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Weekday parking occupancy edges up as permit holders rise; farmers market and film festival boost lot revenue
Summary
City parking staff reported about 300 more monthly permit holders this fiscal year, modest weekday occupancy gains and measurable revenue increases in lots adjacent to the relocated farmers market and during the film festival.
Ethan Pitney, downtown parking staff, told the Downtown Parking Committee on March 19 that weekday parking occupancy is rising modestly year over year as more drivers hold monthly permits.
Pitney said the “story for fiscal year ’25 is more permit holder occupancy,” noting about 300 additional permit holders compared with fiscal 2024, with roughly 200 of those coming from a commuter transition into Lot 10 and Lot 2 and about 80 coming from the county (40 permits in Lot 7 and 40 in Lot 6). That added permit volume, he said, is driving roughly a 5% increase in peak weekday occupancy across the system compared with fiscal 2024.
The data presentation gave a lot-by-lot picture of where demand is growing and where it has softened. Pitney highlighted Lot 7 as “very in demand,” saying staff stopped issuing…
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