Construction Update-May 2, 2008

Due to construction projects on nearby streets, the traffic pattern for entry and exit for both the 6^th and 7^th Avenue Garages will be impacted.  Please take note of the dates, times and traffic patterns listed below, and drive safely:

Friday evening May 9 until Monday morning, May 12

Vehicles exiting the 6^th Avenue Garage onto G Street, will be required to turn left, and go North on G Street, then east on 6^th Avenue

G Street, south of the alley between the 6^th & 7^th Avenue Garages, will be closed to all vehicle traffic

THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO BOTH ENTRANCE LANES FOR THE 7^TH AVENUE GARAGE (G Street Entrances)

The 7^th Avenue Garage will be converted to one lane in and one lane out, on H Street.  The south lane on H St. will be equipped with a card reader and will be used for all entries.  The exiting traffic will be permitted only via the H St. north lane.

 

Friday evening May 16 until Monday morning, May 19

Vehicles exiting the 6^th Avenue Garage onto G Street, will be required to turn left, and go North on G Street, then east on 6^th Avenue

G Street, south of the alley between the 6^th & 7^th Avenue Garages, will be closed to all vehicle traffic

AGAIN, THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO BOTH ENTRANCE LANES FOR THE 7^TH AVENUE GARAGE (G Street exits)

The 7^th Avenue Garage will be converted to one lane in and one lane out, on H Street.  The south lane on H St. will be equipped with a card reader and will be used for all entries.  The exiting traffic will be permitted only via the H St. north lane.

 

Remember, this adjusted traffic pattern impacts traffic from end of business on Friday, until the early hours of Monday, on two successive weekends.  The garages will operate per normal entry/exit routines during the business week.  Please check this site for updates. 

Parking Rates for 2008, Effective March 1st    - January 31, 2008

The new 2008 rates have been released. Click  HERE  to see the parking rates effective 3/1/2008.

Meter Rate Change & New Meters - March 5, 2008

Anchorage Parking will be working on updating Anchorage's downtown outdated hand-cranked meters along with implementing a meter rate increase.   See hourly rate comparisons.

                                                               3^rd Increase in 24 years!!

March 5, 2008 – All electronic meters will be programmed with the following new parking rates:

• 2 & 4 hour meters $1.25 per hour
• 10 hour meters $0.75 per hour

March 10-31, 2008 – All mechanical (hand-cranked) meters will be replaced with electronic meters

April 1-31, 2008 – MeterCash card introduced for use at most single-space meters

• Customers able to pay for on-street parking with MeterCash card
• Coin volume reduction reduces problem from coin jams and/or full coin vaults

Why make changes now?

• Hand-cranked parking meter replacement parts are no longer available
• Reduces the amount of coins going thru the meters reducing maintenance cost
• Reduce collection costs with increase of use of the MeterCash card
• Consumers do not have to worry about keeping change to park downtown
• Patented coin recognition helps avoid jams
• Generates records of audit, inventory and maintenance