Seattle Academy provides morning and afternoon bus service in many areas where our students live.  Bus service enables students to arrive safely and on time 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. 

If you have any questions, please contact transportation@seattleacademy.org.

Bus service begins on August 30, 2023. 

Sign Up to Ride the SAAS Bus:

Click on the button below to sign up for this year's bus service. 

As we continue to face the rising costs of fuel and labor, the SAAS facilities and transportation teams were tasked with making some additional assessments for reduction of services based on the level of students' use. As a result of that analysis, we’re communicating two adjustments to our transportation offerings for the '23-'24 school year.

• Due to low ridership (and the continual rise of fuel costs), SAAS has made the decision to discontinue the shuttle service between the Madison, Temple and main campus buildings. The accommodations office and transportation team will be in close communication to coordinate services for those with mobility challenges.
• We have also decided to end the after-activity buses for this year. This was a bus that left SAAS every school day at 6:00 PM. Ridership was inconsistent, but typically quite low. After assessing the high cost for this bus option, it was determined that this option was unsustainable. In addition, the departure time of the after-activities bus dictated the time frame for athletic practices, scrimmages, and other activities, so our team's time allotment on various fields and courts were continually truncated. We have plans to enhance our communication and coordination with participant families on carpool pairings starting in the fall. For those families that have already registered for after school transportation with the intention of only using the after-activities bus, please contact the Transportation Team.

Thank you for your understanding as we share the rationale for these two transportation service adjustments. We will continue to assess costs and ridership needs while keeping our communities in the loop regarding any future changes. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Transportation Team.

BUS registration AND PAYMENT FORM

Bus Routes 2023-2024: 

AM and PM Route Information

Please Note: These routes could be changed based on demand and ridership numbers.

Contact:

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. 

This year, SAAS would like to help families who are interested in setting up carpools to and/or from school. Below is a link to a Carpool Survey. If you would like assistance in finding other SAAS families in your area who would also like to carpool, please complete the survey by July 28, 2023. 

SAAS will share the information we collect with those families that signed up during the first week of August so that families can connect and work out details prior to the start of the school year.

If you have any questions regarding the bus registration and payment or the carpool survey, please reach out to transportation@seattleacademy.org. 

Seattle Academy encourages faculty, staff, and students to ride public transportation in order to reduce our impact on the neighborhood.  

Faculty/Staff

Faculty and staff who are interested in Orca Cards should contact orcacard@seattleacademy.org. 

Free Transit for Youth

Riders 18 and younger can take transit for free due to Move Ahead Washington, a statewide transportation funding package!

Riders age 13 and older are encouraged to show one of the following to the driver, if they have it:

• ORCA Youth Card
  • Please “tap” your card when you board. On Sound Transit light rail, please also “tap” when you exit.
  • It will not be necessary to load E-purse or Monthly passes on ORCA Youth Cards for September and beyond. Encourage students/youth to register their card at myORCA.com so they can manage their card (e.g., apply for a replacement if/when needed). You may choose to remove any ORCA Youth cards from your account if needed.
  • Youth ORCA cards issued by schools during the 2021-22 academic year will continue to work through June 30, 2023.
• Current High School or Middle School Student ID
• Youth who do not have one of these can still ride for free.

In 2023 and beyond, youth will be directed to get a Free Youth Transit Pass that allows them to tap a card—or eventually their smartphone—to access transit across the region for free.

Across the Puget Sound region, youth will be able to ride free on any of the following transit agencies:

• Community Transit
• Everett Transit
• King County Metro
• King County Water Taxi
• Kitsap Ferries
• Kitsap Transit
• Pierce Transit
• Seattle Streetcar
• Sound Transit
• Washington State Ferries (including cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicle passengers, but not vehicles)

Visit FreeYouthTransitPass.com for the latest information. If you have any questions, please reach out to your lead agent at business.leadagent@kingcounty.gov. We will also provide updates when we get more information.

view Parking introduction for 2023-24

Parking Permits

Applications for parking permits for the 2023-24 school year were sent to families on June 7 for JUNIORS and SENIORS, with a due date of June 23, 2023.

Families that met the June 23 deadline will be considered for the first round of assignments for permits. Families that submit their application after the deadline will be considered on a first-come basis depending on available. 

If you have any questions regarding parking, please contact transportation@seattleacademy.org.

If you apply for a parking permit, we ask that you please know and follow the rules that have been established for parking (SEE GUIDELINES BELOW). 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 
• Bank of America Parking lot: located at the corner of 14th and Madison

SEATTLE ACADEMY PARKING ALLOCATION

Families that meet the deadline 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. 

1. 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.
2. Any car parked in a school lot without a current permit on display may be towed at the owner’s expense.
3. 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.
4. Any permitted driver who continues to drive recklessly in or near a school parking lot will have their permit revoked.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Permits are intended for student use only. Parents are not allowed to use permits and do not count towards a carpool. 
8. 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.
9. 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 2023-24, Rosh Hashanah is on Saturday, September 15, and Yom Kippur is on Monday, September 25. In addition, the 16th Avenue lot is unavailable for SAAS parking during the Clergy Institute which will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Students will need to find their own parking on this date or find an alternate means of transportation to and from school. 
10. Parking is not allowed in the 16th Avenue lot during Temple funerals. We will provide as much advanced notice as possible to our student parkers, but often that notice is within a few days of the event. 
11. Seattle Academy reserves the right to notify student drivers in advance of any days when parking will not be allowed in school lots.
12. Parking Permits are for parking from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except otherwise notified.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Refunds for returned permits will only be given if requested on or before September 8, 2023.
16. 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.

 

Below are the walking routes that students, faculty, and staff should follow when traveling between the Main Campus and the Temple Building or the Madison Building. 

Main Campus / Temple Building

• Travel on the south side of Union between 12th Avenue and 14th Avenue.
• Travel on the north side of Union between 14th Avenue and 15th Avenue. 
• Cross Union at the light on 14th Avenue. 

Main Campus / Madison Building

• Travel on the south side of Madison between 12th Avenue and Boylston.
• Cross Madison at the light on Boylston.

As we continue to face the rising costs of fuel and labor, the SAAS facilities and transportation teams were tasked with making some additional assessments for reduction of services based on the level of student's use. As a result of that analysis, we’re communicating an adjustment to our transportation offerings for the '23-'24 school year.

• Due to low ridership (and the continual rise of fuel costs), SAAS has made the decision to discontinue the shuttle service between the Madison, Temple and main campus buildings. The accommodations office and transportation team will be in close communication to coordinate services for those with mobility challenges.

Thank you for your understanding as we share the rationale for this transportation service adjustment. We will continue to assess costs and ridership needs while keeping our communities in the loop regarding any future changes. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Transportation Team.