Traffic & Transit
Say Goodbye To Free Parking On Streets Of Ybor City
The city of Tampa has installed pay kiosks for street parking on 7th, 8th and 9th avenues, which became active Monday.
TAMPA, FL — So long to free street parking in Ybor City.
The city of Tampa has installed pay kiosks for street parking on 7th, 8th and 9th avenues, which became active Monday.
Drivers will now find paid parking spaces from Nuccio Parkway west to 22nd Street and Palm Avenue north to Adamo Drive.
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City staff has been out and about reminding parkers of the new procedures and answering questions.
The city said it made the change to make it easier to find parking in Ybor City, reduce traffic as people drive in circles seeking a parking space, and to enable the city to add more parking spaces in the business district.
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It will now cost $1.50 an hour to park on the street. However, visitors can park for free for two hours in the city-owned lots 3, 5 and 6 in the business director. After two hours, the cost is $1 per hour.
The city has also added pavement markings to create 100 new parking spots along Ybor City streets as well as three new pick-up and drop-off spaces for ridesharing services on 15th, 18th and 19th streets.
"This is going to be instrumental in stopping the constant traffic congestion Ybor City drivers are facing as drivers scan the streets for free parking,” said Fed Revolte, parking manager for the city of Tampa. “We know this will make it easier to find a parking spot and also provide additional free parking in our city-owned parking lots.”
Revolte estimates this could reduce traffic congestion in the Ybor Business District by as much as 30 percent.
“We know these changes will help increase parking turnover in the business district of Ybor City,” said Vik Bhide, mobility director for the city of Tampa. “This will especially help with the lack of freight and loading and unloading spots for businesses.”
How to pay:
- Parking Pay Station Kiosks
- Parkmobile App (available on Android and Apple devices)
- Drivers will input their license plate number into the pay station or utilize the mobile app.
- There are no paper tickets.
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