Parking Changes

The City’s downtown parking program implemented exciting changes effective Aug. 3, 2020.  

The most notable rate change:  90 Minutes of FREE Parking to all downtown visitors parking in the following garages:

• Market & San Pedro Square
• Second & San Carlos
• Third Street
• Fourth Street
• Third & Santa Clara (The Globe)

The 90-minute period of free parking replaces the previous validation program.  The new program is designed to provide the following benefits:

• Easy-to-understand program for merchants and customers
• Equity to all downtown businesses and visitors who park at City garages
• Provides costs savings to businesses by eliminating the $0.30-per-validation cost
• Reduces high-touch interactions by eliminating the need for customers to bring parking tickets to merchant for validation 
• Continues to support downtown businesses during the pandemic

In the garages, the weekday (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) rates after the first 90 FREE minutes will be $1 per 15 minutes up to a maximum rate of $25.

Weekdays from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and on Saturday and Sunday, after the first 90 minutes, the rate will be $1 per $15 minutes up to a maximum rate of $10.

Additionally, the City has adopted a new Discounted Downtown Employee Parking Permit program providing a 50% discount to those employees working in the downtown and earning $20 or less per hour (employment and wage verified during application).

The City will also resumed paid parking at all on-street meters within the downtown core at the current $2-per-hour rates.

For additional information on parking rates and programs, please contact the City’s parking operator at 408-794-1090.