City raises parking rate in areas

Boulder will increase the price of on-street pay parking by 50 cents per hour in certain high-demand downtown areas effective April 3, the city announced.

According to a news release from the city, the change stems from an ongoing study on Boulder’s parking needs. The city is also moving toward performance-based pricing, which sets varying on-street parking rates for blocks based on demand while offering lower pricing for off-street parking.

Performance-based parking does not apply to accessible parking spots, whose rate will remain at $1.50 per hour, the release stated. Onstreet pay parking in Downtown Boulder is in effect Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

City of Boulder parking garages will also keep their $1.25 per-hour rate and daily flat rate of $15 for stays of more than six hours. There will still be a $3 flat rate for vehicles coming and going between 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. on weekdays, and free parking on weekends and city holidays will continue.

“Boulder is a recognized national leader in providing a variety of options for access, parking and transportation,” Cris Jones, interim director of the city’s Community Vitality Department, stated in the release. “Performance-based pricing of on-street parking is just one of many strategies the city is working to implement to support the community’s social, economic and environmental goals.”

More information can be found on the city’s parking webpage at bouldercolorado.gov/services/parking or by emailing parkingservices@bouldercolorado.gov.