Transportation
Bus
Seattle Academy provides morning and afternoon bus service in many areas where our students live. Bus service enables students to arrive safely and ontime to classes, reduces traffic congestion from individual cars on Capitol Hill and relieves the pressure on parking. We feel it provides a service to our families, makes us better neighbors as we reduce traffic in the area and provides a transportation alternative that reduces our overall carbon impact. Our busses are easily recognized. They are yellow and/or have SEATTLE ACADEMY or HARLOWS on the side.
In preparation for the 2021/2022 school year, we would like to survey ALL of our families regarding our bus service. Please complete the survey linked below which will help us in planning the routes and stops which will best serve our families this school year.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BY MONDAY, AUGUST 2.
If you have any questions, please contact transportation@seattleacademy.org.
Students may sign up for the morning bus, afternoon bus, or both. A decision can be made by families to opt-in or opt-out of using SAAS bus transportation on a monthly basis. Community Chest is available to help financially support families based on their need.
Sign Up to Ride the SAAS Bus:
The form for signing up for the bus service will be provided to families during the first week of August. Route details are listed below.
Bus Routes 2020/21:
Please Note: These routes could be changed based on demand and ridership numbers.
- 520 Route
- I-90 Route
- Magnolia and Ballard
- Northeast Route
- Northwest Route
- Queen Anne Route
- South Route
- West Route - Bus 1
- West Route - Bus 2
520 Route
I-90 Route
| Stop Name | Stop Address | Stop Description | Departure Time (AM) | Return Time (PM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issaquah PCC | 1810 12th Avenue NW, Issaquah, WA 98027 | 7:25 AM | 4:40 PM | |
| Eastgate Plaza | 15100 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006 | Load in front of Outback Steakhouse | 7:40 AM | 4:25 PM |
| Pilgrim Lutheran Church | 10420 SE 11th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004 | 7:55 AM | 4:10 pm | |
| Mercer Island Walgreens | 7707 SE 27th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040 | 8:10 am | 3:35 pm |
Magnolia and Ballard
Northeast Route
| Stop Name | Stop Address | Stop Description | Departure Time (AM) | Return Time (PM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Seattle Safeway | 12318 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125 | 7:55 AM | 4:05 PM | |
| Ravenna Eckstein Community Center | 6535 Ravenna Avenue, NE, Seattle, WA 98115 | 8:05 AM | 3:55 PM | |
| U Village Safeway | 3020 NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105 | 8:15 AM | 3:45 PM |
Northwest Route
| Stop Name | Stop Address | Stop Description | Departure Time (AM) | Return Time (PM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Square | 15505 Westminster Way N, Shoreline, WA 98133 | Load in Front of Central Market | 7:50 AM | 4:15 PM |
| Holman Road QFC | 9999 Holman Road NW, Seattle, WA 98117 | 8:00 AM | 4:05 PM | |
| Wallingford QFC | 1801 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103 | Load on Wallingford Ave. N | 8:15 AM | 3:50 PM |
Queen Anne Route
South Route
| Stop Name | Stop Address | Stop Description | Departure Time (AM) | Return Time (PM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Griffin YMCA | 3595 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA 98188 | 7:25 AM | 4:30 PM | |
| Renton Safeway | 200 S Third Street, Renton WA 98057 | 7:40 AM | 4:10 PM | |
| Rainier Beach Safeway | 9262 Rainier Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98118 | 7:55 AM | 3:55 PM | |
| Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club | 4520 MLK Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118 | 8:10 AM | 3:35 PM |
West Route - Bus 1
West Route - Bus 2
Contacts:
When we have route delays or other changes, we will text that information to those families signed up for the specific route. Please make sure your correct cell phone numbers are on file with the school. If you have any questions, please contact SAAS Transportation.
Pick Up and Drop Off
This year's pick up and drop off information is specific to each student's daily schedule. That information will be shared with families prior to the start of their hybrid schedule.
- Middle School families will receive more information during the week of February 22 in preparation for their start on February 25.
- Upper School families will receive more information during the week of March 1 in preparation for their start on March 8.
Please contact SAAS Safety with any questions.
Student Driving and Transportation
Seattle Academy's urban campus and semi-open campus policy require that students exercise maturity,
responsibility, and common sense. Our central location affords easy access by public transportation. However,
we recognize that upper school students may choose to drive their own cars to and from school. It is assumed
that these students and their parents have thoroughly discussed the risks and responsibilities of driving.
Seattle Academy is not responsible for any loss, theft, tickets, damage, or injury that results in connection with
students driving themselves or others.
The following rules apply to student driving:
- Student drivers and their families must sign a release acknowledging that students drive to school at their own risk and that the school is not responsible for any loss, theft, damage, or injury resulting from student driving.
