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Annapolis hears parking briefing as council presses for enforcement data and elevator repairs
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Transportation Director Marcus Moore briefed council on parking inventory, shuttle service and programs; aldermen pressed for data on enforcement patterns, subscription availability, elevator replacement costs and the effects of resident free-parking subsidies.
City officials and aldermen spent the Feb. 23 special meeting probing Annapolis' parking operations after a presentation by Marcus Moore, the city's director of transportation and parking.
Moore told the council the city manages roughly 2,500 garage spaces across four garages — Hillman (about 588 spaces), Gotts Court (about 540), Knighton (about 278) and Park Place (about 1,140) — run by two private contractors. He summarized usage data from 2025, described parking programs (free Sunday garage parking during set hours, a Park/Shop/Dine discounted-hour program, employee monthly subscriptions) and announced route changes to the free Magenta shuttle to better serve City Dock beginning March 2.
Aldermen asked detailed operational questions. One alderman recounted using a 24-hour purchase option and said customers can leave and return during that period; staff agreed to confirm specifics and any signage implications. Council members also pressed Moore for an update on the prolonged elevator outage at Gotts Court Garage. Moore said one bank of elevators requires a full design-and-rebuild effort with an estimated capital cost of about $890,000; another bank may be repaired faster, and the department has initiated design procurement.
Enforcement and equity drew sustained attention. Aldermen asked for records showing how parking enforcement routes and assignments are set, whether the removal of a prior warning step has led to disproportionate ticketing of residents, and for data on calls or complaints by neighborhood. "If people think they're being targeted, we'd like to see call logs and dispositions so we can answer constituents," an alderman said.
Councilors also raised subsidy and equity concerns about programs that give residents two hours free in garages; several asked the department to quantify the program's fiscal cost and distribution before the budget season. Moore said staff would provide additional breakdowns and was working toward a post-paid system for the one gated garage that currently differs from other garages.
Moore offered to provide more granular metrics and to present updates to relevant committees; aldermen asked for monthly CIP and progress updates on elevator repairs and more data to support budget-season decisions.
(Reporting based on presentation and Q&A at the Feb. 23, 2026 Annapolis City Council special meeting.)
