Politics & Government

Parking Fee Proposed For Centerville Train Depot

Non-rail riders are currently using the parking lot.

FREMONT, CA —The City of Fremont is proposing a paid parking program for the Centerville Train Depot to address the current unauthorized use of the parking lot. The proposed paid parking program would reinforce the use of the parking lots for transit users.

Proposed parking fees are $2 weekdays, Monday from 12 a.m. through Friday, 11:59 p.m., good for 24 hours from the time of purchase. Parking would remain free on weekends from 12 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday and on holidays. Daily parking fees paid on Friday would be valid for 72 hours.

Free two-hour short-term parking would be allowed in designated areas available to customers of nearby businesses along Fremont Boulevard and surrounding streets.

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City of Fremont staff will be available at the Centerville Train Depot on Thursday, February 22 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to answer questions from the public about the proposed paid parking program. The Centerville Train Depot Paid Parking Program is tentatively scheduled to be heard by the Fremont City Council on March 20, 2018,

7 p.m. at Fremont City Hall Council Chambers, 3300 Capitol Ave. If approved, improvements to the parking lot would include marking parking spaces with stall numbers and identifying the spaces for use as daily or short-term parking, installation of payment kiosks, and the opening of an interim overflow parking lot at Dusterberry Way and Peralta Boulevard. Implementation of the paid parking program would be scheduled for summer 2018.

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For more information about the proposed paid parking program and updates, please visit www.fremont.gov/TrainDepotParking

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