City of Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — Changes are coming to downtown parking in Green Bay.
In 2025, the city will add parking meters to the Broadway district in the west downtown area. The decision was based off a recommendation from third-party consultant, Desman Associates.
“In 2023, they did a downtown parking study,” said Green Bay Public Works Director of Parking & Operations, Chris Pirlot. “They said ‘Your downtown needs to be consistent, and you need to install parking meters on the west side of the downtown.'”
The city is still making plans for when exactly those new meters would be installed.
Additionally, the city is getting rid of downtown on-street two hour parking, and the rates will be adjusted.
It’ll cost $1 for the first and second hour, $2 for the third and fourth hour, and then $3 for the fifth hour and beyond. This change will take effect on January 1, 2025.
“So you can park on the street all day, but you have to make the decision ‘Is it worth is to take this space? Or do I want to relocate to an off street location and just continue to pay the regular $1 per hour parking ramp rate?” said Pirlot.
Pirlot says the two hour on-street parking was geared toward visitors who needed a short time to grab a bite to eat or check out a local shop, but the new changes allow a compromise for those who wanted longer on-street parking hours.
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