Galveston Downtown Paid Parking

Installation of Downtown Paid Parking Pay Stations Underway, Soft Enforcement Begins

16 Pay Stations to be Installed, Soft Enforcement through April 4^th

(GALVESTON, TX) March 14, 2015 – Today crews will begin installing sixteen pay stations and updated signage to begin a period of soft enforcement for the new Downtown paid parking program that will take effect on Monday, April 4^th.  Visitors will now have the option to use either one of the sixteen new pay stations throughout Downtown or the Pay By Phone system to pay for parking.  The spaces are no longer numbered and visitors will pay per license plate so that they may move freely from one location to another within the paid parking area without the need to pay an additional fee unless more time is needed. 

                                                                                                                                                    

Beginning Monday, April 4^th, paid parking will be enforced Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM daily.  Visitors will now be able to pay for parking using cash or a credit/debit card at the newly installed pay stations located at the intersections of 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, and 24^th Streets at Strand, Mechanic, Market, and Postoffice.  Credit or debit card payments for parking may also be made via Pay by Phone using the mobile app; calling in over the phone; or on the Pay by Phone website.  Annual passes will not be available for Downtown paid parking.  All parking payments are associated with a license plate and are non-transferable.  Please note that handicap plates and placards as well as military plates are exempt.

Downtown Paid Parking

Fee:                                     $1.50/hour ($0.25 fee per transaction for Pay By Phone)

Operation:                         9 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Saturday, daily

Payment Options:           Pay Stations – accept cash or credit/debit cards

                                                            Intersections of 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, and 24^th Streets at

                                                            Strand, Mechanic, Market, and Postoffice

Pay By Phone – pay using a credit/debit card

www.paybyphone.com; Pay by Phone Mobile App;

OR by phone at 1-866-234-7275

Location Code: 5689

Paid Parking Zone:          20^th Street to 25^th Street from Harborside to Church Street                                            

For additional information regarding the new Downtown Paid Parking Program that is effective April 4^th, please visithttp://www.cityofgalveston.org/557/Downtown-Parking or contact the Downtown Paid Parking Customer Service Division at (409) 797-3602.