Hey tweets, I've been asked to post the cost of parking at the CUH
(Montlake Fill). Just to clarify, this fee is being charged by the CUH
itself, in an attempt to avoid the necessity of having the UW parking
folks take over the management of the parking at all the CUH lots (the
ones west, north and east of the CUH buildings). The money goes
directly to the CUH, which it would not do if the UW parking folks
took over. Plus the fee is much less ($2.50 per day for the CUH, vs.
$12 a day for UW).

The idea of a CUH parking fee is somewhat informal - that's why there
is no signage. It's the CUH's attempt to recoup the money they have to
pay internally to UW parking for use of their own lots. Turns out, the
CUH doesn't "own" the lots. The UW parking folks do. However, as long
as the UW gets its money from the CUH, they are content to leave the
lots alone. The rub is that the CUH is having trouble making the
payments, due to budget cuts. Hence the CUH parking permit idea.

To get a CUH parking permit, see Lauren Fortune at the CUH - her
office is directly opposite the main receptionist.

Here are the fees:
Monthly (defined as 11 days or more): $28
Weekly (defined as 10 days or less): $19
Daily, for 10 passes: $25

Lauren is the one in charge of enforcement, such as it is. Enforcement
consists of her putting a notice on your windshield politely asking
you to pay, if she notices that your car keeps appearing regularly in
the lots. She tends not to do this for cars that come only rarely. For
all intents and purposes, I'd say parking is free on weekends, as
Lauren doesn't work then.

Speaking only for myself, I'm happy to pay the fee, knowing the money
goes to the CUH and knowing how tough times are for them right now. -
Connie