CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The new downtown parking plan approved last month by the Clarksville Parking Commission will take effect Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The changes apply only to on-street metered spaces, which will now require a 25-cent payment to begin a parking session. The plan also expands the time limit at on-street metered spaces to four hours.
Changes include deactivating parking sensors and requiring a 25-cent payment to start a downtown parking session. Additional time will be $2 per hour for a maximum of 4 hours.
Downtown parking garages and city-controlled lots, such as the one on Second Street across from the Courthouse, are not effected by these changes. On-street, metered parking spaces will remain free on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays.
“The changes do not raise parking rates and are designed to create a simpler, more consumer-friendly approach to downtown parking and overcome some of the system’s equipment and enforcement challenges,” said city spokesman Richard Stevens.
The plan, which was approved unanimously, was recommended to the Parking Commission by Premier Parking, a consultant hired to provide parking management, and the City Finance & Revenue Department, which supervises parking operations.