Citywide parking policy update
Administration proposals to update parking policy, including event parking management, longer metering hours and higher rates, pay-by-plate and higher citation fines. The Council expressed support in straw polls on March 4, 2025.
- Where it stands
- In review
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- Citywide
Every hearing and vote
March 4, 2025 · City Council work session
Initial citywide parking policy discussion
Discussed
Three administration departments sought early Council guidance on parking policy changes. Straw polls, each supported by all members present: create an Event Parking Management program starting with the Fairpark area, then the University neighborhood; extend metering to evenings and Saturdays, raise meter rates and create variable pricing zones; convert from pay-by-space to pay-by-plate; raise citation fines, create targeted fines and a systematic violation citation; and update the code with a multi-year implementation schedule. On delivery service impacts, members favored a hybrid of two options and separating delivery from rideshare use (no vote taken) and asked staff for more research. Discussion also covered meter revenue, overnight semi-truck parking on the Westside and angled parking.