PARKING
Downtown
Parking DOES Exist!
Parking
is an important, though often neglected, element of the urban
transportation system. It plays a key role in mode choice
and travel behavior, consumes a large amount of urban land,
and has significant direct and indirect impacts on the environment.
Policies that establish amounts and costs of parking are usually
made solely by local government, but often have regional impacts.
The
purpose of a parking system, again, is to encourage more frequent
turnover in a concentrated urban area. The parking system
in Downtown St. Cloud also helps to secure funding for ongoing
maintenance and future projects such as ramp expansions or
new parking ramps.
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On Street Parking Stalls
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564
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Parking Lot Stalls
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1,498
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Parking Ramp Stalls
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1,165
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3,227
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Reasonably
priced - $.50 per hour (varies by ramp)
Evenings
& Weekends FREE!
Downtown Parking
Map
Hours
of Enforcement
Downtown parking meters are enforced 8 am until 6 pm, Monday
through Friday Meters are NOT enforced on weekends or Holidays
General
Guidelines for Parking Permits
"A" Permits - Stalls are designated with a square red
sticker on the meter. If no meter is present, signs are posted
to indicate "A" parking. "A" permit holders may also park
at meters with white stickers in lots 5, 8, 9 and 10.
"B" Permits - Stalls are designated with a white sticker
on the meter. If no meter is present, signs are posted to
indicate "B" parking.
You
will be ticketed for "Expired Meter" if you park at a meter
with no sticker on it and you fail to insert coins in the
meter.
Where
to Display Your Permit
Permits must be displayed on the lowest portion of the rearmost
driver's side window. If the permit is not in the proper position,
you may be ticketed!
Contract
Parking is Also Available
Civic Center Ramp , call 650-3374; Grand Central Ramp, call 251-8075; Paramount Ramp,
call 255-1376
Where
to Purchase Your Permit
Permits are sold by the City Cashier at City Hall 400 2nd
Street South St. Cloud MN 56301 320-650-3374
For
Concerns, Complaints and Suggestions regarding Parking
Contact City Hall at (320) 650-3374 (or) Downtown Council
Office at (320) 257-8600
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