Park Omaha plans to upgrade downtown and midtown parking
Park Omaha plans to lower initial meter rates to $1, and eliminate meter time limits.
Updated: 8:01 AM CDT Mar 30, 2023
Park Omaha plans to upgrade downtown and midtown parking
Park Omaha plans to lower initial meter rates to $1, and eliminate meter time limits.
Updated: 8:01 AM CDT Mar 30, 2023
WHAT HAPPENED. MORE NEWS THE FUTURE OF PARK OMAHA WILL SHIFT HOW WE PARK AROUND DOWNTOWN IN MIDTOWN. WILL SOON SEE CHANGES TO THE GARAGES. THE PRICE TO PARK, AND HOW LONG YOU CAN STAY THERE. GAGE NEWSWATCH 7 I-TEAM ALEX MCLOON IS LIVE WITH EVERYTHING THAT’S COMING TO THE SO CALLED URBAN CORE. ALEX. YEAH, THESE CHANGES STRETCH FROM DOWN TOWN DOWN TO THE OLD MARKET, ALL THE WAY OVER TO BLACKSTONE. CHEAPER RATES, NO MORE TIME LIMITS AND PARKING GARAGE UPDATES. PARK OMAHA WANTS TO CHANGE HOW WE PARK AROUND DOWNTOWN AND INCREASE TURNOVER. I FIRST GET AWAY FROM OPTICIANS WITH A MOVE AWAY FROM CRIMINAL. AS INCLUDE INITIAL $1 RATES AT STREET METERS WHICH WILL TURN INTO PROGRESSIVE RATES. THE LONGER YOU PARK. SO NO MORE TIME LIMITS. UPGRADES ARE ALSO COMING TO GARAGES, ADDING NEW KIOSKS TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SYSTEM. YOU ACTUALLY IF YOU PUNCH IN YOUR PHONE NUMBER, WHETHER YOU PAY BY PHONE OR WITH THE KIOSK, IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO GET A NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR TIME IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXTEND THAT KIND OF RELIEVES THAT FEAR OF GETTING THAT CITATION? PARK OMAHA ANALYZED PARKING DEMAND IN THE URBAN CORE, HOPING TO CREATE THE HIGHEST TURNOVER IN PURPLE, WHICH INCLUDES DOWNTOWN THE OLD MARKET MIDTOWN AND BLACKSTONE. JUST WATCH OUT FOR CHANGING RATES DURING SPECIAL EVENTS. WE CAN ADJUST IT ON THE GO IF WE SEE WE’RE NOT MEETING OUR TURNOVER NEEDS IN THAT AREA BECAUSE DENSITY IS GROWING LIKE BLACKSTONE. WE COULD INCREASE THE RATE OR ADJUST THE RATES AS WE NEEDED. GETTING AWAY FROM CASH AND COINS. THE UPGRADE AIMS TO HELP DRIVERS FIND PARKING MORE QUICKLY AND DECREASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION SO WE KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING BOTH IN THE GARAGES AND ON THE STREET. FROM A DEMAND STANDPOINT. PARK OMAHA SAYS THIS WILL HELP THEM GET AHEAD OF UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT, LIKE THE STREET CAR. MEANWHILE, IN THE COMING MONTHS, YOU WILL SEE THE CITY START TO REMOVE SINGLE STREET METERS LIKE THE ONE BEHIND ME. FOR MORE TIME, SPACE METERS ON JUST ABOUT EVERY BLOCK. REPORTING LIVE, AL
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Park Omaha plans to upgrade downtown and midtown parking
Park Omaha plans to lower initial meter rates to $1, and eliminate meter time limits.
Updated: 8:01 AM CDT Mar 30, 2023
Infrastructure updates stretching from the Old Market to Blackstone will change the city's parking infrastructure, starting in the next few months: lower initial rates, no more time limits, and changes to parking garages.Park Omaha says its most notable change is lowering initial street parking meters to $1 for the first two to three hours. The rate will progressively increase the longer a vehicle stays parked, eliminating time restrictions."We want to get away from criminalizing or penalizing," parking and mobility manager Ken Smith said.Gates will be removed from city garages and gates, utilizing cameras that read license plates as credentials for access. Park Omaha says they are similar to cameras used at car washes.Drivers will be able to pay through kiosks, or by phone through QR codes or Park Omaha app.Park Omaha says there are three rate zones in a new progressive rate structure. If a driver parks in a green “E” area, which means economy parking, the rate is $0.50 per hour. The rate will not increase and will have a max daily price of $6. Occasionally, economy parking may have higher hourly rates when large events are happening nearby, but the rate will remain flat. If a driver parks in a orange “3+” area, the parking rate will increase hourly, beginning after three hours, with a max daily price of $15.50. The base rate for this zone is $1 per hour for the first three hours.If a driver parks in a purple “2+” area, the parking rate will increase hourly, beginning after two hours, with a max daily price of $29. The base rate for this zone is $1 per hour for the first two hoursThe following garages are city owned and operated:10th & Jackson Garage: $2/day Monday - Thursday, FIRST HOUR FREE Friday - Sunday, $1/hour thereafter with a $10/day maximum.15th & Douglas Garage: $1/hour with a $10/day maximum17th & Chicago Garage: $1/hour with a $10/day maximum19th & Capitol Garage: $1/hour with a $10/day maximum Park Omaha says the new payment system aims to increase turnover in high-demand areas, helping drivers find parking sooner and decreasing traffic congestion.
OMAHA, Neb. —
10th & Jackson Garage: $2/day Monday - Thursday, FIRST HOUR FREE Friday - Sunday, $1/hour thereafter with a $10/day maximum. 15th & Douglas Garage: $1/hour with a $10/day maximum 17th & Chicago Garage: $1/hour with a $10/day maximum 19th & Capitol Garage: $1/hour with a $10/day maximum
Park Omaha says the new payment system aims to increase turnover in high-demand areas, helping drivers find parking sooner and decreasing traffic congestion.
Infrastructure updates stretching from the Old Market to Blackstone will change the city's parking infrastructure, starting in the next few months: lower initial rates, no more time limits, and changes to parking garages.
Park Omaha says its most notable change is lowering initial street parking meters to $1 for the first two to three hours. The rate will progressively increase the longer a vehicle stays parked, eliminating time restrictions.
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"We want to get away from criminalizing or penalizing," parking and mobility manager Ken Smith said.
Gates will be removed from city garages and gates, utilizing cameras that read license plates as credentials for access. Park Omaha says they are similar to cameras used at car washes.
Drivers will be able to pay through kiosks, or by phone through QR codes or Park Omaha app.
Park Omaha says there are three rate zones in a new progressive rate structure.
- If a driver parks in a green “E” area, which means economy parking, the rate is $0.50 per hour. The rate will not increase and will have a max daily price of $6. Occasionally, economy parking may have higher hourly rates when large events are happening nearby, but the rate will remain flat.
- If a driver parks in a orange “3+” area, the parking rate will increase hourly, beginning after three hours, with a max daily price of $15.50. The base rate for this zone is $1 per hour for the first three hours.
- If a driver parks in a purple “2+” area, the parking rate will increase hourly, beginning after two hours, with a max daily price of $29. The base rate for this zone is $1 per hour for the first two hours
The following garages are city owned and operated:
Park Omaha says the new payment system aims to increase turnover in high-demand areas, helping drivers find parking sooner and decreasing traffic congestion.