It is easier to park Downtown Tucson

Free downtown parking

The first hour of parking is free in city-owned downtown Tucson garages, starting January 1, 2009. If you park over 60 minutes, then you are charged $1 per hour, the current parking rate. The maximum parking fee charged will go up from $5 to $8 for dollar-per-hour parking.

The participating downtown parking garages include:

• Pennington St. Parking Garage, 110 E. Pennington St.
• The Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.
• City/State Parking Garage, 498 W. Congress St.

New Year's Day also begins an increase in parking tickets at expired meters. That fee increases from $28 to $62.

Downtown Parking meters

Meter prices vary from 30 minute to 2-hour parking maximums. There is no charge for on-street parking on weekend and holidays.

Storefront Parking

Metered spaces along Broadway Blvd and Congress Avenue use angled parking.

Parking Lots and Garages Rates

Five of the Tucson Downtown parking garages have hourly parking. Those charges free for the first hour and increase to $1 per hour after that. Parking charges will not exceed $8 for the day. The remaining six parking garages and lots offer monthly parking rates that start at $25 per month.

The 750-space Pennington Street Garage is now open for business at the corner of Pennington Street and Sixth Avenue. The garage is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to enter and exit quickly, and a solar lighting system to stay lit at night. Metered street parking on most Downtown streets. A recent re-striping project created 150 additional parking spaces along Congress Street and Broadway Boulevard.

The Pennington Street Garage, 100 E. Pennington, is offering discount garage parking att he garage for $2 for 2 hours; $3 for up to 5 hours; $4 for up to 8 hours and $5 for 12 hours. There is also a discounted rate of $15 a day. The discount prices will return to the regular garage rates after the construction of the Fourth Avenue Underpass is completed.