Mission Statement

Downtown Parking operates in partnership with the Downtown Community to increase the economic viability of the Downtown Business District while sustaining or enhancing its historical and livable qualities

The Parking supply is managed to increase parking availability for customers and to provide employees a wide range of parking and alternative transportation options.  Downtown Parking continues to look for innovative and practical ways to clear congestion, air pollution and a better quality of life in the downtown district.

Department Functions

Administer the customer and commuter parking programs.  Park and process over five million vehicles per year.  Administer Parking & Business Improvement Area District providing for 75 minute free parking program.

Operate a high quality public parking system in the downtown area.  Staff and maintain nine parking lots and five parking structures with a total of over 3,000 parking stalls, serving over 5 million vehicles annually.  Provide customer accounting and billing services.  Provide grounds keeping and general maintenance services for 14 parking facilities.  Perform routine and emergency maintenance and repairs on computerized revenue control equipment.

Plan for and fund long-term capital maintenance programs.  Approximately 120 hourly employees are used to staff and provide excellent customer service in cashier booths as well as assist in routine maintenance needs.

Downtown Parking Management

Administer the Downtown employee, alternative transportation and parking programs.  Market the use of alternative transportation programs in the Downtown area.  Educate employees and employers on parking impacts and alternatives.  Manage the on-street resources for resident parking in the Downtown, City College and upper Modoc areas.  Coordinate program objectives and the initiatives with SBCAG (Traffic Solutions), MTD and Downtown merchants.  Administer the Downtown Parking funding of Alternative Transportation programs for MTD.

v      Beach parking is provided by the Waterfront Department.

v      Airport parking is provided by a private concessionaire

v      Parking Citations are handled by the Police Department