Seattle’s Department of Transportation raised public parking rates this month in some neighborhoods — and dropped prices elsewhere. Here’s what we know.

Why are rates changing?

City code requires the transportation department to adjust prices seasonally. The department adjusts rates in 50-cent increments based on demand, a spokesperson said in an email.

About one-third of the city’s parking rates increased by 50 cents on Nov. 10. Another third of the rates decreased, while 71% saw no change.

“The parking demand data showed that occupancy was highest in the Commercial Core Retail area (both morning and afternoon) and Waterfront area (afternoon and evening) and also in the core of the Pioneer Square neighborhood (afternoon),” spokesperson Mariam Ali said in an email. “Overall, most downt

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