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Committee adopts Hiller amendments and sets Jan. 1, 2026 start for wider downtown parking changes; exempts Kansas Avenue meters
Summary
The committee adopted Councilwoman Hiller's changes to the downtown parking ordinance, approved a motion to prohibit metered parking on Kansas Avenue between Sixth and Tenth Streets, and set Jan. 1, 2026 as the implementation date for changes covering the 100 blocks east and west of Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka City Committee on May 14, 2025, advanced a revised downtown parking package to the full governing body after adopting amendments from Councilwoman Hiller, approving a ban on parking meters on Kansas Avenue between Sixth and Tenth streets, and setting a Jan. 1, 2026 start date for changes covering defined downtown blocks.
"Anything is up for grabs under the directive that was sent back to you," said Jason, a city staff member who presented the background on prior council action and the referral back to committee. Jason noted the ordinance as amended would specifically exclude Kansas Avenue between Sixth and Tenth from metered parking and that the intended status quo there is two-hour, non-metered parking.
Nut graf: The committee considered three linked questions: (1) whether to…
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