Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

City staff propose managed parking, dynamic pricing for Convention Center/Sports Center lots starting in 2026

Virginia Beach City Council · October 21, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

City staff proposed turning the Convention Center and Sports Center surface lots into a managed parking zone with hourly fees and dynamic pricing to improve turnover and visitor experience at overlapping events.

City staff briefed council on a plan to begin managing and charging for parking at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and Sports Center lots to reduce cruising for spaces, increase turnover and support investment in parking technology.

Manager Doheny introduced the briefing and said the facilities "support city council's initiative to transition our community to a year round resort" and noted the shared surface lots are especially challenged when events overlap. Director Hansen said the combined complex currently offers 2,372 surface spaces but is not a managed facility, which allows…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans