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Parking Meter on Lancaster Avenue

Parking

An afternoon at the zoo, dinner downtown, concert or rodeo can be challenging if you don’t know where to park. The City wants residents and visitors alike to have a safe, economical place to park.

Several options are available depending on the place you are visiting.

Garages

Parking rates are based on time spent in the garage. Once a vehicle exits the garage, standard rates will be applied to park again.

Houston Street Parking Garage (located next to the Omni Hotel)

Daily Rates (no in-and-out privileges):

Monthly Parking:

• Regular (first-come, first served above third floor) — $125
• Reserved — $400

Commerce Street Parking Garage (east of the Convention Center)

Daily Parking (no in-and-out or overnight privileges):

• Regular — $10 (full day)
• Special Events — $10-$15

Monthly Parking: $75

Will Rogers Memorial Center (entrance near the Lancaster Avenue/Gendy Street intersection)

• Rates vary according to events.

Lots

Surface lots are located at the zoo and Will Rogers Memorial Center. 

Parking Meters

High-traffic areas and the need for fast turnover, dictate where the City places short-term meters. Meters are either one-hour, two-hour, four-hour or 10-hour time limit. Short-term meters are located in the central business district and along University Street near TCU.

Meter Rates:

• One-Hour Meters — $1.25 per hour
• Two-Hour Meters —  $1.25 per hour
• Four-Hour Meters — $0.75 per hour
• 10-Hour Meters — $0.30 per hour

View a map of downtown parking meters.

Visitors are charged to park at meters from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. After 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays are free. Some holidays are free too.

These holidays include:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
• President’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Thanksgiving Friday
• Christmas Day

Meter parking is always free to vehicles who display disabled veteran license plates or handicap permits. These vehicles must adhere to the time limits placed on parking at these meters.

Bagged Meters

Meters that have bags, have been rented and are not available for public parking. Vehicles are subject to being towed if parked at one of these meters.

Meter Feeding

City Council approved a ban on “meter feeding” in November 2005. This regulation creates “turn over” and opportunities for others to park. Drivers, who park at meters, are required to move their vehicles when time limits expire. Drivers cannot insert more coins to extent the time on the meter.

Visiting City Hall or the Water Department Downtown?

Twenty-eight parking meters adjacent to City Hall and three parking spaces in the south “horseshoe” are available for customers who have business in City Hall. The surface lot south of City Hall located between Jennings and Monroe streets has free parking for City Hall customers. There is a three-hour time limit for using this lot.

Water Department customers may use the eight free (three are handicap) spots located south of the City Hall annex building on Monroe Street. Time limit for this area is 30-minutes.

Need to rent meters for a special event or construction?

Parking meters may be rented for special events or in conjunction with construction work being performed in the street, sidewalk or adjacent property.

An initial fee of $20 plus $6 per meter per day is required.

Requests for rentals should be directed to the Transportation and Public Works Department Traffic Engineering Division’s Street Permit Center no later than 1:30 p.m. the day before meters are needed.

Complete the Parking Meter Rental Application, print, sign and mail with a check to:

Report Malfunctioning Meters

Call Transportation and Public Works Department Customer Service at 817-392-8100.

You will be asked for the following information:

• Your name
• Date of Problem
• Time of Problem
• Your telephone number
• Parking meter number (located on the meter fading the street)
• Location of meter (block number, name of street and side of street)
• Type of problem you are reporting

To learn more, call the Parking Management Office at 817-392-7977.