Parking was restricted Feb. 23 and 24 as the City of Seattle performed a remediation on a long stretch of Harbor Ave SW. RV's left under their own power and garbage was removed from the area.
Photo by Patrick Robinson
If you have driven down Harbor Ave SW in the last two days you will have noticed that the RV's that have been parked there were gone and the street and sidewalk areas were clean. WestsideSeattle inquired with the City of Seattle and Linda Robson, Homelessness Response Communications Manager replied.
"A remediation was completed yesterday along a stretch of Harbor Avenue SW that extended more than a mile, from SW Spokane Street to Fairmount Avenue SW. Periodic outreach to the people living in vehicles in that area has been ongoing for many months, and the concerted outreach effort started on Jan. 18. All of the individuals voluntarily left the work zone area with their vehicles, including the few who remained yesterday monringvoluntarily left with their vehicles yesterday morning before 10 a.m. when remediation work began. No vehicles were towed, but nearly 1,800 pounds of debris was removed from the site yesterday.
Staff from the City’s Unified Care Team are still working with community members and exploring various strategies for managing parking along Harbor Avenue SW, including potentially extending the temporary no-parking restrictions, or possibly creating a Residential Parking Zone. There are numerous residents in the area, but also several businesses, so discussions in the community are ongoing as we work on identifying strategies that balance the diverse parking needs in the neighborhood. "
