Charlottesville officials are continuing their efforts to manage downtown parking despite a decision by the City Council in early January to terminate a parking meter program before its six-month pilot program ended. “There is an existing plan that has certain recommendations in place that included the on-street meters but are much more than that,” said […]
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Six-month downtown parking experiment begins
After years of planning and study, parking meters went live on several downtown Charlottesville streets Tuesday as part of a six-month pilot by the city to manage its parking resources. “I have walked around a little and looked at utilization and I’ve certainly seen a change,” said Rick Siebert, the city’s parking manager. “There are […]
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Downtown parking meters go live Tuesday
Some business people say rollout has fallen short on information Several changes to downtown parking in Charlottesville will take effect Tuesday morning. Parking meters on Water Street, Market Street and nearby side streets will begin charging $1.80 an hour Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m. Vehicles will continue to be restricted to a maximum stay […]
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Roanoke’s parking meter pilot program offers lessons for Charlottesville
ROANOKE — A 90-day trial of parking meters in downtown Roanoke started Monday, six weeks before a similar but longer test is set to take effect in downtown Charlottesville. “The goal of the pilot is really to provide more access to more people for these high-demand on-street spaces,” said Wyatt Poats, general manager of Park […]
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City to purchase Guadalajara and Lucky 7 property to expand parking
The City of Charlottesville plans to pay $2.85 million to purchase a half-acre lot at the corner of Market Street and 9th Street to address the growing parking needs downtown, officials said Tuesday. The money will come out of a $4 million capital improvement plan contingency fund, said City Manager Maurice Jones. A purchase contract […]
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Valet parking now available on Water Street
Six months after Charlottesville’s City Council passed an ordinance allowing private valet parking companies to operate on public streets, a local company has begun parking cars from a kiosk on Water Street. Lenoir Enterprises, a company that built its business providing parking service for weddings and private events, has several weeks under its belt, primarily […]
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Proposed developments bring spaces downtown but might not alleviate parking crunch
Downtown business owners Tuesday night agreed that Charlottesville’s commercial and social hub is in desperate need of more parking spaces. At a meeting of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville’s parking committee, members said Charlottesville officials should quickly find space to build more public parking, regardless of the result of pending litigation between the city […]
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DBAC members to petition city to maintain interest in Water Street Parking Garage
Members of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville agreed Wednesday night to sign a petition asking the city not to divest itself of its interest in the Water Street Garage. New DBAC Chairman George Benford stressed that the DBAC itself was not interested in taking a position on the matter, other than to reiterate that […]
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New ordinance paves way for valet parking in the city
The Charlottesville City Council has cleared the way for private valet parking companies to operate on public streets. The council recently passed an ordinance that will allow companies that apply for a permit to block off street parking in front of businesses to allow space for pickup and dropoff of vehicles. The ordinance came before […]
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Charlottesville economic development authority might pay for more parking
Charlottesville’s economic development authority might help finance new infrastructure expected to be recommended by a $120,000 study on the future of parking downtown. “The [authority] is allowed by state law to lease property or purchase property and it potentially has a role related to parking,” said Chris Engel, director of city economic development, at an […]
