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Big Parking Changes In Effect In Downtown Pensacola
August 2, 2024
As of August 1, big parking changes are in place in downtown Pensacola.
Those changes include:
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First 30 minutes of a paid session is free
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$1 per hour for on-street parking
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$1 per hour for North Palafox Lot (601 Commendencia Lot and South Palafox Marina Lot)
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$1 per hour for Jefferson Street Garage
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The 2-hour-only parking option will be eliminated.
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Paid Parking boundaries will be expanded.
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The hours of paid parking will be standardized in downtown.
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Paid Parking will be in effect from 8 am until 11:59 pm, Monday-Saturday.
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Sundays and National Holidays remain free
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Those parking in downtown will continue to enjoy their first half-hour of parking for free, after a parking session is initiated on the PARKMobile app or at a parking kiosk. New kiosks have been installed in the expanded areas.
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Palafox Street from Gregory Street to Main Street
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Zaragoza Street from Palafox Street to Tarragona Street
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Government Street from Palafox Street to Tarragona Street
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Jefferson Street from Government Street to Zaragoza Street
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Community Maritime Park - Surface lot (Excluding special events)
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Bayfront Parkway – Surface lot
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Belmont-DeVilliers – Surface lot
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South Palafox Marina – Surface lot (During select hours)
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601 Commendencia – Surface lot (During select hours, excluding special events)
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Spring Street
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Rues Street
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Main Street
The ParkMobile app is available for both iPhone and Android devices and may also be accessed on a mobile web browser. To pay for parking via the ParkMobile app or website, users will enter the zone number or scan the QR code found on the signs located within the parking zone, choose the duration of time they wish to park and select the “start parking” button.
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23 Responses to “Big Parking Changes In Effect In Downtown Pensacola”
We had to go to the Clerk of Courts last week to register a land deed…went to the Baylen St public parking garage to find it was closed for repairs…drove further down S. Baylen and found an open parking space without a meter so we parked at 107 S Baylen..walked 2 blocks to the court house , registered our deed and was back to our car in 50 minutes…to see a $25 parking violation ticket under our windshield wiper…I mailed the copy of our ticket with a $25 check and explained that this ticket was undeserved and that the city of Pensacola will not be seeing this Molino/ Barrineau Park resident for another 10 years..Cantonment, Fl and Atmore, Alabama will be getting my money from now on!
It would be nice to think that the parking revenue would go to repaving streets instead of lining the Politicians pockets. If You download the App it shows that the rates are not the same for all areas, so that tells Me that if You want a good safe area to park You are going to have to pay for it. I work downtown and it’s going to cost Me $60/month to park…geez what a racket!
Downtown is tired of poor people. They don’t want us there, this is why many festivals now require you to pay admittance. No free parking is just another way to say, you aren’t rich enough to be here. $1 or $10 keep out, you are unwanted. At this rate your credit score will have to be checked before you can cross W street.
It could be worse. In San Francisco in a lot, it’s over $20.00 for EACH HALF HOUR. Ouch. I find taking a ferry or bus over and then walking everywhere was much cheaper.
This is exactly what happened in the 70’s. The parking meters caused people to stop going downtown then, and started shopping at the malls. Downtown became a ghost town. The politicians just don’t get it! Greed will certainly destroy a town. Guess what, there are strip malls on every corner that has free parking. People will be finding other places to eat and shop, and the homeless will have downtown all to themselves.
My husband and I loved going downtown to eat and shop often, but the paid parking will change that. I am truly sorry.
Taylon
Have you looked at a map? The FREE parking is blocks from actual shops or dining with very little lighting.
Just think of all of the extra money the downtown businesses would make if there were no parking fees. For me, I boycott downtown and shop elsewhere because of the crazy parking fee!!
what do you exspec? they hire another mayor an start him out at over $172,000.
How many folks do you know that started a job starting pay at kind of payday?
Those of you complaining about the changes makes me curious when the last time you were even downtown for it to matter? Also, did you read the article?
“… 70% of on-street parking spaces will still be free”
Sure, those will be the first to go, but I bet you’d circle around and around like you do the Walmart parking lot looking for the closest spot.
My biggest complaint would be that I do not see a cap on how much you can be charged per day.
Just wondering when the toll roads in the city start.
It is sad than instead of making the city more friendly to tourist and citizens dollars, the mayor, councilman and politicos are doing the opposite. The transformation of the city has been amazing in the last twelve years , thanks to investors (studer family, blue wahoos etc) that have the idea to welcome people to the city renaissance. Keeping the city to selected few is a big mistake that needs change. The cultural center of the city (Seanger, philharmonic, opera house museums etc ) need access to the masses not just the new condo owners or law firms in town .
The Premiium Parking company needs to have big signs at the entrances ! They have a gold mine going on at the Ramona Street lot ! Little sign can’t be seen at night ! They are ripping out of town folks off at 100 dollars a pop !! Do better Pensacola ! I will not be shopping or going down there !
Respectfully Michelle Porter, this is not New York city. The local citizens in Pensacola do not make the wages of those in Manhatten. These sweep changes that seem to be following big city ideas do not translate well in our smaller cities, and I understand if many New Yorkers come here with their large retirements to our lower cost of living area, it’s not a big deal to them, but it is to us locals. That is part of the problem in directly causing inflation to this area. It’s New Yorking our Florida.
Driving downtown is stressful enough, so I VERY rarely go. Changes keep being made. I HATE to drive or try to park there now. So confusing. Wish people woul leave things alone. I guess every new person or group in charge of anything in d government feel they HAVE to change things to seem to be DOING something. Please QUIDDIT!
I certainly will not be paying to park so I can shop anywhere. Downtown just lost my business.
This is great, all those thats complaining and not going downtown GREAT. leaves that more spaces for me to park
I now avoid downtown Pensacola like the plague. Parking rules have changed so many times I just can’t figure it out.
Had a coworker make a “parking mistake” in downtown Pensacola and the ticket was almost $100. The ticket stated that if you do not pay in 30 days the fine would jump to $135.
Did this article include private parking lots? How do you know the difference between a private parking lot and all the other parking lots?
Enjoy parking in downtown Pensacola everyone (except me)!!!
Having lived in several large city’s, I personally am thankful for the app, availability of parking spaces close to where I want to be & at $1/hour with 1st half hour free I will gladly pay that to have a place to park besides a parking garage that is extremely dangerous late at night.
Example:
Midtown and Lower Manhattan: $5.50 for the first hour and $9 for the second hour
Manhattan south of 96th Street: $5.50 for the first hour, plus $1.50 for each additional hour
East Harlem: $3 for the first hour and $5 for the second hour
This is absurd!!! Nothing like crooked politicians doing more to fill their pockets. Indirectly anyway, in order to maintain the appearance of honesty. I will NOT be spending money downtown!!!! I feel sorry for the owners down there. If I was a downtown business owner, I would get out while you can!!
Just what I needed… another reason not to go downtown. You all can keep your $1 per hour and app registration.
At the risk of being snarky….this parking situation in Pensacola has been so messy for so long with frequent changes and malfunctioning sites…let’s hope they finally got it right.
The money made should be placed in an account and once interest rates fall, used to float a bond to build a multi-story parking garage (5+) where the Commendencia surface lot is now. As a surface lot, that land is being wasted.
Boycott downtown Pensacola and spend your money elsewhere.