Downtown Overnight Parking Changes Go in Effect September 1

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PLATTEVILLE, WI (August 9, 2018) – Overnight parking in downtown Platteville will change effective September 1, 2018.  A limited number of reserved parking spaces will now be available in Lot 2 (Mineral Street), Lot 4 (Oak Street) and Lot 5 (Pine Street East of the Platteville Post Office) at a cost of $30/month starting August 15. Automatic monthly payments are required. A 15% discount is available for renters who pay for the entire year or academic year in advance. More information on reserving a parking space can be found on the City’s website at www.platteville.org/parking.  

Free overnight parking will be available in Lots 7 and 8 (Furnace Street on either side of Fourth Street), as well as Lot 6 (Rountree Avenue). Due the relocation of the sales office, the space in front of the CenturyLink building on Bonson Street has also now been designated as all day parking, with no parking from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. Main Street Director Jack Luedtke is supportive of the new direction. “It makes sense to have the free overnight parking located further from the core of downtown, although it will be an adjustment for some residents.”

In addition to changes in some parking designations, the lots themselves are also getting an upgrade. Reconstruction of the Mineral Street and Third Street parking lots, which included new decorative fencing and landscaping, was completed in July. “Visitors form an impression of a community based on the condition of the infrastructure. We are happy to have these lots send a better message,” said City Manager Karen Kurt. New branded “Park Platteville” signs will also be installed during the month of August. The new signs will help identify the lots as public parking and clarify the rules for each lot.  

The latest changes are the result of several months of deliberation and, in part, reflect recommendations from a Downtown Parking Task Force formed in early 2016. Both Luedtke and Kurt see downtown parking as an ongoing conversation. “You can’t expect to “solve” the downtown parking problem. With shared parking arrangements, it is a continual process of adaptation as uses in the area change,” stated Kurt. Fees from the reserved parking program are held in a special account designated for future downtown improvements.