Downtown Parking

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Street parking spot in Downtown Ridgefield labeled with '15 Minute Park.'

The Downtown Parking Plan created an estimated 30 additional parking spaces in the Downtown Core while addressing safety and visibility issues.

Project Background

With sweeping views of the Wildlife Refuge, downtown Ridgefield’s tree-lined streets are the perfect place to enjoy unique shops and charming restaurants. As our community continues to invest in an active Downtown Ridgefield, demand for on-street parking space has increased.

In March, 2025, after several rounds of consultation and collaboration with downtown businesses, residents and Ridgefield Main Street, City Council adopted a Downtown Parking Plan to create additional parking capacity in the downtown core and address a host of issues related to parking; traffic, bicycle and pedestrian circulation, accessibility and safety.

The adopted plan creates an estimated gain of 20-30 spaces in the Downtown Core Area, for a total of 270-280 spaces.

Implementation of the plan was phased. In 2025, the City installed additional one-way signage on S Main Avenue and N 5th Avenue, converted spaces on Pioneer along the Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center to public parking, and created two on-street ADA parking spaces.

In May and June 2026, City street crews updated paint markings throughout downtown to continue implementing the Downtown Parking Plan. This work included marking street parking lines to highlight public parking capacity, extending yellow curbs at intersections with Pioneer Street for greater visibility and space, and eliminating outdated no parking areas on N 3rd Avenue.

In August 2026, the final piece of this work was completed with the conversion of N 4th Avenue into a one-way, northbound street from Pioneer to Simons Streets with angled parking.

In addition to infrastructure changes, the Community Events team continues to work with C-TRAN to provide free shuttle buses during large events to connect attendees to downtown event areas from areas with ample parking.

One way sign on N 4th Ave and Pioneer St intersection.


The Downtown Parking Plan created an estimated 30 additional parking spaces in the Downtown Core while addressing safety and visibility issues.

Project Background

With sweeping views of the Wildlife Refuge, downtown Ridgefield’s tree-lined streets are the perfect place to enjoy unique shops and charming restaurants. As our community continues to invest in an active Downtown Ridgefield, demand for on-street parking space has increased.

In March, 2025, after several rounds of consultation and collaboration with downtown businesses, residents and Ridgefield Main Street, City Council adopted a Downtown Parking Plan to create additional parking capacity in the downtown core and address a host of issues related to parking; traffic, bicycle and pedestrian circulation, accessibility and safety.

The adopted plan creates an estimated gain of 20-30 spaces in the Downtown Core Area, for a total of 270-280 spaces.

Implementation of the plan was phased. In 2025, the City installed additional one-way signage on S Main Avenue and N 5th Avenue, converted spaces on Pioneer along the Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center to public parking, and created two on-street ADA parking spaces.

In May and June 2026, City street crews updated paint markings throughout downtown to continue implementing the Downtown Parking Plan. This work included marking street parking lines to highlight public parking capacity, extending yellow curbs at intersections with Pioneer Street for greater visibility and space, and eliminating outdated no parking areas on N 3rd Avenue.

In August 2026, the final piece of this work was completed with the conversion of N 4th Avenue into a one-way, northbound street from Pioneer to Simons Streets with angled parking.

In addition to infrastructure changes, the Community Events team continues to work with C-TRAN to provide free shuttle buses during large events to connect attendees to downtown event areas from areas with ample parking.

One way sign on N 4th Ave and Pioneer St intersection.


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  • Share Whats going on with the parking lot across from Sportsmans on Main? I also heard the old police station was going to be torn down and turned into a parking lot. What's the status there? on Facebook Share Whats going on with the parking lot across from Sportsmans on Main? I also heard the old police station was going to be torn down and turned into a parking lot. What's the status there? on X (formerly Twitter) Share Whats going on with the parking lot across from Sportsmans on Main? I also heard the old police station was going to be torn down and turned into a parking lot. What's the status there? on Linkedin Email Whats going on with the parking lot across from Sportsmans on Main? I also heard the old police station was going to be torn down and turned into a parking lot. What's the status there? link

    Whats going on with the parking lot across from Sportsmans on Main? I also heard the old police station was going to be torn down and turned into a parking lot. What's the status there?

    JTNathan asked over 2 years ago

    Great questions.

    The gravel lot located on N Main Avenue across from Sportsman's is privately owned. The City had a temporary agreement with the property owner for the lot to be used for public parking, but that agreement ended and the lot returned to private property. Many members of the public continued to park in the lot after it returned to private property.

    The gravel lot will soon be fenced off for the Park Laundry Site Cleanup project. One segment of the lot, identified as the "Park Laundry Property" was the site of dry cleaning operations from 1965-1977 that resulted in contamination of the soil and groundwater. The rest of the area has been identified as the "Source Area Boundary" for this contamination and will be included in the Cleanup. To conduct the Cleanup, the City has acquired $1.6 million in grant funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology and took ownership of the Park Laundry Property lot in December 2023. Cleanup activity for the site will begin soon and the entire area will be fenced off to protect the cleanup project. For more information on this project, visit the Park Laundry Cleanup project page: https://ridgefieldroundtable.org/park-laundry-site-cleanup

    The old police station, located at 116 N Main Avenue, is adjacent to the Park Laundry Site Cleanup project. City Council first reviewed potential options for the police station site, which includes two parcels, on July 27, 2023. They directed staff to gather more information and bring back for action. At their meeting on October 12, 2023 Council passed a motion to demolish the old police station building and shed and fill the area with gravel to create additional off street parking. The demolition project will go out to bid in May, and we will have more information on the timeline after that project is awarded.