More Edmonds parking for Sounder riders

By Joni Earl, CEO Sound Transit

Great news for Sounder riders in Edmonds. The Sound Transit Board on Thursday unanimously approved a five-year lease for an additional 103 parking spaces at 190 Sunset Avenue South, next to the Edmonds Station. The parking site needs some preparation, including the demolition of a building, so the spaces won’t be available until May 1. In the meantime, we’re negotiating to use 53 nearby parking spaces until the 103 are available.

The lease with Salish Crossing, LLC is for $185,400 a year with a 3 percent increase each year, for a total authorized agreement amount not to exceed $984,315. The lease is subject to the Board’s adoption of the 2013 budget.

We’re very pleased to have the additional parking, which should help us bring more riders to the Sounder North line.