The community benefits from reduced circling, less congestion, and better access to downtown businesses and light rail.
For Property Owners:
- Earn income from unused space.
- Improve site safety through active use and monitoring.
For Businesses:
- Offer customers easy, nearby parking when it matters most.
- Provide employees with reliable and convenient parking during their shifts
For the Community:
- Support small businesses. Make light rail and trails more accessible.
- Cut emissions and traffic from cars circling for parking.
- Avoid expensive, unnecessary construction by optimizing existing parking.
We Need Your Voice at the Table!
Looking to learn is Shared Parking is right for you? Set up a consultation meeting with Move Redmond and the City of Redmond to discuss how Shared Parking could work for you.
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Michael Leach, Move Redmond, Michaell@moveredmond.org
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Caroline Chapman, City of Redmond, Cchapman@redmond.gov
Why Now?
- Occupancy drops sharply after 4 p.m. in many private lots.
- Office garages sit empty on weekends, while shoppers, diners, and light rail riders look for parking nearby.
- A shared parking network helps meet Redmond’s growing demand without paving more land or building costly new garages.
- This is parking flexibility in action- a smarter, more efficient use of what we already have.
- It ensures we increase our parking capacity for World Cup 2026
