Tell Us About Parking Downtown!

There is a continuing issue with Downtown employees taking convenient customer parking during prime shopping times Downtown.  In many cases, employees will opt for the closest parking every time.  Two lots that are often affected are the lot on Augusta Street, near the Frederick House and the Hardy Lot, located at the corner of Beverley and Market. 

The city is looking at installing a parking system that would consist of one or more automated parking kiosks at each lot.  Each of the spaces in the lot would be numbered.  A person would park their vehicle in the lot and then pay by entering their parking space number, the amount of time desired ( 1- 24 hours) and then pay at the kiosks, before leaving the lot.  For customer convenience, the kiosks could have the capability of adding more parking time for your numbered spot, negating the need for moving your vehicle every few hours.  The kiosks are also equipped for remotely adding time, thus removing the need to return to a parking meter to add time. 

The SDDA has been approached to provide input on this proposal and further discussions will occur in the future.  A public parking forum or other means of gathering input from the downtown stakeholders will be considered prior to the City initiating any action on this matter, but your comments are always welcome. 

Please give us your opinion about this technology.  Do you like this idea?  Why or why not?  Take the poll in the left margin, email  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or call 540-332-3867 to let us know your thoughts!