Free Holiday Parking in Downtown Tacoma

Here’s a little something on parking downtown:

To All Downtown Tacoma Businesses near the 11th and Commerce Street Garage. (Park Plaza North 923 Commerce Street.)

A 2 Hour Complimentary Parking validation coupon (first 2 hours free) for customers will be made available during the Holidays for the Park Plaza North Garage.

In order to provide more parking for customers, visitors and shoppers to downtown businesses the City of Tacoma Parking Services Department is conducting a pilot program to offer 2 hour complimentary parking to customers using the parking garage facility located at 11th and Commerce Street (923 Commerce Street).

The first 2 hours of free parking will be available with a discounted coupon from participating merchants. Each coupon will entitle the parkers in the 11th and Commerce Street garage up to 2 hours ofparking at no charge . After 2 hours the customer will be given a discount of 50% of the hourly rate (only $1.25 per hour). Coupons will be distributed by Republic Parking NW and customers will be directed to visit a participating merchant.

According to the program information, the holiday coupons will be made available to merchants in the area, possibly as early as tomorrow. The first 25 will be free to merchants, the next 25 will cost merchants 25 cents each, and any more than that will be available at 50% off the hourly rate. When the program starts, you should see branding and signage downtown. Coupons will be made available to merchants for the holiday season, and if the program is successful it may be expanded to be included in construction mitigation efforts for the Pacific Avenue Streetscape project.

We hear a lot of complaints about parking in downtown Tacoma …

Should this program be continued and/or expanded?