Mayor Jenny Durkan said last month that the 72-hour limit would return on April 1, just over a year since its pause. Businesses are reopening, said her one-sentence announcement, and as those businesses return to normal, so too must the space around them.
There will be a “a period of education” in the coming days, said Rachel Schulkin, spokesperson for Durkan. “After that period, the City will then start to enforce with citations,” said Schulkin.
With the return to parking enforcement comes a now-familiar pandemic-era tension, with logistical and philosophical hurdles for Seattle as it seeks a return to “normal.” Like the eviction moratoriums or temporary hotel-based housing, finding the best way to back out
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