- Students may drive to and from school and during lunch. Please note: This may result in students driving other students during lunch. The school does not oversee these instances of students driving other students.
- Students may not drive between buildings during the time between classes or during class time.
- Middle School students are not allowed in cars driven by student drivers during the school day.
- Any unusual circumstances which might require a student to go off-campus in a car during the school day, whether as a driver or a rider, must be approved by the Head or Assistant Head of the Middle School via the Middle School Front Desk and/or the Head or Assistant Head of the Upper School via the Vanderbilt Front Desk. Parents will be informed of these instances.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Students must have a valid parking pass to use Seattle Academy parking lots.
- Students must park in their designated spot.
- Students may lose parking privileges if they violate the rules listed above.
Parking
Parking Permits
Applications for parking permits for the 2021/22 school year are now open to junior and senior families. If you apply for a parking permit, we ask that you please know and follow the rules that have been established for parking. Everyone who parks on campus, including faculty and staff, pays for a parking permit in order to subsidize the high cost of providing parking in an urban area.
The school makes every effort to provide sufficient parking, while acknowledging the fact that our location is increasingly making parking scarce. Seattle Academy secures parking in the neighborhood through volume leasing of parking lots and spaces.
Permits specific to an assigned lot will be issued, and cars will be monitored for display of permits. Any car without the correct permit for the lot in which it is parked may be towed at the owner’s expense. Parking permits are intended for student use and not intended to be utilized for parent parking. For students occasionally driving to school, there are several public pay lots in close proximity to the school including:
- Diamond Parking Lot: located at 1406 Broadway
- Trace Parking Garage: located at 1412 12th Avenue
- Photographic Center Northwest: located at the corner of 13th and Marion
- Silver Cloud Parking Garage: located at 1120 Broadway
SEATTLE ACADEMY PARKING ALLOCATION
Families that meet the deadline of August 2 will be considered in the first pool for permits. Within the first pool, permits will be assigned in order of the following criteria:
- Student drivers of carpools serving 4 or more Seattle Academy students, with priority going to seniors
- Student drivers of carpools serving 3 Seattle Academy students, with priority going to seniors
- Student drivers of carpools serving 2 Seattle Academy students, with priority going to seniors
- Seniors
- Juniors
- Families that submit their application after the deadline will be considered on a first-come basis depending on availability.
SEATTLE ACADEMY PARKING GUIDELINES
Please read carefully and retain the following guidelines for reference during the year. If you wish to purchase a 2021/22 parking permit, please submit the permit application with payment.
- Students who drive to school will not be allowed to park in school lots unless they have purchased parking permits and have them on display in their cars. Permits specific to the assigned lots will be issued, and cars will be monitored for display of permits.
- Any car parked in a school lot without a current permit on display may be towed at the owner’s expense.
- Any permitted driver who continues to park in a lot that has not been assigned to them, after being warned, will have their permit revoked.
- Any permitted driver who continues to drive recklessly in or near a school parking lot will have their permit revoked.
- Parking permits are exclusive to the lot to which the student has been assigned; cars may not be driven between lots and parked under one permit in different parking lots.
- Permits may be transferred between cars in a carpool. Permits are designed to hang from the rearview mirror for convenience in transferring them between cars.
- Seattle Academy and/or our parking lot lease partners are not responsible in any way for damage to or loss of your vehicle or its contents.
- Parking is not allowed in the 16th Avenue lot during the Temple’s Religious holidays, such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We are asked to vacate the lot no later than 5 PM the day prior to the holiday. For 2021/22, Rosh Hashanah is on Tuesday, September 7, and Yom Kippur is on Thursday, September 16.
- Seattle Academy reserves the right to notify student drivers in advance of any days when parking will not be allowed in school lots.
- Parking Permits are for parking from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except otherwise notified.
- Parking for school-sponsored after-school activities and events will be on a first-come-first-served basis. If you have a permit to park in a lot during the school day, you may leave your car there for a school-sponsored after-school activity; otherwise your car must be moved by 3:30 PM.
- Parking Permits are available for purchase on an annual basis only. Permits purchased before or during the fall trimester will cost the full amount; permits purchased during the winter trimester will cost 2/3 of the full amount; and permits purchased during the spring trimester will cost 1/3 of the full amount.
- Refunds for returned permits will only be given if requested on or before September 13, 2021.
- Please be good neighbors. How we drive and park is a very visible aspect of our presence in the community.
Questions? Please contact transportation@seattleacademy.org.
SEATTLE ACADEMY PARKING GUIDELINES
CLICK HERE to purchase a parking permit for the 2021/22 school year. This form is due on August 2, 2021.