Free Weekend Parking in Downtown Garages

On December 3, 2019 the City Council approved free parking in all five city-owned garages on Saturdays and Sundays from December 7 - December 29, 2019 to support the downtown during the holiday season.  This downtown map shows all garage location...

New Premium Zone Meter Hours

Effective immediately Premium Zone hours of meter operation are now 9AM - 6PM.  The Premium Zone is identified by the blue street signs and blue meter stickers and have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.  You can view a map of where the Pr...

Update on Downtown Parking

Council Approved Changes to Metered Parking Hours

City Council has approved reducing metered parking hours to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The metered hours currently go from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The time change will go into effect as soon as it is feasible for staff to ...

Garage Parking Rate Changes

Effective immediately, parking in any of the 5 garages will be free on the nine city holidays: New Years, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  Every Sunday ...

New Discounted Transit Commuter Parking Permit

Commuting using public transportation just got a whole lot easier, with the City’s new Commuter Discounted Parking Permit.   In January, the City Council approved the new discounted parking permit, which in intended for commuters who re...

Cancellation of ParkSMART Shuttle Service

As of March 2, 2019 the City of Santa Rosa is cancelling this pilot shuttle project due to low utilization and because there already exists a robust transit system connecting the Downtown SMART station and Railroad Square with the Courthouse Square area a...

First Hour Free Parking

On October 14, 2017 the Santa Rosa City Council approved rate reductions for two downtown garages. Beginning November 24, 2017, Garage 1 (521 7th St) and Garage 12 (555 1st St) will offer the first hour of parking free and then thereafter $0.50/hr.

Low Wage Employee Parking Permit Approved

Effective September 1, 2017, a new discounted parking permit is available to low wage employees.  This permit provides affordable parking options for low wage employees working in downtown Santa Rosa.  The permit is available for $31/mon...